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Social media’s addictive power is by design. Colin Kaepernick’s protest has ties to 1968. Women on Wall Street fought harassment decades before #MeToo. Pythons threaten the Everglades. Andy Borowitz wants to treat political ads like cigarettes. Tune in or stream Oct. 7 at 9/8c
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4:37
New Yorker magazine humorist Andy Borowitz takes a look at a thriving industry: bullying.
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13:22
A decades-old battle is re-emerging over how sex is presented in the classroom.
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10:27
Flawed research predicting remorseless teen killers led to life sentences.
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11:55
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10:06
After Napster, many consumers got used to media on demand. There was no turning back.
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9:54
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11:18
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7:46
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3:58
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18:31
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