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access, is america exceptional? we will look at reproductive rights. all that with two top journalists. then president biden is in germany today for the meeting of the g7. will the worlds advanced economies ramp up pressure on russia? will it work? israels government collapses. what does that mean for the country, the region, and for bb netanyahu? finally, a seismic shift in french politics. president macrons centrist party loses its parliamentary majority but the far right and left ma...

will it work? israels government collapses. what does that mean for the country, the region, and for bb netanyahu? finally, a seismic shift in french politics. president macrons centrist party loses its parliamentary majority but the far right and left make electoral gains. why is this happening? just who are these voters embracing the extremes? first, here is my take. american democracy has been under stress for sometime now. trust in its institutions is near the lowest on record. whe...

That, right? >> right. i mean, were really going in the opposite direction. so in this case we have more and more evidence that abortion is safe and effective and crucial for womens advancement in society. there is really good social science. so the court claimed a comparison between overturning roe and overturning plessy. but, in fact, if youre thinking about evidence and if youre thinking about peoples individual rights, those decisions are diametrically opposite in their effect. >> so what do...

Become the most inconsequential chief justice in a long time, because he has no moderating power. he tried to find a way to split the difference, to find a kind of compromise. now that there are solid -- there is a solid conservative majority, he is kind of irrelevant. >> that is exactly right. he has been sidelined along with his moderating impulses. and what we see here are five conservative justices that are really determined to change the law in a way that is going to affect americans lives ...