The Takeaway

June 18, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:49:53 -0400

Extradition or Rendition: How Will the U.S. Get Snowden Back on U.S. Territory? | Will Edward Snowden be allowed to stay in Hong Kong? | Transparency, Secrecy and Freedom: The History of Privacy and Democracy | Supreme Court Invalidates Arizona 'Proof of Citizenship' Policy for Voter Registration | P is for Prison: Sesame Street and Overpopulation in America's Jails | Kambiz Hosseini: Iran's Jon Stewart on the Presidential Elections| G.O.P Reopens Fight on Abortion Limits to Court Conservative Base

June 17, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:55:26 -0400

How Should the U.S. Help Syrian Rebels? | Voices Against the War on Drugs | The Eiffel Tower as a Musical Instrument | Freedom: A Prison Librarian's Perspective | Election Results Hint at New World For Iran | New Leak: U.S. and Britain Eavesdropped on World Leaders in 2009 | In Immigration Debate, Focus Turns to Texas Border

June 14, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:12:43 -0400

Daniel Ellsberg Discusses Snowden N.S.A. Leak | Ambivalence Among Iranian Voters Ahead of Elections | Mozart Never Made it to the U.S., but his Violin Finally Has | Patents On Genes Ruled Unconstitutional | New Movie Releases: "The Bling Ring," "This is the End," "Man of Steel" | Chemical Weapons Confirmed in Syria | Lessons Learned From Losing a Father

June 13, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:08:07 -0400

How Much Did Congress Know About N.S.A. Surveillance? | Major Companies Accused of Racial Discrimination | The End of Unpaid Internships?

June 12, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:38:48 -0400

Are Too Many People Issued "Top-Secret" Security Clearances? | Turkish Riot Police Force Protesters Out of Taksim Square | Understanding the Mind of James "Whitey" Bulger | Understanding the Mind of James "Whitey" Bulger | Are we in the Midst of an Orwellian Moment? | Animal Behaviorist: We Will Have the Ability to Understand our Pets in the Next Decade

June 11, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:40:40 -0400

Did We Give The Government Permission to Spy on Us? | European Union Angered by NSA PRISM Program | Deported Immigrants Struggle to Stay Connected to America Children | North Korea: More Media Saavy Than You Thought | The Benefits and Drawbacks of Eating Like a Caveman | The Flying Robot That Can Read Your Mind | Race and College Admissions: Desegregation and Affirmative Action

June 10, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:25:16 -0400

N.S.A. Whistle-Blower Comes Forward | Is the U.S. Now Syria's Only Hope? | Day One of the George Zimmerman Murder Trial | Syrian Conflict Spurs Sectarian Violence | The Senate Begins Debate on Immigration Reform Bill | Where are the Cicadas? | The Role Private Contracting Firms Play in Government National Security

June 7, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 07:35:44 -0400

What can he NSA do with Our Cell Phone and Internet Data? | U.S. and Chinese Presidents Meet in California | The Latest Unemployment Report and What it Reveals About Our Economic Recovery | Guantanamo Bay Hunger Strike Drags into its 5th Month | IRA Hunger Strike Participant Reflects on What it's Like to Strike | When the C.I.A. Gets Too Cozy with Hollywood | New Movie Releases: "The Internship," "The Purge," "Much Ado Ado About Nothing"

June 6, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 07:24:16 -0400

Syrian Conflict Becomes a Regional War | The Possibilities and Limitations of Affecting Change Through the United Nations | Philadelphia Building Collapse: 6 Dead, 14 injured | Does Medical School Make Students Jaded and Bitter? | Defining and Debating the Meaning of Success with Susie Essman | U.S. Secretly Collecting Telephone Records of Millions of Americans | Syrian Army Retakes Golan Heights Crossing into Israel

June 5, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:41:46 -0400

Protests Continue in Turkey | Protests in Turkey Reflect Deep Resistance to Erdogan's Policies | 'The Buy Side' and Wall Street's Dark Side | Immigrant Families Torn Apart by Deportation

