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A fresh alternative in daily news featuring critical conversations, live reports from the field, and listener participation. The Takeaway provides a breadth and depth of world, national, and regional news coverage that is unprecedented in public media.
One Final Farewell
2023-06-02
Our host and our staff have remained dedicated to one thing: bringing you, the listeners, a quality news and information show.  Unfortunately, in Febr...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: David Escobar
2023-05-31
Rounding out our Producer Appreciation Weeks, intern David Escobar and host Melissa Harris-Perry look back at some of the stories he’s produced for Th...
Showing Some Appreciation to David Gebel
2023-05-31
David Gebel spent many years working as a singer and actor, and in between shows would work as a temp at various corporate jobs. Little did he know th...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Zachary Bynum
2023-05-30
"Atlanta influences everything."  As part of our Producer Appreciation Weeks, Host Melissa Harris-Perry talks with the professionals behind the scen...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Monica Morales-Garcia
2023-05-29
As part of our goodbye to The Takeaway, Melissa Harris-Perry sits down with the beautiful folks behind the scenes who make the show happen every day! ...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Cat Sposato
2023-05-26
As part of our farewell to The Takeaway, host Melissa Harris-Perry sits down with the people behind the scenes who make The Takeaway happen. Today, we...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Morgan Givens
2023-05-25
We continue our Producer Appreciation Weeks with Host Melissa Harris-Perry, who peels back the curtain and speaks with the talented folks that make Th...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Mary Steffenhagen
2023-05-24
As part of our farewell to The Takeaway, Melissa Harris-Perry sits down with the folks behind the scenes who make the show happen every day. Today, we...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Ryan Wilde
2023-05-23
We continue our Producer Appreciation Weeks with Host Melissa Harris-Perry, who peels back the curtain and speaks with the talented folks that make Th...
Producer Appreciation Weeks: Katerina Barton
2023-05-22
As part of our Producer Appreciation Weeks, Host Melissa Harris-Perry talks with the professionals behind the scenes who bring you the stories you val...
Showing Appreciation to Our Line Producer Jacklyn Martin
Publication Date: 2023-05-19
You might not know this about our Line Producer Jackie Martin, but she is an Air Force Veteran who served from 2000-2005. On The Takeaway, she has pro...
Showing Appreciation to Our Senior Broadcast Engineer Vince Fairchild
Publication Date: 2023-05-19
Over the years, The Takeaway has seen a long list of rotating staff made up of intrepid, outspoken journalists and producers. That list does not inclu...
Showing Some Appreciation: Inside the Control Room with Director Jay Cowit
Publication Date: 2023-05-19
We went behind-the-scenes with our control room team: Jay Cowit, Vince Fairchild and Jackie Martin to find out how The Takeaway gets made every day. T...
Movie Therapy: Prescriptions for Embracing Change
Publication Date: 2023-05-19
As the Takeaway comes to an end, we get one last set of movie prescriptions from Kristen Meinzer, a culture critic and host of the podcast "By The Bo...
Replay: Visiting the Prison at Angola
Publication Date: 2023-05-18
Original Air Date: August 30, 2022 More than 55,000 people across the U.S. are incarcerated with the sentence of life without the possibility of parol...
Showing Appreciation to Our Powerhouse Producer Shanta Covington
Publication Date: 2023-05-18
On Friday, June 2, we will broadcast our final episode.  As we head into these final days, we are taking the time to pause and show a little gratitude...
Narcan: How To Save a Life
Publication Date: 2023-05-17
The mounting death toll from the opioid crisis in the United States continues to wreak havoc in cities, towns, and rural communities across the nation...
L.A. Strippers Win the Fight for a Union
Publication Date: 2023-05-17
A group of dancers working at the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, just won their battle to form the only current union f...
Black History and Afrofuture with Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter
Publication Date: 2023-05-17
Ruth E. Carter made history when she became the first Black costume designer to win an Oscar, and the first Black woman to win two Oscars, both for he...
The WGA Strike Enters Week Three
Publication Date: 2023-05-16
The Writers Guild of America, which has over 11-thousand members, is entering week its third week of a work stoppage.  This is the first strike in 15 ...
Title 42 Ended. What Happens Now?
Publication Date: 2023-05-16
Under the covid era immigration policy, Title 42 had expelled and turned away 2.6 million people at the U.S. Southern border without question. But tha...
Buffalo, One Year Later
Publication Date: 2023-05-15
Sunday marked one year since the racist mass shooting in Buffalo. Melissa Harris-Perry sits down with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to reflect on the trag...
Replay: What Does It Mean to Mother Across Borders?
Publication Date: 2023-05-12
We discuss what motherhood looks like when mothers and children are separated by borders, and how these families challenge Western stereotypes about w...
Replay: Policing the Womb
Publication Date: 2023-05-12
Original Air Date: May 6, 2022 Motherhood and its many meanings and expectations are created and experienced within the particular realities of our so...
Music In Their Own Words: Harpist Ashley Jackson
Publication Date: 2023-05-11
Harpist Ashley Jackson seeks to shatter the traditionally narrow definition of "classical music," highlight Black history and pay homage to Black co...
Governor Jay Inslee on Washington's Assault Weapons Ban
Publication Date: 2023-05-11
Washington state has long led on progressive policies and reform.  In late April, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a package of bills to address ...
Talking Change with Dorian Warren
Publication Date: 2023-05-11
On May 8th, 2023, Community Change Action, a nonprofit organization that aims to “dramatically improve material conditions for people struggling to ma...
Nebraska Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh On Her 11-Week Filibuster
Publication Date: 2023-05-10
Nebraska state senator from Omaha, Machaela Cavanaugh, promised to filibuster every bill that comes before the legislature this year — even those she ...
America's Compassion Deficit and the Killing of Jordan Neely
Publication Date: 2023-05-10
Last week, Jordan Neely, a talented dancer whose impersonations of Michael Jackson made fans of many who watched him perform, was killed by a white fo...
Montana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr Stands Up For Others
Publication Date: 2023-05-09
After speaking out on the Montana House floor against a bill that would restrict gender-affirming health care, Rep. Zooey Zephyr was censured by the l...
Ethiopian NGOs Say Facebook Ignored Warnings About Hate Speech
Publication Date: 2023-05-09
A new investigation by Insider reveals flaws and failures of Facebook’s "Trusted Partner" program, which it heavily relies on in "Rest of World" r...
North Carolina State Supreme Court Upends Voting Rights
Publication Date: 2023-05-08
During the past month, the new Republican majority controlling North Carolina’s state Supreme Court issued reversals of previous rulings on voting rig...
'Head Down' to North Carolina: The H2A Visa Program and Abortion Rights
Publication Date: 2023-05-08
The new investigative podcast series “Head Down'' explores labor trafficking happening within the U.S. government sponsored H2A visa program. It is so...
Exploring Consumer Protection: The Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Publication Date: 2023-05-05
Original Air Date: March 3, 2023 As Americans faced soaring food prices, a proposed $24.6 billion dollar megamerger between Kroger and Albertsons was ...
Another Bank Goes Bust
Publication Date: 2023-05-05
Original Air Date: May 02, 2023 On Monday, another multi-billion dollar banking institution collapsed — First Republic Bank. Wealthy investors had bee...
Downtown Crime: Perception Versus Reality
Publication Date: 2023-05-04
A new study from the Brookings Institution reveals that Americans in four major cities — Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Seattle — believe that cr...
23 MAYORS IN 2023: Jim Kenney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publication Date: 2023-05-04
Jim Kenney was elected to the Philadelphia City Council in 1992 at just 32 years old.  After decades of service, he was elected mayor in 2016 then ree...
The American Medical Debt Crisis
Publication Date: 2023-05-03
In March, the actions of a local church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina received national attention for all the right reasons. The congregation at Tr...
Two Generals Fight Over Power In Sudan
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
Last month violence took over Sudan's capital, Khartoum… it has now spread through the entire country and thousands of civilians have fled from the ch...
Black Girl Genius Zaila Avant-Garde
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
As if winning the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee and holding three Guinness World Records weren’t already huge accomplishments, now Zaila Avant-Ga...
Will There Ever be Justice for Emmett Till?
Publication Date: 2023-05-01
The recent death of Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman whose words prompted the kidnapping, torture and brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955...
Do AP Courses "Shortchange" Students?
Publication Date: 2023-05-01
Millions of American high school students take Advanced Placement Courses and Exams every year. AP Courses are standardized, college-level classes tha...
Texas Senate Approves Bill Eliminating Faculty Tenure
Publication Date: 2023-04-28
Original Air Date: April 25, 2023 Only days after passing a measure that could dismantle Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs at public universitie...
The Tension Between Public and Charter in Abbott Elementary's Second Season
Publication Date: 2023-04-28
Original Air Date: April 26, 2023 The sitcom Abbott Elementary has become a weekly favorite among all ages in the world of streaming and binge-watchin...
Replay: The Takeaway Book Report
Publication Date: 2023-04-28
Original Air Date: December 16, 2021 The Takeaway community is full of book worms and literary lovers, so we spoke with some incredible authors about ...
The Impact of The New York Times' Trans Coverage
Publication Date: 2023-04-27
Thousands of New York Times contributors signed an open letter this February that raised concerns about alleged imbalance and bias in the paper’s cove...
Franchises Are Fighting Back
Publication Date: 2023-04-27
In recent months, franchisees of companies from the Hilton Inn to Subway have been pushing back against their corporate franchisors, claiming they are...
Faced with Pink Slips, Workers Can Throw Pink Slip Parties
Publication Date: 2023-04-25
When the dot-com bubble burst back in 2000, Allison Hemming was one of the many laid-off employees. At the time, she planned a get together and networ...
Supreme Court Upholds Mifepristone Access, for Now
Publication Date: 2023-04-24
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a stay on a lower court ruling. The stay ensures that, for now, the abortion pill mifepristone will remain widely ...
Bozoma Saint John, Urgently Living after Grief
Publication Date: 2023-04-24
Noted Businesswoman and marketing maven, Bozoma Saint John, joins us to talk about her new book “The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss and Survival,...
Happy World Earth Day
Publication Date: 2023-04-22
How Indigenous Water Protectors Paved Way for Future Activism March 10, 2017, file photo, America Indians and their supporters protest outside of the ...
Ralph Yarl Deserves to be a Kid
Publication Date: 2023-04-21
Original Air Date: April 19, 2023 It’s an act that’s familiar to countless older siblings around the nation: pick up your younger siblings from afters...
A Look at Coachella 2023: Weekend One
Publication Date: 2023-04-20
Original Air Date: April 20, 2023 As weekend one of Coachella wrapped up last week and we head into weekend two of the three-day music festival, we ch...
Puff Puff Passing Marijuana Legislation
Publication Date: 2023-04-20
The stoner classics Scary Movie and Friday envisioned a future where “puff, puff, pass” is the norm. And the majority of states across the nation have...
Larissa Fasthorse On Finding the Humor in Performative Wokeness
Publication Date: 2023-04-20
"MacArthur Genius Larissa FastHorse’s shocking satire flips the bird on one of America's most prolific myths."  Larissa Fasthorse is one of the firs...
Little Richard, the Architect of Rock n' Roll
Publication Date: 2023-04-19
Little Richard was a larger-than-life entertainer and personality which is captured by the new documentary, “Little Richard: I Am Everything.”    We s...
23 MAYORS IN 2023: Michelle Wu, Boston, Massachusetts
Publication Date: 2023-04-19
As part of our "23 Mayors in 2023" series, we head to Boston, Massachusetts. At the age of 36, Michelle Wu was elected as the first woman and the fi...
Is The NFL Draft Exploitative?
Publication Date: 2023-04-18
Making it to the NFL is the dream of countless young boys and men across the nation. Less than 2-percent of college football players will make it to t...
Writers Could Strike on Hollywood for the First Time in 15 Years
Publication Date: 2023-04-18
Hollywood and the writers that make movies and TV shows possible are in the middle of a labor battle, which could bring Hollywood to a halt for the fi...
Black Maternal Health Week Comes to an End
Publication Date: 2023-04-17
Today marks the last day of Black Maternal Health Week. A week that sheds light on the rise of maternal mortality in the US. We speak with Loretta Ros...
Whose Bodies Does Broadway Cast, and Whose Does It Cast Aside?
Publication Date: 2023-04-17
In the new book, “Broadway Bodies: A Critical History of Conformity," Ryan Donovan looks at Broadway musicals and casting from 1970 to 2020 and the b...
The World of Digital Book Influencers
Publication Date: 2023-04-15
Americans buy more than 800 million books a year. And even though the pandemic era bump in book sales has stabilized, publishing remains a multi-billi...
Robin Thede is Making Room for More Black Women in Comedy
Publication Date: 2023-04-14
Original Air Date: July 13, 2022 Since 2019, "A Black Lady Sketch Show" has served as a testament to just how wonderfully weird and insightful thing...
Former Olympian Dominique Dawes on Simone Biles, Mental Health, and More
Publication Date: 2023-04-14
Original Air Date: July 29, 2021 The decision by gymnast Simone Biles to not compete in the Olympic Team Finals or the all-around individual competiti...
Holly Robinson Peete, An Advocate for Autism
Publication Date: 2023-04-14
Original Air Date: January 11, 2022 Actress, author and “gangsta mom of four” Holly Robinson Peete joins us to talk about her advocacy work for kids o...
Human Composting is Legal in New York—Now What?
Publication Date: 2023-04-13
In the face of so many environmental crises caused by climate change, more and more Americans have been thinking about their carbon footprints. Not on...
What Makes a Black Man?
Publication Date: 2023-04-13
Jonathan Majors is one of Hollywood’s swiftest rising stars. And he presented a version of masculinity that pushed back against the heavily policed bo...
Meet the Librarians of TikTok
Publication Date: 2023-04-12
Librarians across the country are using TikTok to advertise their services, connect with communities and put their libraries on the national map... An...
Rutgers University Faculty are on Strike
Publication Date: 2023-04-12
On Monday, at Rutgers University in New Jersey, thousands of professors, part-time lecturers, and graduate and undergraduate students marched together...
Ryans Only at the Ryan Meetup (and Definitely No Bryans)
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Takeaway producer Ryan Andrew Wilde recently came across a flier that said "Is your name Ryan? Wanna meet other Ryans? Join the Ryan Meetup!" At the...
Are "Thoughts and Prayers" Enough?
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
In the wake of Monday’s mass shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, we discussed whether there is any value to “thoughts and prayers” in moments of public ...
The Native American Roots of the US Constitution
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Many of the Founding Fathers who signed the Constitution had a deep familiarity with Native nations, some having negotiated treaties or engaged in dip...
Are "Thoughts and Prayers" Enough?
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
In the wake of Monday’s mass shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, we discussed whether there is any value to “thoughts and prayers” in moments of public ...
The Native American Roots of the US Constitution
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Many of the Founding Fathers who signed the Constitution had a deep familiarity with Native nations, some having negotiated treaties or engaged in dip...
The Tennessee Three: How Did We Get Here?
Publication Date: 2023-04-10
Today, officials in Nashville are scheduled to vote to reinstate former Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones.  State Rep. Jones and State Rep. ...
Idaho Restricts Interstate Travel for Abortions
Publication Date: 2023-04-10
After the U-S Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade last summer, Republican led states across the nation began enacting bans that curtailed reproductive...
Recess Therapy on The Takeaway
Publication Date: 2023-04-07
Original Air Date: April 4, 2023 It’s pretty hard to forget Tariq the “Corn Kid” from the popular digital series, “Recess Therapy,” an interview style...
Pink Was the New Black. Magenta Might Be Next.
Publication Date: 2023-04-07
Original Air Date: December 12, 2022 Last summer, we were living in a hot-pink world thanks in part to the Barbie-inspired trend, dubbed “Barbiecore.”...
Long Covid Three Years Later
Publication Date: 2023-04-06
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization toed a fine line between acknowledging the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, while laying t...
Undermining the ADA
Publication Date: 2023-04-06
A law moving through the Kansas legislature is set to weaken the enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and two cases before the Supreme ...
North America has a Nuclear Waste Problem
Publication Date: 2023-04-05
In 1942, just below the football stadium at the University of Chicago, scientists were racing to figure out the feasibility of a controlled nuclear re...
The "Mercy Workers" Who Fight the Death Sentence
Publication Date: 2023-04-05
Nine prisoners have been executed in the United States in 2023, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Yet the number of death sentences i...
Russia Arrested American Journalist Evan Gershkovich
Publication Date: 2023-04-04
Evan Gershkovich is a 31-year-old American journalist who works as a reporter for the Wall Street Journal in Russia. Last week, he was arrested by Rus...
State Sponsored Hate: Uganda's Antigay Laws
Publication Date: 2023-04-04
Last month, Uganda’s parliament passed several new laws that criminalize openly identifying as LGBTQ+, adding on to brutal discrimination LGBTQ+ Ugand...
The Polarizing Popularity of Pickleball
Publication Date: 2023-04-03
Pickleball is America’s fastest growing sport. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, pickleball has seen a 156.7% increase in pl...
Wisconsin Voters Are Headed to the Polls
Publication Date: 2023-04-03
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots for the State Supreme Court. With more than 30 million dollars in spending s...
The Polarizing Popularity of Pickleball
Publication Date: 2023-04-03
Pickleball is America’s fastest growing sport. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, pickleball has seen a 156.7% increase in pl...
Wisconsin Voters Are Headed to the Polls
Publication Date: 2023-04-03
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls to cast their ballots for the State Supreme Court. With more than 30 million dollars in spending s...
Why Does Broadway Keep Doing Drag?
Publication Date: 2023-03-31
Original Air Date: January 18, 2023 A musical adaptation of the 1959 movie, "Some Like It Hot," is now on Broadway. The movie has been acclaimed as ...
Celebrating International Transgender Day of Visibility
Publication Date: 2023-03-31
International Transgender Day of Visibility is a day of celebration, support, and love within the transgender community and among allies, and it is es...
Behind the Texas State Takeover of Houston Independent School District
Publication Date: 2023-03-30
Houston Independent School District enrolls nearly 200,000 students, and it's the largest school district in Texas, and 8th largest in the U.S. Earlie...
'Blood Money': Inside the American Blood Plasma Economy
Publication Date: 2023-03-30
Millions of people across the world rely on life-saving medications made from blood plasma. And the U.S. is the leading exporter of that plasma. Here ...
Unprisoned with Tracy McMillan
Publication Date: 2023-03-29
Inspired by Tracy McMillan’s Life, UnPrisoned is a half-hour comedy starring Kerry Washington, Marque Richardson, and Faly Rakotohavana. It's about Pa...
Here We Are Again: The Covenant School Shooting
Publication Date: 2023-03-29
On Monday, a 28-year-old shooter entered the Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, armed with two assault rifles and a handgun. Th...
The Right of Return for Formerly Incarcerated Artists
Publication Date: 2023-03-28
Original Air Date: March 27, 2023 Right to Return USA just announced its 2023 Fellows. Six artists will receive a $20,000 award to support projects ai...
Remembering as They Forget: Dementia's Impact on Loved Ones
Publication Date: 2023-03-28
Dementia is a disease that slowly steals away memories while keeping up the pretense that it’s stealing away nothing at all. A patient’s ability to cr...
Late Night Basie Brings Count Basie's Works to a New Audience
Publication Date: 2023-03-27
Superjam producer Paul Peck is bringing the works of the illustrious American jazz pianist and composer Count Basie to a brand-new generation with his...
Has Mass Incarceration Made El Salvador Safer?
Publication Date: 2023-03-27
Last month the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, unveiled the Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT). In a tweet, Bukele announced, “El...
A Look at America's First Ladies
Publication Date: 2023-03-26
Original Air Date: March 23, 2023 We’re devoting today’s episode of The Takeaway to the task of taking First Ladies seriously as we seek to understand...
Overincarcerating Women and Girls Can't Be What Healing Looks Like
Publication Date: 2023-03-23
Data from The Prison Policy Initiative shows a recent rise in the number of women and girls in confinement. "Fueled by more than five decades of a mi...
A Look at America's First Ladies
Publication Date: 2023-03-23
We’re devoting today’s episode of The Takeaway to the task of taking First Ladies seriously as we seek to understand the unique ways these women have ...
The Ohio River Valley's Long History of Pollution
Publication Date: 2023-03-22
The recent derailment of a train carrying toxic and hazardous chemicals through East Palestine, Ohio, offers a window into the centuries-long history ...
Joy Harjo on "Remember"
Publication Date: 2023-03-22
Joy Harjo was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1951, and is a member of the Mvsoske Nation. She has authored 10 books of poetry, and served as the United St...
The Ohio River Valley's Long History of Pollution
Publication Date: 2023-03-22
The recent derailment of a train carrying toxic and hazardous chemicals through East Palestine, Ohio, offers a window into the centuries-long history ...
Learning to Love Backyard Chickens
Publication Date: 2023-03-21
For most of us, chickens are ubiquitous, mainly as sources of food. Yet we rarely know much about chickens beyond that, or even interact with them. Th...
23 MAYORS IN 2023: Michael Helfrich, York, Pennsylvania
Publication Date: 2023-03-21
York, Pennsylvania holds a significant place in American history. During the Revolutionary War, it served as the temporary capital for the Continental...
Nigeria's Elections Highlight The State of Democracy in Africa
Publication Date: 2023-03-20
With a population of around 220 million, and growing fast, Nigeria is the largest democracy in Africa. After decades of colonial and military rule, Ni...
Oklahoma is Invading the Privacy of Mental Health Patients
Publication Date: 2023-03-20
Last year, state lawmakers in Oklahoma passed SB 1369, the Oklahoma Healthcare Transparency Initiative Act. The legislation requires all healthcare pr...
Deep Dive: Political Cruelty
Publication Date: 2023-03-17
Original Air Date: October 13, 2021 Professor Christina Beltrán introduced us to the concept of political cruelty in Cruelty as Citizenship: How Migra...
The Long History of Violence Against Asian Women
Publication Date: 2023-03-16
Original Air Date: May 5, 2022 On February 13th, Christina Yuna Lee was stabbed to death in her own apartment in the Chinatown neighborhood of New Yor...
Two Years Later, Georgia's AAPI Community is Still Healing
Publication Date: 2023-03-16
It’s been two years since eight people were killed when a man opened fire in three different Atlanta-area massage businesses. Six of the eight victims...
The Takeaway Celebrates Girl Scout Week
Publication Date: 2023-03-15
This week marks the 111th anniversary of the founding of the Girl Scouts of America. Founded with the goal of building girls’ confidence, The Girl Sco...
What's Next After Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse?
Publication Date: 2023-03-15
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse last week was the largest American bank failure since 2008, and sparked worldwide fear of broader economic impacts and ...
An American Injustice: The Story of Darryl Hunt
Publication Date: 2023-03-14
Original Air Date: March 13, 2022 In the early morning of August 10, 1984, Deborah Sykes, a 25-year-old copy editor at a local newspaper in Winston-Sa...
Banning Trans Kids' Futures
Publication Date: 2023-03-14
Right now HB 359 is making its way through the Montana state  legislature.  The measure would ban drag performances  in schools, libraries, and some b...
New Biden Policy Limits Who and How People Can Claim Asylum at Southern Border
Publication Date: 2023-03-13
Congress has not passed meaningful immigration reform in more than two decades. So when  President Joe Biden took office in 2021, he promised to craft...
On the Slopes While Black
Publication Date: 2023-03-13
The National Brotherhood of Skiers was founded in 1973 with a mission of expanding a love of skiing and other winter sports within the Black community...
Previewing the 2023 Oscars
Publication Date: 2023-03-12
Original Air Date: March 8, 2023 The 95th Academy Awards will take place this Sunday. Feeling like you've missed out on all the buzz? Wanting to catch...
Has the Southern Baptist Convention Kept its Promises on Reform?
Publication Date: 2023-03-10
It’s been ten months since the Southern Baptist Convention passed a number of reforms aimed at helping prevent abuse within its churches and caring fo...
A Culture of Abuse and Cover-Ups in the Southern Baptist Convention
Publication Date: 2023-03-10
Original Air Date: June 06, 2022 A third-party investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention’s top governing body found that an influential group o...
Cop City: Week of Action
Publication Date: 2023-03-09
This week in Atlanta, supporters of an environmental movement to defend the Atlanta Forest are having a Week of Action against "cop city," following...
What’s Behind the Rise of Sober Bars?
Publication Date: 2023-03-09
Non-alcoholic liquor and beer sales have exploded in recent years, and bars across the country now have non-alcoholic cocktail options on their menu a...
23 MAYORS IN 2023: Satya Rhodes-Conway, Madison, Wisconsin
Publication Date: 2023-03-08
Satya Rhodes-Conway is the mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, population 270,000. When she was first elected in 2019, Mayor Rhodes-Conway became the first o...
The "Big Con" of the Consulting Industry
Publication Date: 2023-03-08
Modern businesses and governments are entrenched in relationships with the consulting industry: a multibillion dollar industry that promises expertise...
Migrant Child Labor is on the Rise
Publication Date: 2023-03-07
Recent reporting by The New York Times investigative reporter Hannah Dreier highlighted the issues with migrant children who are forced to work in the...
The Fight For The Survival of Black Farmers
Publication Date: 2023-03-06
At the beginning of the 20th century, Black people owned more than 16 million acres of farmland across the United States. Now, more than 90% of that l...
Origins and Futures of Conservatism in Asian America
Publication Date: 2023-03-06
While certain Asian American conservatives like Nikki Haley and Young Kim have gained prominence in recent years, they didn’t come out of nowhere. Con...
Anita Hill's Fight to End Gender-based Violence
Publication Date: 2023-03-03
Original Air Date: October 4th 2021 We talked to Professor Anita Hill about her fight for gender justice and her new book, Believing: Our Thirty-Year ...
