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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President Trump recently called for the federal government to take control of how elections are run. But in the U.S., states run their own elections. Civics 101 host Hannah McCarthy explains who’s in charge and what “nationalizing” elections could look like.
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Congress actually hasn’t officially declared war since World War II.
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Gas prices continue to rise across the country and here in New Hampshire as the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran continues.
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What did the first immigration laws in the U.S. look like? How were immigration restrictions determined?
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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?