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Wednesday, April 13 2016

• 6 Reasons Bernie Won Wyoming, But Still Tied in the Delegate Race April 13, 2016

  Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton by about 12 points in the weekend's Wyoming presidential caucuses &mdash; and yet they each walked away with seven delegates. (article)

• Freedom From Want, Arctic Travel, Culture of Destruction April 13, 2016

  On today's show: A look at poverty and FDR's four freedoms; a new cruise ship voyage headed for the Northwest Passage, and the rise of America's culture of clearance. (episode)

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  • Freedom From Want: FDR's Dream Unrealized as 47 Million Live in Poverty April 13, 2016

    In FDR's famous Four Freedoms speech, he laid out a vision for a world in which every person would be free from want. But 47 million Americans still live in poverty.&nbsp;

  • Worker Strikes On the Rise in China April 13, 2016

    In 2015, the China Labor Bulletin, a nonprofit in Hong Kong, recorded over 2,700 strikes, a number that's&nbsp;doubled year-over-year from 2014.&nbsp;

  • Coal Giant Peabody Energy Files for Bankruptcy April 13, 2016

    Peabody Energy&nbsp;is&nbsp;one of the largest coal firms in the United States.&nbsp;On Wednesday, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

  • Paul Ryan Denies He's Running for President — Again April 13, 2016

    Takeaway Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich discusses&nbsp;House Speaker Paul Ryan's role in the presidential campaign.&nbsp;

  • Preparing for a Maiden Voyage Through the Northwest Passage April 13, 2016

    In advance of the first luxury cruise ship voyage through the Northwest Passage, U.S. and&nbsp;Canadian Coast Guard officials are running an emergency drill in the Arctic.

  • The Bulldozer: America's Tool For Destruction, Progress & Disenfranchisement April 13, 2016

    A new book examines the post-World War II destruction left by a machine that is still seen as a symbol of American progress and vision: The bulldozer.&nbsp;