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Since May, protests have unfolded to denounce the way police interact with Black Americans. Most recently, the shooting of Jacob Blake, an unarmed father, has grabbed national headlines. Blake was shot in the back seven times by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The violent event has resulted in many taking to the street and demanding answers to why this keeps happening. 

Maya King, political reporting fellow at POLITICO, and Katie Glueck, national politics reporter for The New York Times unpack how questions surrounding the role of law enforcement could alter November’s election.

NextGen America is a political group that engages young voters to support progressive causes and candidates. Before the start of the pandemic, they interacted with students in-person on college campuses through voter registration drives and casual conversations about voting. Jared DeLoof, State Director NextGen America explains how they’ve adapted to the new reality.

The idea that disinformation and conspiracy theories thrive on the internet is widely known and has been part of the mainstream conversation since the election of Donald Trump in 2016. Despite attempts to remove bad actors and regulate social media networks, conspiracy theories are still making their way to the forefront of our politics in 2020. 

Ben Collins, covers disinformation, extremism, and the internet for NBC, and Cindy Otis, vice president of analysis at the Alethea Group and author of “True or False: A CIA Analyst’s Guide to Spotting Fake News” describe the methodology behind these nefarious actors and why they’re committed to their cause.

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 and big tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, and Google. 

When it comes to big tech, the conversation has shifted from if they should be regulated to how and by whom. For a long time, these tech giants grew quickly and quietly beyond what many of us could’ve imagined. As a result, incredible wealth and power started to concentrate in Silicon Valley, largely unchecked by Congress.

Tim Wu, the author of The Curse of Bigness and a professor at Columbia University, explains how big tech companies became embedded in the social and economic fabric of our country. Senator Mark Warner is one of a growing number of Democrats who are critical of how much power big tech has amassed, and he shares his ideas on how to rein them in on today’s show. Representative Ro Khanna, the Democrat who represents Silicon Valley in Congress, walks us through the adversarial nature of the relationship between Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C.

Plus, Cecilia Kang, a tech reporter at the New York Times, gives an update on the antitrust investigations going on. Finally, journalist and author Charles Duhigg explains the spectacular growth of Amazon, from its early days as an online retailer to the tech giant it is today. 

Facebook Promises To Combat Divisiveness and Improve Privacy. Again. 

Mark Zuckerberg called for increased oversight to help reign in harmful content and fake news, as well as improve privacy.

Governor Ralph Northam Returns to the Public Eye Following Scandal

Virginia’s Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General all faced scandal, yet all remain in their jobs. What happens from here and how do Virginian’s feel about it?

In Hulu’s “Shrill,” a Fat-Phobic World Is the Punchline 

Shrill, based on the Lindy West memoir of the same name, explores the personal story of a self-described fat woman in pursuit of her own lost power.

Guests:

Issie Lapowsky

Corey D.B. Walker

Samhita Mukhopadhyay

Is Facebook Too Big? Amid Repeat Offenses, Global Regulators Suggest Breaking Up the Social Media Giant

Mark Zuckerberg was noticeably absent from a meeting in the UK on Tuesday, where regulators from nine countries demanded answers.

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Faces Criticism, But Is It Fair?

Facebook’s number two executive Sheryl Sandberg is coming under increasing criticism from multiple directions.

What’s Ahead for the U.S. and China at the G20 Summit?

On Monday, President Trump threatened more tariffs if a trade deal is not reached.

Art in Orbit? Astronomers Say: No Way

A huge inflatable sculpture is headed for orbit. But does art belong in space? Astronomers say no. We hear why.

Guests:

Tim Wu

Tony Romm

Issie Lapowsky

Alex Lawson

Jackie Faherty

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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 explanation on how WhatsApp is propagating mob violence in India; a larger discussion on how the MeToo movement has been changing circumstances in the past few months; a look at the election in Pakistan and what it means for the region; and we kick off our series with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on how place affects health outcomes.

You can connect with The Takeaway on Twitter, Facebook, or on our show page at TheTakeaway.org.

Studies show that where one falls on the wealth ladder is directly correlated with health outcomes. And though the U.S. is the wealthiest country in the world, where that wealth falls is getting increasingly uneven. The consequences of this uneven distribution are changing how people go about their lives, and even the status of their health. The Takeaway examines these consequences that poverty and financial stress can imprint on a young person’s psyche. Plus, we review the case of Junot Díaz, whose culpability for a string of sexual transgressions is being litigated by the public; and a review of congressional testimony that sought to better understand how Cambridge Analytica, the now-defunct political consultancy firm, operated.

You can connect with The Takeaway on Twitter, Facebook, or on our show page at TheTakeaway.org.

April 11, 2018: On Tuesday, Facebook C.E.O. Mark Zuckerberg apologized in a congressional hearing for the abuse of data scraped from Facebook users without their permission. Testimony this week was motivated largely by reports that research firm Cambridge Analytica improperly gained access to the data from 87 million Facebook users. Zuckerberg sits before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today where he faces more questions about how and when information was shared and to what effect. The Takeaway reviews Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony and what prospects of future regulation may come from it. Plus, we take a look at how Europe has been managing Facebook’s oversight of user data; the announcement from GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan that he will not seek re-election; and the real-life address of Sherlock Holmes that has become embroiled in a mysterious ownership inquest.

On April 3, 1968, hundreds of audience members walked out of the theatrical premier of a strange, long, dialogue-sparse science fiction film. Now regarded as one of the greatest science fiction films of all time, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey was first met with harsh reviews from critics. Writer and filmmaker Michael Benson, author of the new […]

March 22, 2018: 22-year-old Stephon Clark was shot and killed by police late Sunday night in Sacramento, California. Clark, who is African-American, was living at his grandparents’ home at the time when police responded to reports of a man who had broken car windows and was hiding out in a backyard. Police were led to his location before firing off 20 shots at Clark, who they believed was brandishing a weapon. The only item discovered near his body was a cellphone. The Takeaway looks at this latest shooting of an unarmed black man. Plus, we examine Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and his investment-diplomacy tour of the U.S.; the resignation of Peru’s president and the construction giant that played a role in his fall; a new report detailing child abuse claims on military bases that were ignored; and whether the regulatory tide is turning against Facebook and its trove of user-data.

February 21, 2017:

1. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster Tapped For National Security Adviser (7 min)

2. Iraqi Forces Lead Offensive to Retake Western Mosul (5 min)

3. Reps Feel Public Outrage at Town Hall Meetings (6 min)

4. Black Artist Tries to Bridge Racial Divides With KKK Members (8 min)

5. SCOTUS to Decide: Can a Facebook Post Be Illegal? (7 min)

6. Citizens Take a Stand in Broadband Access Debate (4 min)

7. SCOTUS to Decide: Can a Facebook Post Be Illegal? (7 min)