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Jean Bourbonnais, left, wears a mask as she walks with Sheryl Nieman Hancock along a beach promenade Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in San Diego. Nieman Hancock is already vaccinated, and Bourbonnais plans to get her vaccine soon. U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don't need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And unvaccinated people can drop face coverings in some cases, too. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

How To Return To Normalcy Without Herd Immunity

The U.S. may never reach herd immunity. If that's the case, how should policymakers guide the return to normal?

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47:00May 6, 2021

A protester last year sits and holds a sign with George Floyd’s image during an 8 minute and 26 second moment of silence in front of the Boston police substation in Jamaica Plain. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

How Reforming Qualified Immunity Could Transform Policing In America

For more than half a century, so-called qualified immunity has shielded police officers from lawsuits. Now, Congress and some state houses are considering changing that.

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47:12May 5, 2021

Seth, right, and Nicole Kroll work on their computers while their son Louis, 5, entertains himself at their home in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, MA on April 14, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

The Future Of Work: Will Jobs Follow People?

Localism vs. globalism. In a post-pandemic world, will we see a shift to jobs moving to where people are?

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47:34May 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 15: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of NIAID and Chief Medical Advisor to the President, testifies at a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing on April 15, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on "The role of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Research Addressing COVID-19." (Amr Alfiky-Pool/Getty Images)

Web Extra: Dr. Anthony Fauci On The 'Mystical Terminology Of Herd Immunity'

In this web exclusive, Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Meghna Chakrabarti to discuss herd immunity, potential measures to guide public health decisions and more.

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20:36May 3, 2021

How The Extreme Wealth Gap Harms Us All

Mother Jones’ senior editor Michael Mechanic set out to understand the ultra-rich. He says their wealth is harming them, too.

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47:24May 3, 2021

A child attends an online class at a learning hub inside the Crenshaw Family YMCA during the pandemic in February in Los Angeles, California. The learning hub program provides structured distance education resources including free WiFi, electricity, staff support, academic tutoring, and recreation activities to provide a safe environment to support low income and minority communities. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Rural Internet Access: How To Get Broadband Across America

The internet is essential for modern life. Yet millions of Americans who live rural areas don't have access to it. Does the Biden administration's infrastructure plan have what will it...

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47:28Apr 30, 2021

President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, with Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on the dais behind him on April 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden's 100 Days: What We've Learned About The Man, President And Country

Biden's first 100 days. Has President Biden reached his goals?

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47:08Apr 29, 2021

This image made available by NASA shows the Perseverance Mars rover, foreground, and the Ingenuity helicopter about 13 feet (3.9 meters) behind. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS via AP)

Exploring Mars To Better Understand Earth

NASA scientists are on an ambitious hunt for evidence of ancient Martian microbes. What they discover could transform our understanding of life back here on Earth.

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47:18Apr 28, 2021

People gather holding pictures of Daunte Wright along with Black Lives Matter signs to protest his death by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota on April 12. (Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Images)

What Anti-Protest Bills Reveal About The State Of U.S. Democracy

Attempts to discourage protests are appearing all around the country. In the 2021 legislative session, lawmakers in 34 states have introduced more than 80 anti-protest bills.

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47:25Apr 27, 2021

Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates speaks at an Antitrust press conference in 1998. (Photo by Porter Gifford/Liaison)

First Person: Litigator David Boies On Antitrust, Tech And The Government V. Microsoft

We speak with the litigator the government brought in back in the 1990s for the U.S. v. Microsoft.

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10:27Apr 26, 2021

People stand in the lobby for Amazon offices Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in New York. Twenty-eight employees at Amazon have filed an activist shareholder proposal asking the company to take a stronger stance on climate change. (Mark Lennihan/AP)

The Prime Effect: What Is Amazon?

It’s not just a retailer. The first installment in our series on Amazon, what it is and what power it has.

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47:27Apr 26, 2021

An employee of Global Cyber Security Company Group-IB develops a computer code in an office in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (Pavel Golovkin/AP Photo)

Rethinking American Cyber Security

When Russian Intelligence used a Texas company’s software update to launch a cyberattack against the U.S. last December, it showed just how vulnerable the U.S. is to cyberattacks. We discuss...

