Why Are Millions Of U.S. Workers Still On The Sidelines?
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
School districts can't find bus drivers. The TSA is short on security screeners. Ports can't find en...
On Our Watch: The Brady Rule
22 Aug 2021
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Antioch police officials suspected one of their veteran detectives of leaking operational details as...
Teachers Are Stressed, Burnt Out — Yet Hopeful As School Begins
20 Aug 2021
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Across the country, it looks like this time, last year. Schools — some days or weeks into the star...
The Desperate Effort To Get Afghan Allies To Safety
19 Aug 2021
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As many as 100,000 Afghans — those who worked with the U.S. military over the years, and their fam...
How Haiti Is Weathering Two Natural Disasters At Once
18 Aug 2021
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Just weeks after the shock of a presidential assassination, Haiti was hit by a devastating 7.2 magni...
Booster Shots Coming Soon As Delta Overwhelms Some Hospitals
17 Aug 2021
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Hospitals like the University of Mississippi Medical Center are overwhelmed. Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vi...
Chaos And Collapse In Afghanistan: How Did The U.S. Not See It Coming?
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Taliban now control Afghanistan. How did the country's government fall so quickly — and why di...
On Our Watch: Neglect of Duty
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the agricultural town of Salinas, Calif., Police Officer William Yetter repeatedly makes mistakes...
Taliban Gains, U.S. Evacuates: What's The Endgame In Afghanistan?
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the last week, the Taliban have gained control of large sections of Afghanistan faster than most ...
After Dire U.N. Warning On Climate, Will Anything Change?
12 Aug 2021
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What struck John Kerry the most about this week's landmark U.N. report on climate change? "The irrev...
Uncharted Territory: Back To School Meets The Delta Surge
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the next few weeks, millions of children will head back to school. Many of them are too young to ...
Ethiopia's Civil War Is Becoming A Humanitarian Crisis
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Tigray region in northern Ethiopia is at the center of a civil war that broke out last November,...
'A Code Red For Humanity:' Climate Change Is Getting Worse — Faster Than We Thought
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A landmark new report from the United Nations warns that the world is running out of time to avoid t...
On Our Watch: Perceived Threat
08 Aug 2021
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Episode four of On Our Watch from NPR and KQED investigates the case of a plainclothes Stockton poli...
Biden Admin Sees Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill As A Win
06 Aug 2021
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After months of bipartisan negotiation, the Senate may finally vote this weekend on a 2,700 page inf...
A Resistant Gov. Cuomo Could Face Impeachment
05 Aug 2021
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is refusing to resign after this week's explosive report from the sta...
Beirut's Deadly Port Explosion, One Year Later
04 Aug 2021
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It's been exactly one year since a massive explosion in Beirut's port killed over 200 people, injure...
Eviction Protection Extended, But Millions Of Renters Still Face Uncertainty
03 Aug 2021
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At the stroke of midnight last Saturday, a federal moratorium that had been in place for nearly elev...
New Phase Of Pandemic Met With Confusion And Exhaustion
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The United States has reached yet another turning point in this pandemic—one that may feel particu...
On Our Watch: 20-20 Hindsight
01 Aug 2021
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In episode three of On Our Watch, we examine the records that were unsealed by this transparency law...
Vaccine Mandates Are Spreading Alongside Dangerous Delta Variant
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Delta variant is more dangerous and contagious than many experts initially realized. In response...
Black Olympians Often Have 'The Weight Of The World' On Their Shoulders
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Simone Biles dropped out of her Olympic competitions this week, the whole world took notice. At...
Justice Department Struggles To Bring Jan. 6th Cases To Trial
28 Jul 2021
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Four police officers offered harrowing testimony of their experiences protecting the U.S. Capitol on...
Who Pays When Sea Levels Rise?
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rising seas are threatening coastal communities around the world, which will need billions of dollar...
Food Service Workers Are Quitting At Record Rates. Why? Because They Can
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Food service workers in America have newfound bargaining power, and they're using it — quitting jo...
On Our Watch: Conduct Unbecoming
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One officer in Los Angeles used car inspections to hit on women. Three hundred miles away in the San...
