The states where abortion is on the ballot in November
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, state laws on abortion have been changing constantly. It will all ...
What to expect after the sudden death of Iran's president, Ebrahim Raisi
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash, according to state media. Here's how...
What Do Young Voters Want? Candidates Are Determined To Find Out
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A little less than six months out from the general election, it seems like a new poll comes out ever...
How 'The Sympathizer' confronts Hollywood's version of the Vietnam War
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hollywood depictions have long helped inform America's understanding of the Vietnam War.But there wa...
As antisemitism grows, it is easier to condemn than define
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For American Jews who grew up thinking antisemitism was a thing of the past, the last several years ...
The migrant aid group caught in a right-wing social media thread
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A conservative group posted a social media thread showing flyers in a border encampment in Mexico ur...
How this Girl Scout troop offers community to migrant children
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Girl Scouts have been part of American childhood for generations. And now that quintessential ex...
Have the new weight-loss drugs changed what it means to be body positive?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
America is a land of contradictions; while we're known as a nation that loves to eat, we also live w...
He may be a longshot, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could impact the election
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have turned their attention on Robert F. Kenne...
Critics hated 'The Phantom Menace.' It might be time to reconsider
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit screens across the country in 1999, Return of the ...
From utility man to one of California's foremost journalists
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Louis Sahagún first arrived at the Los Angeles Times in his early twenties as a utility worker, swe...
Israel seized control of the Rafah border crossing. The impact could be devastating
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration has put a hold on an arms shipment to Israel. A senior administration offi...
Brittney Griner shares her experience behind bars in Russia
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brittney Griner didn't know the flight she was taking to Moscow in February 2022 would upend her lif...
What's behind the 'outside agitator' narrative
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The term "outside agitator" has staying power.It's been used against protestors throughout history, ...
NASA chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Friday, China launched its Chang'e-6 mission carrying a probe to the far side of the moon to gath...
Wild Card: Jenny Slate
04 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Wild Card with Rachel Martin. In this first episode, Rachel talks to Jenny Slate, known f...
Larry Demeritte will be the first Black trainer in the Kentucky Derby in decades
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Demeritte is the first Black trainer participating in the Kentucky Derby in 35 years. And whil...
Want to understand America's labor movement? Head south
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you go by headlines, the last 12 months have delivered major wins to organized labor. But despite...
For weeks students have protested the war in Gaza — now things are escalating
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot camp...
Judi Dench reflects on a career built around Shakespeare
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Judi Dench has played everyone from the writer Iris Murdoch to M in the James Bond films. But a...
How the college protests echo history
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Protests against Israel's war in Gaza on college campuses have expanded across the country. They're...
With the end of apartheid South Africa became an emblem of democracy. Is it still?
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three decades ago, South Africa held its first democratic election, closing the door on the aparthei...
This former NIH chief went public with his prostate cancer to help others
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the early days of the pandemic, former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins became a familiar voi...
How DeSantis' immigration laws may be backfiring
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a strict immigration law making it harder to hire un...
Trump is arguing for immunity in his criminal case. Will the Supreme Court agree?
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of Richard Nixon's most famous quotes...right up there with "I am not a crook"... had to do with...
How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Americans often rank the economy as a number one voting issue. As part of NPR's "We the Voters" seri...
Breaking down the legal case at the center of the political universe
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The broad outlines of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case have been known for months. Hus...
The push to deliver high-speed rail to Texas
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the last 60 years a transportation revolution has largely passed America by. Bullet trains were ...
Is this fictitious civil war closer to reality than we think?
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Civil War, the new A24 film from British director Alex Garland, imagines a scenario that might not s...
Trump's anti-abortion stance helped him win in 2016. Will it hurt him in 2024?
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back in 1999 when Donald Trump was flirting with a presidential run, he was pro-abortion rights. In...
What happened when the threat of danger became Salman Rushdie's reality?
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Salman Rushdie is probably most closely associated with his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses, a book in...
The man who inspired 'Hotel Rwanda' is still taking risks for his country
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1994, the world watched as genocide unfolded in Rwanda. Nearly one million people died as neighbo...
Iran's attack on Israel is a major escalation. What comes next for the region?
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Iran launched a barrage of more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend, saying it w...
How do you select an impartial jury when your client is famous?
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On Monday, former President Donald Trump will enter a Manhattan courtroom for his first criminal tri...
Is Israel perpetuating a cycle of radicalization rather than ending it?
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been insisting that the goal of Israel's b...
O.J. Simpson's trial divided the nation. What legacy does he leave behind?
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
O.J. Simpson was more than a football star. More than a pop culture icon or a defendant acquitted of...
