John Hockenberry
Twenty years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law 20 years ago. To take stock of how much has changed, and how far we still have to go, John Hockenberry joins us. Hockenberry was paralyzed from the chest down when he was 19.
Ukrainian ambassador says Putin is mentally ill and must be isolated
Ukraine’s UN ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening the world as part of a “maniac idea” to assert Russia as a world power again — “What he is doing makes us treat him like he has a serious disease.” Ukraine’s UN ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening the world as part of a “maniac idea” to assert Russia as a world power again — “What he is doing makes us treat him like he has a serious disease.”
The journalist who broke the NSA story says surveillance technology is out of control
When news broke revealing the extent of the NSA’s data collection strategies, it quickly became not only the most-talked about story of the year, but it raised all sorts of questions regarding the privacy of citizens and the constitutionality of mass surveillance. Journalist Glenn Greenwald helped break the stories and says we need to rein in the runaway surveillance.
The Takeaway Answers Listener Questions on U.S Intervention in Syria
The American debate over whether or not to take military action in Syria has sparked a rigorous back-and-forth between lawmakers this week. In two days of questioning, members of the Senate and the House directed their concerns and inquiries to Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the […]
Transcript: Interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Here you’ll find a transcript of The Takeaway’s interview with Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Host John Hockenberry interviewed Justice Ginsburg on September 12, 2013 at the Supreme Court Lawyers Lounge. John Hockenberry: First of all, congratulations on the milestone of turning 80, of course, and being on the Court for more than […]