Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

The Takeaway speaks with Ray Suarez, the host of the limited series podcast “Going for Broke,” from The Nation magazine and the Economic Hardship Reporting Project.

President Biden was hoping his trip to Europe would be a global victory lap where he could tout measures addressing climate change in the Democrats’ reconciliation package. 

Last week, five members of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s Veterans Advisory Council stepped down, calling her “one of the principal obstacles to progress." We talk to one of those members.

 There are both promising and troubling realities for Black women in elected office. 

The Takeaway hears from restaurant owners and workers about the worker and wage shortage in the restaurant industry. 

For all the hit horror franchises, there are tons of great spooky films that have flown under the radar. Critics Kristen Meinzer and Rafer Guzman join The Takeaway to give their picks.

President Biden promised to allocate $20 billion exclusively to HBCUs, but since the reconciliation process it’s now more like $2 billion. 

Facebook is facing its latest round of scrutiny after a collaboration of American newsrooms started publishing a series of stories called The Facebook Papers.

The U.S. is currently seeing a surge in overdose-related deaths, while the prices of the life-saving drug naloxone soar.

"Dopesick" creator Danny Strong joined The Takeaway to discuss why he brought this story to the screen and what he wants people to learn about the opioid epidemic.

Are lobbyists influencing Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona on President Biden’s Build Back Better vision?

Workers at several prominent companies across the U.S. have been going on strike in recent weeks.

PFAS refers to a group of more than 4,000 toxic chemicals that don’t break down in the environment.

An oil spill in Orange County, California, and another in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida, has reignited a debate over the safety of offshore drilling.

The move towards 24/7 operation is supposed to address the shipping delays that have led to nationwide supply chain disruptions this year.

For our second Deep Dive, progressive scholar, organizer, and media personality Dorian Warren joined our host to explore the very personal system of child care in the United States.

 Arbery, a young Black man, was killed by three white men in Georgia in February 2020. 

Colin Powell, the first Black U.S. Secretary of State, passed away on Monday due to complications from Covid-19 at the age of 84

There are still many unanswered questions about the death of Jelani Day in Bloomington, IL. The Takeaway asks what would be different if Black lives truly mattered.

One of the continuing consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is the disruption of supply chains.