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Iran and the U.S., Part One : Throughline : NPR

Aug. 21, 1953: A resident of Tehran washes “Yankee Go Home” from a wall in the capital city of Iran.…

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The First Department of Education : Throughline : NPR

Whose job is it to educate Americans? Congress created the first Department of Education just after the Civil War as…

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Health Insurance in America : Throughline : NPR

Millions of Americans depend on their jobs for health insurance. But that’s not the case in many other wealthy countries.…

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The Evolution of Presidential Power : Throughline : NPR

Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images What can and can’t the president do — and how do we know? The…

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The Anti-Vaccine Movement : Throughline : NPR

The alleged link between vaccines and autism was first published in 1998, in a since-retracted study in medical journal The…

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