The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

Those viral, fake news stories may have had a bigger impact on the U.S. presidential election then many people realize, according to MIT's Sherry Turkle. She says internet and digital technology play a big role in political discourse and in real life.

From Brexit, to Trump, to some countries leaving the International Criminal Court. Are we entering a new, post co-operative world? The Current looks at the increased appetite for countries to "go it alone" and increased protectionism around the world.

In 2012, RCMP boss Bob Paulson was adamant his officers who broke the rules — or the law — would face serious consequences. Four years on, a CBC News investigation looking at RCMP officer infractions is raising questions about how punishment is doled out.

From how the RCMP is tracking officers' misconduct and discipline, to the post-cooperative world where more countries seem to want to go it alone, to why post-truth was Oxford dictionary's word of the year .... This is The Current with Piya Chattopadhyay.

Ana Maria Gordon watches the plight of Syrian refugee children with a deep understanding. She was four-years-old on the MS St. Louis ship that carried Jews across the Atlantic looking for refuge only to be turned away and forced into concentration camps.

The police have opened their files to CBC News in an effort to show specific cases where they argue they need enhanced online surveillance and interception abilities. Canada's top cop acknowledges its not an easy ask but says it's necessary.

Amidst multiple reports of racist attacks and expressions of hate, there are concerns that the outcome of the U.S. presidential election there will enable and normalize hate crimes here in Canada — even when every day racism already exists.

From a rise in racist attacks in Canada after a Trump victory, to making the case for increased police powers to get around digital roadblocks, to holocaust survivor Ana Maria Gordon who was also on 'the voyage of the damned' ... This is The Current.

The Obama White House created guidelines to control targeted killings and drone strikes but they are not enforceable and not open to judicial review. The Current looks at how Obama's anti-terror track record feeds into Trump's anti-terror Inheritance.

From lawyer Jameel Jaffer on U.S. drone warfare needing more oversight, to Ann Goldstein on the imprecise art of translation, to the fight for safe, private toilets in South Africa ... This is The Current.

In this country using a flush toilet in the privacy of our own home is something we take for granted. But in South Africa, people are fighting for safe, private toilets after a woman was murdered on her way to use a public bathroom.

Now that Trump's chief strategist Stephen Bannon has been appointed, critics are concerned the alt-right media mogul behind Breitbart News will promote populist ideals in the White House. Journalist Josh Green gives us a profile on Bannon.

Bestselling Italian author Elena Ferrante's work is adored by millions around the world. The Current speaks to Ann Goldstein, the woman tasked with translating the words into English and tells us why the mysterious storyteller revels in her anonymity.

From what to expect in a Trump presidency by looking at populist leaders, to an antidote that can bring those who overdose from fentanyl back from the brink of death, to author Tim Wu who says our attention is the biggest commodity... This is The Current.

What used to be a straight-up scrimmage for advertising attention has evolved into clever, cyber seduction to harvest our attention and sell it. Author Tim Wu argues we're having so much fun online, we don't even realize that we have become the product.