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"Send her back"
19 juli 2019 · 24 min
An ugly, racist week in America came to a head last night with a chant at a Trump rally. The Atlantic’s Adam Serwer says this is a defining moment for American democracy.
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How to solve the asylum crisis
18 juli 2019 · 24 min
On Tuesday, the Trump administration dramatically changed the rules governing asylum. A scholar who has helped shape US immigration policy since the 1980s explains why the rule change won't solve the crisis.
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The Prince of Blackwater
16 juli 2019 · 27 min
Betsy DeVos’s baby brother made a name for himself running one of America's top mercenary companies. The Intercept's Matthew Cole explains how Blackwater founder Erik Prince has reinvented himself since falling out of favor with the US government.
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What raids?
15 juli 2019 · 22 min
Immigrant communities across the United States spent the weekend on edge awaiting so-called "ICE raids." Reporter Tal Kopan explains what happened and immigration attorney Claudia Cubas describes the detention process.
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Don't stop, make it pop
12 juli 2019 · 26 min
Your favorite young person’s favorite app is TikTok. Vox’s Rebecca Jennings has been spending too much time trying to understand it.
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The government will sleep in your bed
11 juli 2019 · 23 min
This week, 22 UN ambassadors condemned China for detaining at least a million ethnic Uighurs in “reeducation camps.” After Gulchehra Hoja, a Uighur journalist, started reporting on the camps, over twenty of her relatives were imprisoned.
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A preexisting debate
10 juli 2019 · 22 min
Obamacare is back in court. Vox’s Li Zhou explains how the healthcare bill might finally meet its maker and Ezra Klein explains why that might be great news for Democrats in 2020.
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The renegade general
9 juli 2019 · 22 min
Libya’s ongoing civil war has escalated into one of its bloodiest moments yet—the bombing of a migrant detention center in Tripoli. Analyst Anas El Gomati explains why the likeliest culprit is a rogue Libyan general who worked with the CIA and once launched a coup online.
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Switch to Mitch
8 juli 2019 · 28 min
In the first Democratic debates, candidates seemed to be running against a powerful Republican who arrived long before Trump and will likely outlast him. NPR's Kelly McEvers explains the secret to Senator Mitch McConnell's dominance.
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Know your enemy (Part II)
5 juli 2019 · 20 min
When people see Deeyah Khan's documentary about white supremacists they tell her, "The real problem is jihad. You should spend time with jihadists." She says, "I did."
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Know your enemy (Part I)
3 juli 2019 · 24 min
Documentary filmmaker Deeyah Khan grew tired of receiving death threats from white supremacists so she traveled to a Detroit motel to meet up with one.
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Equal pay is the goooooaaaaaallllllllll!
3 juli 2019 · 24 min
Team USA is having quite the World Cup, but the women made headlines even before the tournament started by suing the United States Soccer Federation.
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40 acres and a bill
1 juli 2019 · 24 min
Slavery reparations were once an untouchable idea in American politics, but now presidential candidates openly support it. And for the first time ever, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has Congress considering it.
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Two days, Explained
28 juni 2019 · 21 min
Twenty Democratic candidates. Two debates. Some awkward Spanish. Vox’s Ella Nilsen hits the highlights and Ezra Klein explains why Democrats should be worried.
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Supreme Count
27 juni 2019 · 20 min
The Supreme Court dropped two doozies today. NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang details a ruling on the 2020 census before Vox’s Andrew Prokop explains how the Court finally weighed in on partisan gerrymandering.
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"Safe and sanitary"
26 juni 2019 · 17 min
The Senate passed $4.6 billion in emergency aid for the crisis at the southwestern border today. Last night, the House passed its own version. Aid will help, but for lasting change Congress will have to deal with Flores.
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Republicans on the run
25 juni 2019 · 21 min
A landmark cap-and-trade bill in Oregon is on life support after Republicans fled the state to avoid voting on it.
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The rise and fall of R. Kelly
24 juni 2019 · 34 min
R. Kelly is facing new criminal charges, as well as investigations that involve the IRS, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security. Jim DeRogatis went from reviewing his music to documenting his alleged misdeeds against minors.
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Never forget
21 juni 2019 · 26 min
The 9/11 first responders and Jon Stewart are fighting Congress for what they hope is the last time.
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Drone down
21 juni 2019 · 21 min
Iran kicked off the day by blowing up a very expensive US surveillance drone. Vox's Alex Ward explains why tensions keep getting more tense.
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I see fake people
19 juni 2019 · 22 min
Doctored videos of Nancy Pelosi and Mark Zuckerberg have Congress worried about the nation’s grasp on reality. Drew Harwell from the Washington Post explains how “deepfakes” might corrupt upcoming elections.
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Change for a 20?
19 juni 2019 · 20 min
As Washington gears up for the 2020 elections, it's fighting over who should be on the $20 bill.
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After the ouster
18 juni 2019 · 24 min
Sudanese protesters pulled off the impossible: ousting dictator Omar al-Bashir. Now, the protestors face a new adversary: al-Bashir's military. Reem Abbas reports on the latest from Khartoum.
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Little pink houses for nobody
14 juni 2019 · 19 min
California is the most populous state in the country, but people increasingly can’t afford to live there. Single family zoning is partly to blame, but state legislators haven’t been able to dump the housing policy. Minneapolis has.