June 4, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:41:53 -0400

Pushing for More Transparency in Bradley Manning Trial | Supreme Court Allows Police to Collect DNA Samples After Arrests | The Coming Revolution in Higher Ed | What Adults Can Learn from Teens About Online Privacy | President Obama Expected to Nominate 3 to U.S. Court of Appeals | Black Americans Arrested for Marijuana Possession at Far Higher Rate

June 3, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:27:35 -0400

Is Silicon Valley Good for the World? | Why Americans Should Care About Europe's High Youth Unemployment Rate | Bono and the Polarizing Face of Celebrity Activism | Joss Whedon on His New Film 'Much Ado About Nothing'

May 31, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 31 May 2013 06:19:45 -0400

The Disappeared, and Those Waiting | Is Syrian President Assad Winning? | Winners of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards | Listener Response: Binge Watching TV Series | New Movie Releases: 'Now You See Me' and 'After Earth' | Pushing for a Greener Mexico City

May 30, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:12:14 -0400

Budget Deficit Shrinks as Consumer Confidence Grows | Nobel Prize Winner Mario Molina is Sounding the Alarm Again | To Binge Watch...Or Not | Facebook: "We Need to Do Better" on Anti-Women Hate Speech | Mexican Artist Pedro Reyes Transforms Firearms into Musical Instruments

May 29, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 29 May 2013 06:24:08 -0400

Was the I.R.S. Correct to Flag Certain Organizations for Additional Review? | Your Oldest Gadgets | Fighting the Real Threat of Killer Robots | High Tech Tools and the Hunt for the Boston Bombers | Young Athletes & Predatory Coaches in USA Swimming

May 28, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 28 May 2013 07:18:32 -0400

European Union Ends Arms Embargo on Syrian Rebels | Congressman Tom Cole on Oklahoma's Recovery | 54 Years Later: A High School Diploma | Women Investors Push Back on Claim that Mothers Can't be Traders | A More Holistic View of the U.S. - Mexico Border | Richard Clarke Weighs In on Hacked U.S. Weapon Designs

May 27, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 27 May 2013 06:22:15 -0400

40 Years Later: The Watergate Heartings | The Return of "Arrested Development" | The Post-Sandy Recovery of New York and New Jersey's Coastlines | Author and Veteran Kevin Powers Reflects on Memorial Day | Have the Boy Scouts Gone Far Enough? | Intense Rioting and Unrest in Sweden | A Plaza Towers Elementary School Teacher on Moving Forward

May 24, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:49:33 -0400

President Obama Seeks to Narrow 'War on Terror' | What's Next in IRS Inquiry? | The Boy Scouts Vote to Allow Openly Gay Members | Listener Wisdom for the Class of 2013 | Oklahoma High School Seniors Graduate in Tornado's Aftermath | Movie Date: 'The Hangover Part III,' 'We Steal Secrets,' 'Fast & Furious 6'

May 23, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 23 May 2013 06:19:14 -0400

Drone Strikes and Diplomacy, from Yemen to Pakistan | National Security and the Muslim World | FBI Investigation of Man with Ties to Boston Bombing Suspect Ends in Shooting | In Defense of the DSM-5 | Wise Words for New Grads, from Bob Woodruff

May 22, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:29:24 -0400

More than a Weather Man | In Praise of the Less-Than-Earnest Commencement Speech | The Mayor of Oklahoma City on How His City is Coping | Geena Davis on Gender, Media, and Perception | The DSM and Mental Health in America | Defining Normal After a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

May 21, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:28:28 -0400

Devastating Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City | What the James Rosen Case Says About the Freedom of the Press | Congressional Investigation: Apple Avoided Billions of Dollars in Taxes | As Syrian Conflict Deepens, Violence Bleeds into Iraq and Lebanon

May 20, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 20 May 2013 06:15:40 -0400

May 17, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 17 May 2013 06:41:51 -0400

The IRS Scandal: Who Gets Tax-Exempt Status? | Your Questions About the Affordable Care Act, Answered | 'David's Inferno': Depression's Lessons | 50 Years Later, the Birmingham Class of 1963 Finally Gets a Prom | From 'Spinal Tap' to 'Family Tree,' the Wild Worlds of Christopher Guest | New Movie Releases: "Star Trek Into Darkness" | Star Trek: Past, Present and Future

