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Thursday, December 4 2014

  • The Movie Date Gift Guide for Film Buffs 2014 December 4, 2014

    We love movies. You love movies. But there's a lot more than movies that you can give yourself and the other film buffs in your life.&nbsp; (article)

  • Today's Takeaways: Liberty & Justice For Some, Geo-Inequality, and Government Shutdown Fears December 4, 2014

    The Takeaway explores the Eric Garner grand jury decision, we examine the ways mapping is connected to inequality, and we have an update on politics in D.C. (episode)

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    • America: A Place of Liberty and Justice for Some? December 4, 2014

      The death of Eric Garner and the failure to indict the NYPD officer who used a chokehold to restrain him&nbsp;is a painful reminder of the recent events in Ferguson.

    • Eric Garner: Real Voices of Protest December 4, 2014

      Eight WNYC reporters across town gathered reactions from New York residents about the grand jury's decision to not indict&nbsp;the&nbsp;NYPD officer&nbsp;that placed&nbsp;Eric Garner in a deadly chokehold.

    • Why the GOP Doesn't Want Another Shutdown December 4, 2014

      The federal government&rsquo;s funding expires on December 11th.&nbsp;House Speaker John Boehner wants to avoid a shutdown,&nbsp;but some hardliners are eager for a budget fight.

    • UAB Shuts Down Football Program December 4, 2014

      The University of Alabama-Birmingham is terminating it's football program, a move that has&nbsp;angered the people of Birmingham and united a divided community.

    • Al Qaeda Group Holds American Journalist Hostage December 4, 2014

      Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula&nbsp;has released a video of a man pleading for his life.&nbsp;The man in the video identifies&nbsp;himself as&nbsp;journalist&nbsp;Luke Somers.

    • Turkey: The Heart of Syria’s War & Refugee Crisis December 4, 2014

      This week the United Nations World Food Program announced that it had been forced to suspend food vouchers to some 1.7 million Syrian refugees because of a lack of funding from donors.&nbsp;

    • Mapping the Way to a More Equal World December 4, 2014

      Inequality isn't just about money. It's also about information. The lack of reliable data about developing countries makes things like development work and disaster relief much harder.