Sheryl Lee Ralph Talks Education, the Arts, and Abbott Elementary
Publication Date: 2023-03-03
Original Air Date: January 31,2022 ABC mockumentary Abbott Elementary takes us to a public school in Philadelphia, where the teachers do their best to...
The Kinetic Movements of Kinetic Light
Publication Date: 2023-03-02
Kinetic Light, a disability art collective, performed a duet called Under Momentum at Lincoln Center in February. The performance shows the joys of co...
Last 32 States Let SNAP Aid Expire
Publication Date: 2023-03-02
For almost three years the amount of aid provided to low-income families increased. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, additional benefit allotment...
A Fight For Survival: The "Salmon People" of the Columbia River
Publication Date: 2023-03-01
The Columbia River runs for over 1,200 miles through the Pacific Northwest, from the Canadian Rockies, through Idaho, then Washington, and through Ore...
SCOTUS To Decide Student Loan Forgiveness
Publication Date: 2023-03-01
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard two arguments over whether President Biden has the authority to forgive millions of dollars in federal student loa...
The FBI's White Christian Nationalist Roots
Publication Date: 2023-02-28
During J. Edgar Hoover’s nearly 50 years as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, he transformed the FBI from a small enterprise mainly in...
Seattle Passes Ordinance Banning Caste Discrimination
Publication Date: 2023-02-28
Last week, Seattle became the first U.S. city to pass a ordinance banning caste discrimination. The caste system in India is a division and hierarchy ...
George M. Johnson is Author of the 2nd Most Banned Book in the U.S.
Publication Date: 2023-02-27
BLACK.QUEER.RISING. is a special series where The Takeaway looks at Black, LGBTQ+ trailblazers and changemakers. We've gotten the chance to talk to ar...
What Lies Ahead for Turkey and Syria?
Publication Date: 2023-02-27
Last Monday, parts of Syria and Turkey were once again struck by a fatal earthquake, of a 6.4 magnitude. More than 50,000 people in both Turkey and Sy...
Mississippi's House Bill 1020: Modern Day Jim Crow?
Publication Date: 2023-02-26
Earlier this month, the Mississippi House passed House Bill 1020. The bill would expand the police force as well as create a new court system within t...
13-Year-Old Yeva Skalietska, A Child Impacted By War
Publication Date: 2023-02-24
It has been a year since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the brutal invasion of Ukraine. A country on the border of NATO and the European Un...
The Warrior Met Coal Mine Strike is Coming to an End, But The Fight Still Continues
Publication Date: 2023-02-24
On April 1st, 2021, 1,100 workers from the Warrior Met Coal Mine in Brookwood, Alabama went on strike for better working conditions. The miners repres...
23 MAYORS IN 2023: Wilmot Collins, Helena, Montana
Publication Date: 2023-02-23
Wilmot Collins was born and raised in civil war-torn Liberia. Being witness to political violence and corruption in his own country, he became fascina...
Dr. Sammy Ramsey on What the Biodiversity of Insects Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Publication Date: 2023-02-23
Dr. Samuel Ramsey believes entomology is the study of diversity since insects are the most diverse species on the planet. In 2022, he was featured on ...
Move Over 'Bro-grammers,' Black Girls CODE
Publication Date: 2023-02-22
Technology is touted as the future but one thing the industry has not been able to solve is its lack of gender and racial diversity within the field. ...
Attacks on Abortion are Evolving
Publication Date: 2023-02-22
The anti-abortion movement continues to gain momentum, and its strategies against reproductive rights are evolving. We check in on attacks on abortion...
Missing Migrants in the Mediterranean
Publication Date: 2023-02-21
Conflict, repression, economic circumstances, drought, and famine have driven the migration of nearly 2 million people from Sub-Saharan Africa and the...
Rural Hospitals Are Still Struggling
Publication Date: 2023-02-21
For well over a decade, rural hospitals have been in crisis. Since 2010, 141 hospitals in rural communities have closed. And although they’ve been str...
Belly of the Beast with Da'Shaun Harrison
Publication Date: 2023-02-17
Da’Shaun L. Harrison is an organizer, trans theorist, Editor-at-Large at Scalawag Magazine and winner of the 2022 Lambda Literary Award in transgender...
Almost A Year After the Russian Invasion, What’s Next for Ukraine?
Publication Date: 2023-02-17
On February 24th, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an unprovoked, full scale military attack on Ukraine. Russia’s attacks on Ukraine ar...
"Murder in Big Horn" Shows the Epidemic facing Indigenous Women
Publication Date: 2023-02-16
The new docuseries "Murder in Big Horn" which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and premiered on Showtime this Month looks into a...
Nikki Haley Launches GOP Presidential Bid
Publication Date: 2023-02-16
Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina, and U.N. ambassador has officially entered the 2024 presidential race. She is the first major Repu...
Could Ohio's Toxic Train Disaster Have Been Prevented?
Publication Date: 2023-02-15
Two weeks ago, a train carrying toxic chemicals through a small town in eastern Ohio derailed in a fiery crash and flames and black smoke filled the s...
Barrier Breaker: Colorado Representative Leslie Herod
Publication Date: 2023-02-15
Democratic Colorado Representative Leslie Herod joins us for our series Black Queer Rising. Herod has held down the 8 district in Colorado since her v...
New Book: "Gray Love"
Publication Date: 2023-02-14
Gray Love: Stories About Dating and New Relationships After 60 is an ambitious effort that includes forty-two essays covering a range of topics. From ...
New Parents Should Have the Choice of Whether or Not They Want to "Werk, Werk, Werk"
Publication Date: 2023-02-14
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, sometimes called the FMLA, which President Clinton signed into law in 1993. ...
Spy in the Sky: What to Make of China's Balloon Surveillance
Publication Date: 2023-02-13
Late last week a Chinese surveillance balloon flew over the continental United States until it was shot down by a U.S. military jet at the order of Pr...
Keyla Monterroso Mejia is Taking the Lead
Publication Date: 2023-02-13
Keyla Monterroso Mejia landed her breakout role as Maria Sofia on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Keyla’s performance as a bad actor blackmailing Larry Davi...
The “Rih-turn” of Rihanna... and the Super Bowl
Publication Date: 2023-02-12
Super Bowl 57 kicks off on Sunday, and sure, we’re all a little excited about the game – the Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.  But a lo...
Award Winning Poet Danez Smith Rises to the Top
Publication Date: 2023-02-11
National Book Award finalist and Lambda Award winning author and poet, Danez Smith creates poetry that viscerally examines the intricacies of gender, ...
Earthquake Devastates Turkey and Syria
Publication Date: 2023-02-10
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shocked Turkey and Syria near their shared border on February 6th. As of Friday morning, it is estimated that over 21,000 p...
Cop City: Welcome to RIOTSVILLE, USA
Publication Date: 2023-02-09
Last Tuesday, Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens announced plans to move forward with the proposal to build Cop City despite ongoing opposition from the loca...
The Embellishments of George Santos
Publication Date: 2023-02-09
Over the past few months, news organizations continue to uncover lies and embellishments about Representative George Santos’ past, resume, and campaig...
Recap: State of the Union 2023
Publication Date: 2023-02-08
Last night, President Biden delivered the State of the Union address. It came at a moment when his approval rating is about 41-percent, close to the l...
Electric Literature Editor-in-Chief Denne Michele Norris Makes History and Makes Space
Publication Date: 2023-02-08
Denne (den) Michele Norris was born with an “artist’s heart”. And a desire to create space for other storytellers who share lives that exist at the in...
What Makes a Cervix... Incompetent?
Publication Date: 2023-02-08
Science journalist Rachel E. Gross explores how the evolution of medical terminology seems to have stalled when it comes to pregnancy. Patients are en...
How Private Equity Shaped the Abortion Pill
Publication Date: 2023-02-07
Medication abortions are the most common method in the U.S. for terminating a pregnancy, and the FDA recently moved to allow retail pharmacies to sell...
Written Out: The Silencing of Regina Gelana Twala
Publication Date: 2023-02-07
Regina Twala was one of southern Africa’s most important intellectuals: a pioneering writer, academic, political activist and feminist. Why, then, has...
Brittney Johnson is Spellbinding
Publication Date: 2023-02-06
Brittney Johnson is an accomplished actor, artist, and the first Black woman to play the title role of “Glinda” in the Broadway musical Wicked. She br...
Florida Attacks Black Studies
Publication Date: 2023-02-06
In January, Florida's Department of Education rejected an Advanced Placement course in African American studies. Governor Ron Desantis called the cour...
Replay: Understanding An Intersectional Framework of Economic Justice for People Living With Disabilities
Publication Date: 2023-02-03
As many as 23 million people in the United States are struggling with long Covid. The sometimes debilitating symptoms include brain fog, fatigue, diff...
Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next
Publication Date: 2023-02-02
Brad Onishi is a professor of religion and a former evangelical Christian. As he watched the January 6, 2021 insurrection in progress, he wondered: “w...
Replay: Debunking Gender Roles in the Animal Kingdom
Publication Date: 2023-02-02
According to zoologist Lucy Cooke, scientists have traditionally defined females in the animal kingdom with Victorian, sexist stereotypes. In her new ...
Davante Lewis is Louisiana's First Openly LGBTQ+ Public Commissioner
Publication Date: 2023-02-01
This Black History Month, Black.Queer.Rising. is back! We are profiling Black and Queer politicians/changemakers, artists, influencers, and more in th...
Child Poverty Was Cut In Half-- Why Stop Now?
Publication Date: 2023-02-01
SNAP or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is one of the most critical policy tools we have to address hunger and poverty in the U-S. And ...
The Wellness to Qanon Pipeline
Publication Date: 2023-01-31
This past month, millions of Americans will have taken up new fitness, health and wellness pursuits. There is typically no shortage of influencers and...
The Future of Police Abolition
Publication Date: 2023-01-31
On January 7, Memphis Police officers pepper sprayed and brutally beat photographer and avid skateboarder Tyre Nichols. Nichols complained of shortnes...
His Name Was Tyre Nichols
Publication Date: 2023-01-30
His name was Tyre Nichols.  He was 29 years old, the youngest of four children. Father to a 4-year-old son. Tyree loved to skateboard. He was just 80 ...
Goldie Taylor's "The Love You Save"
Publication Date: 2023-01-30
Goldie Taylor brings sharp analysis, keen insights, and deep empathy to her televised appearances and her journalistic coverage. The author of multipl...
Transformative Takeaway: Saving NOLA's Bike Share Program
Publication Date: 2023-01-27
New Orleans launched their bike share program, Blue Bikes, in 2017 in partnership with a for-profit bike share company called Social Bicycles, beginni...
Reflecting on History and Remembering Victims on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Publication Date: 2023-01-27
January 27th marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this day in 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp, was liberated. The R...
Why Titus Kaphar Won't "Shut Up and Paint"
Publication Date: 2023-01-26
The paintings produced by artist Titus Kaphar have become some of the most coveted pieces of art in America. His paintings – which reimagine the peopl...
Gun Violence in 2023: Nearly 40 Mass Shootings in 26 Days
Publication Date: 2023-01-26
We are 26 days into 2023, and the United States has already experienced nearly 40 mass shootings, as of today Thursday morning.  California, a state w...
Cop City: Forest Defender Killed by Police in Forest Raid
Publication Date: 2023-01-25
In a recent interview on The Takeaway, Kamau Franklin said, "What seems to be underreported is that even at the beginning of the protest against Cop ...
Are We Being Gaslit on Gas Stoves?
Publication Date: 2023-01-25
When a debate over gas stove regulation blew up this month, it revealed that Americans have a deep affinity for these kitchen appliances. But like “na...
Got Student Loan Questions? We've Got Some Answers
Publication Date: 2023-01-24
The Takeaway listeners and producers got the chance to get their student loans questions answered by student loan expert Betsy Moyette while the limbo...
President Biden at the Halfway Mark
Publication Date: 2023-01-24
We’ve just passed the two year anniversary of the inauguration of President Joe Biden. So how are the American people grading him, halfway through? It...
Tasers Kill
Publication Date: 2023-01-23
On January 3rd, Keenan Anderson returned to the familiarity of L-A for what was supposed to be a short visit. He’d recently set out to embark on a new...
Wajahat Ali on "Go Back to Where You Came From"
Publication Date: 2023-01-23
Wajahat Ali, columnist for The Daily Beast, and author of Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American,...
TV Shows Are Still Missing the Mark On Abortion
Publication Date: 2023-01-22
How has entertainment television in the U.S. reckoned with the reversal of Roe vs. Wade? A report from Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health ...
A Look At The Darker Side of Omegle
Publication Date: 2023-01-21
Omegle is an online platform where strangers from across the world are paired together for video and text chats.  In March of 2022, The United Nations...
Music In Their Own Words: Sylvan Esso
Publication Date: 2023-01-20
Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn — the duo behind the electronic pop outfit, Sylvan Esso — have been creative partners for over a decade. Their fourth an...
North Carolina's Status as Abortion Safe Haven In Jeopardy
Publication Date: 2023-01-20
The North Carolina General Assembly convened last week for the start of its new legislative session. Republicans sit on the cusp of a supermajority th...
23 MAYORS IN 2023: Craig Greenberg, Louisville, Kentucky
Publication Date: 2023-01-19
We’re beginning our “23 Mayors in 2023” series and heading to Louisville, Kentucky!  Mayor Craig Greenberg was elected in November, and just took offi...
House Republicans Face Off With Democrats Again Over Raising the Nation’s Debt Ceiling
Publication Date: 2023-01-19
Lawmakers in the 118th Congress now face a clash in the House of Representatives that could bring the American economy to the brink of crisis — the fi...
Why Does Broadway Keep Doing Drag?
Publication Date: 2023-01-18
A musical adaptation of the 1959 movie, "Some Like It Hot," is now on Broadway. The movie has been acclaimed as one of the best comedy films of all ...
Egg-onomics: Why are the Eggs so Expensive?
Publication Date: 2023-01-18
In December, the index for eggs rose 11.1 percent, meaning there was some serious “egg-flation.” Eggs saw the highest month-over-month inflation of an...
Cop City
Publication Date: 2023-01-17
In Atlanta, Georgia, community activists remain locked in a nearly 2-year struggle against the development of a massive police training center in a fo...
Erika Alexander and Whitney Dow on The Big Payback
Publication Date: 2023-01-16
The Big Payback is a new documentary film that chronicles the efforts for reparations on both the national level with H.R. 40 through Congresswoman Sh...
The Sounds of Blackness
Publication Date: 2023-01-16
Negro spirituals and Freedom songs carry within them expressions of joy, pain and the realities of living as a Black person in the United States. Thes...
What's the 411 on 411?
Publication Date: 2023-01-15
411, the number that embedded itself into our vocabulary as a synonym for “information” is going the way of the dinosaur. AT&T announced the end o...
Over 10,000 NYC Nurses On Strike
Publication Date: 2023-01-15
More than 10,000 nurses at five hospital facilities across New York City are on strike today. They're protesting staffing shortages and demanding wage...
New FDA Rules on Medication Abortion Are Still Full of Red Tape
Publication Date: 2023-01-14
It’s been more than six months since The Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs overturned Roe v. Wade in June. Since then, anti-abortion activists have con...
The New 9-8-8 Hotline Has Seen a Surge of Callers
Publication Date: 2023-01-13
The new federally mandated mental health assistance and suicide prevention hotline, 9-8-8, launched in July. Since July, according to data from SAMHSA...
When Women’s Survival is Criminalized
Publication Date: 2023-01-13
Many women who encounter domestic abuse and are caught up in our criminal legal system are punished both for fighting back and when they don't. “Crimi...
The Art of Hammer Throwing
Publication Date: 2023-01-13
Last summer, Janeé Kassanavoid made history as the first Native American woman to medal at the World Athletics Track & Field Championship in Orego...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner's No Longer Hiding
Publication Date: 2023-01-12
Emmy nominated actor and Grammy award winning poet and musician Malcolm-Jamal Warner has spent over 40 years sharing parts of himself with the public....
Look Back At It: The House of Representatives
Publication Date: 2023-01-12
The Takeaway checks back in with stories we’ve covered before. We look at updates on The House of Representatives.
Afghan Girls Refuse to Give Up on Education
Publication Date: 2023-01-12
It’s been more than 3 weeks since the Taliban government in Afghanistan announced that women were banned from attending colleges and universities. It’...
Communities Grapple with Legacy of Water Contamination
Publication Date: 2023-01-11
When Derek Lowen was 14, he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and underwent surgery to remove a tumor the size of a baseball from his brain. He...
Margaret Cho is Livid!
Publication Date: 2023-01-10
Margaret Cho began her comedy career 40 years ago. Now, after groundbreaking TV shows, Off-Broadway debuts, sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall, Grammy no...
Brazil's Democracy Under Siege
Publication Date: 2023-01-10
On Sunday, thousands of supporters of Brazil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro attacked the nation’s highest seats of power in the capital B...
Wrongful Convictions
Publication Date: 2023-01-09
"Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng" is a podcast that features intimate conversations with men and women who have spent years in prison for cr...
Reparations for Black America Is Becoming More than A Possibility
Publication Date: 2023-01-09
Last week, marked the 100-year anniversary of the race riots of 1923 in Rosewood, FL. After a white woman accused a Black man of assaulting her, a whi...
What's Going On in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives?
Publication Date: 2023-01-08
Earlier this week, Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives backed Democratic State Representative Mark Rozzi as their candidate of ch...
Off to the Race in Kentucky
Publication Date: 2023-01-08
The race for Kentucky governor is one of the most closely watched contests in the nation. The popular incumbent, Democrat Andy Beshear, hopes to repea...
Is Facebook Responsible in Ethiopia?
Publication Date: 2023-01-07
Two Ethiopians recently filed a lawsuit against Meta, Facebook's parent company, alleging that the company not only allowed hate speech to spread onli...
Taking Care of the Caregivers
Publication Date: 2023-01-07
 The CDC reports “25-percent of U-S adults” serve as caregivers to those who need support and assistance. Caregivers need support, too. Without a netw...
What if the January 6th Insurrectionists Succeeded?
Publication Date: 2023-01-06
As the two-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection approaches, the new graphic novel 1/6 explores a dystopian alternate history: What if the ...
Convictions and Consequences for Jan 6. Foot-Soldiers
Publication Date: 2023-01-06
It’s been two years since the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former president Trump who were attempting to stop the ele...
Healing Trauma Through Nature in Wildcat
Publication Date: 2023-01-05
The documentary Wildcat follows a pair of conservationists attempting to teach an orphaned ocelot how to adapt to the wild and live on its own. We spe...
The House Still Has No Speaker
Publication Date: 2023-01-05
As of Thursday morning, there is still no speaker of the House. This is the third day of the House of Representatives’ new two-year session, and so fa...
Capitalism, Violence, and Sports as Spectacle
Publication Date: 2023-01-04
Earlier this week, Damar Hamlin, safety for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed following what appeared to be a routine tackle during a high-stakes football ...
2023's Most Anticipated Pop Culture Moments
Publication Date: 2023-01-04
The year just started, but there are already so many “most-anticipated” releases across all of popular culture. If you're feeling overwhelmed about wh...
Congress (In)Action
Publication Date: 2023-01-03
The 118th U.S. Congress convenes today as one of the most diverse and the youngest in recent congressional history. House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffr...
The Health of the Economy
Publication Date: 2023-01-02
The health of the economy is important, or so we’ve been told. The economy is measured by GDP, Gross Domestic Product, which only measures the value o...
Assessing the Health of Democracy
Publication Date: 2023-01-02
This week is the two-year anniversary of the January 6th 20-21 assault on the United States congress. We take a moment to look at the state of Democra...
Replay: Understanding An Intersectional Framework of Economic Justice for People Living With Disabilities
Publication Date: 2022-12-29
As many as 23 million people in the United States are struggling with long Covid. The sometimes debilitating symptoms include brain fog, fatigue, diff...
Replay: Deaf Concert-Goers Can Feel the Beat
Publication Date: 2022-12-29
Producers Ryan Wilde and Katerina Barton report on what makes a show or concert accessible to the deaf community and they look at, and try on, some te...
Replay: All Hail 'The Woman King'
Publication Date: 2022-12-29
One of the Fall’s highly anticipated films is The Woman King starring Viola Davis. It’s the story of the Dahomey empire and their elite fighting force...
All Hail 'The Woman King'
Publication Date: 2022-12-29
One of the Fall’s highly anticipated films is The Woman King starring Viola Davis. It’s the story of the Dahomey empire and their elite fighting force...
Replay: Mason, Tennessee is Fighting for its Future
Publication Date: 2022-12-29
Mason, Tennessee is a small, predominantly Black town of approximately 1,300 residents situated about 40 miles northeast of Memphis in West Tennessee....
Replay: Myth-Busting the Vagina
Publication Date: 2022-12-28
We talk about the historical and scientific knowledge gap of women’s bodies and people with vaginas, including trans men, intersex people, and nonbina...
Replay: Debunking Gender Roles in the Animal Kingdom
Publication Date: 2022-12-28
According to zoologist Lucy Cooke, scientists have traditionally defined females in the animal kingdom with Victorian, sexist stereotypes. In her new ...
The Painful Echoes of Racist Violence in the 20th Century
Publication Date: 2022-12-27
This past weekend, a gunman who appears to have been motivated by white supremacy shot and killed ten people in Buffalo, New York, where he traveled t...
Replay: The Painful Echoes of Racist Violence in the 20th Century
Publication Date: 2022-12-27
This past weekend, a gunman who appears to have been motivated by white supremacy shot and killed ten people in Buffalo, New York, where he traveled t...
Replay: How to Reimagine Judging
Publication Date: 2022-12-27
Judges have been historically resistant to most kinds of reforms, according to a new report from the Square One Project at Columbia University. The au...
Replay: Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins
Publication Date: 2022-12-26
In 2017, Andrea Jenkins became the first black openly transgender woman elected to office in the United States. This year, she became the first openly...
Replay: Lizz Winstead on Operation Save Abortion
Publication Date: 2022-12-26
This past Sunday, Operation Save Abortion tackled the question: what can one person do after the Dobbs vs. Jackson decision took away the constitution...
Takeaway Bookclub: All This Could Be Different
Publication Date: 2022-12-23
In this last installment of The Takeaway Holiday Book Club we speak with Sarah Thankam (Thun-gum) Matthews about her debut novel, All This Could Be Di...
Take Me Out's Jesse Williams Talks Broadway, Baseball and Being Brave
Publication Date: 2022-12-23
You may know Jesse Williams from his years starring as the self-proclaimed pretty-boy otolaryngologist Jackson Avery on Shonda Rhimes' hit medical dra...
'Tis the Season... of Sickness
Publication Date: 2022-12-23
The "tripledemic" is surging, there’s a medicine shortage, China has ended its “zero COVID” policy, and public health institutions are under attack ...
Hope on the Horizon: Combating Rising Suicide Rates in Black and Latino Communities
Publication Date: 2022-12-22
The death of beloved dancer and host Stephen “Twitch” Boss took many by surprise. It once again thrusts the always present yet rarely covered reality ...
How Trains Became Engines of Freedom
Publication Date: 2022-12-21
Americans love trains, and so does The Takeaway! So we’re telling the stories of how trains built America. Today, we go inside the trains and explore ...
The Clear Takeaway from the January 6th Committee
Publication Date: 2022-12-20
On Monday, the January 6th committee referred former president Donald Trump to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution on four charges includi...
Takeaway Book Club: Fight Like Hell
Publication Date: 2022-12-20
By some measures, 2022 was the year in labor organizing. Workers at  Starbucks and Amazon secured historic victories. Our  Takeaway Book Club selectio...
Texas Jury Convicted Ex-Police Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson
Publication Date: 2022-12-19
After a recent series of convictions against police officers who killed unarmed Black Americans, including the officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson, ...
How Trains Built America's Labor Movement
Publication Date: 2022-12-16
Americans love trains, and so does The Takeaway! So we’re telling the story of the people who work on the rails and make sure all our precious cargo g...
Iran's Protesters Face Escalating Oppression
Publication Date: 2022-12-15
On Monday, a young man named Majidreza Rahnavard was executed by the Iranian government. He is the second protester officially convicted and executed ...
Fighting Food Insecurity with Michaels Desserts
Publication Date: 2022-12-14
Baking phenom Michael Platt joins us to talk about his new book Michaels Desserts: Sweets for a Cause, and how he merges his love for baking with his ...
LAME DUCK: Power Is Shifting
Publication Date: 2022-12-14
Even in her first term, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has been unusually influential over the Democratic party's agenda — often by simply saying "no...
Congress Faces a Looming Government Shutdown
Publication Date: 2022-12-13
As the 117th Congress comes to an end in the next couple of weeks, we are once again facing a looming government shutdown. Congress has until midnight...
Prestige Won't Pay The Bills
Publication Date: 2022-12-12
Last Thursday, more than 1,100 New York Times journalists and other staff members walked off the job in a historic 24 hour strike, punctuating nearly ...
Dragphobia is on the Rise
Publication Date: 2022-12-12
Moore County, N.C.-- On Saturday, December 3rd, a shooting attack was carried out on two power substations located in Moore County, NC. Residents were...
There Ain't No Medicine!
Publication Date: 2022-12-12
With the "tripledemic" surging—that is flu, RSV, and COVID-19—parts of the country are also seeing a medicine shortage. Last week, the CDC addressed...
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka on Her New HBO Special
Publication Date: 2022-12-09
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka will premiere her first comedy special The Intruder on HBO & HBO MAX on December 10th. She drops in to talk to us about t...
Brittney Griner is Home
Publication Date: 2022-12-09
On Thursday, Brittney Griner was released from Russian custody. The WNBA star had been sentenced in August to serve nine years in a penal colony, afte...
