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How Transportation Can be a Means for Segregation
How Transportation Can be a Means for Segregation
Voters will decide whether to add a train line from Atlanta to Gwinnett county, a suburban area northeast of the city. The referendum raises issues of race and access.
Protests Seek to Upend Algerian Politics
Young people have been leading protests against Algeria’s ruling government for weeks. The longtime president has agreed not to run for a fifth term, but has canceled the elections.
Netflix Cancels Cuban-American Family Sitcom “One Day at a Time”
Netflix decision to cancel “One Day at a Time” has been met with criticism and a renewed discussion of the lack of representation in film and television.
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What Should Lawmakers Do in Response to the Death of the 7-Year-Old Migrant?
What Should Lawmakers Do in Response to the Death of the 7-Year-Old Migrant?
We speak with New Mexico Senator Tom Udall regarding the 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in CBP custody.
A May 2018 report from the ACLU shows that,between 2009 – 2014, border patrol was routinely ignoring its own rules regarding treatment of migrant children and adults.
Why Are Yemeni Voices Absent from Debate Over Saudi-Led Conflict?
As Congress debates the US’s continued effort in the war, a Michigan State professor collected hundreds of Yemeni testimonials.
How to Be a Good Neighbor: A “Daily Drip” of Kind Deeds
Barbara McIver and Tony Gilham have been neighbors in Red Bluff, Calif. for 36 years. Barbara says she’s spent that whole time playing catch-up to Tony’s neighborly acts of kindness.
New Spider-Man Movie Speaks Directly to Afro-Latino Comics Fans
A new Spider-Man movie premiered this weekend, featuring Miles Morales, the first Afro-Latino Spider-Man. The Takeaway speaks with a reporter who identifies closely with Morales’s story.
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Devastating Fires Rage Throughout California
Devastating Fires Rage Throughout California
The Camp Fire has already been marked as the deadliest fire in recent California history.
Trial Over 2020 Census Citizenship Question Enters Second Week
The State of New York, along with more than a dozen other states and cities, is suing the Commerce Department, arguing that a citizenship question was added improperly to the census.
Counts and Recounts: Contested Races and How We Decide Them
An update on the tightest midterm races that still don’t have an official winner, and a look at the rules that govern our process of counting and recounting votes in the U.S.
One Hundred Years After Armistice, What Lessons Can Be Learned From World War I?
Millions of lives were lost in World War I, and with no clear outcome, Armistice Day reminds us of the dangers of nationalism and imperialism.
How are Veterans and Members of the Military Reacting to Trump?
With President Trump missing out on a WWI commemoration event, how are members of the military responding to him?
Guests:
Jenny Hamel
William Stewart
Geoffrey Corn
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Paul Manafort’s Trial Begins as First in Mueller Investigation
Paul Manafort’s trial kicks off today in a U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. We give you a preview of what to expect; a look at the TSA program spying on Americans during domestic flights; we hear from the Senior Science Advisor for UNAIDS about how far we’ve come, and what’s still left to do; a look at the intersection of race and class and politics; and we continue our series on the intersection of race, place, and health.
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U.S. Separating Children from Parents at Border
Last Friday was National Missing Children’s Day, and there has been a lot of chatter over the weekend about the approximately 1,500 children who have come to the U.S. as unaccompanied minors and are presently unaccounted for. That comes amid recent stories of immigrant children from as young as one year old being forcibly separated from their parents at the border. These two developments are distinct and unrelated, but outrage over both has led public calls for accountability to crescendo. The Takeaway looks at how the Trump administration’s immigration policy is contributing to these controversies. Plus, we report on the truck drivers’ show of force in Brazil whose protests have ground the economy to a halt; and we invite you, the listener, to participate in our conversation about implicit bias and share your results.
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Crime and Corruption in The Charm City
Dec. 19, 2017: A former officer with the Baltimore Police Department reflects on the corruption he witnessed firsthand on the job. Plus, a look at the growing death toll in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria; a conversation with John Kasich about the future of the GOP; what went wrong with the Amtrak train in Washington State; opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge up to drilling; and a look at why the Navajo Nation is taking on Wells Fargo.
What Life Looks Like Nine Months After Prison
Dec. 21, 2017: After 18 years in prison, Aaron Glasscock had his sentence commuted. The Takeaway followed his initial release, and now, nearly a year later, we check in on Aaron’s transition. Plus, a look at the future of DACA; an unusual election in Virginia; political turmoil in South America; and a big upset with Uber.
Urban Resilience: How American Cities are Innovating for The 21st Century
December 26, 2016: From the social and economic progress to innovations in clean energy and beyond, cities are the laboratory of how we live.
The Final Debate, Marriage Discrimination, Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic
Coming up on today’s show:
How did the candidates fare in the third and final presidential debate last night in Las Vegas, Nevada? Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich breaks it all down, and shares reactions from our undecided voters from Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
How will the financial resources and networks of ISIS be affected by the operation to liberate Mosul? For answers, we turn to Jonathan Schanzer, a former terrorism finance analyst at the Treasury Department who is now with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.
On Tuesday, the Ecuadorian government announced that it had temporarily cut Julian Assange’s internet access at is embassy in London over interference in the U.S. election. David Sanger, national security correspondent for our partners at The New York Times, has the details.
A Louisiana man filed suit Tuesday claiming that the state’s marriage law amended last year violates his constitutional rights after his application for a marriage license was rejected. Mary Yanik, staff attorney for the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice, explains.
In new regulations announced Wednesday from the Obama Administration, airlines will now be required to refund baggage fees if there are delays in returning luggage to passengers after a flight. The regulations are part of a broader effort to better protect consumers. Barbara Peterson, aviation correspondent for Conde Nast Traveler, examines the new policy.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s much-acclaimed album “Nevermind.” The group changed the course of music history and paved the way for the next generation of bands. Now, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has become one of rock’s most politically-minded musicians. In 2005, he joined the board at FairVote, an election reform organization. He joins The Takeaway today to examine the election.
The Future of the ‘Smart City’ (R)
Rebroadcast: Over 85 percent of the world’s population will likely live in a city by the end of the century. In this special podcast, we’re exploring what the urban centers of the future will look like.