Oliver Lazarus

The Wilmington Race Riots of November 1898 are considered to be the only successful coup d'etat in American history, an episode that has important lessons for today. 

George Packer has been chronicling the "unwinding" of America for years. Here, he discusses how it all fell so fast, and his perspective on Tuesday's results. 

Explore how Trump supporters will shape the political landscape for the next four years.  

Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich shares updates from the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania.

A day before the election, we examine the latest Clinton-Trump poll numbers, and explore whether the Democrats have a real shot to take back the Senate. 

With days to go before the election, The Takeaway visits Clinton campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, and speaks with four senior staffers. 

Donald Ayer, a former deputy U.S. attorney general, argues that FBI Director James Comey made a major mistake in his decision to inform Congress of the Clinton email review. 

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman has been speaking with individuals forced from their homes not by war, but by climate change. 

In the Windy City, does anyone under 50 still speak with a classic Chicago accent? 

In secret recordings with Goldman Sachs, Theresa May expressed concern over the economic impacts of Brexit. Those remarks go in direct contradiction with how she ran her campaign.

One historian argues that the idea of American "enlightenment" was first used during the Cold War in an attempt to stave off the fascist, communist and totalitarian ideals of Europe.

The last time the Cleveland Indians won the World Series was 1948. How has baseball and city itself changed in the last 68 years? Find out here.

French authorities have started the process of destroying the shacks and tents that make up an informal refugee camp called the "Jungle" in Calais, France. 

In a number of counties, local voters are seeing district attorney races as a way to effect an immediate change in their communities.

On Tuesday, the Ecuadorian government announced that it had temporarily cut Julian Assange’s internet access at is embassy in London over interference in the U.S. election. 

Ahead of the final debate of the 2016 presidential election, The Takeaway checks in with three undecided, registered voters in the swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. 

The actor discusses his new book and his beloved "Parks and Recreation" character Ron Swanson.