Music In Their Own Words: Fleet Foxes
Publication Date: 2022-12-08
The indie folk-rock band Fleet Foxes released their first EP in 2008, and since then have evolved from a fixture of the Pacific Northwest music scene ...
How Moore v. Harper Could Reshape Democracy
Publication Date: 2022-12-08
The Supreme Court began hearing arguments on Moore v. Harper this week, a case that involves North Carolina’s Republican led-state legislatures effort...
Reverend Al Sharpton is "Loudmouth"
Publication Date: 2022-12-07
The new movie Loudmouth highlights the career and activism of Sharpton from the late 1980s through the death of George Floyd. Director Josh Alexander ...
Warnock Wins in 2022 Georgia Runoff
Publication Date: 2022-12-07
After four more weeks of campaigning and tens of millions more advertising dollars, the last Senate seat has been decided. Incumbent Democratic Senato...
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in 303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis
Publication Date: 2022-12-06
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in the case of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. Justices will consider whether a Colorado-based web designer is...
SHElection!: Student Edition
Publication Date: 2022-12-06
We talk with three of Melissa Harris-Perry’s students from Wake Forest University, Cole, Haley and Emma, about their experience following our special ...
The Prospect of Peace Talks
Publication Date: 2022-12-05
Last week, President Biden signaled that he was willing and ready to engage with Vladimir Putin on peace talks.  But a day later, a Kremlin spokespers...
"Heroin Chic": How Racism Created the Thin Ideal
Publication Date: 2022-12-05
A recent headline declared "bye bye booty, heroin chic is back," referring to a fashion look in the 1990s and 2000s that glorified women with ultra-...
A New Film Celebrates the Life & Legacy of Sidney Poitier
Publication Date: 2022-12-02
Sidney Poitier died earlier this year at the age of 94. In the new Apple TV film SIDNEY, he is remembered as a beloved actor, filmmaker and so much mo...
Congresswoman-elect Sydney Kamlager on New Beginnings
Publication Date: 2022-12-02
Congresswoman-Elect Sydney Kamlager joins us to discuss her win for the 37th Congressional District seat in California. The seat was vacated by former...
The Takeaway's 2022 Music Wrap Up
Publication Date: 2022-12-01
Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replays are out, which means the music that dominated 2022 is on everybody’s minds. From Harry Styles to Beyonce to Ba...
Didn't We Do This Already? Same-Sex Marriage.
Publication Date: 2022-12-01
On Tuesday, in a rare bipartisan vote, the US Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act. But you might be wondering... I thought same-sex marriage an...
Brittney Griner is Being Held in the 'Land of Prison'
Publication Date: 2022-11-30
In February, one week before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, American Basketball star Britney Griner was arrested after Russian customs officials sai...
Florida's Trans Care Ban is Rooted in Disinformation
Publication Date: 2022-11-30
This month, the Florida Board of Medicine voted to ban gender-affirming care for many transgender youth. The ban prevents minors who were not already ...
Tuvalu is Uploading Itself to The Metaverse––Here's Why
Publication Date: 2022-11-29
Tuvalu is facing the climate crisis in a brand-new way. Their government has accepted that the island’s land mass is in a critical state due to climat...
Allyship in the Wake of the Club Q Shooting
Publication Date: 2022-11-29
A little more than a week ago a gunman entered Club Q- an LGBTQ  nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He opened fire, killing five people and inju...
Misty Copeland Talks About "The Wind at My Back"
Publication Date: 2022-11-28
We talk to Misty Copeland about her new book, "The Wind At My Back: Resilience, Grace, and Other Gifts from My Mentor Raven Wilkinson." She shares t...
University of California On Strike
Publication Date: 2022-11-28
For the past two weeks, 48,000 University of California graduate student employees, post-docs and researchers have been on strike. Their efforts have ...
Replay: The Intersection of Sustainable Farming and Decarceration
Publication Date: 2022-11-25
Of the 52,000 farms in North Carolina, one farm stands out as doing more than growing produce and raising livestock. GrowingChange, a non-profit organ...
Replay: The Making of Claudie, The American Girl Doll
Publication Date: 2022-11-25
New York Times Bestselling author, Brit Bennett, brought the newest American Girl Doll, “Claudie Wells” to life. Claudie is the franchises’ fourth Bla...
Replay: Indigenous Children are Overrepresented in Minnesota's Foster Care System
Publication Date: 2022-11-25
The foster care system is supposed to provide temporary housing and assistance to children whose families may be in a time of crisis. And while it is ...
Top Chefs Share Thanksgiving Secrets
Publication Date: 2022-11-24
Chef and media darling Carla Hall joins us to talk about all of her favorite foods and things for Thanksgiving. Also, The Takeaway has you covered wit...
The Takeaway calls Butterball to the Rescue
Publication Date: 2022-11-24
Butterball Talk-Line Supervisor Bill Nolan talks with us about all things Turkey from tips on cooking to avoiding common Thanksgiving Day cooking prob...
Thanksgiving Gratitude with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Publication Date: 2022-11-23
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude, but in the chaos of day-to-day life, it can sometimes be difficult to find something to be thankful for during ch...
Ukrainians Are Bracing For Winter
Publication Date: 2022-11-23
Recently, Russia has been ramping up its attack on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructures using airstrikes to target power plants, water wor...
Thanksgiving Gratitude with Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
Publication Date: 2022-11-23
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude, but in the chaos of day-to-day life, it can sometimes be difficult to find something to be thankful for during ch...
Ukrainians Are Bracing For Winter
Publication Date: 2022-11-23
Recently, Russia has been ramping up its attack on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructures using airstrikes to target power plants, water wor...
"The Hair Tales" Explores Black Womens' Stories
Publication Date: 2022-11-22
The experiences of Black womanhood in America are often bound up with a hyper-awareness of how one's natural hair could be perceived — and all the sim...
Colorado Shooting Leaves LGBTQ+ Community Reeling
Publication Date: 2022-11-22
On Saturday night, a gunman entered Club Q in Colorado Springs and opened fire. Before he was subdued by patrons, he managed to kill 5 people and inju...
Tech Journalist Talks Twitter Takeover
Publication Date: 2022-11-21
Since taking over Twitter on October 27, Elon Musk has fired top executives, reinstated former president Donald Trump's account, laid off over half of...
First Public Video Reveals Force-Feeding of Detainees in Federal Custody
Publication Date: 2022-11-21
A new report from The Intercept looks at the story of Ajay Kumar, an asylum-seeker from India, who was detained in an ICE Detention center. When Kumar...
Farai Chideya on the Aftermath of the 2022 Midterms
Publication Date: 2022-11-18
Farai Chideya, creator and host of the syndicated public radio show/podcast Our Body Politic, joins us to discuss the aftermath of the 2022 Midterm el...
LAME DUCK: What's Next for President Biden and His Agenda?
Publication Date: 2022-11-18
A Reuters/Ipsos poll on the Monday before the Midterms, had President Biden’s approval rating at just 39-percent. And that unpopularity had Democrats ...
LAME DUCK: What’s on the Agenda for Congress
Publication Date: 2022-11-18
On Wednesday, Republicans won their 218th seat in the Congress, flipping control of the House of Representatives even with several races still uncalle...
LAME DUCK: What's Next for President Biden and His Agenda?
Publication Date: 2022-11-18
A Reuters/Ipsos poll on the Monday before the Midterms, had President Biden’s approval rating at just 39-percent. And that unpopularity had Democrats ...
Congress's Broken Promise of Representation for Cherokee Nation
Publication Date: 2022-11-17
On Wednesday, members of the Cherokee Nation traveled to DC for a historic Congressional hearing. Nearly 200 years after the Treaty of New Echota and ...
The Realities of Race in Assisted Reproduction
Publication Date: 2022-11-17
Assisted reproduction clinics have seen a sharp rise in the number of Black folks seeking their services during the pandemic. But many face a barrier ...
Georgia Heads to a Runoff...Again
Publication Date: 2022-11-16
Georgians have less than four weeks before their next election since neither Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock or his challenger Republican Herschel ...
A Shadow Looms Over Qatar For The World Cup
Publication Date: 2022-11-16
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is expected to draw a record breaking 5 billion viewers. Play kicks off Sunday and all eyes are on the host nation Qatar.  Thi...
Georgia Heads to a Runoff...Again
Publication Date: 2022-11-16
Georgians have less than four weeks before their next election since neither Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock or his challenger Republican Herschel ...
Takeaway Report: A Teen Vogue State of the (Youth)ion
Publication Date: 2022-11-15
Teen Vogue hosted it's 5th annual Teen Vogue Summit at Goya Studios in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. "Everybody is just trying to be cool, but there's...
Fears Grow Surrounding Iran's Punishment For Protesters
Publication Date: 2022-11-15
Protests in Iran continue in response to the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old woman who died while in police custody after having been detained f...
Lauren Ober is "The Loudest Girl In The World"
Publication Date: 2022-11-14
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 1 in 44 children in the U.S. has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder. And almost 5-and-a-ha...
What's Going On at Cop27?
Publication Date: 2022-11-14
Last week UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, opened the United Nation's annual climate summit, COP27 meeting this year in Egypt, with a dire warni...
Listeners Share Stories of Our Veterans
Publication Date: 2022-11-11
Veterans day is about honoring those who served.  Some folks are thinking about parents and grandparents who dedicated their life to service. Many ref...
Retrograde Explores the Last Days of U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan
Publication Date: 2022-11-11
The new film Retrograde is an unflinching portrait of what happened in the nine months after President Biden announced he would withdraw troops from A...
Thousands of Vets Are Experiencing Homelessness on Veterans Day
Publication Date: 2022-11-11
Homelessness among veterans has decreased by 11 percent over the past 2 years.  This represents a decline of more than half since 2010.  But the probl...
Veterans Who Serve in Congress
Publication Date: 2022-11-11
The number of military veterans elected to Congress has been slowly but steadily increasing since 2015, after decades of historic lows since the 1970s...
If Not Blockbuster, What Does Tyler Alvarez Hope He Can Save?
Publication Date: 2022-11-10
The new Netflix series “Blockbuster” premiered on November 3rd. The show stars a diverse cast of characters, fighting to save the last Blockbuster sto...
Does The Indian Child Welfare Act Hang in Peril?
Publication Date: 2022-11-10
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Haaland v. Brackeen, which could strike down the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). ...
A SHElection! Wrap Up
Publication Date: 2022-11-09
This year, a record number of women ran for governorships at 25 candidates, while the number of women running for Congress fell short of the record-se...
Midterm 2022 Recap
Publication Date: 2022-11-09
All the votes have been cast in Midterms 2022, and many of the results are in.  Florida Republicans are celebrating statewide victories in the electio...
Zooming In On Rural Voters
Publication Date: 2022-11-08
Just a few years after graduating from college, Chloe Maxmin won a seat in Maine’s 88th legislative district. Two years later she was elected to Maine...
What State Level "Trifectas" Could Mean for Democracy
Publication Date: 2022-11-08
Heading into the 2022 Midterms, 37 states are governed by trifectas: a single party controls a majority in the state house, state senate, and also hol...
Voting While Trans
Publication Date: 2022-11-07
According to The Williams Institute, an LGBTQ think tank at UCLA and more than 800,000 transgender adults are eligible to vote, but barriers to access...
Takeaways From the Twitter Takeover
Publication Date: 2022-11-07
Over the summer, major social media platforms including Twitter pledged to ban and remove misinformation about voting and elections. But last week, th...
Shipwrecks, Cars, and Human Remains: The Mississippi River's Drying Up
Publication Date: 2022-11-06
Discarded cars and a 19th Century Shipwreck are being discovered, human remains have been found, and barges are running aground as the Mississippi Riv...
The Right-Wing Movement Aimed at Drawing in Young People
Publication Date: 2022-11-06
In her new book, “Raising Them Right,” award-winning journalist Kyle Spencer documents a coordinated and well-funded right-wing movement aimed at youn...
Bashir Salahuddin Brings the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood
Publication Date: 2022-11-05
Writer, actor, and comedian Bashir Salahuddin is co-creator and star of the variety show Sherman’s Showcase and the HBO Max sitcom South Side. We talk...
The Ethics of "Fast Fashion"
Publication Date: 2022-11-05
How many new clothing garments do you buy each year?  Data from the American Apparel & Footwear Association says that the average American bought ...
In Her Novel "Mika in Real Life," Emiko Jean Explores and Deconstructs the 'Model Minority Myth'
Publication Date: 2022-11-04
Emiko Jean is a Japanese-American author-- but, before she was an author, she was an entomologist (bug catcher), candle maker, florist, and teacher. S...
SHElection!: Closing Arguments
Publication Date: 2022-11-04
It's the final weekend before Election Day 2022! According to the US Election project, more than 33 million people have already cast their ballots, bu...
Georgia at the Intersections: Voting Rights
Publication Date: 2022-11-03
Since 2020, election officials are “leaving in droves,” in many cases due to the misinformation campaigns and the subsequent threats made against them...
Coach James Wade Addresses Brittney Griner's Imprisonment
Publication Date: 2022-11-03
WNBA head coach James Wade is coming off an historic coaching stretch, winning a WNBA championship and the WNBA’s 2022 Executive of the Year Award in ...
Alan Cumming Shares Why He Can't Live Without Fun
Publication Date: 2022-11-02
Scottish-born actor, Alan Cumming has had a long career. He’s been in everything from cult classics like "Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion." ...
SHElection!: Kansas' 3rd Congressional District
Publication Date: 2022-11-02
For the final installment of our SHE-lection! series, we're headed to Kansas’s Third Congressional district where Democratic Representative Sharice Da...
Affirmative Action On Trial At The Supreme Court
Publication Date: 2022-11-01
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this Monday in two cases that challenge the consideration of race in undergraduate admissions. The Court’s deci...
Jemele Hill Shares Her Story of Trauma and Perseverance
Publication Date: 2022-11-01
Jemele Hill joins us to discuss her new memoir, Uphill, which chronicles the events of her upbringing that shaped her life and career, as well as the ...
How The White Wall Contributes to the Racial Wealth Gap
Publication Date: 2022-10-31
New York Times finance reporter Emily Flitter joins us to talk about her new book, The White Wall: How Big Finance Bankrupts Black America, which incl...
Iran's Digital Warfare
Publication Date: 2022-10-31
It has been over a month now since the death of 22-year-old Iranian Mahsa Amini who died while in the custody of Iran’s morality police in September. ...
Wisconsin: A Swing State or One Dominated by the GOP?
Publication Date: 2022-10-28
With 11 days until the 2022 Midterms we check in on Wisconsin and Florida. We speak with Ari Berman, senior reporter for Mother Jones.  We check in on...
Trick or Treat: Movie Prescriptions for Halloween
Publication Date: 2022-10-28
Nothing says Halloween more like the time-honored tradition of settling in for a scary movie. Kristen Meinzer is a culture critic and host of the podc...
How We Win the Fight Between Democracy and White Supremacy
Publication Date: 2022-10-27
Founder of Democracy in Color and New York Times Bestselling author Steve Phillips, joins us to discuss his new book "How We Win the Civil War: Secur...
Latino Voters Are The Real Swing State
Publication Date: 2022-10-27
This week, Futuro Media released its first ever-poll of Latino voters and the results offer critical insights into the fastest-growing racial and ethn...
How We Win the Fight Between Democracy and White Supremacy
Publication Date: 2022-10-27
Founder of Democracy in Color and New York Times Bestselling author Steve Phillips, joins us to discuss his new book "How We Win the Civil War: Secur...
Yeva Skalietska Writes about The Early Days of Putin's War in Ukraine
Publication Date: 2022-10-26
This month the U.N. announced that there were 7.7 million Ukrainian refugees scattered across Europe. Nearly one-third of all Ukrainians have been dis...
Unpacking Pennsylvania's Only Senate Debate
Publication Date: 2022-10-26
The Pennsylvania Senate race between Dr. Oz and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman had its one and only debate on Tuesday evening. On the road to the midterm ele...
Learning About Young Voters with Teen Vogue's Editor in Chief
Publication Date: 2022-10-25
  Teen Vogue and Change Research conducted a poll targeting 1,173 young voters across the country for their “Midterms Vibe Check” series. Versha Sharm...
SCOTUS is Weighing a Case About Pigs
Publication Date: 2022-10-25
In 2018, California voters passed Proposition 12 with a 63-percent margin.  The measure attempts to increase the living conditions for farm raised ani...
SHElection!: Texas's 15th Congressional District
Publication Date: 2022-10-24
Having gained two seats after the last census, Texas will now send 38 people to the House of Representatives in January, the second largest delegation...
DOWNBALLOT: How to Judge a Judge
Publication Date: 2022-10-21
We're wrapping up our #DOWNBALLOT series with a trip to the local courtroom. 39 states elect judges in some form, so chances are you may see judges up...
SHElection!: Ohio's 13th Congressional District
Publication Date: 2022-10-21
Ohio 13 might be the most competitive congressional SHElection! match up in the country right now. The race for Ohio’s 13th Congressional district is ...
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Resigns
Publication Date: 2022-10-20
On 20 October 2022, amid a continuing economic and political crisis, Truss announced her intention to resign as Prime Minister. Installed by the UK's ...
DOWNBALLOT: What Does a County Clerk Do Anyway?
Publication Date: 2022-10-20
Counties in 26 states elect county clerks. One of the primary responsibilities of the position is to administer elections.  After the 2020 election, a...
DOWNBALLOT: Consider This When Voting For Coroner
Publication Date: 2022-10-19
This week we are running an entire series dedicated to the #DOWNBALLOT. Coroners are elected in counties in 20 states in the country. To learn more ab...
Inside the Meme Wars Jeopardizing U.S. Democracy
Publication Date: 2022-10-19
A new book, “Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America,” explains how the “Stop the Steal” movement started onli...
DOWNBALLOT: High Schooler Serving on School Board
Publication Date: 2022-10-18
For our #DOWNBALLOT series, we're looking at the role and importance of school board elected officials. Here's a highlight from today's interview: Fol...
LA City Council Crisis Highlights Issues of Anti-Blackness
Publication Date: 2022-10-18
The fallout from the leaked audio of racist and derogatory comments made by Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo and Kevin De Le...
Tim Robbins Celebrates 40 Years of The Actor's Gang
Publication Date: 2022-10-17
Oscar-winning actor Tim Robbins joins us to discuss the 40th anniversary of The Actor’s Gang and their reprisal of the Play Ubu the King in Los Angele...
DOWNBALLOT: The 101 on Voting Your Entire Ballot
Publication Date: 2022-10-17
We kick off our "DOWNBALLOT" series to explore why local elections and politics matter. Research shows that more than 30% of voters often don’t even...
Deaf Concert-Goers Can Feel the Beat
Publication Date: 2022-10-14
Producers Ryan and Katerina report on what makes a show or concert accessible to the deaf community and they look at, and try on, some technology from...
Iran Protests Are Entering a Second Month
Publication Date: 2022-10-14
It's been a month since 22-year old Masah Jina Amini died after her brutal arrest by Iran's morality police who enforce the country's compulsory hijab...
Unpacking the Parkland Shooter Verdict
Publication Date: 2022-10-14
Four years ago, in February, 2018, Nikolas Cruz entered his former school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and opened fire. ...
Iran Protests Are Entering a Second Month
Publication Date: 2022-10-14
It's been a month since 22-year old Masah Jina Amini died after her brutal arrest by Iran's morality police who enforce the country's compulsory hijab...
Unpacking the Parkland Shooter Verdict
Publication Date: 2022-10-14
Four years ago, in February, 2018, Nikolas Cruz entered his former school, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and opened fire. ...
Fetterman or Oz — Who's Your Man?
Publication Date: 2022-10-13
We dive into the dynamics of one of the nation’s most competitive races during a pivotal midterm election cycle: Pennsylvania's Senate race. Democrati...
A Conversation with MacArthur Fellow Kiese Laymon
Publication Date: 2022-10-13
"Kiese Laymon is a writer bearing witness to the myriad forms of violence that mark the Black experience. Laymon’s writing across genres is grounded ...
Rebroadcast: The Battle Over Critical Race Theory
Publication Date: 2021-07-08
The Battle Over Critical Race Theory Getting critical race theory out of schools has become a conservative rallying cry this year.  Does Critical Rac...
Rebroadcast: Let's Celebrate Black Joy
Publication Date: 2021-07-07
Let's Celebrate Black Joy Finding moments of Black joy has become an outlet from what can feel like a never-ending cycle of news about the pandemic a...
Rebroadcast: What the Pandemic Meant for the Mental Health of Teenagers
Publication Date: 2021-07-06
What the Pandemic Meant for the Mental Health of Teenagers Do schools have the resources necessary to address what the last year has meant for the me...
Heat Wave Underscores Disparities for Vulnerable Communities 2021-07-01
Publication Date: 2021-07-01
Heat Wave Underscores Disparities for Vulnerable Communities As global warming becomes more pronounced, communities with fewer resources will bear th...
Why is Infrastructure So Expensive in the U.S.? 2021-06-30
Publication Date: 2021-06-30
Why Is Infrastructure So Expensive in the U.S.? Plus, a look at the incalculable toll of highways and other infrastructure projects on Black communit...
Ethiopia Declares a Ceasefire in the Tigray Region 2021-06-29
Publication Date: 2021-06-29
Ethiopia Declares a Ceasefire in the Tigray Region Ethiopia’s government has declared an immediate ceasefire in the Tigray region, where a conflict h...
U.S. Prepares to Reckon with Past Atrocities Against Indigenous Children 2021-06-28
Publication Date: 2021-06-28
U.S. Prepares to Reckon with Past Atrocities Against Indigenous Children Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will be launching an initiative investigating...
President Biden Looks to Address Crime 2021-06-25
Publication Date: 2021-06-25
President Biden Looks to Address Crime On Wednesday, President Biden laid out his plans for addressing the nationwide rise in violent crime and homic...
Airline Industry Takes Off As Vaccinations Continue in the U.S. 2021-06-24
Publication Date: 2021-06-24
Airline Industry Takes Off As Vaccinations Continue in the U.S. Earlier this month, TSA airport security screenings went above two million people per...
Delta Variant on Track to Becoming Dominant Strain Worldwide 2021-06-23
Publication Date: 2021-06-23
Delta Variant on Track to Becoming Dominant Strain Worldwide The World Health Organization also warns that the Delta variant is “fitter” and “faster”...
SCOTUS Decision Limits NCAA Control Over Compensating College Athletes 2021-06-22
Publication Date: 2021-06-22
Guest hosted by Melissa Harris-Perry.
The Battle Over Critical Race Theory 2021-06-21
Publication Date: 2021-06-21
The Battle Over Critical Race Theory Getting critical race theory out of schools has become a conservative rallying cry this year.  Closing the Phila...
A Very Special Juneteenth Episode 2021-06-18
Publication Date: 2021-06-18
This week, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law officially establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the day that enslaved...
California Attorney General Has an Aggressive Reform Agenda 2021-06-17
Publication Date: 2021-06-17
California Attorney General Has an Aggressive Reform Agenda Rob Bonta is the first Filipino American to serve as Attorney General of California. Cons...
How Is the U.S. Military Losing Weapons? 2021-06-16
Publication Date: 2021-06-16
How Is the U.S. Military Losing Weapons? A new investigation from the Associated Press found that around 1,900 military firearms were either lost or ...
President Biden Attempts to Reset International Relations 2021-06-15
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
President Biden Attempts to Reset International Relations A look at what the reset of American posturing on the world stage means for diplomacy. How ...
Vaccine Diplomacy on Display at the G7 Summit 2021-06-14
Publication Date: 2021-06-14
Vaccine Diplomacy on Display at the G7 Summit Efforts to end the pandemic and distribute vaccines globally were a top agenda item for leaders at the ...
Vice President Kamala Harris to Migrants: Do Not Come 2021-06-11
Publication Date: 2021-06-11
Guest host: Melissa Harris-Perry.
Biden Rolls Out Plans for Closing Racial Wealth Gap, Advocates See More Work to Be Done 2021-06-10
Publication Date: 2021-06-10
Biden Rolls Out Plans for Closing Racial Wealth Gap, Advocates See More Work to Be Done Despite the White House’s stated commitment to closing the ra...
Black Music Month Honors the Black Artists Who Have Shaped Music 2021-06-09
Publication Date: 2021-06-09
Black Music Month Honors the Black Artists Who Have Shaped Music Started more than 40 years ago, the observance celebrates the history and scope of B...
FDA Approves Alzheimer's Drug for the First Time Since 2003 2021-06-08
Publication Date: 2021-06-08
FDA Approves Alzheimer's Drug for the First Time Since 2003 Aducanumab aims to slow the cognitive decline often associated with the disease, but ther...
U.S.D.A. Plans to Pay Debt Relief for Minority Farmers After Months of Delay 2021-06-07
Publication Date: 2021-06-07
U.S.D.A. Plans to Pay Debt Relief for Minority Farmers After Months of Delay The U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning to start paying off loans...
Supreme Court Prepares for Busy June of Decisions 2021-06-04
Publication Date: 2021-06-04
This week marked the start of June, which is the last month of the Supreme Court’s current term. That means we’ll be seeing a number of important rul...
Despite Rising Vaccinations, Alarming Racial Disparities Persist in Current COVID-19 Infections 2021-06-03
Publication Date: 2021-06-03
Despite Rising Vaccinations, Alarming Racial Disparities Persist in Current COVID-19 Infections Even amid dropping case numbers across the country, t...
Texas Democrats Walk Out of Legislative Session to Protest Restrictive Voting Legislation 2021-06-02
Publication Date: 2021-06-02
Texas Democrats Walk Out of Legislative Session to Protest Restrictive Voting Legislation Texas Democrats have referred to the bill as "anti-voter l...
