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Report Finds City's Top Investigator Lacks Respect for Law
A report into whistleblower complaints finds Department of Investigation Commissioner Mark Peters used questionable legal arguments to take over investigations of city schools.
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Meet the Women of the Suburban Resistance
In the New Jersey suburbs, women who are middle class, middle age and white are waging a fight for Congress. And the movement mirrors a pattern across the country. -
Pump and Trump
Trump, Inc.
Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name for projects developed by others. Our investigation finds his family had deeper involvement and the deals often had misleading practices.
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Midterm Election Could Reshape Health Policy
The fate of Obamacare may hinge on which party wins the midterm elections. -
NYC Board of Elections Braces for Big Voter Turnout on Nov. 6
Based on the high turnout in the September primaries, the Board of Elections has ordered the same number of ballots this year that it usually gets for presidential election years. -
Candidates in Tight NJ Race Get Outside Help
Joe Biden popped into a New Jersey diner ahead of the midterms. -
30 Issues: The Democratic Plan to Fix Infrastructure
The Brian Lehrer Show
Infrastructure was one of Trump's few claims to bipartisanship... but it's since fallen off the map. Would a Democratic House put it back in play? -
Your Voice, Your Choice: Essential Information for the 2018 Elections
Find all the coverage and information you need, from WNYC and Gothamist.
Arts and Culture
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Man Booker Prize For Fiction Goes To 'Milkman' By Anna Burns
For the first time, a writer from Northern Ireland has won the prestigious award. The story draws on Burns' own experiences during "the troubles." -
Getting Beyond 'Respect Girls'
A year into the #MeToo Movement, New York Times journalist and author Peggy Orenstein talks about the conversations parents should have with their children. -
Novelist Esi Edugyan On Black Genius And What Comes After Slavery
Morning Edition
The author of Man Booker Prize finalist Washington Black began her new book on a plantation in 1830s Barbados. "I really have no idea where my story is going at the outset of it," she says. - Edit Bucket
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Phoebe Robinson: There's No Excuse For The Lack Of Diversity In Comedy
Fresh Air
"There are so many talented, amazing people and if you're not booking them, it's either out of laziness or the fact you really don't care," says the co-host of the 2 Dope Queens podcast.
Tech and Media
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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies At 65
Allen died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Seattle on Monday, according to his company, Vulcan Inc. -
Ceci N'est Pas Un Dollar
On the Media
JSG Boggs drew replicas of dollar bills and used them to buy goods and services — until the Secret Service took his fake money out of circulation. -
Cities Want Amazon. But Is HQ2 a Good Deal?
Money Talking
The Seattle-based company has said it will decide on its second North American headquarters by year's end.
Music For Your Day
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Weekly Music Roundup: Swamp Dogg, Julia Holter, and First Aid Kit
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Week of September 10: This week, A "Blaze" of Glory, an old Dogg’s new trick, and a Mountain Goats surprise. -
Watch: British Folk Shredder Richard Thompson OBE
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British singer, songwriter, and wicked guitarist Richard Thompson OBE joins us today to unleash solo acoustic versions of new songs from his latest record, the 13 Rivers. -
Watch Now: Fantastic Negrito's Fiery Blues-Soul-Punk
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Fantastic Negrito fuses punk-funk into blues and soul. His latest record, "Please Don't Be Dead," is the sound of survival as music. He joins us to play some of these tunes, in-studio. -
Watch: Unsung Country Legend Blaze Foley in Ethan Hawke Film
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Blaze, a film by Ethan Hawke, brings to life a little-known outlaw country legend, Texas singer/songwriter Blaze Foley. Cast members Ben Dickey and Charlie Sexton join us in the studio. -
Rhiannon Giddens' Speech on Race, Folk Music, and American Identity
New Sounds
Award-winning singer, banjo player and violinist Rhiannon Giddens opened the 2018 Big Ears Festival with a powerful speech on race, folk music, and what American greatness means to her.
