By William Matthews
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Fall of Afghanistan
The Afghan government has fallen to the Taliban, and only over the course of a single weekend. The Commentary podcast on the terrible implications of America’s humiliation in Central Asia.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup 8/16
The Taliban is in control of Afghanistan as Americans are evacuated from the country. There's grief and frustration in Haiti, where nearly 13 hundred people are dead after an earthquake ravaged the island nation. And the Florida Panhandle prepares for Tropical Storm Fred. Steve Kathan anchors the World News Roundup, and is joined by Cami McCormick at the Pentagon.
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CBS News Roundup - World News Roundup: August 16, 2021
The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan as Americans are evacuated from the country. Grief and frustration in Haiti, where nearly 1,300 people are dead after an earthquake ravaged the island nation. The Florida Panhandle prepares for Tropical Storm Fred. Correspondents Cami McCormick and Steve Kathan have the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, August 16, 2021:
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Headlines From The Times - Promise, peril in push for electric cars
President Biden wants 40 percent of new cars to be electric by 2030. As automakers race to meet demand, they're setting off a mining rush worldwide from rare earth and critical metals. Cobalt, lithium, manganese and nickel here in the United States are hard to come by, but exist in sensitive habitats like the ocean floor and indigenous land. Now, environmentalists and activists are questioning whether electric cars are the wisest way to tackle climate change. In this episode we take you to the lithium mines of the Western U.S. in Nevada, to the geothermal vents of California’s Salton Sea, and to the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean.
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The Intelligence from The Economist - Nothing to break the fall: Afghanistan
The fall of Kabul, the capital, sealed the country’s fate: after 20 years, the Taliban are back in charge—a fearsome outcome for its people and for the Biden administration. As capital punishment fades, life sentences proliferate; that comes with its own costs and iniquities. And visiting an enclave in Uruguay that is in many ways more Russian than Russia.
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First Things Podcast - An American Epic
On this episode, Mark Edmundson joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book “Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy.”
First Things Podcast - An American Epic
On this episode, Mark Edmundson joins contributing editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss his recent book “Song of Ourselves: Walt Whitman and the Fight for Democracy.”
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Re-imagine Chicago: Despite Consent Decree, Police Reform Remains Elusive
Chicago has the second-largest police force in the country, one with a stained history and a complicated relationship with the communities it policies. So what would it take to achieve significant and efficient reform in CPD? For the latest in our series “Reimagine Chicago,” Reset digs into public safety and policing.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - How good were the performances at the Tokyo Olympics?
A year later than planned, The Tokyo Olympics, have now finished. Thousands of athletes have competed in events that few thought might go ahead and there?s been record success.
This week we take a look at Olympic numbers ? how many records were broken in Tokyo, what factors might have influenced the races and what else can the data tell us?
Tim Harford speaks to Dr Joel Mason, who runs the blog, Trackademic.
Producer: Olivia Noon