# midterm elections (2026) (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover midterm elections (2026). Page: Feed: --- ## [Sophie Cunningham and the WNBA culture wars](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/499833/wnba-culture-wars-trans-athletes-sophie-cunningham-caitlin-clark) _2026-08-20 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ On the court, the WNBA is thriving. After 30 years, its players are receiving a historic payout, along with a massive TV distribution deal that will mean more games, and hopefully even more fans. But off the court, all that attention has some downsides. Most recently, it means that the culture war has come for \[…\] ## [Flock cameras are everywhere — and people really, really hate them](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/499822/flock-ai-cameras-backlash-stalking-surveillance) _2026-08-20 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ Have you been hearing a lot about Flock recently? You’re not alone: The surveillance company has put 120,000 cameras on roads in every US state except Alaska, and people are mad about it — online, at city council meetings, and out in the world, where the cameras have become the target of vigilante vandalism. Flock’s \[…\] ## [The A.I.s Are Already Out of Control](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-helen-toner.html) _2026-08-18 · Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu and Jack McCordick · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ Helen Toner, who served on OpenAI’s board, hopes the recent hack by that company’s models serves as a warning. ## [The Warring Visions of American Power](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-linda-kinstler.html) _2026-08-14 · Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ American foreign policy is at a crossroads. Could international law provide a framework for a foreign policy after President Trump? ## [How an AIPAC endorsement became a liability](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/499105/aipac-democratic-primaries-super-pacs-spending-israel-el-sayed) _2026-08-12 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ The American Israel Public Affairs Committee — better known by its short name, AIPAC — bills itself as a bipartisan advocate “for policies that strengthen the US-Israel partnership.” In 2026, it’s become something else: a major — and seemingly, losing — issue in Democratic politics. Progressive Democratic candidates in primaries across the country are explicitly \[…\] ## [How Ukraine is holding its own against Russia — and changing warfare as we know it](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/498624/ukraine-russia-war-drones-frontline-tactics-putin) _2026-08-11 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ When the Russia-Ukraine conflict erupted into full-scale war in 2022, things looked grim for Ukraine. Its capital, Kyiv, was under threat almost immediately, and there were questions about how long the smaller country could hold out, even with US support. More than four years later, however, the dynamic is changing. US military support has waned, \[…\] ## [Ross Douthat: The Exit Interview](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-ross-douthat.html) _2026-08-11 · Ezra Klein, Annie Galvin, Marie Cascione and Rollin Hu · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ The Times columnist reflects on the seismic changes in media, religion and politics he’s witnessed in his career so far. ## [AMA: Peter Thiel, Chris Rufo and the D.S.A.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-ask-me-anything.html) _2026-08-10 · Ezra Klein, Claire Gordon, Kristin Lin and Emma Kehlbeck · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ Ezra Klein answers listeners’ questions. ## [The doomsday threat we’re ignoring](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/497984/annie-jacobsen-biological-war-germs-virus-covid) _2026-08-09 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ Of all the extinction-level threats vying for our attention, AI, climate change, and nuclear war tend to get most of the airplay. But Annie Jacobsen thinks biological war should be near the top of our mental list of doomsday scenarios, too. She should know — Jacobsen has carved out a unique niche as America’s foremost \[…\] ## [Trump’s imaginary Red Scare](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/498360/trump-democratic-socialists-communism-red-scare) _2026-08-07 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ Democratic socialists keep winning primary elections, and Democratic voters are trending in the same direction: Recent polling suggests that a third of Democrats and Democratic-leaning adults now identify as democratic socialists. Most recently, Abdul El-Sayed, who does not identify as a democratic socialist but was endorsed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez \[…\] ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8lDEKWnLqsbl) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [The A.I. Giants Weren’t Prepared for This](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jasmine-sun.html) _2026-08-06 · Ezra Klein and Rollin Hu · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ Jasmine Sun, a writer covering technology, takes us into the backlash against A.I. data centers. ## [Maybe your stingy boomer parents should give you their money now](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/497644/boomers-children-early-inheritance-why-bill-perkins-book) _2026-08-02 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ Over the next 20 years the United States will see a massive transfer of wealth as boomers leave trillions of dollars to their children as they pass away. A contingent of those children are asking, “What if we got that money, now?” Millennials and Gen Z want to be able to take advantage of the \[…\] ## [Why Trump is at war with the International Criminal Court](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/497381/international-criminal-court-trump-rubio-dismantle-explained) _2026-08-01 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ The International Criminal Court is in the trenches right now. Last week, its chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, was voted out of his position. In a first-of-its-kind vote, 82 member states decided that he engaged in misconduct and a serious breach of duty. The vote comes after he was accused of sexual misconduct by a female \[…\] ## [How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-maggie-haberman.html) _2026-07-31 · Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ The New York Times correspondent says 70 percent of the president’s mind is dedicated to White House renovations. ## [Can the internet survive rogue AI?](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/497009/openai-rogue-ai-agent-hugging-face-hack-open-internet) _2026-07-31 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ The internet may no longer be solely the domain of humans. Last week, OpenAI disclosed an “unprecedented cyberincident”: An experimental AI agent successfully hacked its way into the open internet. Specifically, the agent was assigned a task; in order to complete it, the agent broke out of an isolated research environment and hacked into a \[…\] ## [Trump’s Saudi nuclear deal is making Israel uneasy](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/496828/trump-netanyahu-saudi-nuclear-deal-israel-iran-enrichment-abraham-accords) _2026-07-28 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ Last week, the Trump administration announced a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia. The deal would allow the kingdom to develop nuclear power using American technology and could eventually pave the way for uranium enrichment on Saudi soil. But the agreement must first undergo congressional review — and survive President Donald Trump’s social \[…\] ## [The Democratic Party Needs Change](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-ben-wikler.html) _2026-07-28 · Ezra Klein and Rollin Hu · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ Ben Wikler, a former state party chair, thinks the Democratic Party needs to reinvent itself. ## [Platner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-morris-katz.html) _2026-07-24 · Ezra Klein, Rollin Hu, Annie Galvin and Marie Cascione · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ Morris Katz helped Zohran Mamdani win, and then tried to do the same for Graham Platner. What has he learned? ## [Why some Dems are standing by Israel](https://www.vox.com/podcasts/496385/israel-democrat-support-massie-dsa) _2026-07-22 · Today, Explained podcast | Vox_ Last week, House Democrats voted on an amendment that would have cut $3.3 billion in annual US military aid to Israel from a State Department funding bill. The amendment was brought to the floor by Rep. Thomas Massie, an outgoing Republican from Kentucky. It failed 314-104, but 103 Democrats — nearly half of the House \[…\] ## [What Americans Need to Understand About China](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-kevin-rudd.html) _2026-07-20 · Ezra Klein and Rollin Hu · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister of Australia, went back to school to try to understand how the Chinese president thinks. ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uCZovEsSxJTk) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-bill-mckibben.html) _2026-07-10 · Ezra Klein and Jack McCordick · NYT \> The Ezra Klein Show_ Advancements in renewable energy are paving the way for a new climate politics. The environmentalist Bill McKibben articulates some of the possibilities in this new era of energy abundance.