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Protests Erupt Around the Country After Grand Jury Announcement on Breonna Taylor Case 2020-09-24

Protests Erupt Around the Country After Grand Jury Announcement on Breonna Taylor Case

Protests erupted around the country last night in reaction to the long-awaited decision in the case of the killing of Breonna Taylor.

Senator Cory Booker on the Fight to Replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Senator Cory Booker joins The Takeaway to discuss the battle shaping up over the Supreme Court, as well as what he's doing on issues including police reform and the racial wealth gap.

As School Year Begins, New Report Examines How Schools Survived Spring

High schools across the country provided a variety of social services in order to meet the needs of lower-income students.

Unpacking the Reporter-Source Relationship

Following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, NPR’s Nina Totenberg paid tribute to her longtime friend.  

Protests Erupt Around the Country After Grand Jury Announcement on Breonna Taylor Case 2020-09-24

Hundreds of School Closures, Decreased Enrollment and a Brand New Charter School in Puerto Rico

Back in February, Puerto Rico’s governor announced plans to introduce a new charter school and voucher system to the island. And on Monday, Puerto Rico’s first charter school will open its doors. But it’s a controversial move, as an education reporter based in San Juan explains; “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, died in her home in Detroit today. She was 76. We take a look back at the entertainer’s career and consider her legacy; we speak with two screenwriters behind the new movie, “Crazy Rich Asians.” It’s the first major studio release in 25 years to feature an entirely Asian cast; we report on the growing number of Indian nationals who are being arrested and detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border; and a note on the freedom of press. 

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Hundreds of School Closures, Decreased Enrollment and a Brand New Charter School in Puerto Rico

Puerto Ricans Pay the Price for Debt Crisis

Puerto Rico is facing the biggest local government bankruptcy ever filed in the United States. The territory is currently 72 billion dollars in debt. Public employees are currently owed more than 50 billion dollars in pensions. And it's Puerto Rican residents who are feeling the impacts of the debt crisis. We look at how the government is preparing to restructure its financial obligations. Plus, a conversation with the mayor of Miami about building a resilient city; a look at the newly-created school safety commission that won't discuss the role of guns in school safety; a review of what it means to be a female rocker in a male-dominated field; and a discussion about Mister Rogers' Neighborhood in light of a new documentary about his life.

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Puerto Ricans Pay the Price for Debt Crisis

Can Radical New Tactics Curb Gun Violence?

Another school shooting, this time at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, has left ten people dead and around ten others injured. The shooter, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, 17, was taken into police custody. The incident is raising questions over what to do about children's safety in schools and the ensuing debate is continuing to divide the country over gun control issues. The Takeaway looks at a couple of radical proposals to shake up the current impasse on gun reform. Plus, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro easily won re-election against an ongoing backdrop of corruption, economic collapse, and government crackdowns; and the educational toy market worth $4 billion per year is doling out promises they may not be able to live up to.

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Can Radical New Tactics Curb Gun Violence?

Banned Books: A Tool For Prison Control

Jan. 09, 2018: Outrage ensued after the ACLU found out that New Jersey had banned a book about mass incarceration. But censorship is a common tool used by officials to control prisoners. The Takeaway has that story, plus a look at President Trump's latest immigration actions; privacy rights before the Supreme Court; a potential criminal case linked to the Flint water crisis; systemic school problems in Baltimore; and the careers that have been crushed by sexual harassment. 

Banned Books: A Tool For Prison Control