On Point
On Point was born in the immediate aftermath of the attacks of 9/11, when the country was looking for answers and impatient with old certitudes. We still carry that urgency today: to test, challenge and probe.
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Episodes
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SEC Commissioner Wants To Pump The Brakes On Corporate Stock Buybacks
SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson says U.S. corporations aren’t helping build the economy. They’re using tax cuts to buy back their own stocks.
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Mo Rocca's 'Mobituaries' — A Chance To Re-Memorialize Overlooked Lives
A conversation with Mo Rocca, the humorist and CBS Sunday Morning correspondent. He’s author of the new book "Mobituaries" about overlooked lives.
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The Public Is Watching: Americans React To Impeachment Hearings
How did Americans respond to what they heard? We talk with local reporters across the country about what residents are telling them.
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Solutions For Economic Inequality From 2019 Nobel Prize Winners
Tackling today’s trickiest global challenges with the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee.
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An Adventure Through The Afterlife Of Our Discarded Stuff In 'Secondhand'
The need for used items to have a secondhand life is increasing both in the U.S. and around the world. We unpack where your used, discarded and donated stuff goes.
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The History And Humanity Of Harriet Tubman, Beyond The Big Screen
The new movie about Harriet Tubman. Historians tell us her real life was more incredible than what’s shown on the big screen.
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Acclaimed Spy Novelist Alan Furst Takes Up Nazi Resistance In 1942 Paris
A conversation with the master of the historical spy novel, Alan Furst.
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Week In The News: Impeachment Inquiry Transcripts, Impending Public Hearings
Jeff Sessions running for Senate. Top diplomat now recalls quid pro quo on Ukraine aid. Takeaway from state elections.
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The Story Of Netflix, From One Of Its Co-Founders
Here’s an idea that will never work: replace brick-and-mortar video stores with DVDs in the mail. Well, it worked. We talk with Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph.
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'Don't Be Evil': A Reminder For Big Tech On Its Founding Philosophy
High-tech companies are hijacking our data, our livelihoods, our social fabric and our minds, according to Financial Times columnist Rana Foroohar.
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At State And Local Levels, Is Every Election About Trump In Some Way?
We look at what state election results tell us about the power of President Trump.
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Rich Lowry Presents His 'Case For Nationalism'
Rich Lowry, editor of the National Review, says, "Nationalism shouldn’t be a dirty word." And he blames the right and the left for smearing the term’s true meaning.