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President Obama’s latest attempt to close Guantanamo Bay prison has been met with fierce opposition from Congress. We look at what the prison has come to mean to the American public…and what it …
President Obama’s latest attempt to close Guantanamo Bay prison has been met with fierce opposition from Congress. We look at what the prison has come to mean to the American public…and what it …
The Academy Award nominated movie “Spotlight” depicts the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation that uncovered the systemic sexual abuse and widespread cover up in the Catholic church, …
What does the public really know about how the court operates?
A report linking the uptick in microcephaly cases in Brazil to a pesticide — not Zika — makes headlines. Turns out, it’s scientifically baseless. Bob talks with Anna Almendrala, who debunked the …
The threat of the Zika virus has been covered extensively, but the reality is still largely unknown. A look away from the panicked headlines at what we know and don’t know about the virus, as well …
The victories of Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary are being hailed as a coup for “outsiders.” But throughout this presidential election season …
A former reporter turned opposition researcher offers an insider’s perspective on the work of unearthing political dirty secrets. Also, the real story of the Dean Scream— the unforgettable, …
The late David Foster Wallace’s magnum opus, Infinite Jest, was published 20 years ago this week and left an indelible mark on the literary world. To mark the occasion, we’re revisiting a …
A certain candidate was conspicuously absent from this week’s Republican debate. But Donald Trump’s presence on conservative talk radio has never flagged. We look at the influence of Rush Limbaugh …
Our friends at Note to Self have just launched a new project called Infomagical, which hopes to be an antidote to “infomania” and a “collective FOMO course correction”. It’s not about your gadgets …