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47:16Apr 23, 2021

Climate activists march in an attempt to occupy the Garzweiler open-cast coal mine and nearby gas infrastructure on a day of civil disobedience organized by the "Ende Gelaende" movement on September 26, 2020 near Grevenbroich, Germany. (Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)

The Psychology Of Climate Change — And How To Engage With It

Climate change presents a grim future. We know what we’re up against, yet our impulse is to look away, to say we’ll worry about it later. We talk the psychology...

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47:18Apr 22, 2021

Chauvin Guilty Verdict: What Police Reform In The U.S. Should Look Like

A jury finds former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd. We discuss America’s reckoning with racism and policing after the Chauvin...

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46:35Apr 21, 2021

Wilbert Marshall, 71, looks away while receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Melissa Banks, right, a nurse at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center in Clarksdale, Miss., Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Marshall was among a group of seniors from the Rev. S.L.A. Jones Activity Center for the Elderly who received their vaccinations. The Mississippi Department of Human Services is in the initial stages of teaming up with community senior services statewide to help older residents get vaccinated. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

What We're Learning From The U.S. Vaccine Rollout

Ten million doses stuck on the shelf. What we’re learning from the vaccine rollout. Answering your questions on COVID vaccines.

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46:58Apr 20, 2021

Demonstrators stand outside of the Capitol building in opposition of House Bill 531 on March 8, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. HB531 will restrict early voting hours, remove drop boxes, and require the use of a government ID when voting by mail. (Megan Varner/Getty Images)

Corporate Activism: Why Big Business Is Taking A Stand In Partisan Politics

After Georgia passed restrictive voting laws, corporate leaders spoke out. We discuss this new wave of corporate activism and what comes next.

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46:51Apr 19, 2021

In this May 1, 1992 file photo, Rodney King makes a statement at a Los Angeles news conference, where he asked for an end to violence. When violent protests over the death of George Floyd reached Los Angeles, people of color expressed heartbreak but not necessarily surprise. They had seen it nearly 30 years ago when riots rocked the city after four white police officers were acquitted of charges in the beating of King. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)

First Person: Reflections On Rodney King's Legacy Through The Eyes Of His Daughter

The beating of Rodney King, and the events that followed, helped shape the nation's understanding of police violence. The events also shaped the life of Lora King, Rodney King's middle...

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09:48Apr 16, 2021

Flames roar from a Thrifty Drug store in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles, 29 April 1992. Riots broke out in Los Angeles, 29 April 1992, after a jury acquitted four police officers accused of beating a black youth, Rodney King, in 1991, hours after the verdict was announced. (Mike Nelson/AFP via Getty Images)

Chauvin Trial: A Look Back At 1992 LA And America Since Rodney King

In Minneapolis, a different trial, a similar defense. From LA in '92 to Minneapolis today, what has and hasn’t changed in America?

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47:10Apr 16, 2021

Kindergarten students sit in their classroom on the first day of in-person learning at Maurice Sendak Elementary School in Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. More than a year after the pandemic forced all of California's schools to close classroom doors, some of the state's largest school districts are slowly beginning to reopen this week for in-person instruction. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A Different Kind of COVID Test: Standardized Assessments During The Pandemic

The Biden administration says it won't allow states to cancel annual standardized testing. Some parents and educators are pushing back. We take a look at what statewide assessments measure during...

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47:17Apr 15, 2021

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How To Return To Normalcy Without Herd Immunity

How Reforming Qualified Immunity Could Transform Policing In America

The Future Of Work: Will Jobs Follow People?

Web Extra: Dr. Anthony Fauci On The 'Mystical Terminology Of Herd Immunity'

How The Extreme Wealth Gap Harms Us All

Rural Internet Access: How To Get Broadband Across America

Biden's 100 Days: What We've Learned About The Man, President And Country

Exploring Mars To Better Understand Earth

What Anti-Protest Bills Reveal About The State Of U.S. Democracy

First Person: Litigator David Boies On Antitrust, Tech And The Government V. Microsoft

The Prime Effect: What Is Amazon?

Rethinking American Cyber Security

The Psychology Of Climate Change — And How To Engage With It

Chauvin Guilty Verdict: What Police Reform In The U.S. Should Look Like

What We're Learning From The U.S. Vaccine Rollout

Corporate Activism: Why Big Business Is Taking A Stand In Partisan Politics

First Person: Reflections On Rodney King's Legacy Through The Eyes Of His Daughter

Chauvin Trial: A Look Back At 1992 LA And America Since Rodney King

A Different Kind of COVID Test: Standardized Assessments During The Pandemic