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.
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Black Voters and the Democratic Primary
Politics with Amy Walter: Behind the New Hampshire Primary
Caucus Time
The View from Iowa
A Look at Pennsylvania and 2020's Battleground States
How are Republicans and Democrats Approaching Campaigning on Facebook in 2020?
Iran, Impeachment, and Iowa
What's next for Trump and Saudi Arabia?
The Political Power of Women
The State of the Democratic Primary Field
RERUN: The Politics of Climate Change
The Divided States of Government
The Impeachment Will Be Televised
What Did Democrats Get Wrong About Religious Voters in 2016?
Prescription Drug Costs and 2020
Are Democrats Breaking Up with Big Tech?
Will Impeachment Inspire more Republicans to Run for Office?
Digital Campaign Advertising and 2020
Quid Pro Quo My God
In Pursuit of Impeachment
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