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The truth behind poll oversampling; debunking media assumptions about Trump voters; and a Breaking News Consumer's Handbook for poverty news. (episode)
The Trump camp claims that polls are rigged in favor of Hillary Clinton. Our friends at FiveThirtyEight explain why that theory misunderstands how polling works.
Although the media make it seem otherwise, the success of the Trump campaign cannot be pinned entirely on the white working class. Reporter Sarah Smarsh breaks down the trope.
How the character Lennie from Of Mice and Men became a touchstone for the Texas death penalty.
When reporting on poverty, the media fall into familiar traps. How to steer clear of stereotypes and seek insight.
Decades before Donald Trump upended the 2016 election, another idiosyncratic billionaire upset a different presidential election. FiveThirtyEight takes on the tale of Ross Perot. (episode)
The election is not rigged. Also, the election is rigged. We explore how, why, and by whom. Plus, the fourth installment of our poverty series focuses on the nation's safety net. (episode)
John Podesta's emails with journalists do not betray a Clinton-media-collusion, but they do highlight the often shifty ethics of political reporting.
From Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton, the notion of a "rigged system" has coursed through this election cycle. But does the word inspire hope or just suspicion?
Claims of voter fraud are not only almost always false but often lead to disenfranchisement of real voters. A closer look at the most talked about, and least real, kind of rigging.
Voter fraud is not be a legitimate concern, but that doesn't mean the election isn't rigged. How gerrymandering has hijacked American democracy.
Government assistance in the United States helps millions out of poverty, but often the most needy fall through the cracks.
Mike Pesca is the host of Slate's "The Gist." He braved the post-debate spin room again to bring us this report. (episode)
In their new podcast, "The United States of Anxiety," WNYC & The Nation look at polarizing issues in this election. This episode: the politics of being white, male, and working class. (episode)
The collapse of the ISIS propaganda machine; a Cold War media battle waged in the tunnels under the Berlin Wall; and the myth of upward mobility. (episode)
Despite heated campaign rhetoric, a new study suggests that ISIS is more on the ropes than we're being led to believe.
A look at the secret tunnels beneath the Berlin Wall -- and the JFK administration's efforts to stifle reporting on them.
Confronting the myth that America is a land of equal opportunity and upward mobility for all.
In their new podcast, "The United States of Anxiety," WNYC & The Nation look at polarizing issues in this election season. In this episode: the media and anxiety. (episode)
The complicated history around fairness and taxes in America. Plus, our series on poverty continues with a look at the "deserving" and "undeserving" poor. (episode)
Does getting out of paying income taxes make you smart or unpatriotic? A closer look at the public's complicated relationship with taxes.
The notion that poverty stems from a lack of will power and a poor work ethic is as old as America. Why that needs to be dispelled.
Two stories that won't fit in the full-sized show this weekend but that are too good to pass up. What can we say? We live to serve. (episode)