Rodrigo Amarante Throws a Musical Tantrum in Latest Album, 'Drama'
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Starting over can be scary. But not for Rodrigo Amarante. After an established musical career in Bra...
Haiti's Unraveling: How A Mysterious Assassination Fanned Violent Unrest
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's still unclear who is responsible for planning and funding the assassination of Haiti's presiden...
Will Delta Surge Sway Unvaccinated? Plus: The Truth About 'Breakthrough' Infections
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The delta variant now makes up an estimated 83% of coronavirus cases in the U.S., a sharp increase o...
The New Child Tax Credit Is Here. Will Millions Get Cash Permanently?
20 Jul 2021
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Tens of millions of American families are beginning to receive direct cash payments as part of the e...
How The Pandemic Shaped Medical Education And, Ultimately, Your HealthCare
19 Jul 2021
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Medical education must always keep up with the times. But the pandemic forcing medical students to l...
On Our Watch: In Good Faith
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From police officer misconduct to deadly shootings, internal affairs investigations are how law enfo...
Cross-Cultural Casting: Noteworthy For Hollywood, But Not Exactly New
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jodie Turner-Smith in Anne Boleyn. Mindy Kaling in Scooby Doo. Dev Patel in The Green Knight, and la...
How Cuba's Government Is Attempting To Silence Unprecedented Protests
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The protests that erupted in Cuba over the weekend are the biggest the country has seen in decades. ...
Democrats Assail 'Jim Crow' Assault On Voting Rights. So What's Their Plan?
14 Jul 2021
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In a speech this week, President Biden said Democrats must 'vigorously challenge' what he described ...
The U.S. Almost Out Of Afghanistan. What Happens There Next?
13 Jul 2021
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The U.S. military will be fully out of the country by August 31. The Taliban already control more th...
Latest On Boosters; 'Trusted Messengers' Lead Vaccine Outreach
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Biden administration is emphasizing vaccine outreach by 'trusted messengers' — community volun...
Co-Opted And Weaponized, 'Cancel Culture' Is Just Today's 'Politically Correct'
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
'Cancelling' is a term that originated in young and progressive circles, where it was used to mean '...
Why Wildfire Is Not Just A Western Problem
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All over the east coast and Midwest, forests are getting hotter and drier. Many are also overgrown a...
NPR Traces California Yoga Teacher's Alleged Path To The Capitol Riot
07 Jul 2021
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NPR's Tom Dreisbach reports on the story of Alan Hostetter, a former police chief and yoga instructo...
How Critical Race Theory Went From Harvard Law To Fox News
06 Jul 2021
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Critical race theory is a legal framework developed decades ago at Harvard Law School. It posits tha...
Questlove Unearths The Long-Forgotten 'Summer Of Soul'
05 Jul 2021
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In 1969, during the same summer as Woodstock, another music festival took place 100 miles away. The ...
BONUS: American Anthem
04 Jul 2021
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The Star-Spangled Banner is the official anthem for the United States, but there are plenty of songs...
How The Delta Variant Is Changing The Pandemic On A Global Scale
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cases are surging in countries around the world as the more transmissible delta variant spreads rapi...
What Donald Rumsfeld Left Behind
01 Jul 2021
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The former Secretary of Defense was a chief architect of the conflict that came to be known as Ameri...
A 'Pandemic Of Unvaccinated People' As Delta Variant Spreads Rapidly
30 Jun 2021
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Los Angeles County — America's most populous county — recently recommended mask wearing even for...
What The Pentagon's UFO Report Reveals About Aliens — And Ourselves
29 Jun 2021
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Late last year the Senate passed a bill that required U.S. intelligence agencies to share what they ...
What We've Learned In The First 100 Hours Since The Surfside Condo Collapse
28 Jun 2021
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Susana Alvarez, a survivor of the condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, explained to NPR's Lulu Garci...
BONUS: Battle Rattle
27 Jun 2021
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Alicia Argelia met Army veteran Matt Lammers when he rolled into the store where she worked. Matt ha...
What Hollywood Could Learn From The 20-Year Success Of 'Fast & Furious'
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's behind the 20-year success of the Fast & Furious franchise? Casting, storytelling and reinven...
