Why is the government denying passports to Americans?

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Aug. 30, 2018

Maryland resident Bruce Cotting. Photo courtesy of Cotting.

From this Episode:

Born in Guam, living in Maryland -- U.S. passport denied

The government says that between the 1950s and 1990s, midwives and doctors along the Texas-Mexico border were giving U.S. birth certificates to babies actually born in Mexico.

17 min

The trolling of women political candidates

There’s a record number of women running for political office this year. Leading into the primaries, there were 476 women in the races for the House of Representatives...

11 min

What do you do with confederate monuments that are taken down?

A statue of a confederate soldier was pulled down last week at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. The school has a few months to figure out what to do with Silent...

11 min

The California assembly allows bars to stay open until 4 am

A bill to allow bars in nine California cities, including LA, to serve until 4 am is making its way through the state legislature. The Assembly has approved it. It goes...

7 min

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or