“There’s no good way to kill somebody”: what the death penalty looks like in America

Jul 24, 2025 33 min

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Public support for the death penalty has been slowly declining in America. But under President Trump, executions have spiked. In her recent piece, “<a href="https://apple.news/Av9jDG-vZTamozsbIhEqRXQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside America’s Death Chambers</a>,” Atlantic staff writer Elizabeth Bruenig describes witnessing five executions — including two failed attempts — and what those experiences taught her about justice, mercy, and redemption. Bruenig spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about her reporting and her own experience as the relative of a murder victim.

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