Host Deborah Becker speaks with two historians about Martin Luther King Jr.'s global popularity and his perception at home. Also, we continue our conversations with people across the region affected directly by the partial government shutdown. [...]

Among those working and not being paid are more than 41,000 active duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Another week of the government shutdown has come to a close and 800,00 federal workers are still without pay. Also, Attorney General Maura Healey is taking on OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma and its owners for their alleged role in the opioid [...]

"If they're going to take domestic violence seriously because they have to do that in order to make money, then it's good for victims."

Host Anthony Brooks breaks down the government shutdown, AG Healey's Purdue Pharma lawsuit, and Marty Walsh's State Of The City with our Week In Review panelist. Plus, WBUR's Shira Springer on the Patriots v. Chiefs game; and the continued [...]

On the two year anniversary of the Women's March, we break down some of the most noteworthy songs of the feminist movement throughout the 20th Century.

"I know it's weird, it sounds like it's out of a Tom Clancy novel. But if there hadn't been so many other instances of the Chinese government actively doing this that have been caught, you know there are countless others that haven't been."

Host Anthony Brooks speaks with former Congressman Michael Capuano on his thoughts on the shutdown and how to negotiate a deal to end it. Plus, State Rep. Shawn Dooley has been raising alarm bells about the potential cybersecurity threats posed [...]

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey alleges Purdue Pharma and its owners deceived Massachusetts doctors and patients in an effort to get more people to use its drugs — even though they knew the drugs are addictive and deadly.

Plus, former Congressman Michael Capuano shares his thoughts on the shutdown, how to negotiate a deal to end it, and the future of the Democratic Party.