Tanzina Vega

Host, The Takeaway

Tanzina Vega appears in the following:

Migrants Tear Gassed at the Border as U.S. and Mexico Prepare Asylum Policy Change

Monday, November 26, 2018

Women and children were also among those on the receiving end after U.S. officials fired tear gas across the border and into Mexico.

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New White House Climate Report Has Some Republicans Questioning Party Line

Monday, November 26, 2018

Thirteen federal agencies contributed to a report that's at odds with President Trump's rhetoric on climate.

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Amid Romaine Warning, Trump Administration Blocks Rule Mandating Farmers Test Water

Monday, November 26, 2018

The rule would have made farmers test their water for E. coli, but the Trump administration delayed the regulation by at least four more years.

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Underneath Gun Violence Women Face the Biggest Risk

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

One in four women have been the victim of intimate partner violence in this country, and black women have the highest death rate from domestic violence incidents.

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Turn On, Tune Out: Relaxing Movies and TV to Watch Over the Long Weekend

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

What can you watch this holiday season to forget about current events? Film critic Rafer Guzman joins The Takeaway to give his picks for relaxing things to check out.

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Trump Defies CIA Intelligence, Stands with Saudi Arabia in Journalist's Killing

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

At what point does economic interest outweigh human rights?

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In Sugar Land, Texas, Unmarked Graves from Jim Crow-Era Program Remind Community of Painful History

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

In the years after the Civil War, Texas and other states used the "convict lease" program to keep Black men in servitude.

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Native Government Repeals Press Freedom Law for Their Tribe

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation government repealed a 2015 law granting autonomy to the tribe's news media.

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'Very Fortunate': California Wildfire Survivors Remain Thankful This Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

What do you do for Thanksgiving when your entire community is gone? Risa Johnson shares how the community is feeling gratitude in the midst of tragedy.

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El Chapo's Trial is Opening a Can of Worms: Mexican Government Corruption

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

How has the Mexican government been dealing with the War on Drugs?

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Ohio's Restrictive Abortion Law is Latest Example of States Seeking to Undermine Roe

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

The Ohio House of Representatives just passed another version of its so-called "heartbeat bill," a version of which was vetoed by Gov. Kasich last year.

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California's Deadly Wildfires: What Caused It?

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Officials are investigating whether power lines owned by the state’s largest utility started the fires.

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Caravan Migrants Face Mexican Protesters on Road to U.S. Border

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Protesters shouted, "Mexico First" against caravan migrants.

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Fleeing Violence and Discrimination: Life for LGBTQ People in Central America

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Diego Molina, a volunteer for Dike LGBTI in El Salvador, describes what it's like for LGBTQ+ people in El Salvador and throughout Central America. 

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At Soul Fire Farm, Agricultural Activists Work to Alleviate Racial Food Injustice

Monday, November 19, 2018

Soul Fire Farm is a people of color-led organization, serving communities outside Albany, New York.

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Neo-Nazis Infiltrate the U.S. Military in New PBS Doc

Monday, November 19, 2018

Incidents of hate crimes jumped 17 percent between 2016 and 2017.

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Amazon Has a Tech Talent Pipeline Planned for Queens, but is it Enough?

Monday, November 19, 2018

Amazon clearly stands to benefit from coming to New York, but what do New Yorkers get out of the deal?

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'He's a Champion': The Lost and Found Pets of the Camp Fire

Monday, November 19, 2018

When the Camp Fire roared through Paradise in Northern California, many had to leave their pets behind as they fled. Some lucky families have gotten them back. 

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CIA Points to Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi Killing

Monday, November 19, 2018

The Trump administration has been reluctant to assign blame to its ally, while the State Department has yet to reach a conclusion.

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Democratic Sweep of Orange County Delivers Near Fatal Blow to the California Republican Party

Monday, November 19, 2018

Orange County had been the birthplace of modern American conservatism.

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