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Hong Kong in the streets
13 juni 2019 · 27 min
Hundreds of thousands of people are protesting in Hong Kong. CNN’s Matt Rivers is on the scene and the BBC's Helier Cheung explains how British colonialism complicated everything.
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Guatemala’s corruption conundrum
13 juni 2019 · 22 min
There are nearly twenty candidates vying to be president of Guatemala. Some are being investigated for corruption by the country’s watchdog court, the CICIG. But corruption isn’t the only problem facing Guatemala right now.
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Planting dreams
12 juni 2019 · 25 min
Erica Alfaro just got her master’s degree. But underneath the cap and gown is the story of migrant farm workers, a teen pregnancy, and domestic abuse. Wil Del Pilar explains why it’s time for colleges to do more to cater to first-generation college students like Erica and himself. (Daniel Alarcón of Radio Ambulante guest hosts.)
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Mushroom magic
10 juni 2019 · 26 min
Denver and Oakland have become the first US cities to effectively decriminalize magic mushrooms. Michael Pollan, author of “How to Change Your Mind,” explains how taking a trip could help treat depression.
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My Brexit brings all the boys to the yard
7 juni 2019 · 20 min
Right-wing politicians in the UK are under attack. Delicious, sticky attack.
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Crisis of faith
5 juni 2019 · 23 min
Iraq’s Christian population has been fleeing the country en masse. The United States wants to help, so long as they don’t come here. (Transcript here.)
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The new secession
5 juni 2019 · 21 min
Wealthy white residents are trying to secede from East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The Atlantic’s Adam Harris says they’re part of a growing trend of school resegregation. (Transcript here.)
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It’s hard to ratify U-S-M-C-A
4 juni 2019 · 20 min
President Trump wants his NAFTA replacement deal ratified. But President Trump appears to be standing in the way. (Transcript here.)
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Sex and branding
31 mei 2019 · 24 min
Nxivm: sounds like a drug, looks like a cult. (Transcript here.)
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Agent Assange?
30 mei 2019 · 22 min
Julian Assange was already in heaps of trouble when the United States indicted him under the Espionage Act last week. Now he (and journalism) might be put on trial. (Transcript here.)
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Mueller speaks
29 mei 2019 · 18 min
Special counsel Robert Mueller made his first public statement about his investigation today. No questions. (Transcript here.)
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Hack to the Future
28 mei 2019 · 21 min
Baltimore is under attack. Hackers have hijacked the city’s online services and are demanding $100,000 worth of bitcoin. ProPublica’s Renee Dudley explains how ransomware is threatening cities across the country.
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How to save a life
24 mei 2019 · 24 min
Dylan Matthews, host of Vox's Future Perfect podcast, gave away his kidney because it felt like the right thing to do.
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"Keep our honor clean"
23 mei 2019 · 22 min
President Trump is reportedly considering issuing a series of pardons for alleged war crimes in time for Memorial Day. Some see parallels to Nixon’s handling of the My Lai massacre.
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Tissue issues
22 mei 2019 · 19 min
Stem cell clinics are popping up all over the United States. They're profitable and full of promises, but almost totally unregulated. ProPublica's Caroline Chen explores the shadier side of a booming business.
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The mother of all elections
22 mei 2019 · 23 min
When you have 900 million eligible voters, elections take a little longer. After 39 days of polling, India’s will be over this week. Journalist Ashish Malhotra explains what’s at stake from New Delhi.
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How to kill a gram
20 mei 2019 · 23 min
Today, a new definition of the kilogram officially takes effect. But it's just one piece in the massively complicated history of weight.
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All shows must die
17 mei 2019 · 25 min
What do we say to the God of Death? Not today. Explained.
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The race to ban abortion
17 mei 2019 · 24 min
The governor of Alabama signed the nation’s strictest anti-abortion bill into law. Vox’s Anna North explains what the legislation means and Sean Rameswaram speaks with Eric Johnston, the man who helped write it.
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Make America Trade Again
15 mei 2019 · 19 min
President Trump's trade war with China just got a lot worse. Can you feel it? Vox's Matthew Yglesias says most Americans won't, but it's still bad for America.
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The fight for your face
14 mei 2019 · 17 min
Today San Francisco could become the first American city to ban government agencies from using facial recognition technology. Vox’s Sigal Samuel explains how a cool sci-fi feature might now wreak havoc on civil liberties.
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Life sentence, no trial
13 mei 2019 · 24 min
Terry Allen has been in prison for over 30 years without a conviction because of a little-known rule that was meant to reform the criminal justice system.
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Missile in a bottle
10 mei 2019 · 23 min
After a long hiatus, Kim Jong-un is back to launching missiles. A lot of people are up in arms, but Vox's Alex Ward says North Korea's Supreme Leader is only interested in one of them.
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Uber but for strikes
9 mei 2019 · 23 min
Uber drivers want some R-E-S-P-E-C-T. And it might actually be as easy as A-B-C.
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Who framed Mayor Pete?
8 mei 2019 · 21 min
Two right-wing operatives tried to frame Mayor Pete Buttigieg for sexual assault. It didn’t go as planned.
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“Awwww, Shucky Ducky!”
7 mei 2019 · 24 min
President Trump has tried and failed to install two controversial candidates onto the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Vox’s Matthew Yglesias argues that while failing the president might also be succeeding.
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