with Patrick Ney
The week’s biggest story, explained in twelve minutes.
11:136 Oct 202611:135 chaptersWhy America Is Still Fighting Over Voter IDAmerica doesn't have one voting system. It has 50, with different rules on voter ID, mail-in ballots, and who can handle someone else's ballot. Now those rules are becoming a huge political fight ahead of the midterms.Play
13:42Britain Is Turning Against the BBC5 Oct 202613:42Every week, hundreds of people in Britain face criminal prosecution over the TV licence, with women making up around three-quarters of those prosecuted. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of households are walking away from the licence fee as the BBC faces falling revenues, audience pressure and a string of controversies.
13:57Spain's Migration Crisis Could End Sánchez2 Oct 202613:57Spain is facing a major political crisis after tens of thousands of people reportedly crossed from Morocco into Ceuta in just two days. The government has faced accusations of failing to protect the border and protests demanding Pedro Sánchez's resignation have spread across Spain.
12:43Germany Can't Stop the AfD's Rise1 Oct 202612:43Germany's AfD is polling at around 40% in eastern state elections, despite being classified as a right-wing extremist organisation by domestic intelligence. The political establishment has tried to contain the party with surveillance, legal action and a strict ban on coalitions. Yet its support keeps growing.
