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American women and children in Syrian detention camps return to the US
A group of Americans who had been stranded in desert camps in northeastern Syria for years arrived back in the US on Tuesday. Also, water supplies in Mexico’s capital are at a historic low because of a combination of low rainfall, rising temperatures and outdated infrastructure. And, the IDF conducted air strikes in Rafah, where […]
The Next Chapter for the Mexican Drug War
The Next Chapter for the Mexican Drug War
El Chapo has been convicted. But will it matter for Mexico’s drug war?
History Shows That a Planned Wall Along Texas Border Could Cause Flooding, Ecological Disaster
In Starr County, Texas, where a section of wall is scheduled to be built in September, residents and representatives are worried about potential flooding.
A Fake Holiday Celebrating the Real Power of Female Friendships
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we talk about the value of female friendships in 2019.
Guests:
Nayda Alvarez
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Caravan Migrants Face Mexican Protesters on Road to U.S. Border
Caravan Migrants Face Mexican Protesters on Road to U.S. Border
Protesters shouted, “Mexico First” against caravan migrants.
Fleeing Violence and Discrimination: Life for LGBTQ People in Central America
Diego Molina, a volunteer for Dike LGBTI in El Salvador, describes what it’s like for LGBTQ+ people in El Salvador and throughout Central America.
What Emergency Responders Face on the US-Mexico Border
One anthropologist and emergency responder talk about working on the border, and what it revealed about the people crossing, and then those tasked with coming to their aid.
El Chapo’s Trial is Opening a Can of Worms: Mexican Government Corruption
How has the Mexican government been dealing with the War on Drugs?
California’s Deadly Wildfires: What Caused It?
Officials are investigating whether power lines owned by the state’s largest utility started the fires.
Guests:
Diego Molina
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Ahead of North Korea Summit, President Trump Spurns U.S. Allies
On Tuesday, one of the most widely anticipated diplomatic events in recent history will be carried out at an island resort in Singapore, a summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. The Takeaway speaks with the leader of Secretary Albright’s North Korea delegation when she paid a visit to the hermetic country. Plus, we review the new Supreme Court decision to uphold Ohio’s voter purge law; the recent decision by I.C.E. to house 1,600 detainees in federal prisons; a surge in assassinations of political candidates in Mexico; the legacy of racism in Russian soccer as the World Cup gets underway; and the Justice Department’s secret seizure of a reporter’s phone and e-mail records.
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State Education Budgets Across the Country Are in Crisis. Here’s Why.
April 6, 2018: This week, striking teachers across Oklahoma have been following in the footsteps of their counterparts in West Virginia. Their grievances, like those of so many teachers across the country, focus not only on low wages but the general lack of funding from the statehouse for basic operational costs. Public schools are dealing with a shortage of supplies, outdated textbooks, poorly maintained buildings, and in some cases, a four-day school week. Since 2008, a confluence of factors, both political and economical, have pushed Oklahoma’s state government to continually slash the education budget. The Takeaway looks at the protests unfolding in Oklahoma and how fiscal policy across the board has set the ground for the dismal state of education funding. Plus, we examine the startling number of Mexican children born to incarcerated mothers and raised in the prison system.
Made in America: Trade policy in the Trump era
“You could make an argument that trade was the biggest issue that put Donald Trump in the Oval Office. I mean the states that he won the election in were places that lost the highest percentage of jobs to import competition in the last 15 years,” said Edward Alden, author of “Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy.”
01/25/17: Executive Actions on Immigration, Budget Woes in Oklahoma City
Coming up on today’s show:
The latest news from Washington, D.C. with The Takeaway’s Todd Zwillich, who discusses President Donald Trump’s latest executive orders including his plans to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico and halt immigration from Muslim nations.
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett discusses his efforts to transform Oklahoma City and revitalize its downtown area.
President Trump signed an executive order reopening the door for construction of the Dakota Access pipeline from North and South Dakota to Illinois, and ordered the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline. Tara Houska, national campaigns director for Honor the Earth and a tribal attorney considers what these latest actions will mean for the tribes of the Dakotas.
Lawmakers in Oklahoma are grappling with a 900 million dollar budget shortfall. The crisis is impacting the lives of Oklahomans across the state. Oklahoma Representative Leslie Osborn is the chair of Oklahoma’s House Appropriations Committee and discusses efforts to correct the state’s budget shortfall.
Emily Wendler, a reporter with KOSU in Oklahoma City, discusses the tough choices local public schools are facing as they grapple with a funding crisis. And Don Wentworth, a former public school principal, discusses the significant challenges for public schools from the perspective of an educator.
Leo Guevara, a Mexican immigrant and small business owner in Oklahoma City discusses his concerns about the immigration policy promises of President Donald Trump and how it’s already impacting his business.
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Evaluating Trump’s AG Pick, Unrest in Mexico, A Homeless Crisis in The Golden State
January 10, 2017:
1. Critics, Supporters Take a Stand on Jeff Sessions (12 min)
2. Ethics Questions Swirl as Trump Taps Son-In-Law Jared Kushner (5 min)
3. Unrest Spreads Throughout Mexico (4 min)
4. California Cities Look for New Ways to Fight Homelessness (11 min)
5. Phillip Chance and The Punishing Price of Freedom (8 min)
U.S. Terror Threats, Mexico’s Missing, Trotsky in New York
September 19, 2016:
1. Bombs in Our Midst: Questions Linger After Possible Terror Threats in 3 States (7 min)
2. Diplomatic Chaos? U.S.-Russia Coalition on Shaky Ground After Syria Airstrikes (6 min)
3. U.N. Summit on Refugees: A Watershed Moment or More of the Same? (6 min)
4. New Documentary Shines Light on Mexico’s Drug War (7 min)
5. Exploring America’s Racist Housing Policies (3 min)
6. When Leon Trotsky Was a New York Celebrity (10 min)
Trump Visits Mexico, Veterans for Kaepernick, Hip-Hop Brexit
September 01, 2016:
1. For Some Immigrants, Nothing’s Changed After Trump’s Whirlwind Visit to Mexico (12 min)
2. Obamacare Exchanges Stumble (6 min)
3. An Army Veteran Defends Colin Kaepernick’s National Anthem Protest (7 min)
4. Post-Brexit, Hip-Hop Artist Akala Uses Music to Speak Truth to Power (8 min)