On world press freedom day, we hear from some of those brave journalists persisting in the face of threats. Our obituary's editor reflects on the story of mimi rhinehart, the secretary who typed out shindler's list. But first ii ddow, barricades went up around the supreme court building in washington last night.
A leaked draft opinion shows America’s Supreme Court is ready to let states outlaw abortion. We explore the implications for American politics, and the rights of millions of American women. Around 85% of the world’s population lives in countries, often democracies at peace, where press freedom has declined over the past five years. And remembering the typist of Oskar Schindler’s list.
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