On Point
On Point was born in the immediate aftermath of the attacks of 9/11, when the country was looking for answers and impatient with old certitudes. We still carry that urgency today: to test, challenge and probe.
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Episodes
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The Shutdown Is Over — For Now. The U.S. Economy Is Still Feeling Its Effects
The president has endorsed a bipartisan deal to temporarily end the government shutdown. Still, federal employees are feeling the effects and more uncertainty is on the horizon.
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A 'Magic Box' To Analyze DNA: The Next Evolution In Crime Fighting?
A new DNA machine could help solve crimes more quickly and more easily. It's also a new frontier without much in the way of rules.
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What If The Way We Think About Freedom And Equality Is All Wrong?
Are freedom and equality always at odds? Philosopher Elizabeth Anderson makes the case that we're thinking about this wrong, and lays out how to have more of both.
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Private Colleges Turn To Tuition Slashing To Stay Alive In Crowded Market
Some private college are slashing tuition. We’ll look behind the numbers and add up the risks and rewards.
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In Our Viral World, A Closer Look At Teen's Confrontation With Native American Elder
What really happened between students from a Kentucky Catholic school and a Native American elder? And what does it say about us?
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In 'Thick,' Tressie McMillan Cottom Looks At Beauty, Power And Black Womanhood In America
Sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom discusses upending stereotypes of black womanhood.
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'Surviving R. Kelly': Documenting Decades Of Abuse From The R&B Singer
Allegations against R&B singer R. Kelly have been circulating for decades. Why did it take a TV documentary to get people to pay attention?
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Christian Foster Care Reopens Debate On Religious Freedom And Government
A South Carolina ministry's Christian-only foster care policy is the latest flashpoint in the debate over religious freedom and government social services. We’ll take it up.
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LA Teachers On Strike, Calling For More Funding For Classrooms
Teachers on strike, this time in Los Angeles, the country’s second-largest school district. We’ll hear the debate on both sides.
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How Tracking And Selling Our Data Became A Business Model
There are new calls for tech companies to stop selling your location to third parties. We’ll look at the economics and perils of "surveillance capitalism."
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'The Burnout Generation': Millennials And The Mindset Of 'Working All The Time'
Debt, uncertain work, unrealistic expectations – are millennials turning into the burnout generation?
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Week In The News: Shutdown Day 21, Border Wall And Manafort's Russia Contacts
The government shutdown drags on, President Trump digs in deeper on the border wall and new Russia revelations. The roundtable dives in.