Ranked #1
How some police departments are rethinking 911 call responses
How some police departments are rethinking 911 call responses
Calling 911 can have tragic consequences for people having a mental health crisis. They can be arrested or even killed. ... Read more
14 Aug 2023
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46mins
Ranked #2
Hip-hop turns 50: The origins of West Coast hip-hop and its lasting legacy
Hip-hop turns 50: The origins of West Coast hip-hop and its lasting legacy
Born in the Bronx, New York, hip-hop soon found some of its most influential rappers in Los Angeles. On the 50th anniver... Read more
11 Aug 2023
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47mins
Ranked #3
What a decline in rural colleges means for rural communities
What a decline in rural colleges means for rural communities
Rural colleges in America are struggling. Due to enrollment and funding shortages, many have had to close or slash core ... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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47mins
Ranked #4
Behind the group pushing for a third-party presidential candidate
Behind the group pushing for a third-party presidential candidate
The political organization No Labels says it wants to unite Americans around a third-party presidential candidate. But c... Read more
9 Aug 2023
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47mins
Ranked #5
Our planet in hot water
Our planet in hot water
The waters off Florida and across the Caribbean are reaching record-breaking temperatures. As high as 100-plus degrees ... Read more
8 Aug 2023
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47mins
Ranked #6
Are index funds getting too powerful?
Are index funds getting too powerful?
Index funds. They’re a very popular way of investing across the stock market. But now the top four funds control roughly... Read more
7 Aug 2023
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47mins
Ranked #7
Rebroadcast: Richard Reeves on why the modern male is struggling, and what to do about it
Rebroadcast: Richard Reeves on why the modern male is struggling, and what to do about it
Are cultural and economic forces changing boyhood, manhood and fatherhood? Richard Reeves says yes, and that many men an... Read more
4 Aug 2023
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47mins
Ranked #8
Can focusing on class instead of race solve our country’s equity issues?
Can focusing on class instead of race solve our country’s equity issues?
Liberal academic Richard Kahlenberg thinks the only way to truly solve America’s deep inequities is to look at class, no... Read more
3 Aug 2023
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47mins
Ranked #9
The authoritarian’s playbook in America
The authoritarian’s playbook in America
From Turkey to Chile to Hungary, authoritarian leaders don’t come to power on their own. They get there with the help of... Read more
2 Aug 2023
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47mins
Ranked #10
Behind the Global South's hesitancy to criticize Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Behind the Global South's hesitancy to criticize Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Since the start of the war, experts in the U.S. and Europe have lamented that countries outside the West have been slow ... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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47mins