The Takeaway

Looking Back on the Week, Post-Charlottesville; Myanmar's Rohingya Refugees; Eclipse Science


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August 18, 2017: After the violence last weekend during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, it's clear that issues of race and identity stand at the nexus of America's political divide. Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today, and New York Daily News columnist Shaun King discuss how news over the past week has shaped national discourse. Plus, updates on the terrorist attacks in Spain; a call for white athletes to join black athletes in denouncing racism; movie reviews; a look at Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya; and eclipses, through history. 

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