Rund Abdelfatah

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Host and Producer at Throughline

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We the People: Search and Seizure

1 week ago | wrvo.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Peter Balonon-Rosen |Casey Miner

The Fourth Amendment is the part of the Bill of Rights that prohibits "unreasonable searches and seizures." But — what's unreasonable? That question has fueled a century's worth of court rulings that have dramatically expanded the power of individual police officers in the U.S. Today on the show, how an amendment that was supposed to limit government power has ended up enabling it. This episode originally published in 2024.
Throughline: The birth of the modern federal civil service

1 week ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Ramtin Arablouei |Rund Abdelfatah

The hosts of the Throughline podcast bring us the story of how a presidential assassination gave rise to the modern federal civil service.
Throughline: The birth of the modern federal civil service

1 week ago | ctpublic.org | Ramtin Arablouei |Rund Abdelfatah

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War Crimes

2 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Cristina Kim |Anya Steinberg

On today's episode, we travel from the battlefields of the U.S. Civil War, through the rubble of two world wars, to the hallways of the Hague, to see how the modern world has tried to define — and prosecute — war crimes. This episode originally aired as "The Rules of War" in 2024. Guests:Michael Bryant, Professor of History and Legal Studies at Bryant UniversityDavid Bosco, author of
War Crimes : Throughline : NPR

2 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Rund Abdelfatah

BAS CZERWINSKI/AFP/Getty ImagesOn today’s episode, we travel from the battlefields of the U.S. Civil War, through the rubble of two world wars, to the hallways of the Hague, to see how the modern world has tried to define — and prosecute — war crimes. This episode originally aired as “The Rules of War” in 2024.
The Tax Collector

3 weeks ago | wrvo.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Julie Caine |Lawrence Wu

Gangsters, banksters, and politicians. Today on the show, how the hunt for Al Capone helped turn the IRS into one of the U.S. government's most powerful tools — and most effective weapons. Guests:Joe Thorndike, historian for Tax Analysts and author of Their Fair Share: Taxing the Rich in the Age of FDR. Paul Camacho, retired special agent for the IRS Criminal Investigation Division and member of the board of directors at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.
The Tax Collector : Throughline : NPR

3 weeks ago | businessandamerica.com | Rund Abdelfatah

Gangsters, banksters, and politicians. Today on the show, how the hunt for Al Capone helped turn the IRS into one of the U.S. government’s most powerful tools — and most effective weapons. Guests:Joe Thorndike, historian for Tax Analysts and author of Their Fair Share: Taxing the Rich in the Age of FDR. Paul Camacho, retired special agent for the IRS Criminal Investigation Division and member of the board of directors at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas.
The Tax Collector : Throughline

3 weeks ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Julie Caine |Lawrence Wu |Devin Katayama |Cristina Kim | +2 more

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California's 'Bum Blockade'

1 month ago | wrvo.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Anya Steinberg |Cristina Kim

The story of the Los Angeles police chief who, faced with one of the largest internal migrations in American history, tried to close California's borders to stop it. GuestsBill Lascher, author of The Golden Fortress: California's Border War on Dust Bowl Refugees. Mark Wild, professor of history at California State University, Los Angeles. Elisa Minoff, director of economic security and senior fellow in policy history at the Center for the Study of Social Policy.
California's 'Bum Blockade' : Throughline

1 month ago | npr.org | Rund Abdelfatah |Ramtin Arablouei |Anya Steinberg |Cristina Kim |Casey Miner |Julie Caine | +2 more

California's 'Bum Blockade' Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1249919763/1269278090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The story of the Los Angeles police chief who, faced with one of the largest internal migrations in American history, tried to close California's borders to stop it. Guests Bill Lascher, author of The Golden Fortress: California's Border War on Dust Bowl Refugees.