May 16, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 16 May 2013 06:22:42 -0400

Sexual Assault in the Military: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s Proposals for Change | Obama Administration Tries to Juggle Multiple Crises | Oregon Leading the Way on Implementation of Affordable Care Act | Implementing the Affordable Care Act in Massachusetts | Revisiting the Tailhook Sexual Assault Scandal

May 15, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 15 May 2013 06:23:04 -0400

The House Votes to Repeal Obamacare for the 37th Time | The Affordable Care Act, from a State that's Embraced It | U.S. Seizes A.P.'s Phone Records: Media Surveillance and the Law | American Diplomat Suspucted of Espionage Detained by Russian Authorities | Immigration, Race and Hair, Through Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie's Eyes | A Look Inside the World of the ICU

May 14, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:31:58 -0400

Is Angelina Jolie's Medical Choice Available to All Women? | Rep. Keith Ellison on Islamophobia and Home-Grown Terrorism | The Music Scene of Minneapolis |The Death of American Liberalism? | How does the Affordable Care Act Affect Independent Care Providers? | Google's Vision for “The New Digital Age"

May 13, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:25:48 -0400

Local Perspectives on the Affordable Care Act | Historic Election Marks Transition in Pakistan | Affordable Care Act: Listeners Respond |The Death of American Liberalism?

May 10, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 10 May 2013 20:24:54 -0400

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on the Boston Marathon Attack and Investigation | Cleveland's Puerto Rican Community Reacts to Kidnappings | American Sentenced in North Korea | Movie Date: 'Peeples' and 'The Great Gatsby' | The Drama and Lasting Influence of 'The Great Gatsby' | Isabella Rossellini's 'Mammas'

May 9, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 09 May 2013 06:42:29 -0400

How is Marijuana Culture Changing in This Country? | What it Might Take to Reinvent the Wheel | Lessons From a Female Union Electrician | The Rise of Bike Culture | Punk Fashion: From the Streets to the Met

May 8, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 08 May 2013 07:43:22 -0400

Genetically Engineering Glowing Plants | Revisiting Benghazi | What is the Most Perfectly Average City in America? | Karen Peetz on Breaking the Glass Ceiling | South Carolina Elects Ex-Governor Mark Sanford to Congress | Ray Harryhausen, Special Effects Master, Dies at 92 | Cleveland Alarmed After Abduction Case

May 7, 2012

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:35:42 -0400

From Technology to Agriculture, Immigration Reform and American Workers | Trespassing, Vandalism, and Peace Activism in Oak Ridge | Archaeologists Uncover Ruins of Roman London beneath Bloomberg Site | Archaeologists Uncover Ruins of Roman London beneath Bloomberg Site | Should the US Provide Weapons to Syrian Opposition?

May 6, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 06 May 2013 06:58:43 -0400

Syria: Israeli Airstrikes Escalate Tensions | Responses: How do you Define 'Justice' today in America? | Padmasree Warrior on Why She Doesn't Believe in Work-Life Balance | Iran Eying the Conflict in Syria Nervously | Teen Diaries and the Power of Being Your Own Storyteller | Listening in on "The Lives of Other Citizens"

May 3, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:54:58 -0400

Justice Denied at Guantanamo Bay | Searching for Justice in the South Bronx | Justice on the Streets of Birmingham, 1963 | Striving for Justice in a Multicultural Society | Striving for Justice in a Multicultural Society | Exonerated: Pursuing Justice after a Wrongful Conviction

May 2, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:05:51 -0400

Friends of Boston Bombing Suspect Charged | Major U.S. Companies Profiting from Labor Brokers Who Drive Down Workers' Wages | Is America Too Familiar with Guns? | Obama Visits Mexico, With Focus on Trade and Immigration, Not Drugs | Paying Pregnancy Women to Quit Smoking | Can Facebook be Used to Predict and Fight Obesity? | Obama Administration Appealing Judge's Ruling on Plan B