The Status of Laws and Policies Targeting the Transgender Community 2021-06-01
Publication Date: 2021-06-01
The Status of Laws and Policies Targeting the Transgender Community Across the country, state legislators have introduced bills that target members o...
Breaking Down President Biden's $6 Trillion 2022 Budget 2021-05-28
Publication Date: 2021-05-28
Breaking Down President Biden's $6 Trillion 2022 Budget The president's budget attempts to incorporate plans on infrastructure, housing, and healthca...
What the Defund Movement Has Meant for Police Budgets Nationwide 2021-05-27
Publication Date: 2021-05-27
UNC's Denial of Tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones Raises Bigger Questions About Higher Education 2021-05-26
Publication Date: 2021-05-26
It's Been One Year Since George Floyd was Murdered 2021-05-25
Publication Date: 2021-05-25
It's Been One Year Since George Floyd was Murdered A look at how the murder of George Floyd changed how many people's understanding of the role that ...
A Look at Immigration Courts Under the Biden Administration 2021-05-24
Publication Date: 2021-05-24
A Look at Immigration Courts Under the Biden Administration President Biden and his administration have vowed to change the way the U.S. carried out ...
President Biden Signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Into Law 2021-05-21
Publication Date: 2021-05-21
President Biden Signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Into Law The legislation aims to address the uptick in hate crimes targeting the Asian Americans and P...
What's Next for Progressive District Attorneys? 2021-05-20
Publication Date: 2021-05-20
What's Next for Progressive District Attorneys? This week, Philadelphia's progressive district attorney Larry Krasner defeated his Democratic primary...
Under Biden, Thousands of Migrant Children Held in Mass Shelters 2021-05-18
Publication Date: 2021-05-18
Under Biden, Thousands of Migrant Children Held in Mass Shelters It is questionable whether there is proper oversight for these shelters.  Why COVID-...
Netanyahu Says No Clear End in Sight for Israel-Palestine Conflict 2021-05-17
Publication Date: 2021-05-17
Netanyahu Says No Clear End in Sight for Israel-Palestine Conflict The conflict between Israel and Palestine has been raging for more than a week now...
A Look at Covid-19 Vaccine Incentives: Will They Work? 2021-05-14
Publication Date: 2021-05-14
A Look at Covid-19 Vaccine Incentives: Will They Work? There's a long history of using incentives to promote public health.   Some Republican-led Sta...
Is Legislation the Answer to Removing Extremists from Police Departments? 2021-05-13
Publication Date: 2021-05-13
Is Legislation the Answer to Removing Extremists from Police Departments? Since George Floyd was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis la...
What Advances in MDMA-assisted Therapy Mean for People with PTSD 2021-05-12
Publication Date: 2021-05-12
What Advances in MDMA-assisted Therapy Mean for People with PTSD A new study out this week examines the role that MDMA, which is found in ecstasy or ...
What a Stagnant Tipped Minimum Wage Means for Restaurant Workers 2021-05-11
Publication Date: 2021-05-11
What the April Jobs Report Tells Us About the Economy 2021-05-10
Publication Date: 2021-05-10
What the April Jobs Report Tells Us About the Economy According to the U.S. Labor Department, the unemployment rate rose from 6 percent in March to 6...
Democratic Bill Seeks to Combat Voting Restriction Legislation. But Will Congress Pass It? 2021-05-07
Publication Date: 2021-05-07
Democratic Bill Seeks to Combat Voting Restriction Legislation. But Will Congress Pass It? We speak with Senator Jeff Merkley about the For The Peopl...
Donald Trump is Still Banned from Facebook 2021-05-06
Publication Date: 2021-05-06
Donald Trump is Still Banned from Facebook On Wednesday, Facebook’s Oversight Board ruled to uphold the social network’s suspension of former Preside...
How Educators Are Talking to Students About Systemic Racism 2021-05-05
Publication Date: 2021-05-05
How Educators Are Talking to Students About Systemic Racism As teachers are trying to facilitate conversations about systemic racism and privilege wi...
What You Need to Know About Kids and the COVID-19 Vaccine 2021-05-04
Publication Date: 2021-05-04
What You Need to Know About Kids and the COVID-19 Vaccine Thousands of children, some as young as six months are currently enrolled in vaccine trials...
CDC Issues New Guidelines on Wearing Masks 2021-05-03
Publication Date: 2021-05-03
President Joe Biden's First 100 Days 2021-04-30
Publication Date: 2021-04-30
President Joe Biden's First 100 Days President Biden has used his first hundred days in office to drive the largest expansion of government seen in d...
Biden Administration Proposes $1.8 trillion Plan for Childcare, Family Leave and Tuition-Free Community College 2021-04-29
Publication Date: 2021-04-29
The Work That Remains in the Wake of Guilty Verdict for Derek Chauvin 2021-04-28
Publication Date: 2021-04-28
The Work That Remains in the Wake of Guilty Verdict for Derek Chauvin The guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin came as a relief to many nationwide, but t...
In Michigan and Beyond, More Young People Are Being Hospitalized for COVID-19 2021-04-27
Publication Date: 2021-04-27
In Michigan and Beyond, More Young People Are Being Hospitalized for COVID-19 In recent weeks, there's been a number of springtime surges of COVID-19...
GOP States Are Pushing for Stricter Penalties for Protesters 2021-04-26
Publication Date: 2021-04-26
GOP States Are Pushing for Stricter Penalties for Protesters On the heels of last summer’s racial justice uprisings, GOP states like Florida, Oklahom...
Following Derek Chauvin's Conviction, Renewed Calls for Police Reform in Congress 2021-04-23
Publication Date: 2021-04-23
Following Derek Chauvin's Conviction, Renewed Calls for Police Reform in Congress While many breathed a sigh of relief following the verdict, the day...
What's Next for the Minneapolis Police Department? 2021-04-22
Publication Date: 2021-04-22
What's Next for the Minneapolis Police Department? After the guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin’s case was delivered, the Department of Justice announce...
Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd 2021-04-21
Publication Date: 2021-04-21
Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd After just ten hours of deliberation, a jury in Minneapolis found former police officer Derek Ch...
How the Sikh Community is Processing a Shooting in Indianapolis 2021-04-20
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
How the Sikh Community is Processing a Shooting in Indianapolis Americans Are Starting To Have Casual Sex Again—That Could Bring an Explosion in STIs...
Killing of Chicago Teen Renews Focus on Latinos and Police Brutality; Colo. Parents Reflect on Child to Mass Shooting
Publication Date: 2021-04-19
Reaction to the recent police killing of a teenage boy in Chicago was immediately followed by local outrage, but newly released video that contradict...
Biden Administration Announces New Sanctions Against Russia 2021-04-16
Publication Date: 2021-04-16
Biden Administration Announces New Sanctions Against Russia The actions against Russia represent one of the first major tests for the new administrat...
The Reality of Driving While Black 2021-04-15
Publication Date: 2021-04-15
The Reality of Driving While Black Today, Black drivers are 20 percent more likely to be pulled over than white drivers. Derek Chauvin Trial: Chauvin...
U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Following Six Cases of Rare Blood Clotting 2021-04-14
Publication Date: 2021-04-14
U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Following Six Cases of Rare Blood Clotting Federal health agencies will investigate Johnson & Johnson's...
New York Approves Pandemic Relief for Undocumented Workers 2021-04-13
Publication Date: 2021-04-13
New York Approves Pandemic Relief for Undocumented Workers Last week, lawmakers in New York state approved a historic $2.1 billion relief fund for un...
Biden Announces Commission to Explore Reforming the Supreme Court 2021-04-12
Publication Date: 2021-04-12
Biden Announces Commission to Explore Reforming the Supreme Court Former President Trump’s appointment of three justices cemented the ideologically c...
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Latest News in the Biden Admin 2021-04-09
Publication Date: 2021-04-09
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Aging Infrastructure, Vaccine Appointments, And More Governor Murphy joins the Takeaway for a conversation about t...
Arkansas Becomes First State to Ban Gender-Affirming Treatment for Transgender Youth 2021-04-08
Publication Date: 2021-04-08
Arkansas Becomes First State to Ban Gender-Affirming Treatment for Transgender Youth Earlier this week, the Arkansas state legislature overrode a vet...
Corporations Take A Stand Against Republican Voting Laws 2021-04-07
Publication Date: 2021-04-07
Corporations Take A Stand Against Republican Voting Laws Senator Mitch McConnell retaliated by accusing corporations of “behaving like a woke paralle...
Vaccine Versus Variants: The State of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S. 2021-04-06
Publication Date: 2021-04-06
Vaccine Versus Variants: The State of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S. More than 61 million people have been fully vaccinated in the U.S., with more...
COVID-19 Vaccine Disparities Persist Worldwide 2021-04-05
Publication Date: 2021-04-05
COVID-19 Vaccine Disparities Persist Worldwide High-income countries have purchased over half of the world’s supply of vaccines, even though they mak...
Georgia's Newest Voting Law Aims to Reduce Access to the Polls 2021-04-02
Publication Date: 2021-04-02
Georgia's Newest Voting Law Aims to Reduce Access to the Polls Lawmakers in Georgia are part of a national trend in which legislators across the coun...
What the American Jobs Plan Will Mean for the Care Economy 2021-04-01
Publication Date: 2021-04-01
What the American Jobs Plan Will Mean for the Care Economy On Wednesday, President Joe Biden unveiled his $2 trillion plan to boost the economy and r...
As States Expand Vaccine Eligibility, Incarcerated Populations Are Not Prioritized 2021-03-31
Publication Date: 2021-03-31
As States Expand Vaccine Eligibility, Incarcerated Populations Are Not Prioritized Insufficient medical care and congregate settings mean that prison...
How the Pandemic Is Deepening the Divide in Education 2021-03-30
Publication Date: 2021-03-30
How the Pandemic Is Deepening the Divide in Education Schools and families have struggled to adjust to the abrupt change in how children learn over t...
House Investigation Will Look Into How the Capitol Insurrection Happened 2021-03-29
Publication Date: 2021-03-29
House Investigation Will Look Into How the Capitol Insurrection Happened Last Thursday, seven Democratic-led House committees launched a probe into t...
A Look Back at Colorado's History of Mass Shootings 2021-03-26
Publication Date: 2021-03-26
A Look Back at Colorado's History of Mass Shootings This week, a gunman in Boulder, Colorado killed ten people while they were shopping in a local gr...
The First Step Towards Reparations in Evanston, Illinois 2021-03-25
Publication Date: 2021-03-25
The First Step Towards Reparations in Evanston, Illinois The first phase of the reparations program in Evanston, Illinois begins with the distributio...
The Role of Anxiety in Post-Pandemic Life 2021-03-24
Publication Date: 2021-03-24
The Role of Anxiety in Post-Pandemic Life The trauma of the last year will linger beyond the mass deployment of a vaccine.  Can Bystander Interventio...
The Race Between the Vaccine and the Variants 2021-03-23
Publication Date: 2021-03-23
The Race Between the Vaccine and the Variants More than a dozen states have seen increases in their daily case averages. In Michigan alone, there’s b...
Conditions for Unaccompanied Minors in U.S. Custody Come Under Scrutiny 2021-03-22
Publication Date: 2021-03-22
Conditions for Unaccompanied Minors in U.S. Custody Come Under Scrutiny The Biden administration continues to struggle to respond to the increase in ...
From Statehood to Self-Determination: The Political Future of Puerto Rico 2021-03-19
Publication Date: 2021-03-19
From Statehood to Self-Determination: The Political Future of Puerto Rico This month, two different bills aiming to redefine Puerto Rico's relationsh...
The Deep History of Anti-Asian Violence in the U.S. 2021-03-18
Publication Date: 2021-03-18
Eight People, Including Six Asian Women, Killed in Atlanta Spa Shooting On Tuesday, a 21-year-old white gunman went on a rampage in three spas in Atl...
Across the U.S., Republicans Express Hesitancy About Getting COVID-19 Vaccines 2021-03-17
Publication Date: 2021-03-17
Across the U.S., Republicans Express Hesitancy About Getting COVID-19 Vaccines According to a CBS News poll, a third of Republicans have said they wo...
The Biden Administration's Immigration Policy Tested by Surge of Unaccompanied Minors 2021-03-16
Publication Date: 2021-03-16
The Biden Administration's Immigration Policy Tested by Surge of Unaccompanied Minors Thousands of children and teenagers have arrived along the sout...
Will the COVID-19 Relief Bill Drastically Reduce Child Poverty? 2021-03-15
Publication Date: 2021-03-15
Will the COVID-19 Relief Bill Drastically Reduce Child Poverty? Signed into law this week, the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package includes an expa...
President Biden Signs Historic $1.9 Stimulus Bill 2021-03-12
Publication Date: 2021-03-12
President Biden Signs Historic $1.9 Stimulus Bill Democrats in the House have also recently passed several other landmark bills addressing issues lik...
Stimulus Package Offers Long-Awaited Aid to Black Farmers 2021-03-11
Publication Date: 2021-03-11
Stimulus Package Offers Long-Awaited Aid to Black Farmers Roughly $5 billion in the Congressional relief legislation is earmarked specifically for fa...
Across the U.S., Some States Loosening Pandemic-Related Restrictions 2021-03-10
Publication Date: 2021-03-10
Across the U.S., Some States Loosening Pandemic-Related Restrictions At the same time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced n...
Breaking Down the Biden Administration's Immigration Policies 2021-03-09
Publication Date: 2021-03-09
Breaking Down the Biden Administration's Immigration Policies Despite pledging a different approach to immigration, the Biden administration has cont...
Minneapolis Prepares for Trial of Derek Chauvin 2021-03-08
Publication Date: 2021-03-08
Minneapolis Prepares for Trial of Derek Chauvin The jury selection begins today in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the officer accused of killing George ...
Domestic Workers Hit Hard By the COVID-19 Pandemic 2021-03-05
Publication Date: 2021-03-05
Domestic Workers Hit Hard By the COVID-19 Pandemic There are an estimated 2.5 million domestic workers in the U.S., the majority of whom are women of...
What Happens to Labor Protections During a Natural Disaster 2021-03-04
Publication Date: 2021-03-04
The Takeaway Answers Your Vaccine Questions 2021-03-03
Publication Date: 2021-03-03
The Push for Accountability Following 2020's Racial Justice Uprisings 2021-03-02
Publication Date: 2021-03-02
For individual segments and transcriptions, visit thetakeaway.org. 
Governors Cuomo and Newsom Were Praised. Now, They're Both Under Heavy Fire. 2021-03-01
Publication Date: 2021-03-01
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Politics with Amy Walter: The Future of American Politics
Publication Date: 2021-02-26
After four tumultuous years of the Trump presidency, President Joe Biden promised to put the chaos behind him and return the country to normalcy. Whi...
The Toll of COVID-19 on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities in the U.S. 2021-02-25
Publication Date: 2021-02-25
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The Overlooked and Pervasive Sexual Abuse of Boys and Young Men 2021-02-24
Publication Date: 2021-02-24
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As Texans Seek Compensation for Storm Damage, Legal Hurdles Remain 2021-02-23
Publication Date: 2021-02-23
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U.S. Races to Vaccinate Population As New Variants Emerge 2021-02-22
Publication Date: 2021-02-22
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Politics with Amy Walter: Election Officials Reflect on the 2020 Cycle
Publication Date: 2021-02-19
Over the past 25 years, the makeup of newsrooms—and the people covering politics—has changed significantly. As more women and people of color joined ...
The American Power System Is Unprepared for Climate Change 2021-02-18
Publication Date: 2021-02-18
For transcripts, please see individual segment pages at thetakeaway.org.  Some music in this episode by Asad Waheed.
Extreme Winter Weather Sweeps Across the U.S. South 2021-02-17
Publication Date: 2021-02-17
For transcripts, please see individual segment pages at thetakeaway.org.  Some of the music in this episode by Hannis Brown.
The Fight Over a $15 Federal Minimum Wage in Congress 2021-02-16
Publication Date: 2021-02-16
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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Anti-Asian Violence Spikes Across the U.S. 2021-02-15
Publication Date: 2021-02-15
For transcripts, visit thetakeaway.org. 
Politics with Amy Walter: The Fight Over Returning to School
Publication Date: 2021-02-12
March will mark one year since students began learning from home. Today, about half the students in the United States are still learning remotely. Wh...
Alarming Number of Students Stop Attending Class During the Pandemic 2021-02-11
Publication Date: 2021-02-11
For transcripts, please see individual segment pages at thetakeaway.org. 
The Climate Crisis vs. the Jobs Crisis 2021-02-10
Publication Date: 2021-02-10
For transcripts, please visit thetakeaway.org. 
"The Primal Scream": How the Pandemic is Pushing Parents to the Brink 2021-02-09
Publication Date: 2021-02-09
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Will 2021 Be The Year of Guaranteed Income? 2021-02-08
Publication Date: 2021-02-08
For transcripts, please see individual segment pages at thetakeaway.org. 
Politics with Amy Walter: Restoring Faith in American Institutions
Publication Date: 2021-02-05
According to a recent Marist/NPR/PBS NewsHour poll, the proportion of Americans who think the nation is on track is at its lowest point in twenty yea...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Faces New Scrutiny for His Handling of the COVID-19 Pandemic 2021-02-04
Publication Date: 2021-02-04
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The Pandemic Has Pushed Women Out of the Workforce at Higher Rates Than Men 2021-02-03
Publication Date: 2021-02-03
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In Los Angeles, Latino Population Hit Hard by Latest Surge in COVID-19 Pandemic 2021-02-02
Publication Date: 2021-02-02
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Ahead of Impeachment Trial, GOP Falls In Line with Trump 2021-02-01
Publication Date: 2021-02-01
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Politics with Amy Walter: Washington Tests Biden's Calls for Unity
Publication Date: 2021-01-29
President Biden’s campaign message of unity is being tested in Washington during his first full week in office, particularly because Republicans and ...
The Biden Administration's Plans to Advance Racial Equity 2021-01-28
Publication Date: 2021-01-28
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The Deep History of White Supremacy Within the U.S. Military 2021-01-27
Publication Date: 2021-01-27
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Hitting the Pandemic Wall: What COVID-19 Continues to Mean for Our Mental Health 2021-01-26
Publication Date: 2021-01-26
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COVID-19 Vaccines: All of Your Questions Answered 2021-01-25
Publication Date: 2021-01-25
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Politics with Amy Walter: How President Biden Will Tackle the Economic Crisis
Publication Date: 2021-01-22
Joe Biden takes the helm as the 46th president of the United States during an unprecedented crisis. The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 400...
Biden Proposes Sweeping Immigration Reform 2021-01-21
Publication Date: 2021-01-21
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Key Moments from the Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris 2021-01-20
Publication Date: 2021-01-20
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says Federal Government to Blame for Delays in Chicago's Vaccine Distribution 2021-01-19
Publication Date: 2021-01-19
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MLK and the Fierce Urgency of Now! 2021-01-18
Publication Date: 2021-01-18
A special broadcast and online edition of WNYC’s 15th Annual MLK celebration. Monday, January 18, 3-4 PM ET. Rebroadcast at 8 PM ET. Presented in coll...
Politics with Amy Walter: What Happens to President Trump's Grip on the GOP Following Two Impeachments?
Publication Date: 2021-01-15
President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives just one week after encouraging his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol and disrupt C...
What Four Years of Trump Mean for Mainstream Media 2021-01-14
Publication Date: 2021-01-14
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The Glass Cliff: How People of Color and Women Leaders Are Often Positioned to Fail 2021-01-13
Publication Date: 2021-01-13
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From the Civil War to the Capitol Insurrection: The History of White Violence in America 2021-01-12
Publication Date: 2021-01-12
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What Georgia Tells Us About the Political Future of the American South 2021-01-11
Publication Date: 2021-01-11
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Tracking the White Extremists Involved in Insurrection at the Capitol 2021-01-07
Publication Date: 2021-01-07
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States Struggle to Get COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution on Track 2021-01-06
Publication Date: 2021-01-06
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From Consent to Staff Mistrust, Long-term Care Facilities Face Roadblocks During Vaccine Rollout 2021-01-05
Publication Date: 2021-01-05
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In Shocking Phone Call, President Trump Pressures Georgia Secretary of State to Overturn Election Results 2021-01-04
Publication Date: 2021-01-04
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New Stimulus Package Could Provide $15 Billion for the Arts Industry 2020-12-23
Publication Date: 2020-12-23
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The Russian Cyberattack Shows Major Flaws in National Cybersecurity 2020-12-22
Publication Date: 2020-12-22
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Pornhub Cracks Down On Child Sex Abuse Videos 2020-12-21
Publication Date: 2020-12-21
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Politics with Amy Walter: The Old South vs. The New South
Publication Date: 2020-12-20
Since Georgia flipped blue for President-elect Joe Biden, the gulf between the Old South and the New South has come into focus.  Come January, the st...
Politics with Amy Walter: What Happens to Immigration and DACA Under the Biden Administration?
Publication Date: 2020-12-18
During the 2016 election, President Trump spent a considerable amount of time talking about immigration. On the campaign trail, he made racist commen...
What Does Right-Wing Extremism Look Like Post-Trump? 2020-12-17
Publication Date: 2020-12-17
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Politics with Amy Walter: A Presidential Transition Delayed
Publication Date: 2020-11-14
By refusing to concede, President Trump is not only disrupting the peaceful transfer of power, a cornerstone of American democracy, but he’s delaying...
As Winter Approaches, COVID-19 Pandemic Worsens Across the U.S. 2020-11-12
Publication Date: 2020-11-12
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Despite His Electoral Defeat, Republicans Rally Behind Trump and Refusal to Concede 2020-11-11
Publication Date: 2020-11-11
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What a Biden Victory Means to Leaders Around the World 2020-11-10
Publication Date: 2020-11-10
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The Power of Black Women at the Ballot Box 2020-11-09
Publication Date: 2020-11-09
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Politics with Amy Walter: Joe Biden Wins Presidency
Publication Date: 2020-11-07
All week, election results have trickled in from across the country. With just a few states outstanding, Vice President Joe Biden has surpassed the 2...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Next President of the United States
Publication Date: 2020-11-06
Not immediately knowing which candidate won the White House has long been a reality of a world changed by COVID-19. What campaigns, pundits, and poll...
Wisconsin Called for Biden As Results Still Uncertain for Other Key States 2020-11-05
Publication Date: 2020-11-05
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Election 2020: What We Know—and Do Not—Know 2020-11-04
Publication Date: 2020-11-04
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Election Day 2020: Dispatches from Battleground States 2020-11-03
Publication Date: 2020-11-03
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President Trump's Report Card: The Promises He Made and Kept... Or Didn't 2020-11-02
Publication Date: 2020-11-02
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Politics with Amy Walter: Final Thoughts Before Election Day
Publication Date: 2020-10-30
The ongoing campaign cycle was met by a number of twists that couldn’t have been predicted. A consequential presidential race, the pandemic, an econo...
Politics with Amy Walter: What Early Voting Patterns Tell Us About Wisconsin
Publication Date: 2020-10-30
The ongoing campaign cycle was met by a number of twists that couldn’t have been predicted. A consequential presidential race, the pandemic, an econo...
Ahead of Election Day, Misinformation Rampant on Social Media 2020-10-29
Publication Date: 2020-10-29
Ahead of Election Day, Misinformation Rampant on Social Media Both Facebook and Twitter have taken steps in 2020 to more proactively slow the spread ...
Hospitals Stretched Thin As COVID-19 Surges Across the U.S. 2020-10-28
Publication Date: 2020-10-28
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett Confirmed for U.S. Supreme Court 2020-10-27
Publication Date: 2020-10-27
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Spike in Food Insecurity Puts Strain on Households and Food Banks Nationwide 2020-10-26
Publication Date: 2020-10-26
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Politics with Amy Walter: What Early Voting Patterns Tell Us About Wisconsin
Publication Date: 2020-10-23
This week marked the second and final debate between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump. What has felt like a never-ending election cycle is taking...
Picking Up the Pieces from the Trump Administration's Family Separation Policy 2020-10-22
Publication Date: 2020-10-22
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How White Evangelicals Could Influence the 2020 Election 2020-10-21
Publication Date: 2020-10-21
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Former RNC Chair Michael Steele on Why He's Fighting to Defeat Donald Trump 2020-10-20
Publication Date: 2020-10-20
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Amazon Workers are Feeling the Crunch Amid the Pandemic 2020-10-19
Publication Date: 2020-10-19
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Politics with Amy Walter: Democrats Gain Edge in Quest to Overtake the Senate
Publication Date: 2020-10-16
After the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18th and nomination of Amy Coney Barrett just a week later on September 26t...
In 2020, a Record Number of Black Candidates Vying for Senate Seats 2020-10-15
Publication Date: 2020-10-15
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Breaking Down 2020's High Early Voting Numbers 2020-10-14
Publication Date: 2020-10-14
Breaking Down 2020's High Early Voting Numbers More than ten million people have already cast their ballots in the 2020 election, roughly ten times t...
The Politicization of Science Under the Trump Administration 2020-10-13
Publication Date: 2020-10-13
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Rise of Violent Militias Prompts National Fears After Foiled Kidnapping Plot 2020-10-12
Publication Date: 2020-10-12
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Politics with Amy Walter: What A Year This Week Has Been
Publication Date: 2020-10-09
There are just over three weeks until Election Day and President Donald Trump is trailing Joe Biden in national polls by double digits. Sidelined wit...
How Did the Media Fare Covering Kamala Harris and the Debate? 2020-10-08
Publication Date: 2020-10-08
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Mayor and Governor Infighting: Coronavirus Response in New York Amid Rising Cases 2020-10-07
Publication Date: 2020-10-07
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White House Contact Tracing Efforts Fall Short Following President Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis 2020-10-06
Publication Date: 2020-10-06
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Truth Gap Emerges as White House Attempts to Conceal President Trump's Full Medical Picture 2020-10-05
Publication Date: 2020-10-05
Truth Gap Emerges as White House Attempts to Conceal President Trump's Full Medical Picture The president’s sudden hospitalization has led to a yawni...
