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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The Department of Justice recently released millions of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. This comes after Congress passed a law late last year to make all of the Epstein files public.
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The Monroe Doctrine has shaped U.S. interference in Latin America since 1823. It was also cited in Trump's 2025 national security strategy and used to justify his attack on Venezuela.
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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?