Oliver Lazarus

Takeaway Associate Producer

Oliver Lazarus appears in the following:

Sanders Pushes for Democratic Shift on Israel and Palestine

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Will there be a showdown over Israel and Palestine at the Democratic National Convention this summer? Bernie Sanders may be looking to force the issue.

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A Comedian's Take on the Election

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

With only a few more primaries to go, Paul Scheer gives his thoughts on the election to date. 

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Fighting for Canada's Indigenous Women

Friday, May 27, 2016

Since 1980, up to 4,000 indigenous women in Canada have gone missing. 

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Captain America's New Fascist Leanings Divide the Comic World

Friday, May 27, 2016

The new Captain America comic reveals that the character harbors fascist sympathies, and the comic world is not happy. But some say Captain America has always been overtly political.

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Understanding Brazil's Political Crisis

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Coup or no coup, why is Brazil ripe for political turmoil? 

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Reckoning with the Vietnam War

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Viet Thanh Nguyen, winner of this year's Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, says that we have a long way to go before we can move beyond the history of the Vietnam War. 

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How Nomads Shape the World

Monday, May 23, 2016

While the world struggles with the migrant crisis, one author says that modern nations can learn a great deal from the nomadic way of life. 

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The Dalai Lama's Map of the Mind

Friday, May 20, 2016

The Dalai Lama commissioned Dr. Paul Ekman to create a web-enabled map of the mind. The newly-launched site has an ambitious goal: World peace. 

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NATO Commander: War With Russia Coming in 2017

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Sir Richard Shirreff, former deputy commander of NATO from 2011 and 2014, believes that the West, preoccupied and disengaged, is on a crash course with Russia.

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A Secret War? Why U.S. Special Ops Are in Africa

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

One journalist estimates that the U.S. military is now involved in missions in over 90 percent of Africa's 54 countries. 

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Alabama Prison Strike Enters Second Week

Monday, May 16, 2016

Hundreds of prisoners in Alabama are protesting against overcrowding, poor living conditions, and economic exploitation. 

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Allies Puzzled, A Few Panic, Over Trump

Friday, May 13, 2016

How does Donald Trump’s rhetoric and haphazard approach affect foreign allies and adversaries around the world?

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Inside a Massive Database of Dreams

Thursday, May 12, 2016

In the 1950s, a team of psychologists tried to record the thoughts and dreams of entire civilizations and societies. They failed, but the lessons remain valuable in our age of big data. 

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The Filipino Trump Shakes up the South China Sea

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Rodrigo Duterte ran on a campaign of threatening to "butcher" criminals and corrupt politicians, vowed to "forget human rights," and is a self-proclaimed womanizer.

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'High Noon' on Capitol Hill: Paul Ryan Faces off with Trump

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

In this western, it's Speaker Ryan that is refusing to stand down, despite pressure from everyone around him.  

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Stargazers Hope to Spot Mercury in Transit

Monday, May 09, 2016

Stargazers across the country are gathering to watch Mercury appear as a small black dot as it moves between the Earth and the Sun — the first time its made the march since 2006.

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Trump Backlash Could Sweep More Women Into Office

Friday, May 06, 2016

A recent poll found that Donald Trump is viewed unfavorably by 70 percent of women nationwide. 

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Dictators, Kleptocrats Have Stolen $12 Trillion From the Developing World

Thursday, May 05, 2016

What could developing countries do with $12.1 trillion? Develop entirely new industries? Build education systems? The possibilities would theoretically would be endless. 

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After Indiana, Is Bernie Back?

Wednesday, May 04, 2016

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders won 52.2 percent of the primary vote in Indiana, and while he's still far behind Hillary Clinton in the delegate count, he's prepared to fight on.

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TED Leader on The Next Generation of Public Discourse

Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Chris Anderson, the head curator of TED, argues that speaking in the digital age should not be approached on the macro, but rather on the small, everyday scale, without a set formula.

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