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Why Some Health Care Workers Are Vaccine Hesitant Despite Their Medical Training
Ahead of New York’s mandate, more than one in five hospital workers hadn’t been inoculated, and the hesitancy rates were even higher among nursing home employees.
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What Sen. Blumenthal's 'finsta' flub says about Congress' grasp of Big Tech
The internet pounced on a senator's clumsy ask that Facebook end "finsta," but there was more to take away from a recent hearing about how Congress understands Big Tech. -
Pandora Papers show how tax havens are part of the global inequity problem
Of 12 sitting heads of state implicated in the Pandora Papers, most are from low- or middle-income countries. So are many other politicians and elites named in the leaked documents.
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Biden lifts abortion referral ban on family planning clinics
The Department of Health and Human Services said Monday its new regulation, which will go into effect Nov. 8, will restore clinics' ability to refer women seeking abortions to a provider. -
Refugee admissions hit record low, despite Biden's reversal
A total of 11,445 refugees were allowed into the United States during the budget year that ended on Thursday, according to figures obtained by The Associated Press. -
COVID precautions put more prisoners in isolation. It can mean long-term health woes
An estimated 300,000 people were held in solitary confinement in the U.S. at the height of the pandemic. Advocates are pushing to limit the practice, citing lasting harm to prisoners' health. -
Hear No Evil: Asylum Policy in America
The United States of Anxiety
Displaced Haitians are still seeking safe harbor. But the U.S. long ago abandoned the ideal that all migrants should at least be allowed to tell their stories. -
Vandal Splatters Gray Paint on George Floyd Bust in Union Square
The NYPD said surveillance footage from around 10 a.m. on Sunday captured a man on a skateboard dumping the gray paint on the bust and skating away.
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Broadway’s Unusual Reopening
The New Yorker Radio Hour
The critics Vinson Cunningham and Alexandra Schwartz discuss whether the record-breaking number of plays by Black playwrights this season is a sign of things to come. -
William Shatner is going to space next week (for real)
At age 90, the Star Trek actor is poised to become the oldest person ever to visit space. "It's never too late to experience new things," Shatner said on Monday. -
Celebrating Daptone Records' 20th Anniversary
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Daptone founders Gabriel Roth and Neal Sugarman join us to discuss their 20th anniversary and new live compilation album. - Edit Bucket
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Anita Hill Started A Conversation About Sexual Harassment. She's Not Done Yet
Fresh Air
Hill doesn't regret testifying against Clarence Thomas during his 1991 Supreme Court confirmation hearing: "There is victory in being able to come forward and state what has happened to you."
Tech and Media
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After a week of scandal, the CEO of Ozy Media says he now hopes to stay in business
Carlos Watson said it had been "premature" to shut down the company and hopes to keep operating, despite a scandal-ridden week that exposed Ozy as an outlet without much of an audience. -
Facebook's new whistleblower is renewing scrutiny of the social media giant
Facebook could be facing its biggest scandal yet as a former employee comes forward to expose some of the company's secrets. -
What is Social Media Doing to Our Health?
On the Media
Congress chases the white whale that is platform accountability.
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Weekly Music Roundup: Baracutanga, N.C. Sacred Soul, and FPA
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This week, premieres of Latin folk-fusion from Baracutanga and Carolina soul from Big James Barrett and the Golden Jubilees, plus Kanye and Drake race to the bottom. -
Manchester Orchestra: No Rules and No Ceiling
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Atlanta-based Manchester Orchestra crafts cinematic, long-form songs on their latest record, The Million Masks of God. Andy Hull and Robert McDowell play intimate arrangements remotely. -
Helado Negro Refracts Music Through a Latinx Lense (Archives)
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Ecuadorian-American musician Roberto Lange records as Helado Negro. He plays songs from 2016's 'Private Energy', some of the band’s most explicitly political material, in-studio. -
Adrian Crowley's Songs Are True Stories and Born of Another Place
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Irish singer/songwriter Adrian Crowley is known for his detailed but surreal storytelling, and his rich baritone voice. He plays songs from his latest, 'The Watchful Eye Of The Stars.' -
Las Palabras Finds The Words In Charming Minimalistic Tunes
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Rafael Cohen, of the dance-punk band !!!, draws on his musical past as Las Palabras, crafting minimalistic sunny Latin pop in his native language. He plays some of these songs remotely.
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Free Livestream, July 29 | Get Lit with All of It: Zakiya Dalila Harris
Alison Stewart, host of WNYC’s All Of It, continues her virtual book club series with Zakiya Dalila Harris.
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Watch Now: WNYC 2021 Health Convening
This year there will be a series of discussions on COVID-19 and the American Healthcare System.
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Watch Now: Pity These Ashes: Tulsa 1921-2021
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, The Greene Space in partnership with The Harlem Chamber Players, Harlem Stage and the Harlem School of the Arts presents Pity These Ashes: Tulsa 1921-2021.
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Watch Now: Jordan Bak: World Premiere of Esteban Zapata Folk Songs
“A star in the making,” (Seattle Pi) Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak will premiere Esteban Zapata’s Folk Songs live from The Greene Space.
