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Think is a national call-in radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe.

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Opinion & Essay

 Protesters in Los Angeles in march demonstrate against the American Health Care Act, which the White House hopes will replace Obamacare. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file
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Health

The dangers of replacing Obamacare with the Republican health care bill

How can we live in a modern society — what some would call the greatest country in the world — and not provide health care as a right ...

8 years ago

 House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reflects on President Donald Trump, the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing with former FBI director James Comey, and the investigations surrounding Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election, during a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 9, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National Interest

Democrats in crisis: Nancy Pelosi has gotta go

John F. Kennedy once said, “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the f ...

8 years ago

George Soros, a New York hedge fund billionaire and longtime bankroller of liberal political causes.  (Ferdinand Ostrop/AP Photo)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Soros put nearly $1.7 million in Philly DA’s race

Billionaire George Soros put even more money into supporting the winning campaign of Larry Krasner for Philadelphia district attorney tha ...

8 years ago

A man displays his concealed handgun in this 2013 file photo. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
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Courts & Law

Permitting concealed guns in Pa. schools would make kids less safe

Legislation recently passed out of the Senate to permit school personnel to carry concealed guns in Pennsylvania's public schools is a dangerous step in the wrong direction.

8 years ago

 Republican candidate for Georgia's Sixth District congressional seat Karen Handel declares victory during an election-night watch party  Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Atlanta.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
National Interest

Democrats lose again, Trumpkins laugh their Ossoff

Democrats lost yet again last night, their fourth straight defeat in special congressional elections. Unless or until they finally put so ...

8 years ago

This publicity photo shows the Asian-American rock band called The Slants. The Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks. The case was closely watched for the impact it would have on the separate dispute involving the name of the Washington Redskins football team. (In Music We Trust via AP)
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Politics & Policy

SCOTUS just confirmed a First Amendment right to offensive trademarks

The word police just got put on notice: Your power to arrest, detain, and shame people who don’t share your view of “offens ...

8 years ago

 The author is shown with his younger brother Marcus (foreground) on his 21st birthday. (Image courtesy of James Jones)
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Community

The unexpected joys of learning from my younger gay brother

Traditionally, you are supposed to learn from your older siblings. However, sometimes, learning goes in the other direction.

8 years ago

 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
National Interest

Trumpcare in the dark: Secrecy is the new norm

Here’s what Senator Mitch McConnell said in 2010, when health care reform was taking shape: “Democrats on Capitol Hill are wo ...

8 years ago

 President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Monday, June 12, 2017, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, file)
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Dark money is compromising American democracy

If Donald Trump, his family and associates are hopelessly compromised by foreign influence and “dark money” — beholden to Russian o ...

8 years ago

National Interest

Kudos to Megyn Kelly for confronting Alex Jones

Megyn Kelly got hammered last week for her decision to interview right-wing nutjob Alex Jones — despite the fact that nobody had actual ...

8 years ago

 The author, right, stands with a mentor, Father Gordon Reid, at Easter. (Image courtesy of Josh Kruger)
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Community

Being queer, I never thought I’d find God; then he found me

I grew up thinking that I wasn't allowed to love or praise God precisely because I am gay. Yet, God kept appearing in my life.

8 years ago

 Valerie Castile, speaking outside the Ramsey County Courthouse in St Paul, Minn., after a jury acquitted Officer Jeronimo Yanez in the killing of her son, Philando Castile. (Lorie Shaull/ Flickr Creative Commons)
The Philadelphia Experiment

Why won’t the NRA speak up for Philando Castile?

On Friday, after a jury found St. Anthony, Minn., police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philan ...

8 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters at Broad and Spring Garden streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Education

Philly schools must prioritize trauma-informed learning

Powerful and surprisingly prevalent horrors are blocking access to education and ravaging children’s lives. Sadly, they remai ...

8 years ago

 From left: John and Tommy Fisher-Klein share a kiss on their wedding day. (Image courtesy of John Fisher-Klein)
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Courts & Law

How my husband helped me see racism and my dad set aside prejudice

The first time I started seeing things differently was because of Tommy. The rules are different for him than they are for me. I still don't know how he navigates them.

8 years ago

 From left: John K. Bush (Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP); Al Franken (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson/file)
National Interest

Another day in Trumplandia: A fake-news blogger is tapped for the federal bench

It’s tempting to focus 24/7 on the expanding Kremlingate probe — Mike Pence and Jared Kushner have now lawyered up, and Trump is ...

8 years ago

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