Jillian Weinberger

As The Takeaway broadcasts from Vermont Public Radio, Governor Peter Shumlin discusses Senator Sanders's Presidential prospects and his state's heroin problem. 

In recent decades, overfishing has caused a decline in the types of fish that were once plentiful in New England. Now scientists say that climate change is also to blame.

Though many of us are focused on the 2016 presidential race, this Election Day voters will decide a number of important ballot initiatives across the country. 

One Afghan presidential advisor sees economic opportunity in transportation, while the inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction sees a history of economic waste.

A new CNN documentary hosted by Fareed Zakaria reexamines the lead-up to the Iraq War, the diplomatic missteps on the ground, the debate over the troop surge and the American withdrawal.

An American-Kurdish mission against the self-proclaimed Islamic State freed scores of Kurdish hostages this week. The raid also led to the first American casualty in Iraq since 2011.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disputed the historical record this week, claiming that a Palestinian leader gave Hitler the idea for the Holocaust. 

Republicans control the vast majority of state legislatures, governors' mansions, and both houses of Congress. Can Democrats still win beyond the White House?

As migrants clamor to enter the European Union, and as U.S. presidential candidates debate immigration policy, an economist argues for an end to all national borders. 

To get more and better access to data on our smartphones, customers might have to give something up: Our local television stations. 

With help from a whistle-blower, The Intercept has published a cache of secret documents on the U.S. drone program. Here's how the government's use of drones has changed over time.

A new technology will help artist authenticate their work through specks of synthetic DNA.

A WNYC investigation finds that the public's access to police personnel records—including disciplinary files—varies widely from state to state. 

President Obama promised to close Guantánamo Bay when he ran for president in 2008. Pentagon officials are now examining prisons in and around Florence, Colorado to house the detainees.

Dr. Thomas Insel has led the NIMH for 13 years, but he'll soon step down for a job at Google. Here, he discusses developments our "badly broken" mental healthcare system.

Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) discusses Russia's incursion in Syria, and the U.S.'s response to the self-proclaimed Islamic State.

Today, California Governor Jerry Brown will sign the Fair Pay Act, legislation that goes much further than any federal measure in ensuring equal pay for equal work.

Lawmakers in Illinois and Gov. Bruce Rauner were supposed to pass this year's budget by July 1, 2015. They're at an impasse, leaving millions of Illinois citizens stuck in the middle.

Afghan government forces have spent the week trying to re-take Kunduz, Afghanistan from the Taliban. What does the city's fall mean for the government going forward?

Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship faces criminal charges from the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion that killed 29 people. His trial begins tomorrow.