Not Just Wildfire: The Growing Ripple Effects Of More Extreme Heat And Drought
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the second weekend in a row, parts of the American West will be gripped by historic heat, coming...
Millions Of Americans Could Be Facing Eviction
23 Jun 2021
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Back in March, Congress approved nearly $50 billion in aid for people who need rental assistance to ...
The Unproven Lab Leak Theory Puts Pressure On China — But It May Backfire
22 Jun 2021
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From the beginning of the pandemic, the debate about the origins of the coronavirus was immediately ...
50 Years Later, Is America's War On Drugs At A Turning Point?
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In June 1971, then-President Richard Nixon said the U.S. had a new public enemy number one: addictio...
BONUS: Tom Hanks, Fox News, And A Debate About Whiteness In Hollywood
20 Jun 2021
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This all started with a guest essay by Tom Hanks for The New York Times called "You Should Learn the...
Reparation Discussions Are Gaining Traction But Not Widespread Support
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Juneteenth, the celebration to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in the United States, is the n...
Will The U.S. Meet Its July 4 Vaccination Goal? Your State May Already Have
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, President Biden laid out an ambitious goal: to get 70% of adults in the U.S. at least on...
Parents Want Schools To Make Up The Special Education Their Kids Lost In The Pandemic
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remote learning simply didn't work for many children with disabilities. Without the usual access to ...
What's At Stake As President Biden Enters Negotiations With Vladimir Putin
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wednesday will be President Biden's first meeting with one of America's greatest adversaries. Drawin...
Why Everything Is More Expensive Right Now
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From computer chips to rental cars to chicken breasts, a complex global supply chain is straining un...
BONUS: A World Where The NRA Is Soft On Guns
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
About two months after the coronavirus began spreading in the United States, groups of Americans beg...
ProPublica's 'Secret IRS Files' Unveil How Richest Americans Avoid Income Tax
11 Jun 2021
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The story made waves in Washington, D.C., this week: The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-See...
Back To The Office: Not Everyone Is Welcoming The Return
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For Americans who were able to work from home at the start of the pandemic, what felt like an extend...
Listener Q&A: Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy On Variants, Boosters And Vax Mandates
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
More than half of U.S. adults have been fully vaccinated, and case rates are at their lowest point s...
Democrats' Path To Big Legislation Runs Through West Virginia. Is It A Dead End?
08 Jun 2021
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Democratic proposals for immigration reform, gun control, infrastructure and voting rights are stall...
How The Biden Administration Is Confronting A Surge In Cyberattacks
07 Jun 2021
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Cyberattackers have recently targeted a crucial fuel pipeline, a global meat distributor and a water...
BONUS: A Looping Revolt
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stockton, Calif., may represent the future of American news. The city's longtime newspaper, The Reco...
The U.S. Can't Agree On The Truth. Is It The Media's Job To Fix That?
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Freedom of the press is enshrined in the Constitution as crucial to a functioning democracy. But wha...
Companies Made Racial Justice Promises Last Summer. Did They Keep Them?
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Corporations had a lot to say about racial justice last summer. They made statements. They donated m...
Pressure On The World's Biggest Polluters Is Increasing. But Can It Force Change?
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic hurricane season began Tuesday and another "above average" number of storms is expected...
Americans Are Feeling Optimistic And Uncertain As Second Pandemic Summer Begins
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From dating apps, to airline travel, to in-person high school classes, the U.S. is seeing evidence o...
Does America Have Its Own 'Civil Religion?'
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Much is said about how divided the U.S. is these days. But perhaps there is still something that uni...
BONUS: Barack Obama Talks About What It Means To Be A Man
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Former President Barack Obama is thinking a lot about our values as Americans. These days, in a divi...
Threats To Democracy Are Growing Around the World — And The U.S. May Be One Of Them
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All over the world, democratic institutions are under threat. The United States isn't just part of t...
How Anti-Trans Bills Evoke The Culture Wars Of The 90s
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Proponents of trans female athlete bans struggle to cite examples of trans women or girls gaining an...
Fortnite Trial Tests Apple's 'Good Guy' Reputation
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Apple has always wanted to be one of the good guys in tech. But now a high-stakes lawsuit with Epic ...
