Podcasting Carlos Cardona, Bernie Sanders, and 2020wnycstudios.org "If I had to say who is Carlos Cardona, I would say an activist who has taken his experience to hopefully change some policies that are …
Migrant Children New Trump Rules would Detain Migrant Families and Children Indefinitelywnycstudios.org On Wednesday, the Trump Administration announced dramatic changes to rules on detaining migrant families and children. The new rules would allow …
Flu The Risks of Denying the Flu Vaccine to Migrant Childrenwnycstudios.org The Trump administration has decided not to administer the flu vaccine to migrant families in border detention camps. Since several children in …
Schools Sports from Grade School to College: The Rise of "Pay to Play"wnycstudios.org Youth sports in America are divided by income—with fewer and fewer middle and low-income students participating in athletics, as more and more …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMigrant Children New Trump Rules would Detain Migrant Families and Children Indefinitelywnycstudios.org On Wednesday, the Trump Administration announced dramatic changes to rules on detaining migrant families and children. The new rules would allow …
Play buttonJewish Culture The History Behind President Trump's Accusations of "Disloyalty" Against Jewish Americanswnycstudios.org On Tuesday, President Trump told reporters that any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat is either guilty of ignorance or “great disloyalty." The …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHBCUs What Happens When Youth Sports Go "Pay-to-Play"wnycstudios.org Youth sports in America are divided by income—with fewer and fewer middle and low-income students participating in athletics, as more and more …
Florida Panhandle Telepsychiatry in Schools Could Help More Children Have Access to Mental Health Treatmentwnycstudios.org Students suffering from mental health issues in Jackson County, Florida public schools will have a new option for treatment this year, …
G7 Summit Brexit Negotiations Remain at a Standstill as Boris Johnson Prepares for G7 Summitwnycstudios.org The United Kingdom has just over two months left to reach a Brexit deal with the European Union. Since becoming Prime Minister in late July, Boris …
Columbia University How the Trump Administration is Affecting Women's Health Care Beyond Abortionwnycstudios.org After Planned Parenthood announced it would forgo federal funding rather than agree to the Trump administration's gag rule on abortion, the fight …
Louisiana "In God We Trust": Louisiana Tests the Legal Limits of Religious Speech in Public Schoolswnycstudios.org In Louisiana, a law passed in 2018 will go into effect this coming school year, requiring all schools to display the phrase “In God We Trust” in …
Slavery 1619: How Slavery has Impacted the Empathy Gap in our Countrywnycstudios.org We continue our coverage marking 400 years since slavery began in the U.S. with a look at how the enslavement of black people has impacted our idea …
Wealth 1619: The Racist Roots of the U.S. Wealth Gapwnycstudios.org You can really draw a clear line from the earliest days of slavery…to the racial wealth gap and economic picture of this country today. Today, 400 …
Slavery 1619: The Truth About 400 Years of Slaverywnycstudios.org August 1619. Four hundred years ago this month, the first group of enslaved Africans were forcibly brought by British colonists to what is now the …
Weight Watchers Weight Watchers Raises Eyebrows With a New App For Kidswnycstudios.org When Weight Watchers (now branded as “WW”) recently introduced a new app for kids and teenagers, the announcement was met with swift and widespread …
Ebola What the New Ebola Treatments Mean for Drug Developmentwnycstudios.org The year-long Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to a new province for the first time. In the South Kivu region, two …
NYPD NYPD Officer Fired for Prohibited Chokehold in Eric Garner's Deathwnycstudios.org On Monday, the New York Police Department commissioner announced that the officer who placed Eric Garner in a prohibited chokehold is fired from the …
Energy Policy The Tense Relationship Between Trump And Labor Unionswnycstudios.org Recently, President Trump spoke to thousands of union workers at a petrochemical plant outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for what the White House …
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS Backlog Leaves Thousands of Immigrants In Limbownycstudios.org USCIS has stated massive delays in processing visa applications. More than 90 percent of people seeking U.S. visas -- many of whom are seeking …
Homelessness Homelessness is on the Rise, Despite Efforts at Interventionwnycstudios.org While homelessness as a whole has been going down since 2007, in the 2017-2018 years, there was a slight increase in homelessness nationwide. Data …
Jay Z The Backlash Against Jay-Z's Partnership with the NFLwnycstudios.org Last week, the NFL and Jay-Z announced they had struck a deal in which the rapper’s company would serve as the “entertainment strategist” for the …
Mississippi ICE Raids In Mississippi Last Week Left Some Children Without Parentswnycstudios.org Families were disrupted in Mississippi last week when ICE officials arrested 680 people at seven food processing plants across the state in a one-day …
Tariffs How Would Imposing More China Tariffs Impact Independent Toy Stores?wnycstudios.org On Tuesday, President Trump decided to delay a new round of 10 percent tariffs on $160 billion worth of Chinese goods. The president said he delayed …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPodcasting The Historical Precedent for Trump's 'Public Charge' Rulewnycstudios.org On Monday, the Trump administration unveiled new rules for legal immigrants, denying them permanent residency or citizenship status if they use …
Vietnam War Author Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Legacy of 'Apocalypse Now,' Forty Years Laterwnycstudios.org Forty years ago today, director Francis Ford Coppola’s movie, “Apocalypse Now,” premiered in theaters. Set during the Vietnam War, the film centers …
U.S. Economy Trouble with the Stock Market. What Does This Tell Us About the U.S. Economy?wnycstudios.org Yesterday, the U.S. stock market panicked and had its worst day in 2019. The shock-waves struck after the long-term price of bonds dropped to a lower …
Ricardo Rosselló Contracts Signed by Former Puerto Rican Governor May Go Under Review. Will This Lead to Change?wnycstudios.org Wanda Vázquez was sworn into office after weeks of political turmoil. And one of her first moves as governor was to cancel a contract to rebuild the …
Nuclear Weapons What a Deadly Explosion in Russia Could Mean for the Nuclear Arms Racewnycstudios.org Last Thursday, an offshore explosion involving nuclear power killed at least seven people in northern Russia. Russian defense officials initially …
Podcasting Why Ambulance Bills are So High, and So Unexpectedwnycstudios.org There’s been a lot of talk in Washington and among Democratic presidential candidates in the 2020 race about the high cost of medical care, from …
Child Abuse Wave of Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits Expected As New York's Child Victims Act Takes Effectwnycstudios.org After years of pressure from survivors, advocates, and lawmakers, New York’s Child Victims Act has officially gone into effect. As of Wednesday, Aug. …
