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Where the United States Postal Service Stands on Mail-In Ballots Come November

As we move closer to November, we need to keep talking about what it looks like to vote during a pandemic.

Blast Rocks Beirut on Tuesday Amid Mounting Tensions and Economic Turmoil

At least 30 people were killed with thousands injured; hospitals were overwhelmed by the number of injuries.

Why Are So Many Golden Age Rappers Dying Young?

There is a troubling pattern of rappers that came to fame during the late 80s and 90s dying in their 30s and 40s.

Activists See Progress in Fight to Halt Surgeries for Intersex Children

Last week, the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago became the first major hospital in the country to officially halt genital surgeries for intersex children.

Violence Against Transgender People is On The Rise

Violence against transgender people is at record high levels. And local police often fail to provide justice.

Poverty in St. Louis is Exacerbated by an Affordable Housing Crisis

Over a quarter of city residents are living below the federal poverty line, where finding affordable housing is nearly impossible.

One Year After Wildfires Raze Northern California, Residents Look Back

One family lost everything, just barely escaping their home before flames engulfed the community.

There’s More Black Women Running in the Midterms, But They Face Bigger Hurdles

Black women running for office encounter outright racism and harassment, but also struggle more to gain funding and endorsements. 

“First Man” Tells a Story of American Exceptionalism. Is it Still Relevant in 2018?

Takeaway film critic Rafer Guzman and New York Times critic-at-large Wesley Morris dissect “First Man,” and explore whether the story of Neil Armstrong is still relevant in 2018.

Within the Department of Education, there exists a dedicated team whose job is to investigate abuse by institutions of higher education. Their focus is on for-profit schools such as DeVry and Corinthian Colleges. The team is tasked with determining whether for-profit institutions misled students about job prospects or tricked them into predatory loans. The Takeaway discusses a new report from The New York Times that alleges Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is effectively dismantling the investigative team tasked with monitoring abuses by for-profit colleges. Plus, we look at a study from the National Center for Education Statistics finding that 94% of teachers in high-poverty school districts pay for classroom supplies out of pocket; a death-sentence case in Sudan that is prompting international uproar; and a new documentary exploring the black, L.G.B.T.Q. disco club that served members of Los Angeles’s marginalized communities for decades.

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July 26, 2017: President Donald Trump announced a ban on transgender service members on Wednesday. The Takeaway talks to two LGBTQ military members about the change. Plus, a look into Paul Manafort’s past, the Department of Defense’s environmental impact, and a new stage play on the Syrian civil war. 

June 19, 2017: On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas to announce the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery and the Civil War. More than 150 years later, communities across the U.S. remember the day as Juneteenth. Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Warmth of Other Suns,” explains why she believes Juneteenth should be recognized as a national holiday. Plus, a look at terror and tension in the United Kingdom, history’s most expensive congressional race, gun rights and race in America, and a queer cabaret show that blends humor, politics, and history.

June 12, 2017: Today marks the one year anniversary since the brutal attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida that left 49 people dead. The Takeaway takes a trip to Orlando, and to Pulse nightclub, to speak with survivors, family members, and community leaders. Plus, a look at a Supreme Court case that changed the way we love in America, and much more. 

March 01, 2017:

1. Presidential Pivot? Voters Say Trump Softened in Address to Congress (13 min)

2. Bomb Threats Ripple Across American Jewish Communities (6 min)

3. Life After Prison: High Hopes For an Uncertain Future (7 min)

4. Texas Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage Benefits (4 min)

5. A Musician’s Soul-Filled Response to Trump’s Immigration Ban (7 min)

February 23, 2017:

1. Trump Administration Punts Transgender Bathroom Rights Back to the States (10 min)

2. Defeat at Standing Rock: An Ominous Sign for Modern Protest Movements? (8 min)

3. Study: Drop in Teen Suicide Rates Linked to Same-Sex Marriage Legalization (4 min)

4. Trump’s Tough Talk on China Rattles U.S. Colleges (4 min)

5. New Research Has Scientists Rethinking the Cosmos (7 min)

6. Holocaust Survivor Gives the Gift of Music to Bronx Schoolgirl (8 min)

Coming up on today’s show:

How are gay Muslims responding to the massacre in Orlando, Florida? Sarah Eltantawi, a professor of comparative religion at Evergreen State College, and Hussain Turk, a gay Muslim student in Los Angeles, weigh in.
How will security at nightclubs, concert venues, and sports arenas change after the Orlando shooting? For answers, we turn to David A. Yorio, managing director of Citadel Security Agency.
On Tuesday, members of the Senate agreed that they would be willing to negotiate changes to policy that have allowed suspected terrorists to purchase a firearm. Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich has the details.
In 1932, North Dakota banned non-family corporations from owning farmland or operating farms. But last March, the state legislature passed a bill that would relax the ban. Citizens protested, and were able to defeat the law in a referendum held yesterday. Dave Thompson, news director at Prairie Public Broadcasting, explains. 
Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich talks with Gillian Tett, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times, about what next week’s Brexit vote could mean for the global economy.
American novelist, playwright, and essayist Don DeLillo discusses his new book, “Zero K,” which looks at the relationship between a man and his billionaire father in the future.

March 15, 2016: 1. Beyond Data: What’s Really Driving Voters to the Polls | 2. Trump Tests The Truth & The Media | 3. Mission Accomplished? Russia Withdraws from Syria | 4. Understanding Gender Bias in Autism Research | 5. The Colonial Epidemic that Explains Modern America