The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Examining Biden's Second Year, and Tax Avoidance for the Rich

Episode Summary

<p><span>President Biden has faced remarkable challenges in his first two years in office, from the overturning of the national right to abortion and the management of the U.S.’s </span><span>COVID</span><span> response, to the invasion of Ukraine. The staff writers </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/susan-b-glasser"><span>Susan B. Glasser</span></a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/jane-mayer"><span>Jane Mayer</span></a><span>, and </span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/evan-osnos"><span>Evan Osnos</span></a><span> gather for their weekly conversation to look at what the Biden White House has accomplished in the past two years, and what the forty-sixth President can hope to achieve before 2024. Plus, the roundtable talks about the political implications of “</span><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/01/23/the-getty-familys-trust-issues"><span>The Getty Family’s Trust Issues</span></a><span>,” Osnos’s latest article which explores how the ultra-wealthy avoid paying taxes. </span></p>

Episode Notes

President Biden has faced remarkable challenges in his first two years in office, from the overturning of the national right to abortion and the management of the U.S.’s COVID response, to the invasion of Ukraine. The staff writers Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos gather for their weekly conversation to look at what the Biden White House has accomplished in the past two years, and what the forty-sixth President can hope to achieve before 2024. Plus, the roundtable talks about the political implications of “The Getty Family’s Trust Issues,” Osnos’s latest article which explores how the ultra-wealthy avoid paying taxes.