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"To Me, This Is The Right Thing To Do": California Governor Halts State's Executions

"To Me, This Is The Right Thing To Do": California Governor Halts State's Executions

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a moratorium on executions in the state, which holds one quarter of the nation's death row inmates. 

Ohio Seeks Lethal Injection Alternatives After Ruling From Federal Judge

For years now, lethal injection has been a major point of contention in Ohio. And this month, executions in the state ground to a temporary halt.

Young People Around the World Stage Mass Climate Change Protest

Friday's Youth Climate Strike will see students from nearly 100 countries walk out of school to demand bold environmental action.

Eight Years Into Syrian Civil War, A Writer Reflects 

Marwan Hisham called for the end of the Assad regime. He could never have imagined what has transpired since.

Guests:

Marisa Lagos

Carol Steiker 

Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Haven Coleman

Eric Holthaus

Marwan Hisham

"To Me, This Is The Right Thing To Do": California Governor Halts State's Executions

Miami's Next Real Estate Crisis: Climate Gentrification

Residents of Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood say climate gentrification is already happening. The idea — developers looking to buy homes in mostly black, working-class communities to hedge their portfolios against threatened beachfront properties — is deeply concerning to community activists. Residents worry that the feverish interest in their community's real estate will lead to a surge in prices, driving out longtime residents. More on this, plus a conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his father's assassination; and we consider the removal of the swimsuit competition from the Miss America pageant with a former Miss America.

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Miami's Next Real Estate Crisis: Climate Gentrification

Lost in the United States: From Teenage Migrants to Trafficking Victims

In Marion, Ohio, a city of about 35,000 people an hour north of Columbus, eight migrant teenagers from Guatemala found themselves trapped in a trafficking ring in 2014. A particularly alarming piece of the story, says Deirdre Shessgreen, is that the teenagers had actually been approved by the Office of Refugee Resettlement, a division of Health and Human Services which resettles unaccompanied migrant children. The Takeaway examines the federal oversight of these scores of migrant children. Plus, we look at how a new Malaysian law targeting fake news may actually be being misused by the government to target critics; and the story of a young girl's escape from the Rwandan genocide and her journey building a new life in America.

Lost in the United States: From Teenage Migrants to Trafficking Victims

Six Months After Maria, Puerto Rico Struggles to Rebuild

March 20, 2018: Six months ago, in the waning hours of September 20th, Hurricane Maria made landfall in the southeast of Puerto Rico. Winds peaking at more than 150 miles per hour tore through the island, leaving a trail of wreckage that continues to be felt today. Things have improved, but more than 100,000 are still in the dark, thousands of small businesses have yet to reopen, and hundreds of thousands of people have left the island, many for good. The Takeaway looks at the 3,500 Puerto Ricans still living in temporary housing as they struggle to rebuild their lives. Plus, we discuss a massive new study that finds racial inequality persists even among the most privileged African-American families; the proposed "right to repair" law in California that has major tech companies up in arms; 'overlooked' Harlem Renaissance author Nella Larsen who is now getting an obituary in The New York Times; and comedian Aparna Nancherla whose lifelong anxiety has prepared her for this political moment.

Six Months After Maria, Puerto Rico Struggles to Rebuild

A Litmus Test for The Midterm Election

March 12, 2018: Pennsylvania's 18th district is in the heart of steel country, and has long been a Republican stronghold. President Trump won the district by 20 percent, but he has seen his favorability drop since election day, and a loss for the Republican candidate will signal a warning for the GOP that they may be losing their hold nationally. The Takeaway looks at this tight race, plus a story of escape from Eastern Ghouta; the latest on the Russian nerve agent attack in the U.K.; a historic story about chemical weapons and American service-members; why Oklahoma teachers may strike; and the final piece of our "Reading the Reckoning" book club series.  

A Litmus Test for The Midterm Election