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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The Politics of Climate Change
Democratic Candidates Battle It Out in Houston
What Have We Learned on the Campaign Trail?
Will Unions Deliver 2020 to the Democrats?
Should We Be Worried About a recession?
Texodus: Can Democrats Turn the Lone Star State Blue?
The Past and Present of Gun Control
Michigan, Michigan, Michigan: the Upcoming 2020 Elections in the Battleground State
Mueller's Testimony Underscores a Crisis of Faith in Democracy
There's a Generational Divide Upending U.S. Politics
Democrats Divided
Candidate Talk: Seth Moulton
Unpacking the Democratic Debates from the Aspen Ideas Festival
Digital Ads and the Wild West of Political Campaigning
Candidate Talk: Michael Bennet
Democratic Socialism is Having a Moment; Will Voters be Receptive to its Message?
Candidate Talk: Bernie Sanders
The Impact of Black Voters: “When We Show Up, We Transform How Power Operates”
Celebrating One Year of Amy Walter
The Evolution of the Executive
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