Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

The core motivation behind the violence we saw on January 6, is a belief in The Big Lie– the self-serving falsehood spread by former President Trump that the 2020 election was stolen.

The Takeaway speaks with Mayor Clint Folsom of Superior, Colorado about the wildfires that occurred in Boulder County at the end of 2021, and how his community is faring. 

Three states—Colorado, Washington and Oregon—have legalized the process of natural organic reduction, or human composting. 

Recent weeks have brought what look like troubling trends when it comes to new Covid-19 cases. 

As 2022 gets underway, we’re taking a moment to look back at some of the biggest political developments of 2021 and how they could impact us in the year ahead.

A discussion with former mayor of Stockton, California Michael Tubbs on his memoir “The Deeper the Roots: A Memoir of Hope and Home” and his aspirations for the next stage of his career.

The Takeaway speaks with outgoing Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan about the ways she thinks about Seattle, what she hopes is next, and why she chose not to seek reelection.

The documentary Duty Free explores the issues of ageism, caring for elderly parents and the scarcity of protection for working, older Americans.

We celebrate the life of writer bell hooks, looking back at her impact on literature and cultural understanding of race, feminism and love. 

The series "With Love" features LGBTQ+ love stories for two characters, including one played by Isis King. 

The 1,100 miners from the Warrior Met Coal mine in Brookwood, Alabama have been on strike for nearly nine months. Also, the NLRB called for a new union election at Amazon in Bessemer.

An elephant at the Bronx Zoo has found herself at the center of a legal case that could shift our notion of personhood as we know it. Historian Jill Lepore explains.

The Takeaway hears from an abortion provider in Texas about what's next now that the Supreme Court has allowed the state's restrictive abortion law to remain in place.

For this installment of The Takeaway, host Melissa Harris-Perry and friend/collaborator Dorian Warren are tackling the important topic of childbirth.

Ahead of the 2022 midterms we’ll take a look at the political disinformation that Latinx voters continue to deal with before, during and after they go to the polls. 

The Takeaway speaks with playwright Jeremy O. Harris about bringing "Slave Play" back to the theater and the work he’s done to change the theater world from the inside out.

Co-directors Rex Miller and Sam Pollard join The Takeaway to discuss their film "Citizen Ashe," which explores the life and activism of tennis legend Arthur Ashe.

A federal court ruled that the Biden administration had to reinstate the contentious border policy, but how different is this administration's immigration policies from its predecessor?

According to the CDC, the island had fully vaccinated 74 percent of its population as of November 22.