New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy visits the Donald M. Payne, Sr. School of Technology Community-Based COVID-19 Vaccination Site to observe newly-eligible airport workers from Newark Liberty International Airport get vaccinated on March 16, 2021.
Last week the Centers for Disease Control changed its travel guidance, saying that fully vaccinated people can travel safely without quarantining or testing. But the news came with a warning – the agency still discourages all non-essential travel.
This mixed message reflects the hope and caution of this moment: a record number of Americans got vaccinated this past weekend, state and local governments are lifting restrictions on businesses, but Covid-19 cases have begun to tick up again. Hospitalizations are also on the rise, and experts are expressing concern about the spread of new variants. Meanwhile, a debate is brewing over so-called vaccination passports and how and whether they should be used.
Dan Diamond is national health reporter at the Washington Post. He explained why this is such a tricky moment in the pandemic for Americans to understand, and the Biden administration to explain.
A look at what we have learned so far from the public hearings of the January 6 Committee. Diane talks to Ryan Goodman, professor at New York University's School of Law. He explains what is next in the investigation, including whether we might see criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
To mark Juneteenth, a conversation with three contributors to "The 1619 Project" about what happens when we place slavery and its legacy at the center of the American story. Diane talks to New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie, history professor Martha S. Jones and Jake Silverstein, editor-in-chief of The New York Times Magazine.
Author Jennifer Haigh discusses her latest novel, "Mercy Street." Set at an abortion clinic in Boston, it tells the stories of the patients, employees, and protesters whose lives intersect there.
The New Yorker's Susan Glasser looks at the history of Washington's reactions to mass shootings -- and the politics of passing new gun laws today.
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