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Today The Takeaway spoke with Carole Simpson, the first woman and first minority to solely moderate a presidential debate. Janet Brown, executive director of the Commission on Preside... (article)
After the town of Middleborough, Mass., voted to impose a $20 fine for the use of "unsavory language" in its public spaces, we asked our listeners on social media: "What would you out... (article)
Our very own John Hockenberry presented at the Design Studio session at TED2012 in March. Watch his talk below about how design taught him to live his life with intent. (article)
Political advertising targets you, specifically, through social media | Our inclination to root for, and against, players rather than teams | The potential outcomes for the Supreme Co... (episode)
Politico reported last week that the Obama campaign employs over 150 social media experts who reach deep into data available through social media profiles and craft ads targeted at sp...
LeBron James is a polarizing figure in basketball, and last week’s game between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat saw many basketball fans rooting for or against LeBron, instead o...
<p>In the coming days, we'll soon know whether the Supreme Court will hand down their decision on President Obama's Affordable Care Act. <strong>Tom Daschle</strong> explains how the Court's decision will affect you.</p>
We’re pretty good at consuming coffee. We press the button on the espresso machine, or boil the kettle and dump some powder into a filter, or join the long line at Starbucks. But how ...
Thirty years ago this month, against the backdrop of a suffering American auto industry, and a growing Japanese one, a young Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was beaten to deat...
Yesterday, UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer, announced that it would keep in place several consumer provisions mandated by the 2010 affordable care act, regardles...
No littering, no public drunkenness, no disorderly conduct... and no cursing? That could be the case if a new law up for vote in Middleborough, Massachusetts, passes. Middleborough is...
<p>It's been 20 years since a presidential debate was moderated by a woman. Why is that? What does the Commission on Presidential Debates look for in a moderator?</p>
Rep. Barney Frank, who will be the first member of Congress to marry a same-sex partner, discusses his upcoming wedding and retirement plans with Takeaway Washington correspondent Tod...