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Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap

A recent anti-Muslim hate crime in Portland has sparked a debate about free speech. Plus: conspiracy theories that appeal to liberals; the media's ob…

8 years, 11 months ago

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The United States of Anxiety: America's Allergy to Intellectualism
The United States of Anxiety: America's Allergy to Intellectualism

Help us meet the OTM listener challenge by becoming a member today! Sign up to donate just $7 a month and you'll unlock $25,000 from the Tow Foundati…

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Focus
Focus

In the wake of the Manchester attack, tech companies are again under pressure to fight extremism online. A look at whether they’re really doing all t…

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Drawing New Lines
Drawing New Lines

This week, the Supreme Court struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina, deciding that the majority-black districts were created to di…

9 years ago

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Curtains!
Curtains!

The Trump-Comey story is largely missing from the far right-wing media. A look at how pro-Trump outlets choose to cover, or ignore, unfavorable news.…

9 years ago

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The Trouble With Reality
The Trouble With Reality

We're living in an era of smoke and mirrors as never before. Do you find yourself wondering how we reached this pass, where basic facts have no impac…

9 years ago

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Shiny Objects
Shiny Objects

With an administration that seems to break new traditions every day, we look at the rapid-fire changes to the White House story about Comey's firing.…

9 years ago

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The United States of Anxiety is Back!
The United States of Anxiety is Back!

Our colleagues in the WNYC news department are back with season 2 of The United States of Anxiety. We liked the first episode so much we're bringing …

9 years ago

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Rewriting the Right
Rewriting the Right

The passage of the Obamacare repeal bill this week—hailed as a triumph of conservative ideology—didn’t come out of nowhere. We examine the decades-lo…

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Climate of Poor Rhetoric
Climate of Poor Rhetoric

The New York Times' new conservative columnist, Bret Stephens, immediately stirred up controversy when he used his inaugural column to criticize libe…

9 years ago

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