Has U.S. policy in Syria changed under President Donald Trump? We talk to Slate's Joshua Keating about whether higher civilian fatalities point to a different strategy. Plus, our resident historian recalls the exile of the Dalai Lama and our film contributor, Milos Stehlik, speaks to the director of "The Islands and the Whales."

US Policy In Syria, Dalai Lama In Exile And 'The Islands And The Whales'

This playlist showcases songs from an African mixtape that circulated in the early 1980s among Philadelphia‘s African immigrants.

Sammy Ayany, a young Kenyan, living in Philadelphia, made the tape for a friend. It passed through many hands and was really important to Africans who were new to the States because it reminded them of home.

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05 Rochereau_100 Anniversary - Mighty Sparrow

04 Rochereau_Capitalism Gone Mad - Mighty Sparrow

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01 Rochereau

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