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Back to SearchThe Ukraine war: past, present, and future
It’s been almost one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Since the invasion, thousands have died, millions have been displaced, and the world has felt…
3 years, 4 months ago
$14 trillion and no mules
Paying the price. One of the typical questions asked during conversations about reparations is how to pay for them. Fabiola talks with economist Will…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Biden policy that could change your neighborhood
One of the most important pieces of civil rights legislation in American history is the Fair Housing Act of 1968. It is also a piece of legislation t…
3 years, 4 months ago
Insulin is for the world
When insulin was discovered in 1923, the scientists sold the patent for only a dollar, hoping to make it accessible to those who need it. At the time…
3 years, 4 months ago
Weeds Time Machine: The Voting Rights Act
Buckle up for another trip in the Weeds Time Machine! Today, we are going back in time to 1965 to talk about one of the most significant pieces of ci…
3 years, 5 months ago
Reintroducing The Weeds
Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. Every week on The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill and guests break down the policies…
3 years, 5 months ago
The great American gerrymander
Gerrymandering shapes our political maps, which in turn shape our policies. While there are concerns about how hyperpartisan voting maps are becoming…
3 years, 5 months ago
The scourge of the “time tax”
(Originally aired May 2022) Dylan Matthews and Dara Lind are joined by Annie Lowrey (@annielowrey), a staff writer at the Atlantic, to talk about why…
3 years, 5 months ago
Climate optimism in 2023
In 2022, we saw a lot of climate change news. Europe hit record-high temperatures, Pakistan was devastated by flooding, and in the United States, the…
3 years, 6 months ago
Our mental health doom loop
Last month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new mental health policy that lowers the threshold for involuntary commitments for psychiatric…
3 years, 6 months ago