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What Lies Ahead For Puerto Rico
What Lies Ahead For Puerto Rico

Following Hurricane Maria’s landfall on Wednesday morning, we have only scarce images and reports from which to comprehend the scale of devastation i…

8 years, 6 months ago

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"Free Speech Week" Puts Berkeley Back in the Crosshairs
"Free Speech Week" Puts Berkeley Back in the Crosshairs

Alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos recently released a list of speakers for his upcoming "Free Speech Week" at University of California Berkeley…

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Look What You Made Me Do
Look What You Made Me Do

A week after President Trump cut a surprise deal with Democrats, and 100 years after it was created, is the debt ceiling still serving its intended p…

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The Counter-Jihad Movement & the Making of a President
The Counter-Jihad Movement & the Making of a President

President George W. Bush, speaking at a mosque on Sept. 17, 2001: "The face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. That’s not what Islam is all ab…

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Duck and Cover
Duck and Cover

The Trump administration has announced the end of the DACA program. We examine the rhetoric used to justify the decision. Plus: the Southern Poverty …

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Unnatural Disaster
Unnatural Disaster

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall, bringing with it a familiar set of reporting tropes. We unpack the language of storm reporting and why it falls shor…

8 years, 6 months ago

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Bob's Docs Finale: Conflicting Narratives
Bob's Docs Finale: Conflicting Narratives

For the month of August, we’ve been running a series of interviews Bob has done with documentary filmmakers. We’ve been calling it “Bob’s Docs," and …

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This American War on Drugs
This American War on Drugs

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled that he'd like to revamp the war on drugs. We take a look at the history of the battle, and how sensation…

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Bob's Docs Episode Four: It's Personal
Bob's Docs Episode Four: It's Personal

For the month of August we've been running a series of interviews Bob has done over the years with documentary filmmakers. In the OTM office, the pro…

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Gutted
Gutted

In the 1960s, pollution was a visible, visceral problem, and public pressure led a Republican president to create the Environmental Protection Agency…

8 years, 7 months ago

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