Brian Amaral
Former Staff
Brian was a digital producer for On Point.
Recently published
Free Speech Or Freeloading? Case At High Court Could Shake Up American Labor
In 22 states, public workers can be required to pay fees toward unions.
What Our Digital Footprint Says About Our Health
We're looking at new technology that tries to determine our physical and mental health by looking at how we use social media and the internet.
‘Change Is Coming,’ Parkland Student-Turned-Activist Says
We'll look at the ways the world has changed, and the ways they're trying to change the world, since a school shooting nearly two weeks ago that left 17 people...
How Reading In Prison Helped One Man Get Out Of A Life Sentence
Jason Hernandez was once staring at a life sentence without parole for dealing drugs. But reading books helped him turn his life around, a reform so profound that he was...
Gifts To Senator Stemmed From ‘Real Affections,’ Not Bribery, His Lawyer Says
In the recently concluded legal saga of New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, a few facts went more or less uncontested.
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Nunes Memo Was ‘Effort To Shut Down The Mueller Investigation,’ Dem Rep. Says
The so-called Nunes memo purports to reveal FBI and Department of Justice abuses in an investigation of an American citizen who worked for Donald Trump’s campaign.
Limit Kids' Screen Time By Unplugging. Literally.
One of the joys of a show like On Point, which takes live callers from around the country, is that they're often not just asking questions for our guests so...
‘We're In A Trade War, And We're Losing’
The Trump administration's move to levy tariffs on solar panels and washing machines won’t trigger a trade war, because we’re already in one, a supporter of the move told On...
Ex-Surgeon General On A Way Out Of Loneliness: Put Down Your Phone
Loneliness is a deadly epidemic, but there are treatments, the former surgeon general of the United States said Wednesday.