Oklahoma
New Ken Burns documentary looks at Dust Bowl, ‘worst sustained environmental disaster’ in U.S. history
Ken Burns is widely celebrated for the incredible documentaries he brings to television. His latest work, set to air on PBS stations Nov. 18 and Nov. 19, looks at the conditions that led to the Dust Bowl — an environmental disaster called the worst in our history, and how it happened.
America’s Changing Relationship with International Law
The vote to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities failed in the Senate yesterday by six votes. The treaty faced considerable opposition from conservative Republicans like Senator John Inhofe from Oklahoma, who said, “I do not support the cumbersome regulations and potentially overzealous international organizations with anti-American biases that […]
Why Cushing, Oklahoma Matters
Yesterday, President Obama kicked off a two-day tour to highlight his administration’s energy strategy. His stops include Nevada, New Mexico, and Ohio, as well as a small city in Oklahoma called Cushing. If you aren’t from Oklahoma, you might not know about Cushing, or why it factors into the president’s energy plans. Ben Allen, a […]
Listening to the Stories of the Long-Term Unemployed
We have been hearing stories of struggles in the job market and small triumphs this week on The Takeaway. We’re asking listeners to tell us their stories of how unemployment has affected their lives. Lyndon Dees, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, has been unemployed since he lost his business consulting job at a firm called Deloitte in […]
Codename Geronimo: Offensive to Native Americans?
“Geronimo” – that was the codename given to America’s most hated man, the world’s most hunted terrorist, and the object of one of our most high profile military missions ever. But now, many are taking issue with the United States government associating Osama bin Laden with an iconic Native American leader. And the Fort Still Apache […]