Palestinians are trapped in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, where about 1.5 million people have sought refuge. After bombings this weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening a ground invasion. Palestinian journalist Aseel Mousa takes us inside Rafah, and the Economist’s Anton La Guardia explains why diplomatic efforts to halt the figh ... Show More
Today
Bernie vs. the billionaires
Senator Bernie Sanders has a whole new reason to go after the world’s billionaires. We ask him about his proposed annual wealth tax and how he plans to rein in AI. This episode was produced by Jesse Ash, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered ... Show More
23m 43s
Yesterday
One nepo baby to rule them all
David Ellison’s daddy won him Warner Brothers. The rest of us are probably losing. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger and Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Ra ... Show More
25m 48s
Mar 12
Israel has lost Americans
The war with Iran is deepening divisions in the US-Israel alliance, on both the left and the right. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. A billboard ... Show More
25m 50s
Feb 2024
As assault looms, Palestinians are trapped in Rafah
Rafah, a tiny city at Gaza’s border with Egypt, is currently sheltering more than half of the territory’s population. Many, crammed together in tent cities, have already relocated multiple times, as Israel’s war with Hamas has pushed them further and further south. Now, as Israel ... Show More
27m 20s
May 2024
As Gaza ceasefire negotiations heat up, Rafah’s invasion looms
<p>As Hamas announced agreeing to a ceasefire proposal, questions remain about Israel’s next steps in the war on Gaza. Israel has ordered thousands of Palestinians to flee Rafah sheltering more than one million displaced people, sparking fears of a full-blown Israeli military ass ... Show More
18m 15s
May 2024
Rafah: el fin del último refugio en Gaza
<p>Mientras sigue bombardeando Gaza, el ejército israelí ha hecho lo que llevaba semanas anunciando: entrar en Rafah, el punto más al sur de la Franja, y el último refugio de los palestinos, que desde el 7 de octubre han ido desplazándose allí. Son casi un millón y medio de perso ... Show More
20m 8s