Politics with Amy Walter: How the President's Coronavirus Diagnosis Alters the Race for the White House
Publication Date: 2020-10-02
On Friday morning, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump said they had tested positive for the coronavirus. More than seven million peo...
What Will COVID-19 Mean for Higher Education in the Fall? The Takeaway-2020-07-08
Publication Date: 2020-07-08
What Will COVID-19 Mean for Higher Education in the Fall? Colleges and universities across the U.S. are grappling with when and how to reopen in the ...
COVID-19 Presents Major Economic Burden for Domestic Workers 2020-07-07
Publication Date: 2020-07-07
COVID-19 Presents Major Economic Burden for Domestic Workers In recent months, even as some industries have gradually reopened, many domestic workers...
Parenting Challenges in the Era of COVID-19: Balancing Work and Kids 2020-07-06
Publication Date: 2020-07-06
Parenting Challenges in the Era of COVID-19: Balancing Work and Kids Many parents across the country have gone months without childcare, juggling the...
Politics with Amy Walter: What it's Like to Start a Career During the Pandemic
Publication Date: 2020-07-03
When the COVID-19 swept the U.S. in March, it was hard to fully understand how society would fundamentally change. Since then, more than 40 million A...
The Toll of Covering Police Brutality as a Black Journalist 2020-06-04
Publication Date: 2020-06-04
The Toll of Covering Police Brutality as a Black Journalist For black journalists, this moment is especially complex, with the weight of having to co...
How Police Are Responding to Uprisings Across the Country 2020-06-03
Publication Date: 2020-06-03
How Police Are Responding to Uprisings Across the Country For the past week, protests against police violence following the killing of George Floyd h...
President Trump Deflects Attention from Racial Justice Demonstrations by Invoking Far Left Groups 2020-06-02
Publication Date: 2020-06-02
President Trump Deflects Attention from Racial Justice Demonstrations by Invoking Far Left Groups  President Trump has pushed the inaccurate message ...
Understanding the Pain Fueling Nationwide Demonstrations 2020-06-01
Publication Date: 2020-06-01
Understanding the Pain Fueling Nationwide Demonstrations While George Floyd’s killing galvanized many of this weekend's protests, his death was the l...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Future of the Democratic Party
Publication Date: 2020-05-29
The Future of the Democratic Primary At the beginning of the Democratic nominating contests, the party faced a number of challenges. The field being ...
"Quarantine Fatigue" and Navigating the Risks of Expanding Our Bubbles 2020-05-28
Publication Date: 2020-05-28
"Quarantine Fatigue" and Navigating the Risks of Expanding Our Bubbles Lockdown measures are becoming harder to follow as the weather warms up and ...
His Name is George Floyd 2020-05-27
Publication Date: 2020-05-27
His Name is George Floyd A deadly Minneapolis encounter between a police officer and an unarmed black person sparks calls for justice. Meat Plant Wor...
Coastal Communities Weigh Health Risks as Public Beaches Open 2020-05-26
Publication Date: 2020-05-26
Coastal Communities Weigh Health Risks as Public Beaches Open As beaches and other outdoor spaces around the country open to the public, it's worth a...
The Military's Role During COVID-19 2020-05-25
Publication Date: 2020-05-25
The Military's Role During COVID-19 Can the Department of Defense effectively battle a virus while maintaining U.S combat capabilities?  How We Remem...
Politics with Amy Walter: How Social Psychology Influences Political Behavior
Publication Date: 2020-05-22
How Political Identities Have Become About What We Hate Instead of What We Love Individual reactions to the coronavirus pandemic and the public healt...
Essential Workers Are Already Starting to Lose Their Hazard Pay 2020-05-21
Publication Date: 2020-05-21
Essential Workers Are Already Starting to Lose Their Hazard Pay Major companies like Amazon and Kroger will soon end the hazard pay raises they have ...
Is COVID-19 Complicating Disaster Preparedness? 2020-05-20
Publication Date: 2020-05-20
Is COVID-19 Complicating Disaster Preparedness? As the U.S. struggles to get the coronavirus pandemic under control, experts worry about the impact o...
Can the Restaurant Industry Recover from COVID-19? 2020-05-19
Publication Date: 2020-05-19
Can the Restaurant Industry Recover from COVID-19? Restaurants in some states are reopening for dine-in service, but ongoing shifts in how they do bu...
Trump Administration Puts a Strain on Health Care Systems Abroad by Continuing Deportations 2020-05-18
Publication Date: 2020-05-18
Trump Administration Puts a Strain on Health Care Systems Abroad by Continuing Deportations Even as immigration into the U.S. has virtually ground to...
Politics with Amy Walter: How California is Preparing for the General Election During the Pandemic
Publication Date: 2020-05-15
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a serious toll on not only our health, but on the economic well-being of cities and states across the country. As ...
Pregnant People Are Turning to Midwives During Pandemic 2020-05-14
Publication Date: 2020-05-14
Pregnant People Are Turning to Midwives During Pandemic Midwives are seeing a surge in demand across the country, but in some states, there are restr...
How Labor Organizing Can Help Women and People of Color Unemployed Due to COVID-19 2020-05-13
Publication Date: 2020-05-13
How Labor Organizing Can Help Women and People of Color Unemployed Due to COVID-19 The economic crisis has disproportionately hurt women and people o...
Combating the Virtual Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation 2020-05-12
Publication Date: 2020-05-12
Combating the Virtual Spread of COVID-19 Misinformation The spread of misinformation at a time like this can be costly. DeVos Quietly Releases New Ru...
What Happens to Unsheltered People When the Pandemic Has Passed? 2020-05-11
Publication Date: 2020-05-11
What Happens to Unsheltered People When the Pandemic Has Passed?  The fixes cities are implementing, including moving people who are experiencing hom...
Politics with Amy Walter: A Look at Phase One of North Carolina's Plan to Reopen
Publication Date: 2020-05-08
The White House has deferred to states about reopening their economies. This week, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced that his state would ...
COVID-19 Protesters: A Look at the American Legacy of Demanding Freedom at the Expense of Others 2020-05-07
Publication Date: 2020-05-07
COVID-19 Protesters: A Look at the American Legacy of Demanding Freedom at the Expense of Others  Protesters are calling for their freedom to be rest...
How Social Distancing is Exacerbating Feelings of Loneliness for Some Elderly Americans 2020-05-06
Publication Date: 2020-05-06
How Social Distancing is Exacerbating Feelings of Loneliness for Some Elderly Americans For many elderly people living in long-term care facilities o...
More and More People in Jails and Prisons Are Dying of COVID-19 2020-05-05
Publication Date: 2020-05-05
More and More People in Jails and Prisons Are Dying of COVID-19 Testing in facilities is inconsistent around the country. But the majority of those t...
Is the U.S. Ready to Reopen? 2020-05-04
Publication Date: 2020-05-04
Is the U.S. Ready to Reopen? Across the country, states are starting to relax restrictions put in place because of COVID-19, even as the death toll s...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Return of Big Government
Publication Date: 2020-05-01
The Great Depression, 9/11, and the 2008 financial crisis dealt serious shocks to the nation and resulted in the expansion of government.  When a cri...
How Big Tech is Thriving During COVID-19 2020-04-30
Publication Date: 2020-04-30
How Big Tech is Thriving During COVID-19 While most financial sectors have been devastated by COVID-19, big tech companies like Google, Facebook, App...
The Challenges of Parenting During a Pandemic 2020-04-29
Publication Date: 2020-04-29
The Challenges of Parenting During a Pandemic  Parents are feeling a tremendous amount of stress and anxiety from having to manage working from home ...
Puerto Rico Still Lagging Behind on Coronavirus Testing 2020-04-28
Publication Date: 2020-04-28
Puerto Rico Still Lagging Behind on Coronavirus Testing Puerto Rico currently has the lowest per capita testing rate, compared with any U.S. state. T...
For Black Men, Complying with Face Mask Guidelines Comes with Racial Profiling Risks 2020-04-27
Publication Date: 2020-04-27
For Black Men, Complying with Face Mask Guidelines Comes with Racial Profiling Risks The CDC is urging all Americans to wear face masks when leaving ...
Politics with Amy Walter: Social Distancing on the Campaign Trail
Publication Date: 2020-04-24
Rallies, conventions, and press conferences were once the primary method for campaigns to connect with voters. The coronavirus pandemic has forced po...
What Happens to Health Care Workers Who Speak Out? 2020-04-23
Publication Date: 2020-04-23
What Happens to Health Care Workers Who Speak Out? In the U.S., some hospitals are disciplining health care workers who speak publicly about their co...
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Discusses the City's Response to COVID-19 2020-04-22
Publication Date: 2020-04-22
San Francisco Mayor London Breed Discusses the City's Response to COVID-19 We spoke with the mayor of San Francisco, London Breed, about the tough ch...
Ten Years After Deepwater Explosion, the U.S. Isn't Equipped to Handle Another Disaster of its Magnitude 2020-04-21
Publication Date: 2020-04-21
Ten Years After Deepwater Explosion, the U.S. Isn't Equipped to Handle Another Disaster of its Magnitude On April 20th, 2010, a drilling rig exploded...
How the Spread of COVID-19 Could Impacted the Treatment of Other Global Diseases 2020-04-20
Publication Date: 2020-04-20
How the Spread of COVID-19 Could Impacted the Treatment of Other Global Diseases As the treatment of COVID-19 takes precedent throughout the world, s...
Politics with Amy Walter: How Coronavirus Will Hurt those Attempting to Enter the Workforce
Publication Date: 2020-04-17
It's hard to know how the coronavirus pandemic will permanently alter the fabric of society. So far, 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment...
The Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Postal Service 2020-04-16
Publication Date: 2020-04-16
The Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Postal Service What could become of the USPS during this pandemic if they're not bailed out? Frustrations M...
False-negatives from COVID-19 Tests are Not Just About Testing Accuracy 2020-04-15
Publication Date: 2020-04-15
False-negatives from COVID-19 Tests are Not Just About Testing Accuracy False-negatives can be caused by a host of factors, including the best practi...
Farmers Scramble to Stay Profitable Amid Disruptions to the Food Industry 2020-04-14
Publication Date: 2020-04-14
Farmers Scramble to Stay Profitable Amid Disruptions to the Food Industry Many farms around the country are still producing plenty of food but with r...
When Home Isn't Safe: Shelter-In-Place for Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse 2020-04-13
Publication Date: 2020-04-13
When Home Isn't Safe: Shelter-In-Place for Victims of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse  We’re staying home to keep ourselves and each other safe. Bu...
Politics with Amy Walter: React or Prepare? How to Handle a Crisis
Publication Date: 2020-04-10
The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented but history is often a helpful guide. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services f...
Privacy Concerns Mount as Coronavirus Spreads 2020-04-09
Publication Date: 2020-04-09
Privacy Concerns Mount as Coronavirus Spreads Around the world, privacy advocates are sounding the alarm on heightened surveillance measures that hav...
"In a Strange Way It's More Intimate": Recovery From Addiction During COVID-19 2020-04-08
Publication Date: 2020-04-08
"In a Strange Way It's More Intimate": Recovery From Addiction During COVID-19 People in recovery from addiction have seen their support systems, i...
COVID-19: Detroit's Black Community is Disproportionately Falling Ill and Dying 2020-04-07
Publication Date: 2020-04-07
COVID-19: Detroit's Black Community is Disproportionately Falling Ill and Dying A journalist and Detroit native tells us about this moment in her cit...
What COVID-19 Means for the American South 2020-04-06
Publication Date: 2020-04-06
What COVID-19 Means for the American South What was initially contained to the coasts is now starting to engulf the rest of the country, including st...
Politics with Amy Walter: A Primary Election During a Pandemic
Publication Date: 2020-04-03
On Tuesday, April 7th, Wisconsin will hold its primary election in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. While 15 states have postponed their primar...
Coronavirus Exposes Public Health Inequities in Indigenous Communities 2020-04-02
Publication Date: 2020-04-02
Coronavirus Exposes Public Health Inequities in Indigenous Communities In American Indian communities, the coronavirus outbreak has exposed a number ...
"An Open License To Pollute": EPA Relaxes Regulations Citing Coronavirus 2020-04-01
Publication Date: 2020-04-01
"An Open License To Pollute": EPA Relaxes Regulations Citing Coronavirus  The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week it is relaxing en...
Albany, Georgia, is an Unlikely Hotspot for COVID-19 2020-03-31
Publication Date: 2020-03-31
The Looming Crisis of COVID-19 in America's Jails and Prisons 2020-03-30
Publication Date: 2020-03-30
The Looming Crisis of COVID-19 in America's Jails and Prisons  A coronavirus outbreak in the correctional system could cause chaos for thousands of i...
Politics with Amy Walter: How COVID-19 has Changed Small Business
Publication Date: 2020-03-27
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on every aspect of life. Hospitals and health care workers are overwhelmed as the number of those infected ...
Faith Communities Find Creative Ways to Congregate Amid Pandemic 2020-03-26
Publication Date: 2020-03-26
Faith Communities Find Creative Ways to Congregate Amid Pandemic Places of worship are transitioning to creative ways of holding services that protec...
The Big Challenges Latin America Faces with Coronavirus 2020-03-25
Publication Date: 2020-03-25
The Big Challenges Latin America Faces with Coronavirus In Latin America, the reported number of cases has remained low, and not all governments are ...
How Effectively is the Media Covering Trump's Handling of COVID-19? 2020-03-24
Publication Date: 2020-03-24
How Effectively is the Media Covering Trump's Handling of COVID-19? Most television and radio news outlets are airing President Trump's coronavirus p...
Across the Globe, Health Care Workers Are On the Front Lines of Pandemic 2020-03-23
Publication Date: 2020-03-23
Across the Globe, Health Care Workers Are On the Front Lines of Pandemic In the U.S., health care workers are sounding the alarm on severe equipment ...
Politics with Amy Walter: Governing, the Economy, and Coronavirus
Publication Date: 2020-03-20
This week, a look at the way coronavirus is reshaping our worldview. Louisiana was the first state to postpone their primary contest as a result of t...
Amazon's Sales Are Up But Their Workers Don't Feel Safe 2020-03-19
Publication Date: 2020-03-19
Puerto Rico's Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic 2020-03-18
Publication Date: 2020-03-18
Puerto Rico's Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic Governor Wanda Vazquez has issued stricter guidelines to citizens on the island than we have seen ...
As the Threat of the Coronavirus Grows, President Trump Addresses the Nation 2020-03-12
Publication Date: 2020-03-12
As the Threat of the Coronavirus Grows, President Trump Addresses the Nation President Trump addresses the nation as the threat of the coronavirus gr...
Italy Issues Nationwide Lockdown Amid Growing Coronavirus Outbreak 2020-03-11
Publication Date: 2020-03-11
Italy Issues Nationwide Lockdown Amid Growing Coronavirus Outbreak The death toll there has now reached more than 600, with a total of roughly 10,000...
Bernie Sanders Dominates in the Muslim Vote 2020-03-10
Publication Date: 2020-03-10
Bernie Sanders Dominates in the Muslim Vote  It’s the second big contest of the Democratic primary and there’s a lot at stake. For Bernie Sanders, it...
Communities of Faith Grapple With the Coronavirus 2020-03-09
Publication Date: 2020-03-09
Communities of Faith Grapple With the Coronavirus As the coronavirus continues to spread around the country and the world, places of worship are grap...
Politics with Amy Walter: Super Tuesday and Beyond
Publication Date: 2020-03-06
Joe Biden, the one-time frontrunner turned underdog is now the frontrunner again. While Bernie Sanders, the one-time underdog turned frontrunner, is ...
How Will the Coronavirus Affect Schools? 2020-03-05
Publication Date: 2020-03-05
How Will the Coronavirus Affect Schools? Some countries have already shut school doors and sent all students home to wait out the virus. Can closing ...
Super Tuesday Brings Democratic Primary into Sharper Focus 2020-03-04
Publication Date: 2020-03-04
Super Tuesday Brings Democratic Primary into Sharper Focus Joe Biden had a dominant showing on Super Tuesday, meaning that the shape of the race for ...
What Pete Buttigieg's Candidacy Means for LGBTQ Representation 2020-03-03
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
What Pete Buttigieg's Candidacy Means for LGBTQ Representation On Sunday, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg left the presidential race....
The Coronavirus Keeps Spreading, So Does The Misinformation 2020-03-02
Publication Date: 2020-03-02
The Coronavirus Keeps Spreading, So Does The Misinformation The coronavirus keeps spreading. The first two U.S. deaths from COVID-19 were confirmed o...
What Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction Means for the #MeToo Movement 2020-02-25
Publication Date: 2020-02-25
What Harvey Weinstein's Rape Conviction Means for the #MeToo Movement Weinstein’s case has become synonymous with the #MeToo era. Yesterday’s verdict...
Trump Administration Targets U.S. Intelligence Community 2020-02-24
Publication Date: 2020-02-24
Trump Administration Targets U.S. Intelligence Community Last week, President Donald Trump announced Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany,...
Politics with Amy Walter (Extra): Nevada Goes for Bernie 2020-02-23
Publication Date: 2020-02-23
The Nevada caucuses were held on Saturday. Senator Bernie Sanders easily claimed victory, proving he can build a broad coalition of voters.  Host Amy...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Nevada Caucus and Beyond
Publication Date: 2020-02-21
Democratic strategist Joel Payne, Maya King from Politico, and Jon Ralston from The Nevada Independent join Politics with Amy Walter to discuss Satur...
Climate Change Finds Its Way onto the Debate Stage in Nevada 2020-02-20
Publication Date: 2020-02-20
Climate Change Finds Its Way onto the Debate Stage in Nevada Studies have also shown that Latino voters are more engaged with the issue of climate ch...
Trump Administration Escalates Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities 2020-02-17
Publication Date: 2020-02-17
Trump Administration Escalates Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities It will deploy dozens of border patrol agents in cities that have pushed back against it...
Politics with Amy Walter: Black Voters and the Democratic Primary
Publication Date: 2020-02-14
Andrew Prokop of Vox, Adam Harris of The Atlantic, and Philip Bump of The Washington Post join Politics with Amy Walter to discuss the results from N...
Politics from Amy Walter: Caucus Time
Publication Date: 2020-02-01
In the second installment of Politics with Amy Walter from Iowa, we contextualize the caucuses set to take place on Monday. Democratic Strategist Mat...
The Questioning Phase of the Impeachment Trial Begins 2020-01-30
Publication Date: 2020-01-30
The Questioning Phase of the Impeachment Trial Begins Senators began questioning House Managers and President Trump’s attorneys about the president’s...
Trump Unveils So-Called Peace Plan for the Middle East 2020-01-29
Publication Date: 2020-01-29
Trump Unveils So-Called Peace Plan for the Middle East On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan for peace between Israel an...
Is the World Prepared for the Next Pandemic? 2020-01-28
Publication Date: 2020-01-28
Is the World Prepared for the Next Pandemic? As fears over the spread of the coronavirus continue to spread, it raises questions about how prepared c...
The United Methodist Church May Split Over LGBTQ Issues — Here's What May Happen 2020-01-15
Publication Date: 2020-01-15
The United Methodist Church May Split Over LGBTQ Issues — Here's What May Happen The "traditionalist" faction of the UMC may split from the Church,...
Anti-Regime Protests Break Out in Iran Over Shot Down Ukrainian Jet 2020-01-14
Publication Date: 2020-01-14
Anti-Regime Protests Break Out in Iran Over Shot Down Ukrainian Jet Citizens are expressing outrage over the government previously lying about having...
Earthquakes Continue to Rattle Puerto Rico 2020-01-13
Publication Date: 2020-01-13
Earthquakes Continue to Rattle Puerto Rico A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico on Saturday morning. Can Solar Energy Solve Puerto Rico's En...
Politics with Amy Walter: Iran, Impeachment, and Iowa
Publication Date: 2020-01-10
Against the background of impeachment, heightened tensions with Iran, and the Iowa Caucuses, Astead Herndon of The New York Times and Clare Malone of...
What's the Relationship between Journalism and Patriotism? 2020-01-09
Publication Date: 2020-01-09
What's the Relationship between Journalism and Patriotism? As tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, a familiar debate is resurfacing on cable ...
Iran Retaliates, Firing Missiles Into Iraq 2020-01-08
Publication Date: 2020-01-08
Iran Retaliates, Firing Missiles Into Iraq On Tuesday, Iran’s military fired over a dozen ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq that house...
Are the Iranian People United Behind Their Government? 2020-01-07
Publication Date: 2020-01-07
Are the Iranian People United Behind Their Government?  The media portrayal of Iran shows the country united behind its government. But just how accu...
The Aftermath of Soleimani's Death Since the U.S. Airstrike 2020-01-06
Publication Date: 2020-01-06
The Aftermath of Soleimani's Death Since the U.S. Airstrike How is President's Trump decision to assassinate a top Iranian commander playing out in W...
"The World's Most Exclusive Club" 2020-01-03
Publication Date: 2020-01-03
In his 1957 book, Citadel, journalist William White refers to the Senate as “the world’s most exclusive club.” But for many high-profile Democrats, i...
“Stirring the Hornets Nest:” US Airstrike Kills Qassim Soleimani 2020-01-03
Publication Date: 2020-01-03
By now you’ve heard the headline...General Qassim Soleimani, Iran’s most powerful military commander, was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad. T...
How Local and Federal Policies are Criminalizing Homelessness 2020-01-02
Publication Date: 2020-01-02
How Local and Federal Policies are Criminalizing Homelessness Homelessness is on the rise throughout the country, and so is its criminalization. A Lo...
Laughing in Color 2020-01-01
Publication Date: 2020-01-01
While the lines in comedy are changing at the moment, not everyone is feeling limited by these new rules. As with much of the media landscape, women ...
New York Ends 2019 in a Week of Rampant Anti-Semitism 2019-12-31
Publication Date: 2019-12-31
New York Ends 2019 in a Week of Rampant Anti-Semitism A week of anti-semitic attacks in New York City culminated in five people being stabbed at a Ha...
Despite Billions in Aid, Farm Bankruptcies Are on the Rise 2019-12-30
Publication Date: 2019-12-30
Despite Billions in Aid, Farm Bankruptcies Are on the Rise Farm bankruptcies are up 24 percent from last year, the highest level the farming industry...
Smartphone Surveillance in the Digital Age 2019-12-24
Publication Date: 2019-12-24
Smartphone Surveillance in the Digital Age Across the globe, dozens of companies can now log the precise locations of millions of consumers through t...
One Year After The First Step Act 2019-12-23
Publication Date: 2019-12-23
One Year After The First Step Act Has the law achieved what it set out to do? How Migrant Communities Throughout History Have Grappled With American ...
Politics With Amy Walter: What's next for Trump and Saudi Arabia?
Publication Date: 2019-12-22
On Thursday, presidential candidates seeking the Democratic nomination gathered in Los Angeles for the sixth debate. Maya King of Politico and Kevin ...
Laughing in Color
Publication Date: 2019-12-21
While the lines in comedy are changing at the moment, not everyone is feeling limited by these new rules. As with much of the media landscape, women ...
What's Next for Donald Trump? 2019-12-19
Publication Date: 2019-12-19
What's Next for Donald Trump? Donald Trump became the third U.S. president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. What's next? Why A Non-Al...
Judges in Wisconsin and Georgia Approve Mass Voter Roll Purges 2019-12-18
Publication Date: 2019-12-18
Judges in Wisconsin and Georgia Approve Mass Voter Roll Purges Hundreds of thousands of voters could soon be ineligible to vote in Wisconsin and Geor...
Tenants Left in a State of Precarity as Mysterious Shell Companies Buy Millions of Homes 2019-12-17
Publication Date: 2019-12-17
Tenants Left in a State of Precarity as Mysterious Shell Companies Buy Millions of Homes Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting is now su...
What Trump's Executive Order Means for Anti-Semitism in the U.S. 2019-12-16
Publication Date: 2019-12-16
What Trump's Executive Order Means for Anti-Semitism in the U.S. Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to curb anti...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Political Power of Women
Publication Date: 2019-12-13
This week, Nick Fandos joined Politics with Amy Walter to share the latest about the House's impeachment vote. But while the national media has been ...
A Look at the Toxic Company Culture at Away 2019-12-12
Publication Date: 2019-12-12
 A Look at the Toxic Company Culture at Away The luggage and lifestyle brand is just the latest millennial tech company to be called out for its cutt...
USMCA to Become the New NAFTA 2019-12-11
Publication Date: 2019-12-11
USMCA to Become the New NAFTA The governments of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, announced the passing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in ...
Explosive Investigation Shows U.S. Officials Mislead the Public About "Unwinnable" War In Afghanistan for Years 2019-12-10
Publication Date: 2019-12-10
Explosive Investigation Shows U.S. Officials Mislead the Public About "Unwinnable" War In Afghanistan for Years  Since 2001, U.S. officials have be...
Rebroadcast: Correction Staff at ICE Jail Skirted Rules with Mentally Ill Detainee who Hanged Himself 2019-12-09
Publication Date: 2019-12-09
by José Olivares A warning to listeners: some of the audio in this story is disturbing and hard to listen to. An exclusive Takeaway and The Intercept...
The State of the Democratic Primary Field
Publication Date: 2019-12-06
The road to the White House is rarely a linear path. That was abundantly clear this week when Senator Kamala Harris announced that she was suspending...
Politics with Amy Walter: The State of the Democratic Primary Field
Publication Date: 2019-12-06
The road to the White House is rarely a linear path. That was abundantly clear this week when Senator Kamala Harris announced that she was suspending...
