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Mass Incarceration, Then and Now
The New Yorker Radio Hour
Mass incarceration has been profoundly harmful to communities of color. Ten years after “The New Jim Crow” helped to identify the problem, how much headway have we made?
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King Stories
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Captivating stories told by close friends and associates of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Former New York Congressman Gets Two Years In Prison For Insider Trading
Ex-Republican Representative Chris Collins was the first in the House to endorse Donald Trump's 2016 presidential bid.
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This Week in Politics: Ten Years After Citizens United
New analysis shows the megadonor is more powerful than ever. -
The Origins of an Oligarchy
On the Media
What the long view on the Kushner and Trump family histories reveal. -
Why Martin Luther King, Jr. Was A "Master Television Producer"
One of King's great skills was in creating dramatic moments to further the civil rights movement on television screens. -
Bloomberg Throws 'Women For Mike' Rally, Without A Trace Of Irony
The billionaire threw a campaign rally this week with hundreds of women, right after declaring that he wouldn't release female employees from their nondisclosure agreements.
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Speak to the Speaker: Medallion Bailout; Coney Island Rents; Bail Reform; and More
The Brian Lehrer Show
New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson talks about this week's news in the city, and answers listeners' questions.
Arts and Culture
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Rapper Killer Mike on the Political Issues that Matter to Him in 2020
The Takeaway
The Takeaway talks to rapper Killer Mike about his activism, starting back when he was a teen, and gets his take on the 2020 candidate field. - Edit Bucket
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A Rift Within the Romance Novel Industry
The Takeaway
Romance is the publishing world’s most lucrative genre.
Tech and Media
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Why Some Newspapers Are Rethinking Presidential Endorsements
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Some newspapers are rethinking not only their endorsement process, but their entire editorial and opinion sections altogether. -
Latest Trump Book, Once Again, Makes The Case That He's Incompetent, Narcissistic
A Very Stable Genius gives pause to ponder: Is this moment simply about Trump — or are we also witnessing a sea change in journalism? Are we seeing new standards for the presentation of a presidency? -
Climate Change, News Corp, and the Australian Fires
On the Media
In Australia, the conservative press has been denying that climate change is fueling the bushfires.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Three New Collaborations and Varo
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This week, old songs made new by Varo, and new collaborative songs from Rhiannon Giddens and Sxip Shirey, Anoushka Shankar and Alev Lenz, and Norah Jones with Wolff Parkinson White. -
Rwandan Band The Good Ones Offers Strength and Peace
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The Good Ones are a band Rwandan genocide survivors who make acoustic folk songs. With intricate harmonies and unique instruments, the band performs their latest music, in-studio. -
L.A. Band La Santa Cecilia Sparks Joy With Salsa-Punk
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Los Angeles-based band La Santa Cecilia draws upon their Mexican-American roots, and dips into cumbia, jazz, rock, klezmer, as they see fit. They play new and old tunes, in-studio. -
Watch: Chamber Soul-Pop by yMusic and Emily King
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Prolific chamber sextet yMusic and pop-soul songwriter Emily King, present a one-of-a-kind collaboration that might meld orchestral instruments with contemporary R&B, in-studio. -
Drummer Marcus Gilmore Creates Continuous Melodies
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Drummer and composer Marcus Gilmore carries on the creative openness of his drum elders and underscores the drum set as melodic instrument (as augmented by Sunhouse Sensory Percussion.)
