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How local police extend ICE's reach, even in sanctuary cities

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Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 10:35 AM
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Sanctuary policies have been described on both sides of the aisle as protecting immigrants. But in many ways, in practice, they have given rise to a specific kind of policing that gives ICE a much wider reach than it might otherwise have. We talk to

Venezuela and the long tradition of US interference

Date
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 3:00 AM
Description
The U.S. ousting of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is just the latest chapter in a long, troubling history of American intervention in Latin America. NPR immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd brings us to the New York courthouse where

Jelani Cobb talks democracy, Trumpism, and the future of journalism

Date
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 3:00 AM
Description
2026 is off to an intense start, but many of the events we're seeing play out today come out of dynamics that have been building for years. Jelani Cobb, a journalist, historian, and the Dean of Columbia's journalism school, talks to us about his new

From "CRT" to "DEI": A history of race and moral panics

Date
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 - 3:05 AM
Description
A few years back, many politicians were raising the alarm about the dangers of "CRT" in schools. Today, the new risk to public education is "DEI." What do both of these moments have in common? They have all the elements of a moral panic. So in this

Where ICE came from, and where it needs to go

Date
Saturday, December 27, 2025 - 3:05 AM
Description
In 2018, in light of some pretty aggressive rhetoric and policies being enacted by the Trump administration, many people were asking a pretty direct question: Should ICE be abolished? Seven years later, amidst arguably even harsher policies and

What the 1968 fight for ethnic studies classes teaches us about today

Date
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 3:00 AM
Description
The fight over the soul of higher education is very alive right now, with the Trump administration engaged in dozens of investigations and multiple lawsuits against colleges and universities around the country. Billions of research dollars at those

Keep culture and tradition alive at the mahjong table

Date
Saturday, December 20, 2025 - 3:05 AM
Description
How do we keep family traditions alive? For some people, it's by speaking their heritage language, or learning how to cook family recipes. For Nicole Wong, it was through games — specifically, learning the ins and outs of Mahjong. Her research led