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Wasted money, effort and opportunity in Afghanistan
Dec 11, 2025A government oversight report exposes billions in wasted U.S. aid during Afghanistan’s reconstruction -- highlighting corruption, mismanagement, and the human toll of failed policy. *** Thank you fo...
When can the U.S. government actually revoke citizenship?
Dec 10, 2025The U.S. Department of Justice says it’s prioritizing denaturalization, or stripping foreign-born Americans of their citizenship. How would that process work and what's at stake? *** Thank you for l...
The Trump administration’s real goal in Venezuela
Dec 09, 2025The U.S. is ready for war with Venezuela with more than a dozen warships and 15,000 troops now in the region. The Trump Administration says it’s about drugs, but some experts say that's a cover for so...
Is education research actually helping teachers?
Dec 08, 2025A recent analysis finds the majority of presentations at a big annual education research conference were about things like “resistance,” “safe spaces,” and “identity." But many classroom teachers say ...
Is hip-hop dying?
Dec 05, 2025Earlier this fall, there were no rap songs in the Billboard Top 40 for the first time since 1990. Is this just a blip in commercial popularity, or is it a sign that hip-hop is losing its grip on mains...
The Jackpod: Rural ressentiment, or ‘the country strikes back’
Dec 05, 2025On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the modern history of the multi-faceted divide between rural and urban America and why it threatens democracy. *** Thank you for listening. Help power On Point b...
Why a former federal judge calls Trump ‘uniquely dangerous’
Dec 04, 2025Mark Wolf spent four decades as a judge on the federal bench after being appointed by President Ronald Reagan. But Wolf recently resigned, citing the Trump administration’s “deeply disturbing assault"...
A family secret like no other
Dec 03, 2025Christine Kuehn knew hardly anything about her father’s family. But when a mysterious letter reaches her doorstep in 1994, it kicks off a 30-year journey uncovering her family's Nazi history, and thei...
How the cybersecurity industry is responding to growing foreign threats
Dec 02, 2025American companies are being targeted by foreign spies, ransomware groups and even fake job applicants from North Korea. One cybersecurity firm speaks out about the threats they're seeing and how they...
What the next generation of doctors needs to know about AI
Dec 01, 2025AI is helping doctors treat patients in American hospitals. But many new doctors say they haven’t been trained in how to use it. Now, Stanford University is mandating AI training for all its medical s...