The Takeaway

December 14, 2016:

1. The Future of Nuclear Energy and Proliferation Under Donald Trump (12 min)

2. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Gets Tough on Russia (6 min)

3. Agony Overcomes Aleppo as Humanity Breaks Down (4 min)

4. Massive Oil Spill Reported Near Dakota Access Pipeline (4 min)

5. Currency Chaos Worsens Crisis in Venezuela (7 min)

6. Tech Talk in The Golden Tower: Trump Meets With Silicon Valley Leaders (7 min)

December 13, 2016:

1. Assad Takes Control Over Aleppo in Bloody, Brutal Siege (9 min)

2. Bipartisan Concerns For Trump's Secretary of State Pick (4 min)

3. A Brief History of U.S. Intervention in Foreign Elections (5 min)

4. Latest Target for Trump's Tweets: Pentagon’s Costly Fighter Jet (4 min)

5. The Big Business of Fake Science (4 min)

6. Wells Fargo Scandal Spreads to Prudential (6 min)

7. America's Puzzling Relationship with Speculation (8 min)

December 12, 2016:

1. Mother Moscow? C.I.A. Concludes Russia Tampered With Election to Help Trump (5 min)

2. Imagining the World With Privatized Medicare (7 min)

3. Turkey's International Relationships Falter (4 min)

4. Could You Patent the Sun? (4 min)

5. The Burden of the Black Quarterback (7 min)

6. Tools of Titans: Tapping the Best Strategies for Success (7 min)

December 09, 2016:

1. Russia and U.S. Look to Evacuate Civilians from Aleppo as Crisis Deepens (8 min)

2. South Korean President Impeached (4 min)

3. How Conservatives Are Viewing the Week in News (5 min)

4. Films to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend (4 min)

5. Oakland Mourns in Wake of the Ghost Ship Tragedy (5 min)

6. The Fight Goes on For Americans With Disabilities (7 min)

7. 'Underground Railroad Game' Challenges Perceptions of Race (6 min)

Dc. 8, 2016:

1. In 2016, What Does a Mandate to Govern Even Mean? (11 min)

2. Trump Taps Climate Denier as EPA Chief, Border Hawk for DHS (6 min)

3. Surgeon General: E-cigarettes Major Concern (4 min)

4. What's Next for Ohio's Strict Abortion 'Heartbeat' Bill (4 min)

5. Robert Glasper on The True Musical Freedom of Jazz (7 min)

6. The Evolution of Leslie Uggams, From 'Roots' to Empire' (7 min)

December 07, 2016:

1. How the Pentagon Wasted $125 Billion (12 min)

2. Trump Hotel Raising More Questions About Conflicts of Interest (6 min)

3. Presidential Electors Unite to Change Course of Presidency (4 min)

4. What to Expect from Legal Marijuana in California (4 min)

5. A Forgotten Black Director's Only Film Resurfaces After Three Decades (7 min)

6. Day of Infamy: Remembering Pearl Harbor, 75 Years Later (8 min)

December 06, 2016:

1. Justice Tested Again After Mistrial in Walter Scott Case (6 min)

2. What's Next for Supporters of the Dakota Access Pipeline (6 min)

3. A Ray of Hope For Inmates With Mental Illness (7 min)

4. Oakland Fire Reinvigorates Debate Over Building Safety (3 min)

5. Georgia Sets Death Penalty Record (4 min)

6. Rapper Dessa Darling's Musical Sweet Spot (6 min)

7. Norman Lear on The Early Genesis of African-American Sitcoms (7 min)

December 05, 2016:

1. For Standing Rock, a Small Victory in a Long Battle (7 min)

2. Trump's Taiwan Call Worries American and Chinese Leaders (4 min)

3. Supreme Court Hears Two Gerrymandering Cases (7 min)

4. Oakland Fire Engulfs Warehouse Space (4 min)

5. Far-Right Party Sees Loss in Austrian Elections (4 min)

6. Director Julie Dash on Black Representation in Entertainment (7 min)

7. From Solitary Confinement to the Metropolitan Opera (8 min)

December 02, 2016:

1. Veteran: We Must Protect Standing Rock Protesters from Police Violence (8 min)

2. 'Mad Dog' Mattis: What You Need to Know About Trump's Defense Pick (4 min)

3. What Coal Country Sees in Donald Trump (11 min)

4. Poet Richard Blanco on Political Lessons from Cuba (6 min)

5. Films to Catch and Skip at the Box Office This Weekend (4 min)

6. Alternative Christmas Songs to Get You Through the Holidays (6 min)

December 01, 2016:

1. Without Action, Obama Will Leave Behind 'Humanitarian Abomination' in Syria (7 min)

2. South Korea's President Looks For a Way Out (4 min)

3. On World AIDS Day, Progress in Pediatric HIV (7 min)

4. Wildfires Engulf Cities in Eastern Tennessee (4 min)

5. Despite Winter Weather, Unity Remains at Standing Rock (4 min)

6. Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Lows (4 min)

7. In the Trump Era, Comics Become a Protest Tool (7 min)