• Do estranged parents have the legal right to be loved by their kids?
    Feb 6 2025

    “Reunification therapy” is a practice designed to rebuild connection between an estranged parent and their child.

    It's often court ordered -- and forces the child to spend time with the estranged parent and cut off contact with the preferred parent entirely.

    Forced reunification -- but at what cost?

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    47 mins
  • How ending foreign aid could damage U.S. national security
    Feb 5 2025

    The Trump Administration is halting all foreign aid and dismantling the United States Agency for International Development, the world’s largest single donor.

    And while USAID should be scrutinized for how it uses taxpayer funding, its supporters say destroying a federal agency doesn't '[promote] the national interest.'

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    47 mins
  • Should we farm octopuses for food?
    Feb 4 2025

    The octopus is highly intelligent. It’s also a favorite food of humans around the world. In Spain, a proposed octopus farm claims it could raise a million animals per year for eating. That's sparking protests, and possible bans here in the United States.

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    47 mins
  • Big banks are suing the Fed over stress tests
    Feb 3 2025

    After the 2008 financial collapse, the government required big banks to undergo annual stress tests. Now, those banks are suing to overhaul the stress tests. What does that mean for the stability of the financial system?

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    46 mins
  • The Jackpod: Everything a president does, teaches
    Jan 31 2025

    On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the politics of cruelty in the second Trump presidency

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    37 mins
  • Black women's deep roots in country music
    Jan 31 2025

    Beyonce says she’s always been country. Now, with "Cowboy Carter," she’s nominated for 11 Grammys and the first Black woman to top country music charts. How Beyonce fits into the long history of Black women in country music.

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    44 mins
  • How Democrats squandered their 'emerging majority'
    Jan 30 2025

    Decades ago, Ruy Teixeira famously wrote that a more diverse America would lean heavily Democratic. But as he's watched Donald Trump's rise, he believes it's Democrats themselves who are to blame. Why?

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    47 mins
  • Can peace in Gaza last?
    Jan 29 2025

    Thousands of Palestinians are returning to devastated homes in Northern Gaza. But the ceasefire almost collapsed this past weekend. Can it be sustained?

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    47 mins