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freelance producer
Freelance producer; former editorial fellow on To the Point
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Jared Morgan
Producer
FROM Jared Morgan
To the Point
Is Mexico's Military Out of Control? In Mexico last year, a video showing a young woman being tortured by female military police went viral, forcing a public apology from the government. But torture and killing have become almost routine since the armed forces replaced police in the war against drug cartels.
To the Point
Bathrooms: the New Front in the Culture Wars The latest battleground in America's culture wars is transgender access to school bathrooms and other facilities. We hear about sex discrimination, civil rights, boycotts and state lawsuits against the federal government.
To the Point
Free Trade: Who Wins and Who Loses NAFTA, CAFTA and the Trans Pacific Partnership are complex, economic agreements. Even economists disagree about who wins and who loses, so it's a challenge for voters to know which candidate is right or wrong. We rebroadcast Warren Olney's conversation about “free trade” and political trade-offs.
To the Point
The Value of Giving Prisoners an Education America's crackdown on crime is giving way to concern about the high-cost of mass incarceration. President Obama wants to give Pell Grants for college to inmates in prison — to find out if higher education makes them less likely to commit new crimes. Researchers say he already knows the answer.
To the Point
Can Big Data Prevent Crime? Tech companies claim that analyzing big data can predict crime and help to prevent it. That sounds like science fiction, but police agencies around the country are buying into it — with federal assistance. Critics say it's science fiction after all — with the risk of violating civil rights and eroding public confidence. Is it making law enforcement more efficient and more effective or reinforcing the biases that are leading to the erosion of public trust?
To the Point
Recycling: Are the Benefits Worth the Cost? Mandatory recycling has become a way of life in more and more places, but critics dismiss it as an easy way for politicians to make guilty consumers feel better about themselves. We hear both sides as the holiday season gets underway.
To the Point
Is Tipping at Restaurants Becoming a Thing of the Past? The practice of tipping after dining out began in medieval Europe, but it became a peculiarly American institution. Now there's a movement to ban it as unfair and discriminatory. Will customers give it up in exchange for service charges -- or higher prices?
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The art and science of fixing faulty genes UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues say they can edit any organism’s DNA using an RNA-guided protein found in bacteria. This technology, called CRISPR-Cas9, could redefine the possibilities for editing human and non-human genes, opening the door to societal and ethical implications.