Anti-Diet Culture Gets Hijacked
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, the body positivity movement has raised it's profile, especially on social media la...
Learning To Live As Neighbors In The Shadow Of A Brutal, Violent History
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us don't have the opportunity to handpick our neighbors. We buy or rent a place in a neighbo...
How Sibling Bonds Shape Our Lives
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers are finding that the impact of relationships with siblings —for better or worse — ca...
Bad Omens Or The Cycle of Nature? How The Ancient World Viewed Eclipses
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tomorrow, the Great American Eclipse will sweep across North America, and millions will experience t...
U.S. Stance On Israel Proving Divisive In Congressional Primaries
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The American response to Israel's war with Hamas could be a major factor in the upcoming Congression...
Bird Flu Has Jumped To Cattle And To Humans. What Are The Potential Risks?
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bird flu has spread to cows. And now a human has contracted the virus from an infected cow. What ki...
In U.S., Over 100,000 Await Organ Transplants. Are Pig Organs The Solution?
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The recent transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney into a living human raises hopes that liv...
Measuring The Economic Impact Of Baltimore's Port Closure
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One week after a massive container ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing i...
What Happens When A Powerful Corporation Owns The Local News?
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When news outlets shut down in a city, that creates what's often called a news desert. But in Richmo...
A Billionaire's Land Purchases In Rural Hawaii Have Locals Worried
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hawaii is no stranger to extravagant homes owned by the super-rich. But when a tech billionaire star...
A new biopic on Shirley Chisolm fills in the picture on a woman who broke barriers
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shirley Chisholm made history in 1968 as the first Black woman ever elected to Congress. Four years ...
One Year On, American Journalist Evan Gershkovich Remains In Russian Prison
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Russian authorities extended the detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich. Autho...
Could Universal Basic Income Help End Poverty?
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
People who work on ways to end poverty have been trying a simple approach lately: just giving money ...
Investigators Search For Answers in Baltimore Bridge Collapse
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a cargo ship rammed into ...
For Millions Of People In Conflict Zones, Famine Is A Man-Made Disaster
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Famine is a man-made disaster affecting millions in conflict zones.Learn more about sponsor message ...
How Two Recent Cases Of Violence Illustrate The Lives of LGBTQ People
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Suicide rates for queer and trans people are disproportionately high. They're also routinely targets...
Stephen King Has Ruled The Horror Genre For 50 Years. But Is It Art?
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1974, Stephen King published his first book, "Carrie". But 50 years on, critics still debate if h...
Can America Win The Chips Manufacturing Race?
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
President Biden just awarded $8.5 billion dollars to the company Intel to help fund semiconductor fa...
Is Netanyahu's Endgame Achievable?
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Next week representatives of the Israeli government are scheduled to fly from Tel Aviv to Washington...
A $418 Million Settlement Could Change U.S. Home Buying. But Who Benefits?
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The way we have bought homes for the last 100 years could change as soon as July. Who wins, who los...
What Another Putin Term Means For Ukraine
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vladimir Putin has ruled Russia for a quarter century. This weekend's election results confirmed tha...
To Fight Crime, Blue Cities Take A Page From The Conservative Playbook
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Three solidly blue cities have rolled out crime fighting initiatives that feel more like conservativ...
NATO Positions Itself For War
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Russia's war in Ukraine began over two years ago, neighboring countries feared that they could ...
What Do We Understand About Long COVID?
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks four years since the outbreak of Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic. One of...
You're Not Imagining It; Shrinkflation Is Real
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here's one sign that shrinkflation is no longer just a topic for economics nerds. Cookie Monster rec...
Haiti's Prime Minister Says He'll Resign. Will It Help Calm The Violence?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Haiti's Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, has announced his resignation. But the country remains in free...
Ramadan In A Time Of War
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The holy month of Ramadan begins this week. It is a holy month of worship for Muslims during which t...
NASA Hopes To Land Humans On Mars By 2030. Is That A Good Thing?
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're moving closer to the dream of landing humans on Mars. But will sustaining human life on Mars e...
Is Catastrophic Climate Change Inevitable? We Ask Outgoing Climate Chief Kerry
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As John Kerry leaves his role as the first Presidential Envoy for Climate, has he helped shift us aw...
FX's Shogun Takes A New Approach To An Old Story
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Shogun, James Clavell's best selling novel was adapted into a powerhouse NBC miniseries in 1980...
Generations After The First Nuclear Test, Those Sickened Fight For Compensation
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On August 6, 1945, a stone-faced President Harry Truman appeared on television and told Americans ab...
Haley's Out: Can Trump Win Her Supporters?