A New Trump Rule Could Cut Food Stamp Benefits for 700,000 2019-12-05
Publication Date: 2019-12-05
A New Trump Rule Could Cut Food Stamp Benefits for 700,000 The Trump administration announced a series of rule changes last year, and on Wednesday, t...
NATO's Struggle to Define Its Future 2019-12-04
Publication Date: 2019-12-04
NATO's Struggle to Define Its Future To commemorate its 70th anniversary, leaders of the 29 member countries are gathering in London this week.  "Po...
Why the Framers Empowered Congress to Impeach the President 2019-12-03
Publication Date: 2019-12-03
Why the Framers Empowered Congress to Impeach the President With so few examples of impeachment in our history, it can become unclear what exactly im...
The Dangers of Working in Amazon Warehouses 2019-12-02
Publication Date: 2019-12-02
The Dangers of Working in Amazon Warehouses New reporting found that Amazon's average serious injury rate was more than double the national average f...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Politics of Climate Change
Publication Date: 2019-11-29
Scientists have painted a bleak picture of the future if we fail to curb greenhouse gas emissions, but we’ve already started to witness the fallout o...
How Will Bloomberg News Cover Bloomberg the Candidate? 2019-11-27
Publication Date: 2019-11-27
How Will Bloomberg News Cover Bloomberg the Candidate? Mike Bloomberg announced he is running for president and some are worried about how Bloomberg ...
New Initiative Seeks to Bridge Prosecution Empathy Gap 2019-11-26
Publication Date: 2019-11-26
New Initiative Seeks to Bridge Prosecution Empathy Gap A new initiative signed by 40 progressive district attorneys pledges to have prosecutors visit...
Trump's Recent Pardons Cause Rift within the Military 2019-11-25
Publication Date: 2019-11-25
Trump's Recent Pardons Cause Rift within the Military President Donald Trump recently pardoned three military officers who were convicted or accused ...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Divided States of Government
Publication Date: 2019-11-22
Not that long ago, state government was seen as one of the last places for functional governing. But, over the last 10 years, state politics have bec...
Two More Witnesses Testify at Public Hearings 2019-11-21
Publication Date: 2019-11-21
Two More Witnesses Testify at Public Hearings Fiona Hill, the former top Russia adviser to the Trump White House, and David Holmes, a political couns...
Sondland Testimony Implicates Key Trump Administration Officials 2019-11-20
Publication Date: 2019-11-20
Sondland Testimony Implicates Key Trump Administration Officials Gordon Sondland, the former ambassador to the European Union, gave riveting testimon...
Here Comes the Second Round of Public Impeachment Hearings 2019-11-19
Publication Date: 2019-11-19
Here Comes the Second Round of Public Impeachment Hearings The House Intelligence Committee will hear testimony from eight more witnesses over the ne...
Mormon Deaths In Mexico Reignite Questions About the Ongoing Drug War 2019-11-18
Publication Date: 2019-11-18
Mormon Deaths In Mexico Reignite Questions About the Ongoing Drug War Mexico and the United States are in an embittered battle with drug cartels, but...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Impeachment Will be Televised
Publication Date: 2019-11-15
This week marked a shift in the ongoing impeachment inquiry as the first round of televised testimony began on Wednesday. Marie Yovanovitch, the well...
The Divide Within The State Department 2019-11-14
Publication Date: 2019-11-14
The Divide Within The State Department Wednesday's public impeachment hearings saw the Trump administration take a two tracked-approach to foreign po...
Day 1 of the Public Impeachment Hearings 2019-11-13
Publication Date: 2019-11-13
Day 1 of the Public Impeachment Hearings  The House of Representatives kicks off the first round of televised impeachment hearings. Trump Plans to Sh...
Public Impeachment Hearings Pose New Challenge for the Media 2019-11-12
Publication Date: 2019-11-12
Public Impeachment Hearings Pose New Challenge for the Media On Wednesday, televised impeachment hearings begin in the House of Representatives. Flin...
Politics with Amy Walter: What Did Democrats Get Wrong About Religious Voters in 2016?
Publication Date: 2019-11-08
A recent study from Pew Research found that white people who identify as Christians represent about two-thirds of all Republicans. Meanwhile, America...
How a Florida County Followed Trump's Call to Cancel "Fake News" 2019-11-07
Publication Date: 2019-11-07
How a Florida County Followed Trump's Call to Cancel "Fake News" The board of commissioners for Citrus County, Florida recently rejected a library'...
OK Boomer and the Generational Divide 2019-11-06
Publication Date: 2019-11-06
OK Boomer and the Generational Divide Those two words have become the latest catchphrase for a younger generation expressing its frustration with the...
How Swing State Unemployment Numbers May Help Us Understand 2020 2019-11-05
Publication Date: 2019-11-05
How Swing State Unemployment Numbers May Help Us Understand 2020 Is the pendulum beginning to swing towards a rise in unemployment? New HBO Documenta...
Georgia's Voter Purges Raise Voter Suppression Concerns 2019-11-04
Publication Date: 2019-11-04
Georgia's Voter Purges Raise Voter Suppression Concerns State officials announced they will purge more than 300,000 names from voter rolls. How Big B...
Politics with Amy Walter: Prescription Drug Costs and 2020
Publication Date: 2019-11-01
The rocketing cost of prescription drug prices makes the burdensome healthcare landscape more difficult to navigate for the millions of Americans tha...
Is There a Rift Between Trump and the Military? 2019-10-31
Publication Date: 2019-10-31
Is There a Rift Between Trump and the Military? This week, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman testified before Congress about his concerns that Pre...
Understanding the Key Witnesses in the Impeachment Investigation 2019-10-30
Publication Date: 2019-10-30
Understanding the Key Witnesses in the Impeachment Investigation Testifying in the inquiry can mean taking on big risks and incurring high costs.  Th...
Wildfires are Sweeping Through Northern and Southern California 2019-10-29
Publication Date: 2019-10-29
Wildfires are Sweeping Through Northern and Southern California The Kincaid Fire in Sonoma County and the Getty Fire in Los Angeles are causing massi...
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS Leader, Killed in US Military Raid 2019-10-28
Publication Date: 2019-10-28
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS Leader, Killed in US Military Raid  On Sunday morning, President Trump declared Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Is...
Politics with Amy Walter: Are Democrats Breaking Up with Big Tech?
Publication Date: 2019-10-25
What began as a love affair is now a relationship on the rocks. This week on Politics with Amy Walter, a look at the relationship between Democrats a...
The Republican Response to the Impeachment Inquiry 2019-10-24
Publication Date: 2019-10-24
The Republican Response to the Impeachment Inquiry We hear from a Republican strategist on the ongoing impeachment inquiry. How the Media Covered Hil...
In the U.S., the Number of Uninsured Children is On the Rise 2019-10-23
Publication Date: 2019-10-23
In the U.S., the Number of Uninsured Children is On the Rise More than one million U.S. children disappeared from the rolls of Medicaid and CHIP betw...
The Key Factors for Protests Around the World 2019-10-22
Publication Date: 2019-10-22
The Key Factors for Protests Around the World At the heart of many of these protests are the increasing level of inequality and distrust, and disgust...
Civil Servants, Marginalized for Years, are Pushing Back 2019-10-21
Publication Date: 2019-10-21
Civil Servants, Marginalized for Years, are Pushing Back The Trump administration’s attack on career diplomats and intelligence officials started as ...
Politics with Amy Walter: Will Impeachment Inspire more Republicans to Run for Office?
Publication Date: 2019-10-18
The midterm elections of 2018 served as a rude awakening for Republicans who watched their majority slip away in the House. Many Americans that had s...
The Legacy of Elijah Cummings 2019-10-17
Publication Date: 2019-10-17
The Legacy of Elijah Cummings On Thursday, Representative Elijah Cummings of Maryland died from “complications concerning longstanding health challen...
The Latest: Pence and Pompeo Head to Syria 2019-10-16
Publication Date: 2019-10-16
The Latest: Pence and Pompeo Head to Syria Yesterday, the White House announced that Vice President Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were hea...
Trump's Rhetoric Towards the Press has Real-World Implications 2019-10-15
Publication Date: 2019-10-15
Trump's Rhetoric Towards the Press has Real-World Implications The Takeaway is joined by a journalist covering Washington and the Committee to Protec...
How Will Congress Move Forward on Impeachment, with the Trump Admin Failing to Cooperate? 2019-10-14
Publication Date: 2019-10-14
How Will Congress Move Forward on Impeachment, with the Trump Admin Failing to Cooperate? Some have called this a "constitutional crisis" — but are...
Politics with Amy Walter: Digital Campaign Advertising and 2020
Publication Date: 2019-10-11
Even though Congress is technically on recess, it has been a busy week in the nation’s capital. The week started with a letter from White House Couns...
Turkey Begins Offensive in Northern Syria: What Will Happen to the Kurds? 2019-10-10
Publication Date: 2019-10-10
Turkey Begins Offensive in Northern Syria: What Will Happen to the Kurds? President Trump has been criticized for turning his back on the Kurdish peo...
Grappling with Gun Control in Washington and Kansas City 2019-10-09
Publication Date: 2019-10-09
Grappling with Gun Control in Washington and Kansas City Gun reform legislation in Washington stalls, and a mass shooting occurred in Kansas City, Ka...
Peter Navarro Talks Upcoming Trade Negotiations with China 2019-10-08
Publication Date: 2019-10-08
Peter Navarro Talks Upcoming Trade Negotiations with China "Truly a Trump miracle," the Assistant to the President on Trade says about the state of...
Trump Administration Moves Ahead with Major Foreign Policy Overhauls Amid Impeachment Inquiry 2019-10-07
Publication Date: 2019-10-07
Trump Administration Moves Ahead with Major Foreign Policy Overhauls Amid Impeachment Inquiry  Even as the Ukraine scandal embroils the White House, ...
Politics with Amy Walter: Quid Pro Quo My God
Publication Date: 2019-10-04
This week, new information about President Trump’s interactions with foreign governments have rattled Washington, D.C.  While the White House works o...
U.S. Asylum Policy is Sending Migrants to Mexico, Where They Face Kidnapping, Assault and Violence 2019-10-03
Publication Date: 2019-10-03
U.S. Asylum Policy is Sending Migrants to Mexico, Where They Face Kidnapping, Assault and Violence The Migrant Protection Protocols policy sends asyl...
Trump Inc. Explores Web of Connections Between President Trump and Ukraine 2019-10-02
Publication Date: 2019-10-02
Trump Inc. Explores Web of Connections Between President Trump and Ukraine Even before he became president, Donald Trump had ties with the former Sov...
Impeachment Saga Puts New Spotlight on Federal Whistleblower Complaints 2019-10-01
Publication Date: 2019-10-01
Last week, Joseph Maguire, Acting Director of National Intelligence, testified before Congress, as part of the impeachment inquiry launched by Democr...
How Should the Media Be Covering Impeachment? 2019-09-30
Publication Date: 2019-09-30
How Should the Media Be Covering Impeachment?  The latest Trump administration scandal has pushed the impeachment news cycle into overdrive, as mains...
Politics with Amy Walter: In Pursuit of Impeachment
Publication Date: 2019-09-27
This week, President Donald Trump was accused of enlisting the President of Ukraine to investigate his political rival, Vice President Joe Biden. A w...
The National Conversation Around Sexual Assault, One Year Since the Kavanaugh Hearings 2019-09-26
Publication Date: 2019-09-26
The Changing Landscape of Impeachment Today, the acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is testifying to Congress about the whistleb...
A Historical Look at Impeachment 2019-09-25
Publication Date: 2019-09-25
More Democrats Call for Impeachment Amid Whistleblower Reports 2019-09-24
Publication Date: 2019-09-24
More Democrats Call for Impeachment Amid Whistleblower Reports Two members of Congress join to discuss whether or not impeachment is inevitable. Athl...
Politics with Amy Walter: Should We Be Worried About a Recession?
Publication Date: 2019-08-23
The ongoing trade war with China, a weakened global economy, and a lack of investment by companies indicates that a recession might be looming. Presi...
Podcast: The History Behind President Trump's Accusations of "Disloyalty" Against Jewish Americans 2019-08-22
Publication Date: 2019-08-22
The History Behind President Trump's Accusations of "Disloyalty" Against Jewish Americans  On Tuesday, President Trump said that any Jewish person ...
Podcast: How the Trump Administration is Affecting Women's Health Care Beyond Abortion 2019-08-21
Publication Date: 2019-08-21
How the Trump Administration is Affecting Women's Health Care Beyond Abortion The lightning rod of Planned Parenthood and access to abortion could be...
1619: The Enduring Legacy of Slavery in the United States
Publication Date: 2019-08-20
1619: The Truth About 400 Years of Slavery Four hundred years ago this month, the first group of enslaved Africans were forcibly brought by British c...
Podcast: Homelessness is on the Rise, Despite Efforts at Intervention 2019-08-19
Publication Date: 2019-08-19
Homelessness is on the Rise, Despite Efforts at Intervention While homelessness as a whole has been going down since 2007, in the 2017-2018 years, th...
Politics with Amy Walter: Texodus: Can Democrats Turn the Lone Star State Blue?
Publication Date: 2019-08-16
A number of Republicans in the House have announced their retirements... and turns out many are in suburban districts, where the GOP’s support has be...
Podcast: ICE Raids In Mississippi Last Week Left Some Children Without Parents 2019-08-15
Publication Date: 2019-08-15
ICE Raids In Mississippi Last Week Left Some Children Without Parents Raids like this can be scaring for many children.  The Historical Precedent for...
Podcast: Wave of Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Expected As New York's Child Victims Act Takes Effect 2019-08-14
Publication Date: 2019-08-14
Wave of Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Expected As New York's Child Victims Act Takes Effect For the next year, anyone who was sexually abused as a child i...
Podcast: Police and Protesters Clash at Hong Kong Airport 2019-08-13
Publication Date: 2019-08-13
Police and Protesters Clash at Hong Kong Airport Thousands of protesters descended on the international airport in Hong Kong over the weekend and suc...
Ferguson: Five Years Later (A Takeaway Special Podcast)
Publication Date: 2019-08-10
Reflecting on Ferguson, Five Years Later It's been five years since Michael Brown was shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri. Ferguson's New...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Past and Present of Gun Control
Publication Date: 2019-08-09
Last weekend, there were two mass shootings in the span of 13 hours. In El Paso, 22 were killed in what federal authorities are considering a domesti...
Podcast: Rethinking Public Spaces in the Wake of Mass Shootings 2019-08-08
Publication Date: 2019-08-08
Rethinking Public Spaces in the Wake of Mass Shootings As mass shootings continue to happen in public spaces, many people in the United States say th...
Podcast: The Danger of Linking Mental Illness to Mass Shootings 2019-08-07
Publication Date: 2019-08-07
The Danger of Linking Mental Illness to Mass Shootings The American Psychiatric Association said that gun violence is a public health crisis and that...
Podcast: The Physical and Psychological Toll of Surviving a Mass Shooting 2019-08-06
Publication Date: 2019-08-06
The Physical and Psychological Toll of Surviving a Mass Shooting While much of the media coverage on mass shootings is focused on death tolls, the re...
Podcast: Tragedy Strikes in El Paso and Dayton 2019-08-05
Publication Date: 2019-08-05
Tragedy Strikes in El Paso and Dayton  Over the weekend, two mass shootings marked a week full of domestic terrorism in the country.   "Erased from ...
Politics with Amy Walter: the Upcoming 2020 Elections in the Battleground State
Publication Date: 2019-08-02
This week, Politics with Amy Walter is coming to you from Detroit. The city has gotten a lot of attention over the course of the week as it hosted th...
Podcast: Coal Miners, Protesting Unpaid Wages, Block Train Tracks 2019-08-01
Publication Date: 2019-08-01
Coal Miners, Protesting Unpaid Wages, Block Train Tracks On July 1st, the mining company BlackJewel LLC, the 6th largest coal producer in the country...
Podcast: How the Political Crisis in Puerto Rico is Unifying the Puerto Rican Diaspora 2019-07-31
Publication Date: 2019-07-31
How the Political Crisis in Puerto Rico is Unifying the Puerto Rican Diaspora The protests in Puerto Rico have served to lift up the voices of groups...
Podcast: Departure of Dan Coats Signals New Direction for Intelligence Agencies Heading into 2020 2019-07-30
Publication Date: 2019-07-30
Departure of Dan Coats Signals New Direction for Intelligence Agencies Heading into 2020 Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats will be stepping...
Podcast: Muslim Politicians Hold First National Gathering As Islamophobia Continues To Rise 2019-07-29
Publication Date: 2019-07-29
Muslim Politicians Hold First National Gathering As Islamophobia Continues To Rise The number of Muslim candidates has risen significantly since Pres...
Politics with Amy Walter: Mueller's Testimony Underscores a Crisis of Faith in Democracy
Publication Date: 2019-07-26
Much of the coverage of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's congressional testimony this week focused on optics, with pundits on both sides framing the ...
Podcast: 'The People Have Spoken': Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Resigns 2019-07-25
Publication Date: 2019-07-25
'The People Have Spoken': Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló Resigns The historic protests on the island have shaken the political establishment on th...
Podcast: Robert Mueller Testifies: Three Things We May Be Overlooking 2019-07-24
Publication Date: 2019-07-24
You can find all of our coverage of the Mueller report here. Database Shows that Drug Companies Distributed 76 Billion Opioid Pills in 7 Years As a r...
Podcast: Should 2020 Democrats Appeal to Moderates or Progressives? 2019-07-23
Publication Date: 2019-07-23
Should 2020 Democrats Appeal to Moderates or Progressives? Some members of the House have been calling for Democratic candidates to appeal to the cen...
Podcast: How Puerto Rico's Colonial Roots is Influencing the Political Unrest 2019-07-22
Publication Date: 2019-07-22
How Puerto Rico's Colonial Roots is Influencing the Political Unrest Today is the 10th day of demonstrations in Puerto Rico calling for the resignati...
Politics with Amy Walter: There's a Generational Divide Upending U.S. Politics
Publication Date: 2019-07-19
After a bruising political week in which President Trump's feud with "The Squad" reached a fever pitch, Amy Walter reflects on how both Republicans...
Podcast: The Political Crisis Continues in Puerto Rico 2019-07-18
Publication Date: 2019-07-18
The Political Crisis Continues in Puerto Rico  Pressure is continuing to mount on Puerto Rico’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló, following a scandal over ...
Podcast: Black Lives Matter: The State of Activism Five Years After Eric Garner's Death 2019-07-17
Publication Date: 2019-07-17
Black Lives Matter: The State of Activism Five Years After Eric Garner's Death On the fifth anniversary of Garner's death by chokehold, a roundtable ...
Podcast: Trump Administration Makes Dramatic Change to U.S. Asylum Policy 2019-07-16
Publication Date: 2019-07-16
Trump Administration Makes Dramatic Change to U.S. Asylum Policy Starting today, migrants who do not seek asylum in at least one other country they c...
Podcast: Political Scandals are Shaking Up Puerto Rico. What Exactly is Happening? 2019-07-15
Publication Date: 2019-07-15
Political Scandals are Shaking Up Puerto Rico. What Exactly is Happening? Two former top government officials were arrested and the governor is embro...
Politics with Amy Walter: Democrats Divided
Publication Date: 2019-07-13
The ongoing migrant crisis is getting worse, as the Department of Homeland Security is running out of room to house the increasing number of migrants...
Candidate Talk: Seth Moulton
Publication Date: 2019-07-12
Amy sits down with Representative Seth Moulton who announced in April that he is running for president. He's one of the few combat veterans seeking t...
Podcast: U.S. Hispanic Population is at All-Time High, But Growth is Slowing 2019-07-11
Publication Date: 2019-07-11
U.S. Hispanic Population is at All-Time High, But Growth is Slowing We analyze the U.S. Hispanic population demographically, economically, and politi...
Podcast: Native Leaders Invite 2020 Candidates to Presidential Forum 2019-07-10
Publication Date: 2019-07-10
Native Leaders Invite 2020 Candidates to Presidential Forum The forum will be hosted by Native organizations in Sioux County to talk about issues spe...
Podcast: Even With Insurance, the Cost of Health Care Remains a Crushing Burden 2019-07-09
Publication Date: 2019-07-09
Even With Insurance, the Cost of Health Care Remains a Crushing Burden Meanwhile, a US Circuit Court of Appeals is once again hearing arguments on th...
Podcast: Rifts Emerge Between Progressive and Moderate Democrats Heading into 2020 2019-07-08
Publication Date: 2019-07-08
Rifts Emerge Between Progressive and Moderate Democrats Heading into 2020 Recent tensions within the Democratic Party played out this weekend when Na...
Podcast: A Former Border Patrol Agent on the Culture of CBP 2019-07-03
Publication Date: 2019-07-03
A Former Border Patrol Agent on the Culture of CBP We speak with a former Border Patrol agent about the evolution of the agency and its culture, and ...
Podcast: What Does Responsible Tourism Look Like? 2019-07-02
Publication Date: 2019-07-02
What Does Responsible Tourism Look Like? Across the globe, tourism is on the rise, and our planet is feeling it. By some estimates, global tourism ac...
Podcast: A Small Step for Trump, A Giant Leap for North Korea 2019-07-01
Publication Date: 2019-07-01
A Small Step for Trump, A Giant Leap for North Korea Donald Trump is the first sitting U.S. president to step onto North Korean soil. Was it a step t...
Politics with Amy Walter: Unpacking the Democratic Debates from the Aspen Ideas Festival
Publication Date: 2019-06-28
At this year's Aspen Ideas Festival, Amy hosted back-to-back post-debate discussions with a panel of influential writers. We'll hear excerpts from th...
Podcast: Life After Overdose, Part 4: The Future 2019-06-27
Publication Date: 2019-06-27
Life After Overdose, Part 4: The Future We conclude our series "Life After Overdose" with a look at what life is like today for Lauren and April, a...
Podcast: Two Iranian American Voices Give Perspective to US-Iran Conflict 2019-06-26
Publication Date: 2019-06-26
Two Iranian American Voices Give Perspective to US-Iran Conflict  Two Iranian-Americans who have witnessed how the relationship between the U.S. and ...
Podcast: Plant-Based Meat Alternatives are Beefing Up in Popularity 2019-06-25
Publication Date: 2019-06-25
Plant-Based Meat Alternatives are Beefing Up in Popularity  Plant-based meat has seen a boom in popularity but is it really all its chalked up to be?...
Podcast: “The Children are Dirty, They're Sick": Extreme Overcrowding and Unsanitary Conditions Reported at Migrant Detention Centers 2019-06-24
Publication Date: 2019-06-24
“The Children are Dirty, They're Sick": Extreme Overcrowding and Unsanitary Conditions Reported at Migrant Detention Centers Last week, migrant chil...
Politics with Amy Walter: Digital Ads and the Wild West of Political Campaigning
Publication Date: 2019-06-23
As U.S. voters increasingly spend more of their lives online, political campaigns and other outside groups are trying to figure out how best to meet ...
Podcast: Displaced Planet: UN Reports Record Number of Global Refugees 2019-06-20
Publication Date: 2019-06-20
Displaced Planet: UN Reports Record Number of Global Refugees   70 Million. That's how many people around the world have been forcibly displaced by v...
Podcast: Diplomats, Experts Convene in Bonn to Address Climate Change, the "Fight for Our Lives" 2019-06-19
Publication Date: 2019-06-19
Diplomats, Experts Convene in Bonn to Address Climate Change, the "Fight for Our Lives" The talks follow the publishing of a report that called cli...
Podcast: Tensions Between U.S. and Iran Heighten 2019-06-18
Publication Date: 2019-06-18
Tensions Between U.S. and Iran Heighten A lead architect for the Iran nuclear deal discusses what went wrong, and the current state of tensions betwe...
Podcast: Prosecutors Drop Charges in Flint Water Crisis Cases, Extending Investigation 2019-06-17
Publication Date: 2019-06-17
Prosecutors Drop Charges in Flint Water Crisis Cases, Extending Investigation  Last week, prosecutors dropped all pending criminal charges against of...
Politics with Amy Walter: Democratic Socialism is Having a Moment; Will Voters be Receptive to its Message?
Publication Date: 2019-06-14
Throughout most of the 20th century and beyond, the term "socialism" has carried a lot of baggage in U.S. political history. Socialism itself has d...
Podcast: Decades After Stonewall, Police Departments Struggle to Build Trust with LGBTQ Community 2019-06-13
Publication Date: 2019-06-13
Decades After Stonewall, Police Departments Struggle to Build Trust with LGBTQ Community Last week, the NYPD formally apologized for the 1969 raid at...
Podcast: Border Patrol Camera Data Hacked, Released 2019-06-12
Publication Date: 2019-06-12
Border Patrol Camera Data Hacked, Released This week, Customs and Border Protection announced that hackers had stolen license plate images and travel...
Podcast: Venezuelans Stream into an Uncertain Future in Colombia 2019-06-11
Publication Date: 2019-06-11
Venezuelans Stream into an Uncertain Future in Colombia With inflation at nearly one million percent, food and medicine have been all but impossible ...
Podcast: Is the U.S. Immigration Policy 'Inhumane?' 2019-06-10
Publication Date: 2019-06-10
Is the U.S. Immigration Policy 'Inhumane?'  Last week, the Trump administration announced that it will cut funding for soccer and education programs ...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Impact of Black Voters: “When We Show Up, We Transform How Power Operates”
Publication Date: 2019-06-07
When it comes to elections there’s always a key voting bloc that gets the media attention. If candidate X wins the FILL IN THE BLANK they’ll win the ...
