Katerina Barton

Associate Producer for The Takeaway

Katerina Barton appears in the following:

REPLAY: Addressing Period Poverty in U.S. Schools

Thursday, February 02, 2023

We look at how period poverty affects students and what some lawmakers are doing to address it.

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His Name Was Tyre Nichols

Monday, January 30, 2023

Tyre Nichols was 29 years old. He had a 4-year-old son. He loved to skateboard. He was just 80 yards from his mother’s house when he was killed by five Memphis police officers.

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Reflecting on History and Remembering Victims on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Friday, January 27, 2023

Amid rising antisemitism we hear about the importance of reflecting on history and remembering victims and survivors on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Gun Violence in 2023: Nearly 40 Mass Shootings in 26 Days

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Twenty-six days into 2023, and the United States has already experienced nearly 40 mass shootings. So what can we do about it?

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The Nation’s Top Universities and Museums Still Have the Remains of Thousands of Native Americans

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

An investigation from ProPublica looks at the various failures of The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to return ancestral remains to Native American tribes.

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House Republicans Face Off With Democrats Again Over Raising the Nation’s Debt Ceiling

Thursday, January 19, 2023

House Republicans are using their new majority and the threat of the debt default to leverage the Biden Administration and Democrats to make deep spending cuts.

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Cop City

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

The plans to build a controversial $90 million dollar, 85-acre police training facility in Atlanta's South River Forest has sparked a movement about race, land, and power.

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Over 10,000 NYC Nurses On Strike

Sunday, January 15, 2023

Grueling work conditions that also negatively impact patient care have pushed nurses to a breaking point in New York City.

New FDA Rules on Medication Abortion Are Still Full of Red Tape

Saturday, January 14, 2023

Last week, the FDA issued new rules on Mifepristone, making it easier for people to access from retail pharmacies, but there is still red tape that pharmacies have to cut through.

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The Art of Hammer Throwing

Friday, January 13, 2023

We speak with Janeé Kassanavoid, who made history last summer as the first Native American woman to medal in hammer throwing at the World Athletics Track & Field Championship.

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Residents in Jackson, Mississippi Are Still Facing Water Woes

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Over Christmas, a cold front froze and burst pipes in Jackson's already troubled water system. The city still faces an uphill battle, but they are now getting some outside help.

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Brazil's Democracy Under Siege

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Brazil's January 8th riots resemble the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol. We hear what led to the incident, and how Brazil moves forward. 

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The House Still Has No Speaker

Thursday, January 05, 2023

As of Thursday morning, there is still no speaker of the House. This is the third day of the House of Representatives’ new two-year session, and so far, it is in a state of limbo. 

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Barbara Walters, Trailblazing Journalist, Dies at 93

Wednesday, January 04, 2023

As the world prepared to say goodbye to 2022, we also said goodbye to Barbara Walters — the trailblazing television news broadcaster who died on December 30th. 

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Replay: Deaf Concert-Goers Can Feel the Beat

Friday, December 30, 2022

Vibrating "Haptic Suits" can provide a greater connection to music for deaf and hard of hearing communities and break down barriers between hearing and deaf concert-goers.

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Replay: Myth-Busting the Vagina

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

We talk about the historical and scientific knowledge gap of women’s bodies and people with vaginas, including trans men, intersex people, and nonbinary people.

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Replay: How to Reimagine Judging

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Judges have been historically resistant to most kinds of reforms, according to a new report from the Square One Project at Columbia University.

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Holiday Movie Prescriptions

Thursday, December 22, 2022

We get a healthy dose of a holiday cheer with holiday movie prescriptions from The Takeaway’s favorite movie critic duo, Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman.

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Takeaway Book Club: Fight Like Hell

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Our Takeaway Book Club selection for Tuesday is "Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor."

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Congress Faces a Looming Government Shutdown

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Congress has until midnight on Friday to reach a deal to avoid a partial government closure.

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