Sara Plourde
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NHPR
Every other Tuesday, Civics 101 hosts, Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice, join NHPR’s All Things Considered host Julia Furukawa to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work.
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There’s been a lot of changes recently to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. What do these changes mean? Why was SNAP created in the first place?
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Does Santa break any laws during Christmas? Could the charges against Santa stick?
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Why are there more billionaires now than ever before? How do they exercise influence over policy decisions in our country?
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What does it take to go on a labor strike? What makes a strike legal or illegal?
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Who are the highest-paid government employees? What other ways can they make money outside of their salary?
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What rights do they have after revealing information? What if that information could harm the country?
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And what happens when those federal funds go away?
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What do these behind-the-scenes rulings mean for our judicial system?
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How has the institution interacted with the federal government? Who decides what goes in a Smithsonian museum?
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It’s been over a week since President Trump deployed National Guard troops and federal agents to our nation’s capitol in the name of cracking down on crime in the city. What do the laws allow?