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The E-Team
Following a screening of The E-Team, we discuss global human rights crises and the fearless spirits of those bringing them to justice.
The Weekly Wonk: History Is Happening Now
Police violence against people of color doesn't ever seem to be part of the past.
The Pill Podcast: Oral Contraception and the Future of Reproductive Rights
Nearly fifty years after Margaret Sanger’s death, the safe and effective birth control pill she fought for has transformed lives of women.
The Weekly Wonk: How A Sex Scandal Changed Democracy
The Gary Hart scandal changed politics forever. This is how.
The Weekly Wonk: We’re All in the Poverty Fight
Poverty affects far more of us that we might perceive.
In Conversation with Fred and Joanne Wilson
Anne-Marie Slaughter sits down with Fred and Joanne Wilson to discuss the future of investment and philanthropy.
Audio Recording: Feminism at a Crossroad
We take stock of the state of feminism in this moment and debate its future — where it is going and how can it be harnessed.
The Weekly Wonk: A New Kind of Campus Diversity
Diversity isn’t getting us where we need to go to help students who are truly disadvantaged.
The Weekly Wonk: Why Populism Isn’t Going Away
Populism isn't going away. But it can be channeled for good, says New America Fellow Yascha Mounk.
Fleeing War and Finding Family
We preview a new book by Sarah Wildman on family identity, myth, and memory.
The Weekly Wonk: A Different Kind of War Story
Why do veterans miss war? That's the question that has animated the latest work of Sebastian Junger.
Techno Sapiens: The Tacocopter Edition
A Future Tense podcast about whether machines will solve our problems, or make them worse.
The Teacher Wars
Who should teach? What should be taught? Who should be held accountable for how our children learn?
The Business of Banking Youth
Can youth savings in the developing world be good social policy and make business sense for banks?