The looming pharmacy crisis in America
Pharmacists at major chain stores like CVS and Walgreens are at a breaking point. Many workers have staged walkouts, saying they are overworked, understaffed and risking patient safety.
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The Jackpod: The uncertainty of existence
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on evidence the U.S. is failing at the fundamental mission of keeping its people alive, and the correlation between politics and life expectancy in the U.S.
The Jackpod: The 'F-word'
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the rise in Donald Trump’s use of rhetoric and imagery associated with 1930’s Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. Two leading historians say the...
The Jackpod: Last exit or 'Live free or die'
Jack Beatty tells us about the history of New Hampshire primary voters ending the candidacies of Democratic presidents seeking reelection, and asks whether President Biden could suffer the same fate...
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An On Point follow-up: The political fallout over the migrant crisis in Chicago
More than 21,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since last summer, setting off a political fight for resources. On Point follows up on Mayor Brandon Johnson's efforts to convince the voters who put him in office to continue supporting him.
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First person: He was held hostage for 444 days
Barry Rosen says he can understand in some way what the hostages in Gaza are going through. Rosen was press attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in November 1979 when he was taken hostage and held, along with 51 others, until January 1981.
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