The Harvard Plan: The Endless Frontier
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The Harvard Plan: The Endless Frontier

Universities were not always so vulnerable to the whims of politics. The whole system of taxpayer-funded, university-led scientific research came about at the end of World War II, and was the brainchild of a man named Vannevar Bush. He felt the partnership of government and academics had to be equal in order to yield breakthroughs. Today, the Trump administration is proposing a new “compact” that would make the President the dominant partner. We speak with one of the authors of the Trump compact, May Mailman.

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Coming Soon: Mitch

Coming Soon: Mitch

Coming soon from NPR's Embedded: How did Mitch McConnell become one of the most powerful people in the world? And how did he change America in the process? Episodes available beginning May 30, 2019.To...

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How It Ends: The Search

How It Ends: The Search

In 2015, Bashir Shikder returned from an overseas trip to an empty house. His wife had taken his two young children to live in the Islamic State. For the past four years he's done everything he can to...

18 Apr 201923min

How It Ends: Judgment

How It Ends: Judgment

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11 Apr 201924min

How It Ends: The Brother

How It Ends: The Brother

What would you do if your brother wound up far away, having made a terrible mistake? What would you do if it involved ISIS? How far would you go? On today's show, we find out.To manage podcast ad pref...

6 Apr 201930min

Coming Next Week: How It Ends

Coming Next Week: How It Ends

Now that ISIS has lost its territory, what happens to all the people from around the world who ran off to join it? Their governments don't want them. But their families do. We follow them as they try ...

28 Mar 20192min

After The Storm

After The Storm

For months, officials claimed fewer than 100 people died from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Then, all of a sudden, the official estimate rose to nearly 3,000 deaths. How did that happen? We have the...

21 Feb 201925min

The Hearing

The Hearing

This is a story about who is allowed to vote... and who is not. In Florida, the ultimate swing state, 1.5 million people cannot vote, because they have a past felony on their record. And there is one ...

1 Nov 201834min

Trump Stories: The Apprentice

Trump Stories: The Apprentice

Omarosa Manigault Newman has a new book. What about those tapes? We re-visit an episode from our "Trump Stories" season.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for...

17 Aug 201836min

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