On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

• The once and future dictionary

  The quest to define and canonize new words in American English is as old as the country itself. In the new book "Unabridged: the thrill of (and threat to) the modern dictionary," author Stefan Fatsis explores how that quest has changed in the age of the internet.

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• The Jackpod: Over there

  On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the Trump administration’s new national security strategy and what it could mean for U.S. relations with longstanding European allies.

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• Wasted money, effort and opportunity in Afghanistan

  A government oversight report exposes billions in wasted U.S. aid during Afghanistan’s reconstruction -- highlighting corruption, mismanagement, and the human toll of failed policy.

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• When can the U.S. government actually revoke citizenship?

  The U.S. Department of Justice says it’s prioritizing denaturalization, or stripping foreign-born Americans of their citizenship. How would that process work and what's at stake?

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• The Trump administration’s real goal in Venezuela

  The U.S. is ready for war with Venezuela with more than a dozen warships and 15,000 troops now in the region. The Trump Administration says it’s about drugs, but some experts say that's a cover for something else.

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