The Weeds

Why 12-step programs work — and family separation doesn’t

While Sarah and Matt are away Dara is joined by Vox.com congressional reporters Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen to talk about immigration and family separation. Then she's joined by Vox.com criminal justice reporter German Lopez to talk about a white paper that looks at the effectiveness of 12- step programs.

References and further reading:

Ella's piece on Democrats trying to stop family separation at the border 

Tara's piece on the chaos in the House over immigration 

Sarah's piece on the missing children and family separation 

Miriam Jordan's NYT piece on transitional foster care placements for migrant children

White paper on the effectiveness of 12-step programs 

German's piece on Alcoholics Anonymous 
      
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Politics is how people achieve power. Policy is what they do with it. Every week on The Weeds, host Jonquilyn Hill and guests break down the policies that shape our lives, from abortion to financial regulations to affirmative action to housing. We dive deep and we get wonky, but we have fun along the way. New episodes drop every Wednesday.
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