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The Jackpod: Off the mat
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on how the Democrats could take a leaf from the British parliamentary system to break out of their opinion poll slu…
1 year, 2 months ago
Inside the effort to dismantle the Department of Education
The Trump administration has cut Education Department spending by hundreds of millions of dollars over the past few weeks. What does that mean for th…
1 year, 2 months ago
The truth about testosterone therapy
Prescriptions for testosterone have tripled in recent years, as some social media fitness influencers claim the hormone is a miracle cure for men. Bu…
1 year, 2 months ago
What it's like to live in fear of being deported
President Trump is promising to remove millions of people who are in the U.S. without legal status.
That promise is creating fear among migrants, eve…
1 year, 2 months ago
The consequences of declining vaccination rates
Childhood vaccination rates are declining. Doctors worry that could lead to a resurgence of diseases such as measles, polio and whooping cough.
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1 year, 2 months ago
The Jackpod: The child is father of the man
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks back at Elon Musk's traumatic childhood as a lens through which to understand the world view of the planet’s …
1 year, 2 months ago
Are Chinese commercial drones a threat to national security?
The Chinese-owned drone company DJI controls over 75% of the commercial U.S. drone market. Lawmakers say that its presence in the sky threatens Ameri…
1 year, 2 months ago
How will we power the AI boom?
Just one query to ChatGPT takes as much energy as powering a lightbulb for some 20 minutes. As AI balloons, so does its demand for electricity. That'…
1 year, 2 months ago
How Russell Vought's 'radical constitutionalism' could spark a constitutional crisis
Russell Vought, head of Trump's Office of Budget and Management, believes the president has the power to completely dismantle any aspect of the feder…
1 year, 2 months ago
How the richest person in the world is reshaping Washington
Elon Musk is rapidly dismantling or taking control of government agencies during President Trump’s first weeks in power. But is he or Trump in contro…
1 year, 2 months ago