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Fair Housing
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Has the government done enough to stop housing discrimination?
Life After Welfare
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Twenty years ago, welfare reform was signed into law, promising needy families a way off government assistance and a path out of poverty. This is the story of Tianna Gaines-Turner, a former welfare recipient who still struggles to make ends meet.
Two ONA Journalism Award nominations
Exciting news – we have been nominated for two Online News Association Journalism Awards! The Population Bomb? was nominated for Explanatory Reporting and Blood and Sport was nominated in the Sports category.
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The Great Debate: Style or Substance?
The moments we remember from political debates are embedded in our political folklore, from the knockout lines to the losing gaffes. But does media coverage often miss the real lessons they offer?
Where Does the American Dream Live?
How a little-known public housing program from the 1970s is changing housing policy today.
“On Account of Sex”
When Phyllis Schlafly fought the Equal Rights Amendment, which called for equality of rights “on account of sex,” it kicked off a battle that continues to influence political debate today.
The Mommy Wars
The Mommy Wars: Billed as the nastiest fight in American parenting, and fueled by a decades-old blunder. This story was produced in collaboration with Quartz.
The Outrage Machine
Internet shaming – what happens when the cybermob comes for you.
Atomic Vets
The story of the veterans who witnessed secret atomic testing and how their decades-long struggle for recognition affects soldiers today. This story is a coproduction with our friends at Reveal, from The Center for Investigative Reporting.
The Long, Strange Trip of LSD
In the 1960s, mind-altering drugs like LSD helped fuel the counter-culture. Today, psychedelics are turning on a new generation – of scientists.
Welfare and the Politics of Poverty
Bill Clinton’s 1996 welfare reform was supposed to move needy families off government handouts and onto a path out of poverty. Twenty years later, how has it turned out?
D&D: Lessons from a Media Panic
Dungeons and Dragons was once accused of leading children to Satanism, but today the game looks more like a solution to a problem plaguing modern parenting.
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Baby M and the Question of Surrogacy
A baby with the DNA of three parents has been born. Makes the days of Baby M seem simple… Watch “Baby M and the Question of Surrogacy” for a trip down memory lane.
The Great Debate: Style or Substance?
Producer Erik German sits down with The takeaway to discuss the importance of style and substance in political debates.
The Promise of the Air Bag
The Obama administration has released long-awaited guideline for self-driving cars. What you may not know is that the quest to turn cars into automated computers on wheels began decades ago with the battle over the airbag. Watch….
The Population Bomb?
First we all worried about over population, now Italy fears the opposite and tries to get its citizens to have more children. Watch the backstory here…
Wild Horse Wars
The Bureau of Land Management has recommended that 45,000 wild horses be killed to make room for privately-owned cattle to graze. Here’s the backstory on the what some call the wild horse wars.
"On Account of Sex"
Our latest story is a co-production with Fork Films. Here producer Kathleen Hughes sits down with the Takeaway to discuss the legacy of Phyllis Schlafly.
Where is my Grandchild?
The ex-head of Argentina’s air force has been sentenced in the 1978 abduction of an activist couple, whose baby was then given to another air force official to raise. This is not a new scenario in Argentina. Watch…
The Mystery of the Missing Bees
Millions of bees have died since South Carolina sprayed an insecticide in a bid to fight Zika. Just the latest in what bees are up against. Watch the backstory…