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What do our veterans need most from the next president? Here's what we learned during #30Issues Week 12 on veterans' issues. (article)
A few of our favorite segments from this week: What Veterans Need (First) | White Working Class Failings (Starts 27:21) | #AskTheMayor (Starts 50:21) (article)
CNN's hiring of Corey Lewandowski; the Supreme Court's decision on Bob McDonnell; remembering Pat Summitt; personality and looks; New Jersey's resettled Syrian refugees. (episode)
The Washington Post's Margaret Sullivan says CNN's hiring of Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is symptomatic of a larger problem in the press.
After the Supreme Court unanimously threw out the conviction of Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, the precedent could impact many corruption cases to come.
Pat Summitt, the legendary women's college basketball coach, passed away on June 28th.
Autumn Whitefield-Madrano, creator of the popular website The Beheld, suggests the scales have tipped too far in seeing "beauty" as a trap women should escape.
An inside look into the challenging task of settling Syrian refugees in New Jersey.
Mayor de Blasio takes calls from tenants and landlords in rent-stabilized units; the NJ gas tax; veterans issues in the election; the next step for LGBT people; Iceland's soccer victory. (episode)
Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from tenants and landlords about their rent-stabilized units in the wake of the city approving a rent freeze on one-year leases.
Late Monday night, the NJ State Assembly passed Christie-backed legislation to secure transportation funding by raising the state gas tax and lowering the sales tax.
Hear how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's platforms on veterans' issues compare.
Where should the LGBT movement go next?
Iceland’s soccer team shocked the world this week by beating England and advancing to the Euro 2016 quarter finals.
Congressional primary day in New York; Clinton's VP shortlist; #30Issues continues with a history of veterans’ issues. (episode)
Notable primaries include the seat being vacated by 46-year incumbent Charles Rangel in the uptown Manhattan neighborhoods of District 13.
Who do you want to see as Clinton's vice presidential pick?
Hear an audio history of politicians' treatment of veterans’ issues in America.
J.D. Vance, a former Marine from Eastern Kentucky who went on to Yale Law School and Silicon Valley, discusses the moral and spiritual foundation he thinks Trump supporters are missing.
A Brexit update, as the EU begins a series of meetings about how to proceed.
Meet the candidates in District 10; SCOTUS rules on abortion; an insider's thoughts on Obama's foreign policy legacy; a new documentary on climate change. (episode)
Ben Smith from Buzzfeed joins to talk about a number of recent news stories, from Brexit to Buzzfeed's voter registration initiative.
The two Democratic candidates in District 10's upcoming primary – incumbent Representative Jerrold Nader (NY-10) and challenger Oliver Rosenberg – make their cases to the voters.
A 5-3 Supreme Court ruling striking down a Texas law restricting abortion access may have implications across the country.
Derek Chollet, former Obama administration assistant secretary of defense for international security, offers an insider's view of his foreign policy, as historians will remember it.
What are the things that climate change can't destroy?
A recap of what we learned during Week 11 of "30 Issues," on America's evolving (and at times conflicting) relationship with China. (article)
A few of our favorite segments from this week: How to Help Refugees (First) | Michael Jackson's Last Days (Starts 20:24) | Sotomayor's Stop-and-Frisk Dissent (Starts 34:50) (article)
The votes are in favor of Brexit; Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance; meet the candidates vying for Representative Rangel's seat; market implications of Brexit. (episode)
Now that the United Kingdomis planning to exit from the European Union, what's next for the EU bloc? New York Times London bureau chief Steven Erlanger discusses.
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance discusses several new initiatives aimed at preventing crime, improving access to services, and diverting youth from the criminal justice system.
Representative Charles Rangel, who has served in the House continuously since 1971, is retiring. Hear from eight of the nine candidates running for his seat.
So, how's the Dow doing? Now that the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, we check in with WNYC's business editor Charlie Herman about how the markets are reacting.
Mayor Bill de Blasio takes your calls; a breakdown of Justice Sotomayor's dissent; the candidates' positions on China; an update on the House sit-in; new Supreme Court rulings. (episode)
Mayor Bill de Blasio takes calls from Brooklyn and addresses WNYC's investigation into the voter purge, saying he "absolutely" supports federal oversight in June's congressional primary.
Retired Judge Shira Scheindlin, who ruled the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program was equivalent to racial profiling in 2013, discusses Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent.
Is the world a big enough place for the U.S. and China, in the eyes of the 2016 presidential candidates?
As of writing, the Democrats have been staging a sit-in on the House floor for over 20 hours. Hear the latest.
The Supreme Court ruled this morning on affirmative action and Obama's immigration plan. Hear how the votes were divided.