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Wednesday

Police Reports Are Biased. What Can Journalists Do To Better Cover Policing?

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George Floyd's Murder, One Year Later

Police Reports Are Biased. What Can Journalists Do To Better Cover Policing?

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Phillip Atiba Goff, Center for Policing Equity co-founder and professor of African American studies and psychology at Yale, on the role police reports in news coverage.

Police Reports Are Biased. What Can Journalists Do To Better Cover Policing?

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Tulsa, 100 Years Later

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Tulsa, 100 Years Later

In the spring of 1921, Black residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood neighborhood were attacked by a mob of angry white people. More than 300 people were killed, and thousands were left homeless. Now, 100 years later, Tulsa is still reckoning with what lessons to take from that deadly massacre.

Tulsa, 100 Years Later

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Why A '9/11 Commission' Is Popular But May Not Happen For The Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

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Why A '9/11 Commission' Is Popular But May Not Happen For The Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Republicans are resisting the formation of an independent commission to look into the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol. A key exchange from the 9/11 Commission investigation helps explain why.

Monday

Thursday

Trump Continues To Push Election Falsehoods. Here's Why That Matters

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Trump Continues To Push Election Falsehoods. Here's Why That Matters

The former president has ramped up the statements he's putting on his website. And what's the focus of many of the posts? Relitigating his election loss.

Trump Continues To Push Election Falsehoods. Here's Why That Matters

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Wednesday

The Sum Of Our Parts
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The Sum Of Our Parts

People of color have a diverse set of interests, experiences, backgrounds and cultures. And the way we experience race and racism can be really different. So why do we continue to use big umbrella terms like "POC"? And what do we risk if we lose them?

The Sum Of Our Parts

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Sunday

Pipeline Panic Recalls Perils Of Gas Lines For Past Presidents

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Pipeline Panic Recalls Perils Of Gas Lines For Past Presidents

Some Americans actually remember the gas lines of the 1970s and how they contributed to the downfall of two presidents. And if you don't, you've at least heard the stories and seen the pictures.

Saturday

Inflation, Gas Shortage Highlight Peril That Could Threaten Biden's Agenda

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Inflation, Gas Shortage Highlight Peril That Could Threaten Biden's Agenda

Americans continue to say they approve of how the president is handling the coronavirus pandemic, but he may be running into speed bumps because of inflation and other issues.

Inflation, Gas Shortage Highlight Peril That Could Threaten Biden's Agenda

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Thursday

Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows

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Untangling Disinformation

Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows

The majority of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines on social media trace back to just a handful of influential figures. So why don't the companies just shut them down?

Just 12 People Are Behind Most Vaccine Hoaxes On Social Media, Research Shows

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Friday

In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem

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In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem

The first big test of Facebook's Oversight Board reveals the challenges of checking the power and scale of the social media giant.

In 1st Big Test, Oversight Board Says Facebook, Not Trump, Is The Problem

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Thursday

Why Facebook's Decision On Trump Could Be 'Make Or Break' For His Political Future

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Politics

Why Facebook's Decision On Trump Could Be 'Make Or Break' For His Political Future

Facebook's Oversight Board sent the decision of whether to let the former president back on the platform back to the company itself, and it's a critical one for Trump's political future.

Wednesday

Show Me The Money

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Show Me The Money

Two friends living in Vermont decided to try a radical experiment: They asked White people in their community to give money directly to their Black neighbors — a DIY, hyper-local "reparations" program, of sorts. Our friends at the Invisibilia podcast took a look at how the community reacted, for better and for worse.

Show Me The Money

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Thursday

Biden Takes The Stage In His Dream Role, But The Pandemic Still Sets The Scene

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Biden Takes The Stage In His Dream Role, But The Pandemic Still Sets The Scene

The president laid out an ambitious agenda in his address to Congress, but in a chamber largely empty due to COVID-19 restrictions, he was reminded of the thin majorities with which he has to work.

Friday

Biden Calls The Massacres Of Armenians Genocide. Here's What That Means

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World

Biden Calls The Massacres Of Armenians Genocide. Here's What That Means

President Biden on Saturday recognized the World War I-era mass killing and deportation of Armenians as genocide — a move that could make Turkey angry.