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Can Congress be fixed?
Maya Kornberg on why House reformers have been trying -- and failing -- to get back to legislating for decades, and whether there's hope for our broken…
13 hrs ago • The Ink
No kings, not now, not ever
Weekend reads for March 28, 2026
Mar 28 • The Ink
BOOK CLUB: What the hell is happening in Iran?
Journalist Scott Anderson returns to reflect on America’s ongoing failure to understand Iran, how that shaped the world, and what it all means for the…
Mar 27 • Leigh Haber and Scott Anderson
55:55
The most overlooked Epstein email
What did Epstein’s friends actually know about him? In chapter four of our series, an answer in a rare truth bomb from one of Epstein‘s kept…
Mar 26 • Anand Giridharadas
Ex-Washington Post book critic Ron Charles on judging a book by its cover
The legendary reviewer talks about Oprah, Anne Tyler, his to-be-read pile, and working without a net on his own newsletter — and we announce our April…
Mar 25 • Leigh Haber and Ron Charles
51:27
The most overlooked Epstein email
What did Epstein’s friends actually know about him? In chapter four of our series, an answer in a rare truth bomb from one of Epstein‘s kept…
Mar 25 • Anand Giridharadas
Stop despairing. Start building
My conversation with Rebecca Solnit
Mar 25 • Anand Giridharadas
ARCHIVE: The opposite of fascism
Wellness check: How have you lived and thrived and fought back in a time of terrors?
Mar 23 • Anand Giridharadas
Long goodbyes, cultural cannibals, hope springs eternal
Weekend reads for March 21, 2025
Mar 21 • The Ink
BOOK CLUB: Laura Beers on George Orwell’s lessons for our times
The Orwell scholar talks about the lasting impact of “1984,” free speech and true speech, and what the author’s political journey tells us about today’s…
Mar 20 • Leigh Haber and Laura.Beers
59:50
A peek inside the palace
Talking about our Epstein Class series on "Morning Joe" -- and the glimpse inside the corridors of power that helps explain what life has become like…
Mar 20 • Anand Giridharadas
6:25
BOOK CLUB: Our Orwellian -- or Blairian --times
Join the Book Club when we talk with Orwell scholar Laura Beers about rejecting doublethink and the machinations of the Ministry of Truth
Mar 20 • Leigh Haber
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