Millions of Americans Lost Unemployment Insurance This Week
This past Monday — Labor Day — 7.5 million workers lost their COVID-era expanded unemployment benefits, even as the pandemic continues on. President Joe Biden decided not to extend the benefits before they were set to expire. For more on this, The Takeaway spoke to Heather Long, economics correspondent for the Washington Post, and Annelies Goger, Fellow at the Brookings Institution.
How Islamophobia Has Impacted Sikh Communities
Although there's no correct target for the hate and violence that occurred, misdirected Islamophobic violence against Sikh Americans has continued for two decades. The Takeaway spoke with activist and author Valarie Kaur about what the post 9/11 era has meant for Sikh Americans and her new documentary Divided We Fall: Americans In The Aftermath.
California Voters Will Decide Whether Gov. Gavin Newsom Stays or Goes
On Tuesday, California voters will decide whether Gov. Gavin Newsom will stay in office or be removed in a Republican-driven recall election. There are 46 candidates that are running to replace the Governor; however, recent polling shows support for the governor to stay in office. The Takeaway spoke with Libby Denkmann, senior politics reporter at KPCC in Southern California about how the recall election works and what the latest polling says.
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Candidate Talk: Andrew Yang
The Political Power of Teachers
"The World's Most Exclusive Club"
The Trump Administration Hopes "It's the Economy, Stupid" Holds True in 2020
"The X Factor": Will Joe Biden Reshape the Race?
The Mueller Report is Not the End, It's Just the Beginning
Candidate Talk: Cory Booker
Those Who Draw the Lines...Have the Power
Candidate Talk: Julián Castro
How to Win Wisconsin
Same Game, New Rules: The Democratic National Committee's 2020 Transformation
Senate Republicans Split From Trump, What Does This Moment Mean for the Future of the GOP?
Divide Over Israel Remains After House Passes Generic "Anti-Hate" Measure
To Impeach or Not to Impeach?
Stacey Abrams says 2020 Candidates Should Confront Identity Politics Head On
Gaming the Field for 2020: Pete Buttigieg
The Power of the Executive: From Presidents 1 to 45
National Emergency or Executive Overreach?
RERUN: How Does the "Blue Wall" Look for 2020?
Cook Political Report - How Does the "Blue Wall" Look for 2020?
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