Podcast: Parkland School Officer is Arrested, Forcing New Questions About Police in Schools 2019-06-06
Publication Date: 2019-06-06
Parkland School Officer is Arrested, Forcing New Questions About Police in Schools Critics say school resource officers heighten the chance of propel...
Podcast: US Census in Crisis: As Supreme Court Weighs Citizenship Question, New Study Finds Key Groups May Be Overlooked 2019-06-05
Publication Date: 2019-06-05
US Census in Crisis: As Supreme Court Weighs Citizenship Question, New Study Finds Key Groups May Be Overlooked Black and Latino populations could be...
Podcast: Ransomware Attack Leaves Baltimore Locked out of City Hall 2019-06-04
Publication Date: 2019-06-04
Ransomware Attack Leaves Baltimore Locked out of City Hall Baltimore is the latest high-profile victim in a long string of attacks on soft targets li...
Politics with Amy Walter: To Impeach or Not to Impeach?
Publication Date: 2019-03-01
Amy Walter talked to Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, who serves on both the Committee On Oversight And Reform and the Hous...
How Deutsche Bank Became Trump's Biggest Lender
Publication Date: 2019-02-28
Examining Michael Jackson's Legacy Through the Lens of His Accusers A new HBO documentary chronicles the lives of two men who say that Michael Jackso...
How Michael Cohen Went from Loyal Attorney to Key Trump Critic
Publication Date: 2019-02-27
How Michael Cohen Went from Loyal Attorney to Key Trump Critic Michael Cohen was once one of Donald Trump's fiercest supporters. Today, he's expected...
Local Communities Feel the Effect of Change in Global Recycling Policies
Publication Date: 2019-02-26
Local Communities Feel the Effect of Change in Global Recycling Policies On January 1, 2018, China stopped accepting any recycled plastic and unsorte...
Venezuela: After a Tense Weekend, What is the Way Forward?
Publication Date: 2019-02-25
Venezuela: After a Tense Weekend, What is the Way Forward? We hear two radically differing perspectives on the way forward for Venezuela. Oscar-Winni...
Clarence Thomas Questions Landmark Libel Case, Raising Concerns About Press Freedoms
Publication Date: 2019-02-21
Clarence Thomas Questions Landmark Libel Case, Raising Concerns About Press Freedoms Thomas took issue with the landmark Times v Sullivan case from 1...
President Trump's National Emergency Draws Multi-State Challenge; Does the Lawsuit Have Standing?
Publication Date: 2019-02-20
President Trump's National Emergency Draws Multi-State Challenge; Does the Lawsuit Have Standing? 16 states are challenging President Trump's declare...
What Regulation Rollbacks at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Means for Consumers
Publication Date: 2019-02-19
What Regulation Rollbacks at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Means for Consumers In the Trump administration's latest effort to undermine re...
Hail to the Veep: Unpacking Vice Presidential History
Publication Date: 2019-02-18
Hail to the Veep: Unpacking Vice Presidential History On this President’s Day, The Takeaway looks at the role of the vice president in U.S. history a...
"We Are Here to Tell the Stories of Our Fallen Peers": Teen Journalists Documenting Gun Violence
Publication Date: 2019-02-14
"We Are Here to Tell the Stories of Our Fallen Peers": Teen Journalists Documenting Gun Violence  Hundreds of student journalists have documented e...
The Next Chapter for the Mexican Drug War
Publication Date: 2019-02-13
The Next Chapter for the Mexican Drug War El Chapo has been convicted. But will it matter for Mexico's drug war? History Shows That a Planned Wall Al...
Some Are Striking, Some Are Leaving: One Teacher on the State of His Profession Today
Publication Date: 2019-02-12
Lawmakers Reach a Tentative Framework to Avert Another Shutdown  President Trump may not accept the deal, but it outlines a potential compromise only...
Over 700 Victims: New Report Exposes Sexual Abuse in Southern Baptist Churches
Publication Date: 2019-02-11
Over 700 Victims: New Report Exposes Sexual Abuse in Southern Baptist Churches An investigation from the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Expres...
Trump's Investigatory Troubles Extend Far Beyond Robert Mueller
Publication Date: 2019-02-07
Trump's Investigatory Troubles Extend Far Beyond Robert Mueller The Southern District of New York is pursuing criminal charges against the President'...
ICE Force-Feeding Immigrant Detainees, In Seemingly Unprecedented Move
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
ICE Force-Feeding Immigrant Detainees, In Seemingly Unprecedented Move Last week, ICE confirmed that their agency is force-feeding nine detainees in ...
Freezing Conditions in Federal Detention Facility Raise Alarm
Publication Date: 2019-02-04
Freezing Conditions in Federal Detention Facility Raise Alarm According to the detainees, attorneys and media reports, the more than 1,600 inmates we...
How a Hate Crime Reverberates Through a Community
Publication Date: 2019-01-31
How a Hate Crime Reverberates Through a Community  Empire star Jussie Smollett told police that his attackers shouted “this is MAGA country," refere...
Polar Vortex Has Midwest Temperatures Plunging to Near Record Lows
Publication Date: 2019-01-30
Polar Vortex Has Midwest Temperatures Plunging to Near Record Lows Cold snaps like this were more common in generations past, but climate change is m...
Two Years Later, So-Called "Muslim Ban" Continues To Separate Families
Publication Date: 2019-01-29
Two Years Later, So-Called "Muslim Ban" Continues To Separate Families According to information obtained from the State Department, very few people...
Chef José Andrés Talks Food Insecurity, the Federal Shutdown, and the Joys of Discovering New Cuisines
Publication Date: 2019-01-28
Chef José Andrés Talks Food Insecurity, the Federal Shutdown, and the Joys of Discovering New Cuisines Through his non-profit, World Central Kitchen,...
Growing Protests and Cries of 'Coup' in Venezuela
Publication Date: 2019-01-24
Growing Protests and Cries of 'Coup' in Venezuela In Venezuela, protests to unseat President Nicolas Maduro continue to spread after President Trump ...
The Shutdown's Effect on the Opioid Epidemic
Publication Date: 2019-01-23
The Shutdown's Effect on the Opioid Epidemic It's the 33rd day of the partial government shutdown. Across the country, the lack of federal funding has...
Government Shutdown: Where Negotiations Stand on its 32nd Day
Publication Date: 2019-01-22
Government Shutdown: Where Negotiations Stand on its 32nd Day Workers will miss a second paycheck if the shutdown continues through the end of the we...
Vote, But Your Civic Engagement Doesn't End There
Publication Date: 2019-01-21
Millions of Americans voted last Election Day. But millions of others participate in our democracy every day in small ways. While 7 in 10 Americans r...
Communities Fill the Gaps Created by Shutdown
Publication Date: 2019-01-17
Communities Fill the Gaps Created by Shutdown The Takeaway hears from reporters in Arizona, Texas, and Alaska about the impact of the shutdown on the...
Calculating the Costs of the Longest Government Shutdown in History
Publication Date: 2019-01-16
Calculating the Costs of the Longest Government Shutdown in History By some estimates, the shutdown will soon cost as much as the President has reque...
What Recourse do Federal Workers have During a Shutdown? Learning from the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers' Strike
Publication Date: 2019-01-15
What Recourse do Federal Workers have During a Shutdown? Learning from the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers' Strike The air traffic controllers' union is...
New Reports Underscore FBI's Concern About Trump's Links to Russia
Publication Date: 2019-01-14
New Reports Underscore FBI's Concern About Trump's Links to Russia The President was also reportedly highly secretive about his meetings with Russian...
Manafort's Links to Russian Oligarchs Under Renewed Scrutiny Amid Change in Leadership at the Department of Justice
Publication Date: 2019-01-10
Manafort's Links to Russian Oligarchs Under Renewed Scrutiny Amid Change in Leadership at the Department of Justice With William P. Barr set to take ...
As Shutdown Drags On, Can Americans Afford to Go Without a Paycheck?
Publication Date: 2019-01-09
As Shutdown Drags On, Can Americans Afford to Go Without a Paycheck? There isn't good data on the number of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, bu...
Shutdowns are a Game of Chicken, But Does Anyone Actually Win?
Publication Date: 2019-01-08
Shutdowns are a Game of Chicken, But Does Anyone Actually Win?  If no compromise is reached, the political impasse could make this the longest-runnin...
Stuck in Limbo: How the Government Shutdown is Affecting Immigration Courts
Publication Date: 2019-01-07
Stuck in Limbo: How the Government Shutdown is Affecting Immigration Courts Judges, attorneys, and migrants are only a few of the players involved. F...
Big Pharma Raises Prescription Prices, Undercutting Trump's Presidential Pledge
Publication Date: 2019-01-03
Big Pharma Raises Prescription Prices, Undercutting Trump's Presidential Pledge With 28 pharmaceutical companies set to raise prices in January, Amer...
Inside the Big Business of Migrant Detention
Publication Date: 2019-01-02
Inside the Big Business of Migrant Detention A new investigation shows just how lucrative the big business of immigration detention is for private pr...
2019 News Preview: Stories to Watch in the Year Ahead
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Today, on a special New Year's day edition of The Takeaway we’ll look at what 2019 has in store when it comes to some of the biggest issues affecting...
The Ongoing 'Humanitarian Crisis' on the Border, and the Community in El Paso Rallying To Help
Publication Date: 2018-12-31
The Ongoing 'Humanitarian Crisis' on the Border, and the Community in El Paso Rallying To Help More than 2,000 migrants have been released from feder...
As Distrust Grows, Who's Going to Lead?
Publication Date: 2018-12-28
As Distrust Grows, Who's Going to Lead?  An hour-long look on American leadership begins with a look at just how dire the leadership and trust crisis...
Wild Swings on Wall Street Have Economists Worried About Recession
Publication Date: 2018-12-27
Wild Swings on Wall Street Have Economists Worried About Recession The stock market is not the economy, and the economy is not the stock market. Yet ...
New Report Says the VA Underspent on Suicide Prevention Outreach
Publication Date: 2018-12-26
New Report Says the VA Underspent on Suicide Prevention Outreach A new report just out from the Government Accountability Office says the VA has fail...
Making America Kinder, One Smile at a Time
Publication Date: 2018-12-25
For the past few weeks, The Takeaway has been featuring stories of good deeds big and small from our listeners for our series America the Kind. So we...
Escaping D.C.'s Real Life Political Drama With a Fictional One
Publication Date: 2018-12-22
There are countless political dramas and comedies to choose from, but with Washington D.C. feeling a bit like a reality show is there still room for ...
Does the GOP Have a Woman Problem?
Publication Date: 2018-12-21
Democrats won with women by 19 points in the 2018 midterm elections. Efforts to recruit new women candidates to the Republican Party have faltered an...
A Bipartisan Moment for Criminal Justice Reform
Publication Date: 2018-12-20
A Bipartisan Moment for Criminal Justice Reform This week we spotted that rarest of beasts in Washington: a bipartisan moment, and just in time for t...
Trump Foundation to Shut Down After Agreement
Publication Date: 2018-12-19
Trump Foundation to Shut Down After Agreement  The Trump Foundation is shutting down after an agreement was reached with New York Attorney General Ba...
New Senate Reports Detail Extent of Russian Meddling Campaign
Publication Date: 2018-12-18
New Senate Reports Detail Extent of Russian Meddling Campaign The reports show that Russian meddlers took advantage of a deep knowledge of how to wed...
What Should Lawmakers Do in Response to the Death of the 7-Year-Old Migrant?
Publication Date: 2018-12-17
What Should Lawmakers Do in Response to the Death of the 7-Year-Old Migrant? We speak with New Mexico Senator Tom Udall regarding the 7-year-old Guat...
Putting Together the Pieces of Mueller's Investigation Puzzle
Publication Date: 2018-12-14
It's been a rapid fire few days in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into Russian collusion during the run-up to the 2016 presid...
Theresa May Stays, as a Messy Brexit Continues
Publication Date: 2018-12-13
Theresa May Stays, as a Messy Brexit Continues On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no confidence vote called by members of he...
Trump and the NRA Are Likely to Have Violated Campaign Finance Law, New Report Shows
Publication Date: 2018-12-12
Trump and the NRA Are Likely to Have Violated Campaign Finance Law, New Report Shows Evidence points to an illegally coordinated effort between the N...
Theresa May's Brexit Strategy Suffers Last Minute Defeat
Publication Date: 2018-12-11
Theresa May's Brexit Strategy Suffers Last Minute Defeat Prime Minister May's decision to postpone a parliamentary vote spells further uncertainty fo...
Mueller Investigation and Cabinet Shakeups: A Pulse Check on Trump's Administration
Publication Date: 2018-12-10
Mueller Investigation and Cabinet Shakeups: A Pulse Check on Trump's Administration As 2018 nears its end, we check in on the latest with the Trump A...
Inside the Power of ICE
Publication Date: 2018-12-07
In this hour, we take a look at the creation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and how in just fifteen years it’s gone from an agency with wide ...
US Prosecutors Place Charges in Panama Papers Probe
Publication Date: 2018-12-06
US Prosecutors Place Charges in Panama Papers Probe It was the biggest leak in history. And it showed us how rich people hide their money. What Regul...
How We Say Goodbye: Presidential Funerals and Moments of Unity
Publication Date: 2018-12-05
How We Say Goodbye: Presidential Funerals and Moments of Unity Presidential funerals — and the eulogies delivered at them — have made for memorable m...
North Carolina Launches Investigation into Possible Election Fraud
Publication Date: 2018-12-04
North Carolina Launches Investigation into Possible Election Fraud A Republican victory is in limbo as an investigation is launched in North Carolina...
When Police Officers Commit Crimes, How Frequently Are They Punished?
Publication Date: 2018-12-03
When Police Officers Commit Crimes, How Frequently Are They Punished? And what will it take for the culture within police departments to change? The ...
Politics with Amy Walter: Pentagon's First-Ever Audit Exposes Massive Accounting Fraud
Publication Date: 2018-11-30
Inside the Pentagon: First-Ever Audit Exposes Massive Accounting Fraud Nobody knows how much money is being spent at the Pentagon or where it’s being...
Migrant Family Separation Continues at the Border, Despite Executive Order
Publication Date: 2018-11-29
Migrant Family Separation Continues at the Border, Despite Executive Order Immigration officials have yet to provide clarity on the number of childre...
Is Facebook Too Big? Amid Repeat Offenses, Global Regulators Suggest Breaking Up the Social Media Giant
Publication Date: 2018-11-28
Is Facebook Too Big? Amid Repeat Offenses, Global Regulators Suggest Breaking Up the Social Media Giant Mark Zuckerberg was noticeably absent from a ...
Earlonne Woods, Co-Host of Prison Podcast, Has Sentence Commuted
Publication Date: 2018-11-27
General Motors Announces Big Layoffs and Plant Closures The American car manufacturer announced plans to cut more than 14,000 jobs and halt productio...
Migrants Tear Gassed at the Border as U.S. and Mexico Prepare Asylum Policy Change
Publication Date: 2018-11-26
Migrants Tear Gassed at the Border as U.S. and Mexico Prepare Asylum Policy Change Women and children were also among those on the receiving end afte...
Politics with Amy Walter: Family, Friendship and Politics Collide on Thanksgiving
Publication Date: 2018-11-23
Sure, it’s nice to gather everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving. But depending on the family, there can be just as much laughter as there is screaming a...
The History of Thanksgiving Food, from the First Venison to Your Modern Day Table
Publication Date: 2018-11-22
The History of Thanksgiving Food, from the First Venison to Your Modern Day Table Why do we eat what we eat on this day? Food historian and writer Sa...
'Very Fortunate': California Wildfire Survivors Remain Thankful This Thanksgiving
Publication Date: 2018-11-21
'Very Fortunate': California Wildfire Survivors Remain Thankful This Thanksgiving What do you do for Thanksgiving when your entire community is gone?...
Caravan Migrants Face Mexican Protesters on Road to U.S. Border
Publication Date: 2018-11-20
Caravan Migrants Face Mexican Protesters on Road to U.S. Border  Protesters shouted, "Mexico First" against caravan migrants. Fleeing Violence and ...
The Camp Fire Creates a Humanitarian Crisis
Publication Date: 2018-11-19
The Camp Fire Creates a Humanitarian Crisis A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Northern California, where more than 10,000 families have lost thei...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Money Behind the Midterms
Publication Date: 2018-11-16
Counting on Election Integrity in Florida Machine meltdowns, recounts and who's responsible?  The Money Behind the Midterms More than $5 billion was ...
"We Had to Drive Through a Wall of Flames": Escaping the Camp Fire
Publication Date: 2018-11-15
"We Had to Drive Through a Wall of Flames": Escaping the Camp Fire Four survivors of the devastating Camp Fire tell us their stories of escape and ...
Amazon Comes to the Neighborhood
Publication Date: 2018-11-14
Amazon Comes to the Neighborhood  On Tuesday, Amazon named Long Island City, New York, and Arlington, Virginia as the cite of their HQ2 locations. So...
Doctors On Gun Violence: "This Is Our Lane"
Publication Date: 2018-11-13
Doctors On Gun Violence: "This Is Our Lane"  The NRA told doctors to "stay in their lane," and not take on the issue of gun violence. Doctors sai...
Devastating Fires Rage Throughout California
Publication Date: 2018-11-12
Devastating Fires Rage Throughout California The Camp Fire has already been marked as the deadliest fire in recent California history. Trial Over 202...
Politics with Amy Walter: The Case for Speaker Pelosi, Again
Publication Date: 2018-11-09
The Case for Speaker Pelosi, Again In 2007, Nancy Pelosi became the first woman to lead the House of Representatives. She wants her job back.   With ...
Grading The Media's Election Performance
Publication Date: 2018-11-08
A New DOJ, Sans Sessions Sessions is out. We explore the decision and what it could mean for the Mueller investigation and the future of the Trump Ad...
Election Roundup: Voters Choose Divided Government
Publication Date: 2018-11-07
Election Roundup: Voters Choose Divided Government  It’s the day after Election Day, so what do we know? Our election panel weighs in on midterm elec...
A Night of Firsts: Women and Underrepresented Groups Make History
Publication Date: 2018-11-07
Election Roundup: Voters Choose Divided Government  It’s the day after Election Day, so what do we know?  After Losing the House, Republican Party Ch...
Vote Today, But Your Civic Engagement Doesn't End Here
Publication Date: 2018-11-06
Voting is one of the most important forms of civic engagement. But Americans have engaged with their communities in all sorts of ways. Today's episod...
Tallahassee Shooting: The Link Between Right Wing Extremism and Misogyny
Publication Date: 2018-11-05
Tallahassee Shooting: The Link Between Right-Wing Extremism and Misogyny The gunman had previously posted videos and audio files online, railing agai...
Politics with Amy Walter: Getting Up to Speed on All Things Midterms
Publication Date: 2018-11-02
This week on Politics with Amy Walter, with Election Day 2018 just days away, we look at where things stand heading into Tuesday. Liesl Hickey, a Rep...
Little Mention of Climate Change in Midterm Ads, But it Matters to Millennials
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
Little Mention of Climate Change in Midterm Ads, But it Matters to Millennials The Takeaway holds a roundtable discussion with three millennial voice...
The Role of the President as "Consoler-in-Chief"
Publication Date: 2018-10-31
Reflecting on Presidents as "Consolers-in-Chief" Pittsburgh's civic leaders urged President Trump to stay away after the synagogue attack. A histor...
For Religious Communities, What Happens After an Attack?
Publication Date: 2018-10-30
For Religious Communities, What Happens After an Attack? We speak with three people who lost family and friends as a result of attacks at their place...
It is Time to Confront White Supremacist Violence
Publication Date: 2018-10-29
It is Time to Confront White Supremacist Violence In light of three horrific high-profile events from the past week, we analyze the continued rise of...
Politics with Amy Walter: Early Voting's Big Impact on the Midterms
Publication Date: 2018-10-26
This week on Politics with Amy Walter, we examine all aspects of early voting.  Early Voting's Big Impact on the Midterms The midterms are very much ...
Attempted Bombings Point to a Widening Political Divide
Publication Date: 2018-10-25
Attempted Bombings Point to a Widening Political Divide  Bombs sent to leaders of the Democratic Party Wednesday morning have brought the extreme par...
With Midterm Elections in Sight, Record Amounts of Money Spent on Campaign Ads
Publication Date: 2018-10-24
With Midterm Elections in Sight, Record Amounts of Money Spent on Campaign Ads The media landscape has been dominated by a barrage of political campa...
7,000 Migrants Continue Northbound — How Has Mexico Responded?
Publication Date: 2018-10-23
7,000 Migrants Continue Northbound — How Has Mexico Responded? Thousands of Central American migrants are in southern Mexico, some applying for asylu...
How United States' Elections Work
Publication Date: 2018-10-22
How United States' Elections Work 15 days ahead of the midterm elections, The Takeaway is taking a step back and looking at the infrastructure of the...
Politics and Protest: Hitting the Streets in the Trump Era
Publication Date: 2018-10-19
Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, millions of Americans have taken to the streets. Many have marched in protest of the president, som...
Honduras Caravan: Thousands of Hondurans Fleeing Violence Head to U.S. Amid Trump's Threats
Publication Date: 2018-10-18
Honduras Caravan: Thousands of Hondurans Fleeing Violence Head to the U.S. Amid Trump's Threats President Trump has urged Guatemala, Honduras, and El...
The Dangers of Being a Woman and a Journalist
Publication Date: 2018-10-17
Journalist's Disappearance Puts Spotlight on Saudi Arabia's Record of Human Rights Abuses Since seizing power in Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed ...
Recover, Rebuild: Updating Our Communities for a New Climate Reality
Publication Date: 2018-10-16
Recover, Rebuild: Updating Our Communities for a New Climate Reality Hurricanes like Michael reveal that our infrastructure, building codes, and prep...
Migrant Family Separations: The Trump Administration May Bring Back the Policy
Publication Date: 2018-10-15
Migrant Family Separations: The Trump Administration May Bring Back the Policy The Trump Administration is floating the idea that migrant family sepa...
Politics with Amy Walter: Has Trump Kept His Campaign Promises?
Publication Date: 2018-10-12
We are less than a month away from the Midterm Elections. And that also means we are two years out from the 2016 campaign, when then-candidate Donald...
Violence Against Transgender People is On The Rise
Publication Date: 2018-10-11
Violence Against Transgender People is On The Rise Violence against transgender people is at record high levels. And local police often fail to provi...
Violence Against Transgender People is on the Rise
Publication Date: 2018-10-11
Violence Against Transgender People is On The Rise Violence against transgender people is at record high levels. And local police often fail to provi...
"They Were Cutting My Hands": Unaccompanied Migrant Children Encounter Problems with Asylum Policy
Publication Date: 2018-10-10
"They Were Cutting My Hands": Unaccompanied Migrant Children Encounter Problems with Asylum Policy One teenager's story illustrates the many hurdle...
New UN Report Predicts Climate Crisis by 2040. Now What?
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
New UN Report Predicts Climate Crisis by 2040. Now What? A new UN climate report predicts catastrophic damage by climate change by the year 2040. So ...
On Columbus Day, Being Undocumented in America
Publication Date: 2018-10-08
Senators Collins and Manchin: What Do Voters Think of their Kavanaugh Votes? Although the voting for Kavanaugh was almost entirely along party lines,...
Can Our District Attorneys Reform American Criminal Justice?
Publication Date: 2018-10-05
Advocates for police reform have long looked to lawmakers in hopes of addressing the social inequities baked into the criminal justice system. And ev...
How Fair is America's Tax Code?
Publication Date: 2018-10-04
How Fair is America's Tax Code? Most American's think they pay their fare share of taxes but the rich and corporations aren't paying enough.  Rewatch...
Does America Have a Drinking Problem?
Publication Date: 2018-10-03
Does America Have a Drinking Problem? Judge Brett Kavanaugh's teenage drinking habits came under scrutiny at last Thursday's Senate hearing. Trump's ...
Government Increasingly Uses Tent Cities as Number of Migrant Kids in Custody Surge
Publication Date: 2018-10-02
Government Increasingly Uses Tent Cities as Number of Migrant Kids in Custody Surge The federal government is increasing the size of tent cities in o...
What Will the Kavanaugh FBI Investigation Look Like?
Publication Date: 2018-10-01
What Will the Kavanaugh FBI Investigation Look Like? With all the limitations the White House has placed on the FBI, we look at how this investigatio...
Politics with Amy Walter: Kavanaugh Hearings and A Conversation with John Kerry
Publication Date: 2018-09-28
Rage, Fear and Unraveling at Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings The nation watched as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey For...
Kavanaugh, Ford Testify: What To Expect
Publication Date: 2018-09-27
Kavanaugh, Ford Testify: What To Expect Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford are set to testify Thursday.  Inside the "Boys Club": T...
Cosby in Prison and Its Implications in the MeToo Era
Publication Date: 2018-09-26
Cosby in Prison and Its Implications in the MeToo Era Bill Cosby, once known to millions as “America’s Dad,” was sentenced to three to ten years in s...
Women Grapple with Sexual Assault Allegations Against Kavanaugh
Publication Date: 2018-09-25
Women Grapple with Sexual Assault Allegations Against Kavanaugh The Takeaway talks to three women about how they are watching the Kavanaugh story unf...
Rocky Terrain for Supreme Court Confirmation as Accusations Against Kavanaugh Mount
Publication Date: 2018-09-24
Rocky Terrain for Supreme Court Confirmation as Accusations Against Kavanaugh Mount More accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ha...
Politics with Amy Walter: Why They Speak Out: What Sexual Assault Survivors Risk When Going Public
Publication Date: 2018-09-21
Why They Speak Out: What Sexual Assault Survivors Risk When Going Public In light of the sexual assault accusation against Brett Kavanaugh, Jennie Wi...
