Today's Takeaways: D.C. Pope, Ending Homelessness, and Mark Bittman Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email The World Bank President Has a Plan to Eradicate Poverty Pope Addresses U.S. Congress for First Time Behind the Scenes at The Vatican The Rookie Candidate: Letty Hardi L.A. Declares Homelessness a Public 'Emergency' How To Eliminate Homelessness Mark Bittman: Why I'm Leaving The New York Times Pope Francis addresses a joint session of Congress on September 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. ( JIM WATSON/AFP / Getty ) Produced by PRI and WNYC