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Tuesday, March 24 2015

• Today's Takeaways: Challenging The Security State, Planting Seeds of Change, and a Literary Artifact March 24, 2015

  The Takeaway examines the NSA's secret court, how defectors are using Western media to&nbsp;change to North Korea, and we have the details on a lost Tennessee Williams story. (episode)

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  • Challenging The Foundation of The Security State March 24, 2015

    The FISA Court&nbsp;issues classified warrants for domestic intelligence information&mdash;a key underpinning of the warrantless wiretapping program that was being used by the Bush Administration.

  • Planting the Seeds of Revolution in N. Korea with Smuggled Episodes of 'Friends' March 24, 2015

    So no one told you life was gonna be this way...in North Korea.

  • DOJ: Philly Police Shoot Locals Nearly Once a Week March 24, 2015

    The results of a&nbsp;DOJ investigation into the Philadelphia Police Department found that officers&nbsp;are shooting at citizens frequently and not receiving adequate training.&nbsp;

  • Why Texas Produces Colorful Candidates March 24, 2015

    Texas Senator Ted Cruz has officially announced that he is running for president. What is about Texas politics that produces so many colorful characters that rise to political office?

  • 'The Eye that Saw Death': Lost Tennessee Williams Horror Story Surfaces March 24, 2015

    The Strand Magazine's Andrew Gulli is something of a detective when it comes to lost literature. His latest discovery is a never-before published horror&nbsp;story by Tennessee Williams.

  • New Technologies Map Mass Transit & More for The Blind March 24, 2015

    Navigating mass transit is hard enough for those who see. It poses even more challenges for those who are blind. But new technologies are changing that.&nbsp;