Wyoming Voters Back Trump Candidate While Alaska Continues to Count Ballots

08/17/22 • 11 min

Liz Cheney lost her seat in Wyoming, and Sarah Palin returned to fill the late Don Young’s congressional seat in Alaska in the special election.

We speak with national correspondent for the New York Times, Trip Gabriel, about the these primaries and next week's races in Florida and New York.

Liz Cheney lost her seat in Wyoming, and Sarah Palin returned to fill the late Don Young’s congressional seat in Alaska in the special election.

We speak with national correspondent for the New York Times, Trip Gabriel, about the these primaries and next week's races in Florida and New York.

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The People Who Make Death Their Life's Work

What do you think happens to us after we die? Not our essences, our inner beings, our souls — whichever term you prefer — but our bodies. Who takes care of us, from the time we are found to the time we are laid in the ground? The people who tend to our bereavements, our burials, and our bodies do work that is largely invisible, allowing the rest of us to maintain our distance from a painful and difficult concept.

"But the bodies have to go somewhere," writes journalist Hayley Campbell, in her new book, "All the Living and the Dead." Each chapter focuses on a different person who works closely with the bodies of those who have died. We speak with her about what we might learn from confronting the physical realities of death with an open mind.

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Many Black NFL Retirees Now Qualify for Compensation in Concussion Lawsuits

Last week, a settlement administrator uploaded a report showing that hundreds of Black former NFL players now qualify for compensation from the league, following adjustments to dementia tests that eliminated the discriminatory practice known as “race-norming.”

Following a civil rights lawsuit by two former players, the NFL said last year that they would stop applying lower cognitive base scores to Black players compared with white players. The Takeaway spoke with former NFL running back and player advocate Ken Jenkins about the significance of this latest development.

And to learn more about the use of "race-norming" as well as what else is going on in the sports world, The Takeaway checked in with Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation.