Melissa Harris-Perry

How did fentanyl become the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-49?

It's been one year since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Since then, violence, natural disasters, and famine have sent Haiti further into turmoil.

We sit down with Alana Casanova-Burgess, host of the La Brega podcast, to talk about some critical questions regarding Puerto Rico's status.

How will Kyrsten Sinema’s declaration of independence change the balance of power in the U.S. Senate?

What began as a way to give dignity to death is now a $22 billion-dollar industry plagued by exploitation.

SCOTUS is deciding whether or not Colorado's anti-discrimination laws violate a website designer’s free speech rights. 

These trees are important for reasons beyond climate change. They're critical to the health of their ecosystems and hold clues to Earth’s history.

Reports coming out of Haiti this week show people running out of food, fuel, and patience as gangs control the streets

MHP talks with the President of the Human Rights Campaign, Kelley Robinson about Congress' swift action to have meaningful bi-partisan cooperation on same-sex marriage. 

We took a quick look at these musical wrap ups with Reanna Cruz, producer for Vulture’s Switched on Pop podcast. 

Brittney Griner was taken to a penal colony in Mordovia.

Keron Blair, Chief Field and Organizing Officer for the Georgia New Project Action Fund, joins The Takeaway to talk about early voting numbers in Georgia's U.S. Senate runoff election.

The Tuvaluan government announced that they will be digitizing the island. Tuvalu's Minister for Justice, Communication & Foreign Affairs, the Honorable Simon Kofe, joins The Takeaway. 

Brought on by the approaching three years under the world's most restrictive COVID policies. 

Sustainable farming in rural North Carolina provides a model for decommissioned prisons, decarceration, and opportunities for youth living on the edge of the criminal justice system.

Elizabeth Farfán-Santos joins The Takeaway to tell us about her new book “Undocumented Motherhood: Conversations on Love, Trauma, and Border Crossing."

We’re checking in on midterms results in Georgia. Maya King, politics reporter for The New York Times, joins us to discuss some of election night’s biggest races in the Peach state. 

Host Brian Lehrer hears from election watchers and callers from New York and New Jersey about what motivated them to vote this year, and what comes next.

Chloe Maxmin joins The Takeaway to talk about her new documentary, “Rural Runners,” which catalogs her experience running for and winning elected office in Maine. 

Dr. Karin Johnson joins the Takeaway to talk about the invisible disparities brought on by Daylight Savings Time.