The Shadow of the 2000 Election
What does the specter of the 2000 election mean for the upcoming election? The race between George W. Bush and Al Gore that year turned on the result in Florida,…
MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Michelle O’Connell
When a young mom is killed by her boyfriend's service weapon, local law enforcement treat her death as a terrible tragedy and rule it a suicide. But her family believes…
The Field: Why Suburban Women Changed Their Minds
In America’s increasingly divided political landscape, it can be hard to imagine almost any voter switching sides. One demographic group has provided plenty of exceptions: white suburban women.In the past…
The Sunday Read: ‘My Mustache, My Self’
During months of pandemic isolation, Wesley Morris, a critic at large for The New York Times, decided to grow a mustache.The reviews were mixed and predictable. He heard it described…
Sudden Civility: The Final Presidential Debate
At the start of Thursday night’s debate its moderator, Kristen Welker of NBC News, delivered a polite but firm instruction: The matchup should not be a repeat of the chaos…
A Peculiar Way to Pick a President
The winner-take-all system used by the Electoral College in the United States appears nowhere in the Constitution. It awards all of a state’s electors to the candidate with the most…
A Misinformation Test for Social Media
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have invested a significant amount of time and money trying to avoid the mistakes made during the 2016 election.A test of those new policies came last…
A Pivotal Senate Race in North Carolina
In the struggle to control the U.S. Senate, one race in North Carolina — where the Republican incumbent, Thom Tillis, is trying to hold off his Democratic challenger, Cal Cunningham…
INFAMOUS: The “Lonely Hearts” Killers
In the late 1940's, women who thought they'd found true love were being conned out of their life savings by a man and his sister who would go to brutal…
The Field: A Divided Latino Vote in Arizona
This episode contains strong language. In the last decade, elections have tightened in Arizona, a traditionally Republican stronghold, as Democrats gain ground.According to polls, Joe Biden is leading in the…