The Takeaway

December 28, 2016:

1. John Kerry Rebukes Israeli Criticism (8 min)

2. Understanding Chicago's Gun Violence  (6 min)

3. Trump Administration Could Have Lasting Impact on Courts  (4 min)

4. Ecological and Political Fallout from California Drought  (4 min)

5. A Water Crisis in the Dallas County Town of Sandbranch  (7 min)

6. First Ladies and First Daughters  (8 min)

7. Ralph Nader Diagnoses the Future of the Progressive Movement (11 min)

December 27, 2016:

1. United Nations' Resolution Condemns Israeli Settlements  (11 min)

2. George Michael: Another Music Legend Lost In 2016  (7 min)

3. Cybersecurity Experts Call for Better Cyberdeterrence  (4 min)

4. London Faces Environmental Challenges with Rising Air Pollution  (4 min)

5. The Agent Orange of Iraq and Afghanistan  (7 min)

December 26, 2016: From the social and economic progress to innovations in clean energy and beyond, cities are the laboratory of how we live.

December 23, 2016: In this special podcast, The Takeaway explores the history and rise of African-Americans in television, film, and theater. 

December 22, 2016:

1. Photography Roundtable: The Most Powerful Images of 2016 (13 min)

2. Berlin Attack Provokes Backlash Against Merkel (6 min)

3. One Woman's Quest to Fix Foster Care (4 min)

4. Photojournalists, Filmmakers Call for Encrypted Cameras (4 min)

5. U.N. Fears Possible Genocide in South Sudan (7 min)

6. George Watsky Transforms Slam Poetry into Music and Theatre (8 min)

December 21, 2016: 

1. Former Syrian Ambassador: U.S. ‘Complicit’ in Aleppo Brutality (11 min)

2. As Overdoses Climbed, Big Pharma Flooded West Virginia With Painkillers (6 min)

3. Session to Repeal HB2 is a Bittersweet Pill for the Trans Community (4 min)

4. Shaun King: On The Frontlines of The Struggle for Racial Justice (16 min)

5. Carla Hayden: The Pioneering Women Leading the Library of Congress (8 min) 

December 20, 2016:

1. How the Assassination of Russia's Ambassador Could Shape Policy (5 min)

2. Berlin Truck Attack Exposes Political Divisions in Germany (6 min)

3. A Criminal Justice Failure at All Levels (7 min)

4. Flint Water Crisis: Four More Officials Charged (4 min)

5. A Challenge to Press Freedoms in Poland (4 min)

6. An Immigrant's View From Trump Tower (8 min)

December 19, 2016:

1. An Elector Receives Thousands of Pleas to Change Her Vote (12 min)

2. New North Carolina Laws Limit Incoming Democratic Governor's Power (6 min)

3. Leak Shows Tillerson Led Bahamas-Based U.S.-Russian Oil Firm (4 min)

4. Report: 39 Percent of Prisoners are Unnecessarily Incarcerated (4 min)

5. Nearly 30 Years on Death Row for a Crime He Didn't Commit (14 min)

December 16, 2016:

1. 2016 Is Deadliest Year on Record for Refugee Crossings (14 min)

2. Republicans Divided Over Russian Cyberattacks (6 min)

3. You Can Fight City Hall — And Win (8 min)

4. In New Jersey, 13 Years of Mall Madness Costs Billions 5 min

5. Movies to Help You Get Through the Holidays (4 min)

6. Films to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend (7 min)

December 15, 2016:

1. Refugees Cry Out: Who Will Save Syria? (13 min)

2. How Damaging are Trump's Conflicts of Interest? (6 min)

3. Feds Put Spotlight on Texas Special Education (4 min)

4. Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates For Second Time in a Decade (4 min)

5. 1 Billion Yahoo Accounts Hacked (6 min)

6. How Glam Reinvented Rock, Identity, and Culture in the 1970s (8 min)