Plus: The Trump Organization said it will launch a mobile-phone service later this summer. And Vice Media hires a former NBCUniversal executive as its new CEO. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.
Poor resources, fears of crime and gang violence in townships on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa force some parents to send children on long daily commutes to former white-only schools.
Nigeria's president pardons the late ‘Ogoni 9' activists 30 years after their execution. Why is the pardon being rejected?
And coming to you soon the game on reclaiming looted African treasures
Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producers: Blessing Aderogba in Lagos. Tom Kavanagh, Yvette Twagiramariya and Bella Hassan in London.
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Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Journalist Abby Martin returns to Bad Faith to discuss Israel's bombing of Iran, the hypocrisy of the "antiwar" Trump right receiving pushback from the Tucker Carlson wing of the party, Zohran's NYC mayoral debate performance & what his possible victory means for the left, & Trump's military parade.
Israel says it has full control of the skies over Tehran and destroyed a third of Iran's missile launchers. Also: we hear from inside Iran, and for the first time, a woman takes charge of Britain's MI6 spy agency.
Despite continued protests over immigration policy, President Donald Trump in an online post yesterday directed immigration enforcement to deport more people in the country illegally, specifically those in major cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. Today, we're continuing to track what more restrictive immigration policy could cost the U.S. economy. But first: What's the biggest risk to the economy right now? The Federal Reserve has to decide.
Israel says eight people have been killed in a third night of Iranian bombardment of Israeli cities, bringing the total to 24. Nearly 300 people are being treated in hospital. Iran meanwhile, has accused Israel of targeting a hospital in western Iran, condemning it as a war crime. Iran's health ministry says at least 224 people have been killed since the Israeli attacks started on Friday. We ask: what is Israel trying to achieve?
Also in the programme: Britain's foreign intelligence service is getting a new boss - the first woman to run the agency in its 116 year history; and we have a report from India, where families are still waiting for news after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad last week.
(Photo: Smoke rises, after what Iran says was an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot in Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025. Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA West Asia News Agency via Reuters)
Israel's astounding success in the first days of the war with Iran, notwithstanding the blows it has taken from Iranian missiles, raises the question of whether the United States has an interest in helping bring the entire fight to an end by using its bunker-buster bombs to finish off Iran's nuclear sites. Give a listen.
Caleb O. Brown hosted the Cato Daily Podcast for nearly 18 years, producing well over 4000 episodes. He has gone on to head Kentucky’s Bluegrass Institute. This is one among the best episodes produced in his tenure, selected by the host and listeners.
Psychedelics have powerful impacts on the human mind, and researchers are finding new ways to use those drugs to help people overcome mental difficulties. Do they also herald a new freedom of thought? Mason Marks of the Petrie-Flom Center comments.
Suspect in Minnesota killings taken into custody. Attacks continue between Israel and Iran. West Virginia floods. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Nippon Steel’s deal to buy U.S. Steel finally crossed the finish line. But there's an unusual aspect to the arrangement: a so-called "golden share," which gives presidents a stake in the merged companies and considerable power. Plus, a website is now live for President Donald Trump's “gold card" visa, intended to attract wealthy individuals. And later, we look at what's behind the bipartisan push to revive American shipbuilding.