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Consider This from NPR

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  • The hosts of NPR's All Things Considered help you make sense of a major news story and what it means for you, in 15 minutes. New episodes six days a week, Sunday through Friday.

    Support NPR and get your news sponsor-free with Consider This+. Learn more at plus.npr.org/considerthis
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  • What happens if the Education Department is abolished?

    What happens if the Education Department is abolished?
    Feb 21 2025
    "The Department of Education is a big con job."

    That's just one of the things President Trump has said about one of the most high profile departments in federal government — a department Trump says he wants to eliminate.

    Trump says he wants to save money, and kill policies he doesn't like. Trump and Elon Musk's DOGE has already started cutting funding from the department.

    The Trump administration wants the Department of Education gone. But can they get rid of it, and what could be lost in the process?

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    11 mins
  • The fate of Ukraine hangs in the balance as Trump sides with Russia

    The fate of Ukraine hangs in the balance as Trump sides with Russia
    Feb 20 2025
    Earlier this week, President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia.

    Three years ago Russian troops poured over Ukraine's border, and Russian missiles and drones continue to bombard Ukrainian cities.

    Besides being untrue, the comments echoed a popular Kremlin talking point. And Trump's comments signaled a seismic shift in decades of U.S. foreign policy. Supporters of Ukraine and its allies, both here and abroad, were left shaken.

    NPR's Joanna Kakissis and Greg Myre discuss Ukraine's future as Russia-U.S. relations thaw.

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    8 mins
  • Is the U.S. headed for autocracy?

    Is the U.S. headed for autocracy?
    Feb 19 2025
    Is the United States headed toward autocracy?

    That's a question prompted by a steady stream of executive orders seeking to consolidate power in the White House and upend long held policies and norms.

    New York Times Opinion writer M. Gessen lived through much of Russia's slide into autocracy, and wrote a book about it.

    They argue that one of the ways Vladimir Putin consolidated power... was by making a series of arguments that seemed outrageous at the time — like the idea that the LGBT population was a threat to Russian sovereignty.

    President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by a string of policy proposals that would have been unthinkable in any other administration.

    Even if they don't go anywhere, they're reshaping the boundaries of our democracy.

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    10 mins

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