Arun Venugopal

Senior Reporter, WNYC News

Arun Venugopal appears in the following:

Why Queens Is the Center of the Nation's Progressive Movement

Friday, June 28, 2019

A string of insurgent victories has put the Borough of Immigrants at the forefront of political change.

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In Queens, Speaker Pelosi Further Aligns Dems with Immigrants

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Against a national backdrop of family separations and a border crisis, Speaker Pelosi indicated that Democrats were aligning more closely with immigrants.

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Nevada Becomes First State to Protect Job Applicants from Marijuana Testing

Thursday, June 13, 2019

The law does not apply to EMTs, firefighters, and those employed to operate motor vehicles which could "adversely affect the safety of others." 

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Decades After Stonewall, Police Departments Struggle to Build Trust with LGBTQ Community

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Last week, the NYPD formally apologized for the 1969 raid at the Stonewall Inn. But fifty years after Stonewall, the relationship between LGBTQ people and police is still fractured.

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Hong Kong's Business Community Is Protesting, Too

Thursday, June 13, 2019

For the past few days, the streets of Hong Kong have been filled with the sounds of protest.

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Bridging the Communication Gap for Incarcerated Families

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Ahead of Father’s Day, The Takeaway talks to Antoine Patton and his daughter Jay Jay about their efforts to improve relationships with kids across bars.  

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Refugees, in Pursuit of Art

Thursday, June 13, 2019

There are more than 25 million refugees across the world, many of them escaping war, famine and natural disasters. A select few manage to turn their experiences into art.

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A Survivor Remembers the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Thirty Years Later

Tuesday, June 04, 2019

Rose Tang was in college during the brutal crackdown by the Chinese government. Thirty years later she lives in Brooklyn and says the episode has important lessons for Americans today.

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A Golden Age for Muslims on TV

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

A flurry of TV shows put Muslims at the center of their own stories. And behind the scenes, women screenwriters who grew up in immigrant communities are often leading this shift.

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Hindus Claim Assault on NJ Priest Is a Bias Attack

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Members of a Mahwah temple said they're concerned the man facing charges is a white supremacist, and they urged authorities not to give him a plea deal.

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Immigrants Then vs. Now: Busting Misconceptions

Friday, April 19, 2019

Immigrants today are far more likely to be skilled and speak English than they were a century ago.

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For NYC Immigrant Heritage Week, One Class Decides to Discuss Stereotypes

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

The class delves into stereotypes in order to give participants a greater sense of cultural literacy.

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Bodegas Say They'll Boycott the New York Post Until the Paper Apologizes

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Yemeni-owned businesses are hoping for a change in way the paper covers Muslims, including Minn. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

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Hate Crimes in Our Backyard

Thursday, April 11, 2019

What happens when hate crimes are not committed by angry white men.

When People of Color Commit Hate Crimes

Thursday, April 11, 2019

We know that communities of color and other marginalized groups are on the receiving end of hate, but how should we react when they're the accused?

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Making Arab American Theater

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Muslim and Arab American theater are having a moment. But the communities at the hearts of these shows fear they will only garner attention if they are about that identity.

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Baltimore's Mayor Embroiled in Children's Book Scandal

Thursday, April 04, 2019

There are questions about Mayor Catherine Pugh's self-published kids book, and whether or not buyers were given access to government influence.

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Tracking Chemical Incidents In Texas

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Houston, Texas is the heart of the petrochemical industry. But are chemical fires and explosions that send toxic fumes into the air just the cost of doing business? 

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Opposition Parties Win Big in Turkey's Municipal Elections

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Voters in Turkey dealt President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party, AKP, a surprise defeat this week.

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Struggling with the Work of Fallen Superstars

Monday, March 25, 2019

Should we honor the calls of those who want to 'cancel' the work of Michael Jackson and other disgraced artists? Or is art too important to be policed by the crowd?

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