NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis, Margaret Kadifa, Ian Stewart and Jack Nicas) - War Pushes Gas Prices Near $4 a Gallon, and Anti-Trump Protesters Rally Nationwide
Plus, a surge of Catholic converts in the United States.
NPR (Katia Riddle) - Philanthropy in science has little oversight. Jeffrey Epstein exploited that
A large share of science funding comes through philanthropy, with little legal or public scrutiny. This lack of oversight allowed Jeffrey Epstein to cultivate scientists and launder his reputation.
NPR (NPR Staff) - Trump weighing all options on Iran's Kharg island
The president said the U.S. could "take the oil in Iran" and that he was considering sending U.S. forces to seize Kharg Island's oil terminal.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Europe’s refusal to help in Iran war; new midterm trouble for Dems?| Batya! Full Show 3/28
On this week's episode of "Batya!", while the war in Iran rages on, Batya Ungar-Sargon says it’s been America’s allies in the Middle East who have come to our aid rather than NATO allies in Europe. She talks to ret. Brigader General Mark Kimmitt for his take on the conflict. Plus, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who led the Russia investigation against President Trump, recently died, and Trump didn’t spare any kind words. Batya Ungar-Sargon says while the president didn’t “rise to the occasion,” his comments do reveal key qualities. And while Democrats are projected to “wipe out” Republicans in the upcoming midterm, could new polling showing a mass voter exodus from the Democratic Party could spell trouble for the left…
NYTIMES (Santul Nerkar) - The Founder of an ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ Group Is in Jail. And at Dinner?
Nicole Daedone, the former leader of OneTaste, is set to be sentenced after being convicted of forced labor conspiracy last year. But she is still finding ways to spread her message from behind bars.
NYTIMES (Lauren McGaughy) - Federal Trial Over Deadly Heat in Texas Prisons Without Air-Conditioning Begins
Inmates in Texas prisons want a federal court to force the state to provide air-conditioning for all its prison cells.
NYTIMES (Jason Zinoman) - In a New Memoir, Arsenio Hall Recalls His High-Flying Years as a Talk-Show Host
Eddie Murphy, Snoop Dogg and Bill Clinton (naturally) show up in his gossipy new memoir. He isn’t very sentimental.
NYTIMES (Stephanie Saul and Cornell Watson) - How a Civics School With a Conservative Bent Divided Its Supporters
A University of North Carolina program was intended to promote civil discourse and ideological diversity. Some of its early conservative supporters say it is doing the opposite.
NYTIMES (Lisa Miller) - The Dogma of Meat
From Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s food pyramid to online influencers, beef has become more than just a source of protein.
NYTIMES (Ceylan Yeğinsu) - How to View the Artemis II Moon Launch
The first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years is coming up. Here’s how to see it at sites in and around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.