The Takeaway

January 4, 2016: 1. The Sunni-Shiite Tension Behind the Iran-Saudi Arabia Fallout | 2. Asian Markets Falter | 3. The Top Risks of 2016 | 4. An Armed Takeover in Oregon | 5. Can the Euro Survive? | 6. Meet Mount Everest's Artist-in-Residence

January 01, 2016: Happy New Year! As we start 2016, The Takeaway is examining the state of the world and the big issues facing society—from the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, to the high-profile tech innovations shaping the future.

December 31, 2015: 1. Can Germany Handle 1 Million Asylum Seekers? | 2. The Far-Right Politics of Poland | 3. Behind Cosby's Arraignment | 4. Historic Floods in the Midwest | 5. 2015: The Year in Movies

December 30, 2015: 1. The Minimum Wage Is Nearly Impossible to Live On | 2. The Super Rich Have Built a Private Tax System — And It's Totally Legal | 3. Inside The Government's Secret Surveillance Catalogue | 4. Amid New Era of Struggle, Black Communities Turn to Kwanzaa

December 29, 2015: 1. The Tamir Rice Case: A Community Looks to Heal | 2. Encryption: The Next Battle for Civil Liberties? | 3. How Profits, Not People, Drive The Internet | 4. Can A Museum Be a Think Tank?

December 28, 2015: 1. Texas Twisters are Deadliest in Decades | 2. Manhattan DA Says Encrypted Phones Can Halt Justice | 3. Illinois A.G. on the 'Outrage' Against Chicago Police | 4. The Child Bride Next Door: Inside America's Forced Marriage Problem | 5. The Splinternet: A New Era of Censorship

December 25, 2015: Merry Christmas from The Takeaway! In honor of the holiday season, we're spending the day thinking about giving. 

December 24, 2015: 1. Amid New Era, Cuban Catholics Celebrate Christmas in Havana | 2. A Christmas Wish for Syrian Refugees Detained in Texas | 3. 2015's Alt-Holiday Music | 4. The Hip Hop Nutcracker: Where the Sugarplum Fairy Break Dances | 5. What's on the Big Screen This Christmas | 6. El Paso Community College Battles for a Championship

December 23, 2015: 1. Sectarian Divisions Color Fight for Ramadi | 2. Women and The Military Prepare for Combat | 3. Donald and Ronald: Is Trump Really Like Reagan? | 4. Disenrollment Threatens Native American Identity | 5. The Real Boston Globe Reporters Behind 'Spotlight' | 6. A Christmas Treasure Buried for a Century

December 22, 2015: 1. Afghanistan: America's $17 Billion Boondoggle | 2. Big Data Elections: What Political Campaigns Know About You | 3. Elon Musk Makes Space History | 4. A Brief History of the Christmas Card | 5. Doctors Without Borders Director Looks Back on a Difficult Year