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Unsettled: A Story from the Global Refugee Crisis
Over these last few months, WNYC reporter Matt Katz has been reporting the story of a congolese man named Andre and his wife, Lisette. They were livi…
8 years, 6 months ago
The End Is the Beginning
Recent accusations of sexual misconduct have led some to claim that the #MeToo movement has gone too far. We break down the arguments and look back a…
8 years, 6 months ago
A Journalist of Consequence
During his career as a national security reporter for The New York Times, James Risen reported several major scoops about the CIA. Risen exposed the …
8 years, 6 months ago
Outrage Machine
The book that took D.C. by storm; evaluating our first year under President Trump; the story of the Pentagon Papers, from someone who helped write th…
8 years, 6 months ago
What 'The Post' Missed
Leslie Gelb, the man who supervised the team that compiled the Pentagon Papers, wasn't a character in the new Hollywood drama, "The Post." He is rare…
8 years, 6 months ago
"Shmashmortion"
The surprising political history of abortion in America; how the language of the abortion debate impacts us all; state lawmakers are tightening the r…
8 years, 6 months ago
The Man Behind Black Mirror
When the British TV show Black Mirror first arrived in the US in late 2014, it was applauded for imagining dystopian, technology-centric scenarios th…
8 years, 6 months ago
The Feelings Show
Father Time — his 2017 sash bloodied and muddied, no doubt — will soon hand off the baton to Baby New Year and, like the reluctant old fellow reachin…
8 years, 6 months ago
Fire With Fire
When it comes to fighting fire with fire, common knowledge would have us leave the pyrotechnics to the trained professionals. This week, though, we t…
8 years, 7 months ago
Don't Expect Filing Your Taxes to Get Any Easier
In selling their new tax bill to the public, Republicans have leaned heavily on the theme of simplification. According to them, one of the primary be…
8 years, 7 months ago