Your Money or Your Freedom
Right now in the United States, there are almost 500,000 people being held behind bars who have yet to receive their day in court. In the vast majority of those cases, the defendant is being held sim...
3 Mar 202041min
The Dire State of America's Organ Donation System
There are 115,000 Americans on an organ transplant waiting list, and their future health hangs on several different factors — age, blood type, condition — that play a key role in determining who gets ...
5 Feb 202023min
"Dollar Signs in Uniform"
For 75 years, the GI Bill has provided military service members with invaluable educational opportunities. And for just as long, for-profit colleges and universities have sought to gain and maintain ...
8 Jan 202024min
The Fight for $15
It's a heated debate that's unfolding at the federal, state, and local levels. What is the appropriate minimum wage that employers must pay their workers in the United States? On the latest episode o...
9 Des 201932min
The Hidden Costs of Fines & Fees
Criminalizing poverty in America. For too many, it starts with a traffic ticket and can end with lost jobs, homes, and even dignity. On the latest episode of the podcast Deep Dive with Laura Arnold: a...
6 Nov 201928min
A Conversation in Cambridge
Even though it's been around for almost 400 years, most Americans know very little about the inner workings of Harvard University. But with University President Lawrence Bacow at the helm, that trend...
4 Okt 201933min
Cheating Between the Lines
The practice of gerrymandering is more than 200 years old in the United States, and yet its impact on our nation's politics is likely stronger today than at any other time in our American history. Dr...
29 Aug 201930min
Bootleggers and Baptists
In today's toxic political environment, reaching any type of bipartisan agreement can seem like an impossible goal. But criminal justice reform is one issue area where the left and the right routinely...
31 Jul 201938min
