Why is Brazil so Interested in ASEAN?
by Matheus Bruno
When the world's biggest economies turn inward, who buys Brazil's soybeans, oil, and airplanes?
0:00 / 14:28 · Narrator Vindemiatrix
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2026-09-30
Today's Crosscut
Military Obedience and Democracy
When a dangerous order comes down, soldiers must know exactly when to refuse an illegal command to seize voting machines, and how to push back against technically lawful directives that slowly chip away at the republic.
The Discipline of Refusal: Constitutional Concerns About Lawful Orders in the U.S. Military × Boots Off Ballots: the Law
0:00 / 29:59 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
Future-gazing →
For the curious →
The Long Shadow of Argentina’s Dictatorship: She Wasn’t Who She Thought She Was – Neither Was Her Father | Meaghan Beatley
by Meaghan Beatley
How do you go on loving the war criminal who stole you as a baby?
0:00 / 33:27 · Narrator Algieba
Small delights →
Are Raccoons Evolving Into Pets?
by Annie Lowrey
What separates a pet from a wild animal that simply refuses to leave?
0:00 / 22:52 · Narrator Gacrux
Smart escape →
Chamique Holdsclaw Made Headlines, Made Mistakes, and Made History
by Nina Mandell
What happens when a basketball star's greatest comeback never shows up in the box score?
0:00 / 12:08 · Narrator Sulafat
‘Fountain’ Might Make You Laugh or Scowl but Asks Important Questions – a Philly Art Historian Explains Why Marcel Duchamp’s Iconic 1917 Sculpture Still Provokes
by Matthew Palczynski, Adjunct Faculty, Art History, Temple University
When a porcelain urinal ends up in an art museum, who actually decides it belongs there?
0:00 / 8:45 · Narrator Charon