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Weekly Wrap: School Surveillance, That Anonymous Book, College Tuition Benefits
Senate Republicans have introduced a bill that would expand online and other surveillance of American schoolchildren, in what they call an effort to …
6 years, 2 months ago
Interview: Actress Regina King On Having Difficult Conversations About Race
Actress Regina King has been on-screen for more than three decades, working in films and TV shows such as '227' and 'American Crime.' But winning sev…
6 years, 2 months ago
Weekly Wrap: What's Going On In Turkey And Syria, And Facebook's Political Ad Problem
After President Trump ordered US troops removed from northern Syria, tensions in the region remain high, despite a temporary ceasefire agreement by T…
6 years, 2 months ago
Interview: Comedian Cristela Alonzo On Her Sitcom And Her Love Of Music
You might have seen Cristela Alonzo in her Netflix stand-up special or on her ABC sitcom, 'Cristela.' Now she's out with a book all about music's rol…
6 years, 2 months ago
Weekly Wrap: #MeToo and Matt Lauer, Political Corruption, & Snoop Dogg Shenanigans
New sexual assault allegations came out this week against prominent news, political and entertainment figures. A few years into the #MeToo movement,…
6 years, 2 months ago
Interview: Writer And Poet Saeed Jones On 'How We Fight For Our Lives'
In his memoir, 'How We Fight For Our Lives,' poet and writer Saeed Jones gets vulnerable as he details his coming of age as black and gay in suburban…
6 years, 3 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Funk's Resurgence In Pop, The Future Of Title VII, Domestic Extremism
As President Trump faces an impeachment inquiry his rhetoric is becoming more extreme, using words like "coup" and "civil war." At the same time, dom…
6 years, 3 months ago
John Legend On The Music Industry, His Career, Politics And Balancing It All
John Legend seems to be one of the busiest people in the entertainment business. Apart from making music, in the past few years he has been all over …
6 years, 3 months ago
Weekly Wrap: Where The Climate Conversation Stands, Plus The Emmys And Diversity
The debate over climate change continues to simmer after this week's climate strike demonstrations and 16-year-old Greta Thunberg's speech at the Uni…
6 years, 3 months ago
Interview: Jonathan Van Ness Of 'Queer Eye' On Overcoming Trauma
Jonathan Van Ness stepped into the spotlight in 2018 as a walking, talking bundle of energy, optimism and fierceness on the Netflix reboot of Queer E…
6 years, 3 months ago