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Court System Backlogs Leave Foster Families in the Lurch 2020-09-23

Court System Backlogs Leave Foster Families in the Lurch

Although virtual hearings were often substituted, family courts are administered at the local level, meaning responses to the pandemic were inconsistent.

The FinCEN Files: How Banks Move Trillions of Dollars for Organized Crime and Shady Characters

A new investigation from Buzzfeed News and ICIJ reveal the vast network of dark money.

How Senate Races Are Being Impacted By RGB's Death

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death and her now-vacant seat are ratcheting up the pressure in some key Senate races this November.

Examining Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy on Racial Justice

While much Justice Ginsburg’s legal work indicated clear understandings of racial discrimination, some critics have called out her more personal shortcomings when it came to race.

Court System Backlogs Leave Foster Families in the Lurch 2020-09-23

How to Deal with Your Critics

Do you obsess over negative feedback? Shereen Marisol Meraji, of NPR’s Code Switch, tries a better way to cope.
How to Deal with Your Critics

How to Connect When You Must Stay Apart

Do you want to be famous? What's a favorite memory? These 36 questions can bring you closer to loved ones, even if you're separated.
How to Connect When You Must Stay Apart

Who Would You Be Without Them?

Think of an important person in your life. Now imagine you never met. Our guest practices counting his blessings by picturing his life without a special person from his past.
Who Would You Be Without Them?

Thousands of Children Complained of Sexual Abuse in Immigrant Detention

Thousands of Children Complained of Sexual Abuse in Immigrant Detention

A total of 178 sexual harassment complaints elevated to the Department of Justice alleged that adult staff members sexually assaulted immigrant children in HHS custody.

The Cost of Being Queer

A new series from the podcast Nancy, "Queer Money Matters" explores how queer folks navigate an economy built for straight, cisgender people. 

Indictment and Election Loom for Israel's Prime Minister

Israeli elections are just over a month away, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future may be more in jeopardy now than ever before.

No Charges Against Sacramento Cops Who Killed Unarmed Black Man Last Year

The Sacramento district attorney announced this weekend that no charges would be filed against two officers who killed Stephon Clark in his grandmother's backyard last year.

Guests:

Rep. Ted Deutch

Silvia Foster-Frau

Tobin Low

Kathy Tu

Isabel Kershner

Nick Miller

Thousands of Children Complained of Sexual Abuse in Immigrant Detention