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Inside the Fight to Reunite Families Separated at the U.S. Border
Inside the Fight to Reunite Families Separated at the U.S. Border
Around 500 children separated from their parents at the border, still haven’t been reunited, a month after the deadline for reunification.
California Abolishes Cash Bail as Advocates Voice Concern
California is the first state to completely replace cash bail with a pretrial assessment system — but criminal justice reform advocates were against the final measure.
Court Rules North Carolina Congressional Maps Unacceptably Gerrymandered Again
This time North Carolina’s gerrymandering fight could have far reaching implications for the nation.
Legal Marijuana: How Women Are on the Path to Dominate the Billion Dollar Industry
Gia Morón left her job on Wall Street to make sure black and brown women have a stake in the growing cannabis industry. She explains.
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Michael Cohen Claims President Trump Had Prior Knowledge of Trump Tower Meeting
According to President Trump’s former personal attorney, the president knew in advance of a meeting where Russians were expected to offer dirt on Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump, Jr. We assess just how much we should take from all of this; a look at what really matters ahead of midterms; a discussion on the inroads made this week between President Trump and the European Commission President to eliminate tariffs that hamper trade across the Atlantic; and for the second half of the show, we focus on Congressional races in rural areas beginning with New Mexico’s 2nd District.
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Senate Confirms Robert Wilkie as New Veterans Affairs Secretary
Longtime government official Robert Wilkie will head the Department of Veterans Affairs after the Senate confirmed his nomination on Monday. We take a look at the future of the Veterans Affairs in light of the confirmation; a look inside wartime prisons detaining suspected ISIS fighters; a discussion on the Tronc layoffs at The Daily News and what the move means both for news consumers but what it also reveals more broadly about consolidation within the industry; a look at a reverse situation where consolidation was blocked, in the attempted merger of Sinclair and Tribune Media; and we end the hour with a look at what some of the research says on women and anger.
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The firm grip of inequality.
August 10, 2017: According to a new study, income gains for the middle class have stayed relatively stagnant since 1980. Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton discusses how inequality has created two Americas. Plus, a look at the high cost of freedom, a GOP lawmaker’s criminal justice shift, the struggle of America’s caregivers, and a jam session with musician Jack Grace.
The remorseful executioner.
August 08, 2017: Frank Thompson is the former superintendent of the Oregon State Penitentiary, where he oversaw and conducted executions. Now, he works as an advocate against the death penalty. He shares his story today. Plus, The Takeaway examines the turmoil in Venezuela, why some say the Trump Administration is playing politics with nursing homes, elections in Kenya and Detroit, and strategies for cutting the U.S. prison population in half.
After the shooting.
August 07, 2017: After her son was shot and killed by the San Francisco Police Department, Gwen Woods had to grieve in the public eye. Today, she tells her story. Plus, The Takeaway looks at the growing tension with North Korea, we examine a new project that aims to reimagine the prison system, we get the latest on an “act of terrorism” in Minnesota, and host a conversation about what it means to be American.
The Debate of The Century, Protesting Rikers, Trusting the Military
September 27, 2016:
1. Unpacking The Debate of The Century (10 min)
2. Former NATO Head: Time to Restore U.S. Power, Leadership in the World (7 min)
3. Striving for Justice: DNA Test Comes Too Late to Save Two Men (6 min)
4.’ It’s Just Killing Us’: Push to Close Rikers Gains Traction (6 min)
5. Why the Military Is Still the Most Trusted Institution in America (8 min)
Obama’s Farewell to Asia, Cross-Border Education, Exonerating an Icon
September 06, 2016:
1. Obama’s Farewell Trip to Asia Rife With Symbolism (12 min)
2. Dearborn County, Indiana: A Microcosm for America’s Prison Problem (7 min)
3. A Cross-Border Struggle For Success and Opportunity (4 min)
4. Calculating the Value of a College Education (7 min)
5. Podcast Fights to Exonerate Iconic Labor Activist (8 min)
Psychedelic Science, Restorative Radio, Obamacare Battle
May 16, 2016:
1. Venezuela on the Brink of Collapse (5 min)
2. Presidential Candidates Miss the Mark on Healthcare (5 min)
3. Alabama Prison Strike Enters Second Week (6 min)
4. LSD Gets Revival as Scientific Research Turns Psychedelic (4 min)
5. Paper: A Technology Without an Expiration Date? (6 min)
6. Restorative Radio Project Transports Prisoners Home (9 min)
The GOP Debate, Baseball’s Black Problem, A Cashless Economy
October 29, 2015: 1.China Ends One-Child Policy | 2. The Highs and Lows of The GOP Debate | 3. Reducing Mass Incarceration Without Increasing Crime | 4. Baseball’s Black Problem | 5. Moving Toward a Cashless Economy