Millions of Americans Lost Unemployment Insurance This Week
This past Monday — Labor Day — 7.5 million workers lost their COVID-era expanded unemployment benefits, even as the pandemic continues on. President Joe Biden decided not to extend the benefits before they were set to expire. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Heather Long, economics correspondent for the Washington Post, and Annelies Goger, Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
How Islamophobia Has Impacted Sikh Communities
Although there's no correct target for the hate and violence that occurred, misdirected Islamophobic violence against Sikh Americans has continued for two decades. The Takeaway spoke with activist and author Valarie Kaur about what the post 9/11 era has meant for Sikh Americans and her new documentary Divided We Fall: Americans In The Aftermath.
California Voters Will Decide Whether Gov. Gavin Newsom Stays or Goes
On Tuesday, California voters will decide whether Gov. Gavin Newsom will stay in office or be removed in a Republican-driven recall election. There are 46 candidates that are running to replace the Governor; however, recent polling shows support for the governor to stay in office. The Takeaway spoke with Libby Denkmann, senior politics reporter at KPCC in Southern California about how the recall election works and what the latest polling says.
For transcripts, see individual segment pages.
The Politics of "Defund the Police"
The Tipping Point for the End of Systemic Racism in Policing
The Future of the Democratic Party
How Social Psychology Influences Political Behavior
How California is Preparing for the General Election During the Pandemic
A Look at Phase One of North Carolina's Plan to Reopen
The Return of Big Government
Social Distancing on the Campaign Trail
How Coronavirus Will Hurt those Attempting to Enter the Workforce
React or Prepare? How to Handle a Crisis
A Primary Election During a Pandemic
How COVID-19 has Changed Small Business
Politics with Amy Walter: Governing, the Economy, and Coronavirus
The Politics of Coronavirus
Super Tuesday and Beyond
EXTRA: Biden Wins South Carolina
The Final Early State
Nevada Goes for Bernie
Extra: Nevada Goes for Bernie
The Nevada Caucus and Beyond
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