Mahmoud Khalil’s 104 days in ICE Detention
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Mahmoud Khalil’s 104 days in ICE Detention

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 29, 202644 min

Khalil was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria and fled the country at 18. He had a green card to be in the United States, and had become one of the most visible faces of the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, where he had been a graduate student and a negotiator between the protesters and the administration. In 2025, he was arrested by ICE and sent to a detention center in Louisiana. He spoke with Tonya Mosley about the events, the pro-Palestine movement, and his hopes for the future. His memoir is No Land to Stand On. ...

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Pitch the Planet Money board game.

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How do products end up on big box shelves? Well, we have Planet Money. Pitch the Planet Money board game. I'm trying not to think how much of a big deal it is

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and how much work has gone into. It's really big. Is it helpful if I remind you how big it is? It's sort of the whole thing.

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