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Weekend Listen: Nobel Laureate Believes US Pressure on Maduro Is the Only Way
Three weeks after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado finds herself supporting US intervention in …
9 months, 1 week ago
WNBA Players Want More of the League’s Revenue. Can They Get It?
The WNBA is bigger than ever. From soaring ticket sales and to record TV viewership, the W is one of the fastest-growing sports leagues in the world.…
9 months, 1 week ago
Trump Got an ‘Amazing’ Meeting. China Got Much-Needed Time
On Thursday, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping of China announced a one-year truce in their trade war, capping six contentious months o…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Is the Fed Flying Blind?
On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, following its 25-basis-point cut in September. But amid a government shut…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Tariffed: The Toymaker That Took on Trump Part One
The US-China tariff war has upended global manufacturing, forcing companies like Chicago-based Learning Resources to fundamentally change how and whe…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
New York’s MTA Chief on Trump’s Funding Threats
Running North America’s largest transportation network is no easy task. Janno Lieber, the CEO and Chair of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Aut…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Weekend Listen: Nigel Farage Thinks Britain Has Had Too Many Unifiers
After successfully pushing for Brexit, political disruptor Nigel Farage announced his retirement. Last year, he returned to frontline politics as the…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Shutdown Day 23
On day 23 of the second-longest government shutdown in American history, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries sits down with Big Take Host David Gur…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How Did an Alaska Native Corporation Become an ICE Detention Giant?
Over the last decade, Nana Regional Corp. — an Alaska Native corporation based in a small community roughly 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle — has…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Xi’s Rare Earths Bargaining Chip Is a Trade War Game Changer
China’s dominance of rare earths has given Xi Jinping powerful leverage over Donald Trump ahead of their expected meeting next week.
On today’s Big …
9 months, 3 weeks ago