2 September 2021
Episode 2029
40 minutes
Tessa Szyskowitz and James Rodgers discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision not to block the Texas abortion law, as well as the EU’s mixed reaction to Afghan refugees. Plus: what is a journalist?
2 September 2021
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