Financial markets took a hit yesterday after jobless claims rose to their highest level since last November. This increase is feeding concern that the economy is starting to slow down again. Louise Story joins us.
US increases humanitarian military presence in Pakistan
Dawer Nadi, Afghanistan-born New York resident and president of the Afghan Peace Association, joins The Takeaway to discuss how members of the Afghan-U.S. diaspora are following the elections from afar.
To sift through the rumors and falsehoods in the debate over health care reform, The Takeaway talks to Trudy Lieberman, director of CUNY’s Health and Medicine Reporting Program and contributing editor to the Columbia Journalism Review.
Miles Davis’s seminal jazz album, ?Kind of Blue,’ turns 50 today. Joining The Takeaway to talk about the impact of this album is WNYC’s Evening Music Host Terrance McKnight.
President Obama stops in Phoenix today to address the annual convention for Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Takeaway is joined by Washington Examiner reporter Julie Mason, Afghanistan War veteran Kristen Rouse, and Vietnam War veteran Bruce Smith.
Political satire is dominating the airwaves on Afghan television. Jahid Mohseni, CEO of TOLO TV and producer of the satirical news show ?Danger Bell,’ tells The Takeaway how entertainment shows are driving political discourse this year.
