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A Conversation about Gun Violence with High School Activists

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At approximately 3 AM on the morning of Sunday, August 5, a man wearing a mask and hood entered the WORT station and opened fire on three DJs in the broadcast studio. Witnesses say five shots were fired, injuring one DJ and shattering the glass between studios. In the wake of this incident, we want […]

Citizenship, the Denaturalization Task Force, and Human Rights

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Last month, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the creation of a new denaturalization task force to investigate thousands of naturalized Americans suspected of lying on their citizenship applications. Today’s guest, Stephanie DeGooyer, will shed some light on this new development in a broader discussion with host Esty Dinur about immigration, naturalization, and […]

Mexican Election Reflections

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Host Esty Dinur explores the implications of the recent Mexican presidential election of Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador. In the first half, she speaks with guest Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, DC and president of Just Foreign Policy. In the second part of the show, she […]

The Forced Detention of Children at the Border

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Friday host Esty Dinur spends the show examining current U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies and the forced detention of children away from their families, who are legally seeking asylum at the border. In the first part of the show, she speaks with investigative reporter Ken Klippenstein, who recently reported on a no-bid contract for a […]