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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

Sep 29, 2017

Alyssa Peterson of Know Your IX discusses a huge change Betsy Devos made to keep college campuses safer — for students who commit sexual assault.


Sep 29, 2017

Republicans called off the vote for their most recent attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, so this week we are taking a break from health care to focus on stories that are getting far less attention than they deserve. Rebecca Cokley, the former executive director of the National Council on Disability and new...


Sep 22, 2017

Earlier this month, Michelle Jones became a household name after her admission to Harvard’s Ph.D program was reversed due to her criminal record. NYU admitted her, and that’s where she’s begun her studies this fall. But Harvard’s controversial decision to override its history department’s decision to admit her...


Sep 16, 2017

This week the Census Bureau released its annual snapshot of poverty, health insurance, and income in the United States, and poverty is finally back to pre-recession levels. But this good news comes amid a political climate where any progress could quickly be erased. Jared Bernstein, a fellow at the Center on Budget...


Sep 8, 2017

It’s not just U.S. politicians considering major cuts to programs that serve struggling families. Rebecca speaks with Mary O’Hara, a columnist with The Guardian, about how austerity is playing out in the United Kingdom. Next, Rebecca's conversation with Tressie McMillan Cottom about her book, Lower-Ed: The Troubling...