takeaway archive

sort order: page size:

< May 2009

Friday, May 15 2009

  • How would you ask your parents for help? May 15, 2009

    Times are tough, so many young people are looking to their parents for help — or even for their own room back. The discussions can be tense. Did you get (or give) a parental bailout?... (article)

  • The high cost of higher education: Is it worth it? May 15, 2009

    For high quality video, click the "HQ" button. This year 3.2 million students are expected to graduate from high school and of those, roughly 70 percent will go on to get a col... (article)

  • How would you rename the war on drugs? May 15, 2009

    The war on drugs has been going on in American for around 40 years. Is it time to try a new approach? Suggest a new name to replace "the war on drugs." What's your take? Leave a com... (article)

  • The Takeaway for Friday, May 15, 2009 (Early Edition) May 15, 2009

    Headlines; Military tribunals (article)

  • The Torture Debate Ensnares the President May 15, 2009

    The Torture Debate Ensnares the President (episode)

    segments

    • The Torture Debate Ensnares the President May 15, 2009

      Bush administration policies on the treatment of detainees have now embroiled President Obama in a growing controversy. News broke last night that the U.S. will restart milit...

    • Pomp and Controversy: President Obama at Notre Dame May 15, 2009

      This Sunday President Obama will deliver the commencement address at The University of Notre Dame. Given his support for abortion rights and stem cell research, his upcoming appearanc...

    • Mom, Is My Bedroom Still Available? Life After College May 15, 2009

      All week in our series Pomp in these Circumstances, we've been looking at life after graduation. Many young adults will be going out into the real world, trying to get jobs and to liv...

    • Dancing Queen: Eurovision and the Gay-Rights Debate May 15, 2009

      The Europe-wide song contest Eurovision isn't just about music anymore. The event is turning out to be one of the biggest landmarks in Russia's gay-rights movement. Joining us from Mo...

    • What Would the Torture Photos Tell Us? May 15, 2009

      Last Wednesday, President Obama reversed his position and decided to block the release of photographs documenting abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan by United States military ...

    • Environment: 'Cap and Trade' and Climate Change May 15, 2009

      Regulating greenhouse gases has been one of the most contentious issues for the EPA. In 2003, the agency ruled that carbon dioxide could not be regulated as a pollutant. A 2007 Suprem...

    • Why Ghana is Growing May 15, 2009

      In the current economic climate, it's hard to imagine a place where the economy is growing by 4, 5, or 6 percent. A place where banks are adding branches and holding onto their deposi...

    • Is Horse Racing Inhumane? May 15, 2009

      When we covered the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, a listener criticized us for not addressing charges that breeding practices, drug use, and harmful track surfaces are costing ma...

    • Trying to Help Pakistani Refugees May 15, 2009

      Thousands of people are fleeing the SWAT valley in northwest Pakistan today. The government temporarily lifted a curfew to allow the civilians to flee the intense fighting between gov...

    • Ending the War On Drugs May 15, 2009

      President Nixon coined the term "war on drugs" in 1969, and began fighting the problem of drug use with arrests and prison time. Since then every administration has more or less done ...