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Haley's announcement that she was suspending her campaign for president didn't come as a surpr...
How Conflict Can Influence Voters
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks a milestone in the presidential primary process. Fifteen states and one US Territor...
The Supreme Court Hands Trump A Legal And Political Win
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Donald Trump scored a legal victory today. The Supreme Court ruled 9 to 0 that the...
The Rematch: Biden v. Trump
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chances are, this November 5th 2024 is going to feel a lot like November 3rd 2020 — a bit like Gro...
Are We Alone In The Universe?
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Are we alone in the universe? It's a question that's been posed again and again. Carl Sagan posed i...
McConnell Releases His Grip On Power
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Here in the US, the average age of retirement is 61. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky passed that...
Can Speaker Of The House Mike Johnson Make A Deal?
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite a last minute agreement to push a deadline for a shutdown, Congress and the White House have...
Trying To Protect Access To IVF
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The backlash to the Alabama Supreme Court ruling designating frozen embryos has been intense. Republ...
How The Underground Railroad Got Its Name
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Popular culture is filled with stories of the underground railroad - the legendary secret network th...
De-influencers Ring the Alarm on the Environmental Impacts of Overconsumption
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the last few years, a new trend has emerged on social media: de-influencing.Instead of selling, d...
Kansas City Communities Continue Block By Block Efforts To Prevent Violence
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In Kansas City neighborhood organizations do the work of violence prevention one block, and one pers...
Boredom Followed By Unexpected Tragedy: A Ukrainian Soldier's Life At War
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Quote – "The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride." That statement, from Ukrainian Preside...
Wind Power Is Taking Over A West Virginia Coal Town. Will The Residents Embrace It?
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Keyser, West Virginia, was once known for coal. But the jobs have been disappearing. First because o...
Does Portugal Have The Answer To Stopping Drug Overdose Deaths?
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Mann covers the U-S opioid and fentanyl crisis for NPR. That means he talks to a lot of people...
What Navalny's Death Means For The Russian Opposition
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Much of the world has spent the weekend mourning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. And aski...
A Second Wind For Wind Power?
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
About two years ago, New Jersey's Democratic Governor Phil Murphy said that the state would be partn...
Rents Take A Big Bite
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rent has skyrocketed in the United States. That means Americans are handing over a bigger portion of...
The Romance Between The American Right, Russia And Putin
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For half a century, during the Cold War, every U-S president painted Russia as the dominant threat. ...
Immigration: A Winning Issue For Democrats?
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One single election does not a trend make. But does Democrat Tom Suozzi's victory in the special el...
Double Standard On Age For Trump And Biden?
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On June 14, Donald Trump will turn 78 years old.Joe Biden turned 81 in November.Whether the candidat...
Are Biden And Netanyahu Breaking On The War Between Israel And Hamas?
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The question looming over the war between Israel and Hamas is what will happen what will happen to R...
With A Second Term, Trump Would Take His Immigration Crackdown Further
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Immigration is one of the main things Americans will be voting on in November. And many are current...
What Makes A Football Movie Great?
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hollywood films have long tried to capture America's obsession with its most popular sport. So on th...
The Battle Over Abortion Rights In The 2024 Election
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Abortion is a personal issue. But it's also political. And few things motivate voters and politician...
The Supreme Court Weighs In On Trump Being Removed From The Ballot
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to whether or not Trump should appear on presidential ballots, there are at least two ...
America's Immigration System Is Broken. Congress Can't Seem To Fix It.
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. Immigration system isn't working. The last significant reform was in 1986. Presidents and C...
East Palestine Residents Worry About Safety A Year After Devastating Train Derailment
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was a year ago this month that a Norfolk Southern freight train with 38 cars derailed in East Pal...
What Vision Zero Has And Hasn't Accomplished
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More than 100 people are killed on U.S. roads every day — more than 40,000 people a year. So, it s...
Masturbation Abstinence Is Popular, And Doctors Are Worried
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More than two decades of growing internet use has surfaced fears about the social and psychological ...
Why Trump's Persecution Narrative Resonates With Christian Supporters
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former president Donald Trump is facing dozens of criminal charges, including four felony counts on ...
Violent Crime Is Dropping, But Americans Feel Less Safe.
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For people in the US, 2020 was one of the most dangerous years in decades. The first year of the pan...
Is Fox News Still A Republican Kingmaker?
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fox News has been the Republican Party's biggest cheerleader almost since it premiered in 1996.Nearl...
Impeaching Mayorkas: High Crimes and Misdemeanors Or Politics As Usual?
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Immigration and management of the U.S. Southern Border is always a politically charged issue, but es...