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 How Trump's tariffs are squeezing small businesses

How Trump's tariffs are squeezing small businesses



President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff strategy has created uncertainty around the world. Can America’s 35 million small businesses stay afloat?

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

 ‘It affects your wiring’: Jake Sullivan on the weight of his work as national security adviser

‘It affects your wiring’: Jake Sullivan on the weight of his work as national security adviser



From 2021 to 2025, Jake Sullivan served as President Joe Biden's U.S. national security adviser. He had enormous influence on the U.S. response to some of the deadliest conflicts in the world.

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Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

 The Supreme Court case that could upend the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court case that could upend the Voting Rights Act



Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could overturn a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that protects against racial discrimination. Without it, some legal experts s…


Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

 The Jackpod: Homeland insecurity

The Jackpod: Homeland insecurity



On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on Kristi Noem. How the former South Dakota governor rose to head the Department of Homeland Security and the impact she is having on the agency that’s been describe…


Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

 Are robo-referees making sports more fair or less fun?

Are robo-referees making sports more fair or less fun?



Major League Baseball will add an automated ball-strike system next season. How human judgement is giving way to technology across the sports world, and what that means for players, umpires and fans.…


Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

 Lessons for the U.S. in 'China’s quest to engineer the future'

Lessons for the U.S. in 'China’s quest to engineer the future'



How can a lawyerly society and an engineering society learn from each other? And what’s at stake if they fail? Author Dan Wang set out to answer those questions about the U.S. and China.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

 Is there really a rise in left-wing political violence in America?

Is there really a rise in left-wing political violence in America?



Charlie Kirk's assassination. The United Healthcare CEO's murder. Several recent high-profile killings seem to have political motivations. What’s driving this — and what can we do about it?

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

 Princeton's president on how the university is taking a stand 

Princeton's president on how the university is taking a stand 



Free speech, funding and academic freedom at U.S. colleges are under attack. Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber shares how his university is weathering the storm.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Meghna's old house



Meghna recently appeared on this episode of This Old House Radio Hour to talk about her childhood home in Corvallis, Oregon. She has a great time talking about the house, her family, and the American…


Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Behind the scenes of On Point



Host Meghna Chakrabarti and executive producer Jonathan Dyer offer a behind-the-scenes look into how On Point is produced. Recorded in front of a live audience at WBUR CitySpace.

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Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago





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