Amber Hall

As states around the country consider the prospect of imposing work requirements on welfare recipients, we consider the broader question: who does deserve this help?

This Memorial Day, The Takeaway brings you five stories that deal with trauma, survival, psychedelics, music and convalescence.

President Jimmy Carter explores faith and the American consciousness in his latest book, "Faith: A Journey For All."

America's first national monument dedicated to the victims of racism and lynching has opened its doors in Montgomery, Alabama.

Survivors of the shootings in Columbine and Aurora sit down together to talk about tackling PTSD and trying to move on.

A look at the roots of Islamophobia in the United States with author Khaled Beydoun. 

Corey Williams was 16 years old when he was arrested for murder. Despite no physical evidence linking him to the crime, Williams was sentenced to death.

120 town halls were held on Saturday, the next step in the youth-led movement demanding action on gun reform. 

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. 50 years later, how is the country grappling with the entirety of his legacy?

50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., we check in with civil rights leaders past and present to reflect on progress made and the challenges that lie ahead.

A milestone for Starkville, Mississippi, as the city will get its first ever L.G.B.T.Q. pride parade.

With National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on the outs, President Trump has picked John Bolton as his replacement. But what to make of his past remarks about "regime change?"

A national movement is brewing. After the slaughter in Parkland, Fla., students nationwide are taking to the streets to demand action. We speak with three student-organizers.

"An American Marriage," a novel by Tayari Jones, tells the story of a young African American couple, and what happens to after the husband is wrongly accused and convicted of a crime.

Gary Cohn, the chief economic adviser to President Trump, has spent a year fighting nationalist economic policies from within the White House. But on Tuesday, he announced he'll resign.

"An American Marriage," a novel by Tayari Jones, tells the story of a young African American couple, and what happens to after the husband is wrongly accused and convicted of a crime.

After the company ended a discount program for the NRA, Lt. Governor of Georgia, Casey Cagel is threatening to pull a bill that includes a tax break for Delta. 

Almost three decades ago, a school shooting prompted congressional action on assault weapons. In 2018, what can we learn from the assault weapons ban of 1994?

The book, "The Dawn of Detroit," tells an alternate origin story for the city of the straits.