After The Storm: Stories of Puerto Rican Resilience
Publication Date: 2018-09-20
One year after Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico, the island is still feeling the effects of the devastating storm. In this special episod...
Can There Be Redemption for the Accused in the #MeToo Movement?
Publication Date: 2018-09-19
Can There Be Redemption for the Accused in the #MeToo Movement? On Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, one rabbi explains what the Jewish faith ...
As Detroit Schools Shut Down Water Over Lead Concerns, Contamination Points to a National Crisis
Publication Date: 2018-09-18
As Detroit Schools Shut Down Water Over Lead Concerns, Contamination Points to a National Crisis Days before Detroit's public schools opened for the ...
"All The Bodies Started Stacking Up": A Funeral Director Remembers the Dead from Hurricane Maria
Publication Date: 2018-09-17
"All The Bodies Started Stacking Up": A Funeral Director Remembers the Dead from Hurricane Maria We talk to a general manager of a funeral home who...
Stuck in the Middle With You: The Plight of the Political Moderate
Publication Date: 2018-09-14
Over the last 20 years, American politics have reached apparent historic levels of polarization and partisanship, at least for the modern era. Today,...
As Hurricane Florence Approaches, What About the People Forced to Stay?
Publication Date: 2018-09-13
As Hurricane Florence Approaches, What About the People Forced to Stay? As millions leave their homes to avoid Hurricane Florence, many more will be ...
Do Cops in Schools Make Students Safer?
Publication Date: 2018-09-12
Do Cops in Schools Make Students Safer? A new HuffPost investigation highlights violence perpetrated by police officers stationed in schools, with ov...
For American Muslims, 9/11 Shaped Careers, Politics, and Identity
Publication Date: 2018-09-11
For American Muslims, 9/11 Shaped Careers, Politics, and Identity The attacks on the Twin Towers forced American Muslims to confront from within thei...
Serena Williams' Emotional U.S. Open Loss Points to Broader Bias in Sport
Publication Date: 2018-09-10
Serena Williams' Emotional U.S. Open Loss Points to Broader Bias in Sport Retired tennis player Rennae Stubbs and ESPN culture critic Soraya McDonald...
Politics with Amy Walter: Will Trump's Take on the Economy Resonate With Voters?
Publication Date: 2018-09-08
Today we're talking about the economy. The two big questions: 1.) Everyone says the economy is doing great. Objectively, is that true? And 2.) If it ...
Politics with Amy Walter: With Kavanaugh Hearings Underway, Anonymous White House Letter Upends Washington
Publication Date: 2018-09-07
With Kavanaugh Hearings Underway, Anonymous White House Letter Upends Washington The Kavanaugh confirmation hearings should have been a win for Trump...
Why America Doesn't Value Low-Wage Work
Publication Date: 2018-09-06
Why America Doesn't Value Low-Wage Work If wages are low, can the idea that "no job is better than another job" still be true? Kavanaugh Invokes Yo...
Supreme Court Nominee Hearing Before the Senate Continues...And it is Heated
Publication Date: 2018-09-05
Supreme Court Nominee Hearing Before the Senate Continues...And it is Heated It is day two for Judge Brett Kavanaugh in his Supreme Court confirmatio...
Kavanaugh Faces Senate for Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Publication Date: 2018-09-04
Kavanaugh Faces Senate for Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings The ideological balance of the Supreme Court hangs on one man, waiting to give conserv...
Why Don't More Americans Vote?
Publication Date: 2018-09-03
On the week that marked the 53rd anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, The Takeaway explored what it was meant to do, the state of vot...
Politics with Amy Walter: As Distrust Grows, Who's Going to Lead?
Publication Date: 2018-08-31
As Distrust Grows, Who's Going to Lead?  An hour-long look on American leadership begins with a look at just how dire the leadership and trust crisis...
The Troubling Emergency Response Failures After Hurricane Harvey
Publication Date: 2018-08-30
The Troubling Emergency Response Failures After Hurricane Harvey A year after Hurricane Harvey, a new investigation explores how failures in emergenc...
Inside the Fight to Reunite Families Separated at the U.S. Border
Publication Date: 2018-08-29
Inside the Fight to Reunite Families Separated at the U.S. Border Around 500 children separated from their parents at the border, still haven't been ...
From Indictment to Impeachment: We Answer Your Questions on Trump's Legal Woes
Publication Date: 2018-08-28
From Indictment to Impeachment: We Answer Your Questions on Trump's Legal Woes As always, the news out of President Trump's White House is moving fas...
Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Senator John McCain
Publication Date: 2018-08-27
Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Senator John McCain  Senator John McCain died on Saturday after a battle with brain cancer. We reflect on Senat...
Politics with Amy Walter: Cohen, Health Care and the Midterms
Publication Date: 2018-08-24
Politics with Amy Walter: Will Cohen's Plea Impact the Midterms? Now several days out from the bombshell news, we dissect what we actually know about...
A Year After Harvey, Communities Are Still Rebuilding
Publication Date: 2018-08-23
1. A Year After Harvey, Communities Are Still Rebuilding Hurricane Harvey made landfall this week last year, when it slammed into Texas’s Gulf Coast ...
Crimes of the President's Men: Cohen's Plea and Manafort's Verdict
Publication Date: 2018-08-22
President Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to several counts of bank fraud and tax evasion, in federal court in Manhat...
Some Immigrants Seeking Legal Residency Through Marriage Targeted for Detention, Lawsuit Alleges
Publication Date: 2018-08-21
We take a look at an immigration lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. It alleges the administration targeted certa...
How Inadequate Prison Care Adds to the U.S. Opioid Epidemic
Publication Date: 2018-08-20
Very few state prisons offer adequate treatment for inmates who are addicted to opioids. We report on how a failure to treat those who are struggling...
Politics with Amy Walter: So You Want to Run for Office? Bring Cash.
Publication Date: 2018-08-17
Today on Politics with Amy Walter, we follow the money in the 2018 midterm elections. Where is it all coming from? And what is it doing to our democr...
Hundreds of School Closures, Decreased Enrollment and a Brand New Charter School in Puerto Rico
Publication Date: 2018-08-16
Back in February, Puerto Rico’s governor announced plans to introduce a new charter school and voucher system to the island. And on Monday, Puerto Ri...
Hundreds of 'Predator Priests' and Decades of Sexual Abuse Covered Up in Catholic Church, Report Reveals
Publication Date: 2018-08-15
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General released a grand jury report on Tuesday documenting decades of child sexual abuse by over three hundred Catholic prie...
Election Security: How Vulnerable are Voting Machines to Hacking?
Publication Date: 2018-08-14
With the midterms right around the corner, The Takeaway has an in-depth look at the state of election security. A former government intelligence anal...
At Least 40 Children Dead in Yemen after Saudi-led Airstrike
Publication Date: 2018-08-13
Last week a school bus carrying children in northern Yemen was struck by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike. More than 40 children are believed to have ...
Why Don't More Americans Vote?
Publication Date: 2018-08-10
On this week that marks the 53rd anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, The Takeaway looks at what it was meant to do, the state of vot...
Where We Are One Year After Charlottesville
Publication Date: 2018-08-09
This weekend marks the first anniversary of the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. We discuss the strength of hate groups a...
Puerto Rico Signs Contract with Private Prison Company to Relocate Inmates to Arizona
Publication Date: 2018-08-08
We take a look at a plan underway in Puerto Rico to transfer some of the island’s prison population to a privately run prison in Arizona; a conversat...
Yes, Climate Change is to Blame for Devastating California Wildfires. But Societal Growth is As Well.
Publication Date: 2018-08-07
We take a look at the factors contributing to the especially deadly nature of California’s massive wildfires this year; Chicago experienced a deadly ...
Inside the Rally
Publication Date: 2018-08-06
President Trump has held more than two dozen political rallies since winning election. We explore the psychology and history behind these types of ra...
Politics with Amy Walter: Trump's Continued Campaign
Publication Date: 2018-08-03
Today's Politics with Amy Walter: At the top, a look at why Trump is continuing to rally, as well as how they’re being used to further, or detract at...
Politics with Amy Walter: Will 2018 Be The Year of the Military Woman?
Publication Date: 2018-08-03
Today's Politics with Amy Walter: A look at the rise of female veterans running for political office. There are 32 female veterans running for both t...
Judge Orders a Stop to Forcibly Drugging Migrant Children
Publication Date: 2018-08-02
On Monday, a judge ordered the federal government to stop drugging immigrant children without proper consent and to remove them from the Shiloh Treat...
We Almost Fixed Climate Change. Why Couldn't We?
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
2018 has been a hot, wet, fiery summer around the world. From record temperatures in China, to wildfires across the western United States, Sweden and...
Paul Manafort's Trial Begins as First in Mueller Investigation
Publication Date: 2018-07-31
Paul Manafort’s trial kicks off today in a U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. We give you a preview of what to expect; a look at the TSA pr...
100 Days: What is Facebook's Plan for the 2018 Midterms?
Publication Date: 2018-07-30
We take a look at what Facebook says they are doing to protect their users ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, and how that effort is going; an expl...
Michael Cohen Claims President Trump Had Prior Knowledge of Trump Tower Meeting
Publication Date: 2018-07-27
According to President Trump's former personal attorney, the president knew in advance of a meeting where Russians were expected to offer dirt on Hil...
As Government Rushes to Reunify Separated Families, Questions Remain About Parents Already Deported
Publication Date: 2018-07-26
Today, is the deadline the U.S. government set for family reunification, after implementing the family separation policy of “zero tolerance.” We take...
Farmers Get Relief as Tariffs Hit Home
Publication Date: 2018-07-25
We take a look at the newly announced $12 billion aid package for farmers negatively impacted by tariffs; we discuss the case of an undocumented immi...
Senate Confirms Robert Wilkie as New Veterans Affairs Secretary
Publication Date: 2018-07-24
Longtime government official Robert Wilkie will head the Department of Veterans Affairs after the Senate confirmed his nomination on Monday. We take ...
Affirmative Action Hangs in the Balance
Publication Date: 2018-07-23
After President Trump's rollback of Obama-era affirmative action guidelines, and Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, race-based college admissions ...
Trump-Russia Summit Fallout Continues As Putin Gets Invite to D.C.
Publication Date: 2018-07-20
Friday host of The Takeaway Amy Walter talks with Chris Painter, the U.S’s former top cyber diplomat and General Michael Hayden, former director of t...
Mythmaking and MS-13: Americans in Fear of an Exaggerated Threat
Publication Date: 2018-07-19
We take a big look at MS-13 in light of new data that shows Americans fears about the street gang; a look at a new tool police departments are using ...
Four Members of DHS Advisory Council Resign in Protest Over Treatment of Migrant Families
Publication Date: 2018-07-18
On Monday, four members of the Department of Homeland Security's Advisory Council resigned over what they described as the Trump administration's "m...
Unrest in Chicago After Shooting Of Black Man on the City's Southside
Publication Date: 2018-07-17
We discuss the ongoing tensions between police and residents in Chicago that have lead to clashes in the streets, and have turned violent at times; f...
Trump and Putin Meet in Helsinki
Publication Date: 2018-07-16
A look at President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting and press conference in Helsinki; a break down of the new Pew numbers o...
12 Russians Indicted in the Russia Probe
Publication Date: 2018-07-13
Today, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced a set of indictments in the Russian collusion probe; President Trump is in Europe this week, ...
Authorities are Tracking Your Cellphone: It's Not Just 'Bad Guys'
Publication Date: 2018-07-12
We wrap up our policing series with a look at about how authorities watch our phones; we go across the pond as Trump’s visit gets underway; as the Me...
Guatemalan Mother Still Separated from Son Following Self-Deportation from the U.S.
Publication Date: 2018-07-11
The story of one woman who self-deported and has still not been reunited with her son; a conversation about the irony of France’s relationship with i...
Change the Law by Changing the Judges: Kavanaugh's Nomination Points to Influence of The Federalist Society
Publication Date: 2018-07-10
At the top, we look at who the people behind the Federalist Society are and what their role is in influencing the judiciary; we speak with someone wh...
Phase Two of Thai Cave Rescue Underway
Publication Date: 2018-07-09
We talk to a cave rescue expert who explains the strategies being employed and the challenges the rescue team in Thailand is facing; at least 100 peo...
As Distrust Grows, Who's Going to Lead?
Publication Date: 2018-07-06
An hour-long look on American leadership begins with a look at just how dire the leadership and trust crisis is, and the historical analogies; Jelani...
An Open Seat on the Highest Court
Publication Date: 2018-07-05
We have a discussion on the contenders for the Supreme Court vacancy; we go to Kentucky to look at how the fight over a Medicaid overhaul is playing ...
"Out of Many, One." But Do We Have One American Identity?
Publication Date: 2018-07-04
American identity is shifting: from what we look like, to where we worship, to who we love. In this special hour, we seek to better understand how Am...
Yeni's Story: A Migrant Family Reunited
Publication Date: 2018-07-03
On Monday night, Yeni Gonzalez-Garcia completed the 2,500-mile journey from Arizona to Harlem, New York, and finally, she was reunited with her child...
The Migrant Family Reunification Process is Confused and Muddled
Publication Date: 2018-07-02
A federal judge demanded all separated children be reunited with their parents but the Trump Administration and its bureaucracy does not have a solid...
Kennedy’s Retirement a Game Changer for Supreme Court
Publication Date: 2018-06-29
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to bring that nominee to a vote by the fall, and now the pressure is on Democrats to resist a confir...
Without Kennedy as the Swing Vote, What's the Future of the Court?
Publication Date: 2018-06-28
On Wednesday, on the last day of the term, Justice Kennedy announced his retirement. We look at Kennedy’s departure through the focus of his role as ...
Sotomayor Invokes WWII Era Korematsu Case to Repudiate Travel Ban
Publication Date: 2018-06-27
In her dissent on the travel ban ruling, Justice Sotomayor invoked Korematsu v. United States, a 1944 Supreme Court decision that found it legal to h...
Understanding Today's ICE Through the Past
Publication Date: 2018-06-26
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement — better known as ICE — dominates the headlines with stories like families being separated at the border, incr...
Travel Ban Upheld: What Happens Now?
Publication Date: 2018-06-26
Today, the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling on the third version of the travel ban. In a huge and long-awaited victory for President Trump -- the co...
The Bright Side of Masculinity: How Gender Roles are Changing in 2018
Publication Date: 2018-06-23
All this week, The Takeaway is talking about men. The Takeaway speaks with two experts about why they're optimistic for the future of masculinity; Si...
The Political Price of Betting on Immigration
Publication Date: 2018-06-22
This week on The Takeaway Friday with Amy Walter, a big look at immigration from history and political strategies to consequences and the current sta...
The Migrant Detention Business is More Profitable Than You Think
Publication Date: 2018-06-21
Up first, we take a look at the money behind private corrections and detention operators via a comprehensive report from the Corrections Accountabili...
For Families Separated at the Border, Different States of Detention
Publication Date: 2018-06-20
A look inside two types of detention facilities, as Border Patrol finds itself unable to humanely process families being separated by the Trump admin...
The Anti-Migration Chorus Grows in the U.S., and Echoes in Germany
Publication Date: 2018-06-19
How both the far right in Germany and America have come to define the immigration debate around the world. And Minnesota regulators open final argume...
Tent City... For Migrant Children
Publication Date: 2018-06-18
Increased visibility of family separation at the border has been leading some politicians and conservative religious leaders to denounce Trump’s immi...
Trade War? Going Tit-for-Tat on Tariffs
Publication Date: 2018-06-15
From last weekend’s G-7 to the summit with North Korea this week, a lot has been happening on the world’s stage. Up first, we have a roundtable discu...
How Muslim Players Bring their Faith to the Field
Publication Date: 2018-06-14
The Takeaway speaks with with Roger Bennett, from “Men in Blazers” and “American Fiasco,” about the World Cup. We continued our look at soccer with a...
What Happens to Young Children Torn From Their Parents?
Publication Date: 2018-06-13
The Takeaway speaks with Dr. Colleen Kraft, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, on the psychological toll separations at the border can ...
President Trump Holds Historic Meeting with Kim Jong-un
Publication Date: 2018-06-12
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a groundbreaking meeting in Singapore. It was the highest-level contact between North Korean...
Ahead of North Korea Summit, President Trump Spurns U.S. Allies
Publication Date: 2018-06-11
On Tuesday, one of the most widely anticipated diplomatic events in recent history will be carried out at an island resort in Singapore, a summit bet...
Who Deserves Government Assistance?
Publication Date: 2018-06-08
In April of this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to strengthen current work requirements, or introd...
Puerto Ricans Pay the Price for Debt Crisis
Publication Date: 2018-06-07
Puerto Rico is facing the biggest local government bankruptcy ever filed in the United States. The territory is currently 72 billion dollars in debt....
Miami's Next Real Estate Crisis: Climate Gentrification
Publication Date: 2018-06-06
Residents of Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood say climate gentrification is already happening. The idea — developers looking to buy homes in mostly ...
Young Floridians Reflect on Gun Violence They Face Every Day
Publication Date: 2018-06-05
We spoke with two high school students about the prospects of violence they face in their communities due to the prevalence of firearms. After the Pa...
Sea-Level Rising in South Florida, Threatening Coastal Communities
Publication Date: 2018-06-04
A tour of Miami Beach reveals the elevated roads, expensive pumping systems, and other measures the city has taken to mitigate the effects of climate...
She's Running! Women in Politics, Tipping Back the Balance of Power
Publication Date: 2018-06-01
1992 was hailed as the "Year of the Woman" for the record number of female candidates elected to national office. Today, a wave of women candidates...
A Public Health Crisis in Puerto Rico Unfolds as a New Hurricane Season Nears
Publication Date: 2018-05-31
From hospitals and medical facilities to treatment and Medicaid, Puerto Rico’s public health system was failing well before Hurricane Maria ravaged t...
A Reckoning in Puerto Rico, Eight Months After Maria
Publication Date: 2018-05-30
A new study out this week came to a grim conclusion about the number of deaths in Puerto Rico attributable to Hurricane Maria. A survey of surviving ...
U.S. Separating Children from Parents at Border
Publication Date: 2018-05-29
Last Friday was National Missing Children’s Day, and there has been a lot of chatter over the weekend about the approximately 1,500 children who have...
On Memorial Day: Stories of Trauma, Survival and Renewal
Publication Date: 2018-05-28
This Memorial Day, The Takeaway brings you five stories that deal with trauma, survival, psychedelics, music and convalescence. The memories of three...
Mueller, Trump & Russia: The Counter-Intelligence Probe Defining The Presidency
Publication Date: 2018-05-25
A new survey from Navigator Research says a majority of Americans — 59 percent — think Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia and the 2016 campai...
Olympic Heads Grilled by Congress Over Sexual Abuse Scandals
Publication Date: 2018-05-24
On Wednesday, Susanne Lyons, the acting head of the U.S. Olympic Committee, and representatives from Gymnastics, Swimming, Taekwondo and Volleyball t...
McDonald's Workers Allege Sexual Harassment by Colleagues
Publication Date: 2018-05-23
On Tuesday, 10 women who have worked at McDonald's locations across nine U.S. cities lodged sexual harassment complaints against the company. One of ...
The Gun Talk: How to Broach the Topic of School Shootings With Your Children
Publication Date: 2018-05-22
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — In the wake of another tragedy, this time at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, where 10 people were killed...
Can Radical New Tactics Curb Gun Violence?
Publication Date: 2018-05-21
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Another school shooting, this time at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, has left ten people dead an...
"These are animals": The Risks of Dehumanizing Language
Publication Date: 2018-05-18
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — In a roundtable discussion with local California politicians and law enforcement officials opposed to the ...
Poverty Touches Not Just Pocketbooks, but Mental Health
Publication Date: 2018-05-17
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Studies show that where one falls on the wealth ladder is directly correlated with health outcomes. And th...
Dep't of Education Stops Investigating For-Profit Colleges
Publication Date: 2018-05-16
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Within the Department of Education, there exists a dedicated team whose job is to investigate abuse by ins...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Sports Gambling
Publication Date: 2018-05-15
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — On Monday, the Supreme Court paved the way for states to begin legalizing sports betting. In a landmark de...
Wealth In America: What Is It? And Who's Got It?
Publication Date: 2018-05-14
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Millions of college students are heading to the stage this month to collect their diploma, or to move from...
Why Are Police Called on People of Color Who Haven't Committed a Crime?
Publication Date: 2018-05-11
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — This week, the public witnessed yet another incident of a white person calling the police on a person of c...
America's Religious Identity Experiences Major Shifts
Publication Date: 2018-05-10
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — A survey of Americans' religious beliefs revealed that white Christians are for the first time no longer a...
Gina Haspel Faces Tough Confirmation to Head C.I.A.
Publication Date: 2018-05-09
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — President Trump’s pick to serve as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel faces a cha...
The Making of Childish Gambino's 'This Is America'
Publication Date: 2018-05-08
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — On Saturday night, actor and musician Donald Glover, working under his musician's alter ego Childish Gambi...
"Out of Many, One." But Do We Have One American Identity?
Publication Date: 2018-05-07
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — American identity is shifting: from what we look like, to where we worship, to who we love. And so it’s no...
How N.R.A. Fundraising Shapes the Political Landscape
Publication Date: 2018-05-04
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — The National Rifle Association’s annual conference beings today in Dallas. Around 80,000 people are expect...
Inter-Korean Peace Through The Eyes of a North Korean Defector
Publication Date: 2018-05-03
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — At the age of 13, Yeonmi Park staged a daring escape from North Korea. But the treacherous journey carried...
Lost in the United States: From Teenage Migrants to Sex Trafficking Victims
Publication Date: 2018-05-02
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — In Marion, Ohio, a city of about 35,000 people an hour north of Columbus, eight migrant teenagers from Gua...
Lost in the United States: From Teenage Migrants to Trafficking Victims
Publication Date: 2018-05-02
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — In Marion, Ohio, a city of about 35,000 people an hour north of Columbus, eight migrant teenagers from Gua...
Merger Mania: Corporate Consolidations Promise Lofty Returns, Can They Deliver?
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — The number of major wireless carriers in America may soon go from four to three. Over the weekend, T-Mobil...
Migrant Caravan Denigrated by President Trump Arrives in California
Publication Date: 2018-04-30
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — On Sunday, between Tijuana, Mexico, and California, about 400 migrants claimed asylum along the U.S. borde...
Korean Leaders Pledge Denuclearization and End to Korean War
Publication Date: 2018-04-27
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — For the first time in over half a century, a North Korean leader crossed the country’s southern border tod...
Alabama Memorial Confronts America's Legacy of Lynching
Publication Date: 2018-04-26
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — The National Memorial For Peace And Justice opens in Montgomery, Alabama today. The monument, conceived by...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Trump Admin's Third Travel Ban
Publication Date: 2018-04-25
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — In February of last year, President Trump tweeted that his administration would fully defend their concept...
After Waffle House Shooting: Few Rules for Weapons Surrender
Publication Date: 2018-04-24
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — The suspect in the deadly Waffle House shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, was arrested on Monday after a 36...
"I Was Just Looking for Safety": Applying for Asylum in America
Publication Date: 2018-04-23
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — In 2016, around 180,000 people applied for asylum in the United States. The vast majority of them end up i...
19 Years Later, Columbine Looms Large Over Today's Mass Shootings
Publication Date: 2018-04-20
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — It’s been 19 years since the massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, but just 65 days since the mas...
Over 60 Years Later, Hope for Peace on Korean Peninsula
Publication Date: 2018-04-19
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — This week, the South Korean government and President Trump confirmed news items that seemed out of the rea...
From Medallion Mogul to Presidential Fixer: Michael Cohen's Rise and Fall
Publication Date: 2018-04-18
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — By now, you’ve probably heard of Michael Cohen. Cohen is most famous today as President Trump’s personal l...
Seven Dead After Prison Riots in South Carolina
Publication Date: 2018-04-17
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Seven inmates were killed and 17 more injured in a series of fights that broke out at a maximum security p...
U.S. and Allies Strike Syria, But What's Next?
Publication Date: 2018-04-16
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Over the weekend, a U.S.-led coalition, involving the assistance of Britain and France, executed airstrike...
Striking Differences in Opioid Crisis Depending on State of Residence
Publication Date: 2018-04-13
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Depending on where you live in the United States, the opioid crisis may look remarkably different, which i...
Trump Set to Announce Response to Syrian Gas Attack, Weighing Missile Strike
Publication Date: 2018-04-12
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — A decision on how best to respond to a chemical attack in the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Douma over the...
Mark Zuckerberg Grilled Before Congress; Paul Ryan Retires from House
Publication Date: 2018-04-11
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — On Tuesday, Facebook C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg apologized in a congressional hearing for the abuse of data sc...
Calls Mount for Pruitt's Termination in Swirling Ethics Scandal
Publication Date: 2018-04-10
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Questions about Scott Pruitt's spending have been dogging the E.P.A. secretary for some time now. But as r...
Video Shows Apparent Gas Attack on Civilians in Syria's Douma
Publication Date: 2018-04-09
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — On Saturday, nationwide town halls placed young, newly-galvanized activists in close proximity to legislat...
State Education Budgets Across the Country Are in Crisis. Here's Why.
Publication Date: 2018-04-06
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — This week, striking teachers across Oklahoma have been following in the footsteps of their counterparts in...
Attack at YouTube HQ Points to Rise in Workplace Homicides
Publication Date: 2018-04-05
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — On Tuesday afternoon, a disgruntled blogger forced her way into YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, Califor...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy, Fifty Years Later
Publication Date: 2018-04-04
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorrai...
Signs of Trade War as China Slams Tariffs on U.S. Exports
Publication Date: 2018-04-03
Here's what you'll find on today's show: — Early in March, President Trump boasted that in a potential trade war between the U.S. and China, the U.S....