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“I Felt the System Was Raping Me All Over Again”: Senator McSally Reveals Sexual Assault in the Military

Republican Senator Martha McSally from Arizona shared her story of assault in the military. Reports show things have not changed much since her rape by a superior officer.

Trans Athletes Navigate the World of High School Sports

As more high school students come out as trans, their experience as athletes can vary greatly depending on where they live. 

Trump Rescinds Drone Strikes Transparency Order

President Trump rolled back an Obama-era measure that requires the military and CIA to publish data on drone strikes carried out in non-combat zones. 

Guests:

Patricia Murphy

Lory Manning

Katie Barnes

Jeremy Scahill

Ned Price

Walt Whitman loved America — so much so that it got a little creepy sometimes. But he accomplished his goal, writing a new Bible for American poetry to reflect the democracy and diversity at the heart of this country, and we explore Leaves of Grass in an episode of American Icons. Kurt talks with Linda […]

Drones have only been around for a couple of decades, but already, they’re reshaping the contours of conflict and raising ethical quandaries. President Barack Obama launched more than 500 drone strikes during his tenure, 10 times more than President George W. Bush. But Obama’s drones strikes killed far fewer civilians than did Bush’s intervention in Iraq. Still, how much should drones and robotics be used in conflict, and when, and what unintended consequences might this unleash? Peter Singer, Strategist at the New America Foundation and author of “Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century” talks with The World’s Jeb Sharp.

“What was unreasonable at 8 o’clock in the morning on September 11 may have been quite reasonable by 2 o’clock in the afternoon given the changed circumstances in which the country found itself.” (Michael Hayden, former former director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency)

December 25, 2015: Merry Christmas from The Takeaway! In honor of the holiday season, we’re spending the day thinking about giving. 

In this hour-long program, we look at how drones are revolutionizing the skies, and how this technology has so quickly moved from science fiction to ubiquitous reality.