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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 world's advanced economies ramp up pressure on russia? will it work? israel's government collapses. what does that mean for the country, the region, and for bb netanyahu? finally, a seismic shift in french politics. president macron's 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? firs...

will it work? israel's government collapses. what does that mean for the country, the region, and for bb netanyahu? finally, a seismic shift in french politics. president macron's 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. when we say this we usually mean congress and the presidency. the supreme court's decision on roe v. ...

That, right? >> right. i mean, we're 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 women's 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 you're thinking about evidence and if you're thinking about people's individual rights, those decisions are diametrically opposite in their effect. >> so what do you think this tells us about the court going forward? there was an article in the "new york t...

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 directly. you talked about the decision from new york which makes it harder for states and localiti...