May 1, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:35:24 -0400

With 70,000 Syrians Dead, Why are Chemical Weapons the Game Changer? | Chemical Weapons in Syria: Israel Responds | The Medical Ethics of Force-Feeding Guantanamo Hunger Strikers | A Royal Example | The Newest Fight Over Wounded Knee, South Dakota | Hope that the Tragedy in Bangladesh Will Inspire Change

April 30, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:18:19 -0400

April 29, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:19:35 -0400

April 26, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:17:20 -0400

Congress Questions Actions of FBI and CIA on Handling of Tsarnaev Case | Boston Bombing: Was There an Intelligence System Failure? | White House Believes Chemical Weapon Use Likely in Syria | Where Everybody Knows Your Name | New Movie Releases: 'The Big Wedding' and 'Pain and Gain' | Mira Nair on "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" | The Value of Friendship in the Neighborhood

April 25, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:18:06 -0400

Hunger Strike Grows at Guantanamo | Midwestern Farmer on this Year's Record Floods | Should Corporations be Required to Disclose Political Spending to Shareholders? | Knowing Your Neighbors: Boston Bombers Lived 200 Yards Away | George W. Bush Library Dedicated in Dallas | Does america Need a Neighbor Day? | Garment Factory Collapses in Bangladesh

April 24, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:10:10 -0400

The Social and Economic Costs of a Lockdown | An Inconvenient Truth: Mounting Evidence Syria Crossed "Red Line" | Small Retailers Pushback on Proposed Online Sales Tax | Immigrants Share Their Experiences of Assimilating | Fitting in: Immigrant Children and Assimilation | Is My Generation Screwed?: A Father and Daughter Talk Finance

April 23, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:59:28 -0400

What is a Weapon of Mass Destruction? | Terrorist: an Evolving Term | Senate to Vote on Internet Sales Tax | Planning for Retirement: "The Math Doesn't Work" | A New History Puts a Critical Eye to Florida's Past

April 22, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:40:43 -0400

Legal Questions Surround Boston Bombing Suspect | Senior American Officials Call For Policy Change on Iran | Depicting Irans Turmoil in Stencil | America's Relationship with Marijuana | Building a Better Limb

April 19, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:15:34 -0400

April 18, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:38:41 -0400

How Security Video Helped Authorities Identify Possible Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect | From Spectator to Witness | Why the Background Check Bill Failed | 100,000 Volunteer Proofreaders and a Whole Lot of Books | The Digital Public Library of America Launches, Providing Online Access to All Kinds of Media | Why Houston is Number One | Oregon Man Becomes the First Publicly-Traded Individual

April 17, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:41:57 -0400

Boston Marathon Bombing: Many Unanswered Questions | Hunger Strikes: The Latest from Gitmo and the History | New Report Confirms Torture at Guantanamo Bay | Could Texas Go Blue? | A Sneak Peak of the George W. Bush Library | As Brits Mourn Thatcher, Americans Reflect on Boston Bombings

April 16, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:25:51 -0400

A History of Marathons in America | Explosions Rock the Boston Marathon | Running Coach Discusses the Scence on the Ground in Boston | Remembering Atlanta Olympics in the Wake of Boston Marathon Bombing | Security in the Aftermath of the Boston Marathon Explosions | Surgeon Tends to Wounded at the Boston Marathon | What we can Learn From Israel

April 15, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:45:15 -0400

April 12, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:41:57 -0400

New Movie Releases: "The Place Beyond the Pines" and "42" | On the Ground in South Korea | Senate Will Debate Gun Control Proposal | Navigating Portland's Food Culture with Nine-Year-Olds | Jackie Robinson, and the End of Negro League Baseball | The Art and Science of the Public Comeback

April 11, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:42:36 -0400

Gun Owners React to Senate's New Proposals | Welcome to the Solar Capitol of the Universe | The End of Television on the Television | David Cross on "Arrested Development" and "It's a Disaster" | A New History Puts a Critical Eye to Florida's Past

April 10, 2013

feedback@thetakeaway.org (WNYC and PRI) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:38:32 -0400

An Open Line of Communication with Pyongyang? | Bill Ackman: The Life and Times of the Activist Investor