What's Changed — And What Hasn't — In The Year Since George Floyd Was Killed
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After his death on May 25, 2020, George Floyd became the face of a movement against police violence....
What's Behind The Progressive Push To Rethink America's Relationship With Israel
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, Israel had solid bipartisan support for Israel from Capitol Hill. But progressive congr...
NPR Analysis Finds Growing Vaccine Divide Between Urban And Rural America
21 May 2021
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We know that Americans in blue states are getting vaccinated at higher rates than those in red ones....
The CDC's Mask Guidance Created Confusion. Could It Also Boost Vaccinations?
20 May 2021
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A week ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new guidance that vaccinated peo...
The Latest On Biden's Infrastructure Plan, With A Vision For A New 'Climate Corps'
19 May 2021
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The White House is courting influential Democratic senators and making a public relations push for P...
Long Before QAnon Conspiracies, The U.S. Was Swept By 'Satanic Panic'
18 May 2021
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Over the past year, QAnon conspiracies have migrated from obscure corners of the internet into natio...
The Conflict Between Israel And Hamas Is Getting Worse, Raising Humanitarian Alarms
17 May 2021
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The conflict between Israel and Hamas has gone from bad to worse. The Biden administration says it's...
BONUS: How One Family Is Learning To Support Their Non-Binary Child
16 May 2021
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Nine-year-old Hallel is the oldest of three children. They also identify as a "boy-girl," which was ...
How To 'Human' Again: Advice For The Long Transition To Post-Pandemic Life
14 May 2021
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The promise of post-pandemic life is exciting, but that doesn't mean it won't get awkward at times. ...
The Debate Is Over: Donald Trump Owns The Republican Party
13 May 2021
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This week, House Republicans voted to expel Rep. Liz Cheney from party leadership after the Wyoming ...
Why Are So Many Businesses Struggling To Find Workers?
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Republicans say enhanced pandemic unemployment benefits are what's keeping people out of the workfor...
'It's Top-Down': Three Generations Of Black Officers On Racism And Police Brutality
11 May 2021
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Three officers, each from a different generation, weigh in on Derek Chauvin's murder conviction and ...
How One LA Neighborhood Reveals The Racist Architecture Of American Homeownership
10 May 2021
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Property ownership eludes Black Americans more than any other racial group. NPR's Ailsa Chang and Jo...
BONUS: We Buy A Superhero
09 May 2021
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Comic book publishers like Marvel and DC sit on a treasure trove: thousands and thousands of comic b...
NPR Turns 50 Amid Reckoning In Journalism Over Who Tells Stories — And How
07 May 2021
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Now 50 years old, NPR has grown up alongside American journalism. We take stock of some lessons lear...
Supply Scarce Abroad, Demand Down At Home: Vaccine Access Is Starkly Unequal
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vaccine demand is beginning to slide in the U.S., but in other parts of the world, the pandemic is d...
Scotland May Try To Break Away From The United Kingdom — Again
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, Scots vote in Regional Parliamentary elections. That's not usually an international sto...
Is The Biden Rescue Plan Working? 'American Indicators' Weigh In On The Recovery
04 May 2021
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The pandemic economy has left different people in vastly different situations. Today, we follow up w...
How Brazen Smugglers Are Fueling Record Numbers At The Southern Border
03 May 2021
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A record 172,000 migrants were apprehended at the southern border in March. Those numbers are fueled...
How India's COVID-19 Outbreak Got So Bad, And Why It May Be Even Worse Than We Know
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Things have gone from bad to worse in the pandemic's global epicenter. India reported nearly 400,000...
What Makes President Biden's Massive Spending Pitch So Historic
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Any one of President Biden's multi-trillion-dollar spending packages would be among the largest ever...
The CDC's New Mask Guidance, Explained, And A Look At How Long Vaccines Protect Us
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fully vaccinated people can ditch the mask outdoors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
New Census Numbers Mean A Political Power Shift For Some States
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The first set of results from the 2020 census are in, and according to the count, the official popul...
How Faith Leaders In Israel And The U.K. Are Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Israel and the United Kingdom are among the most-vaccinated countries in the world. Their success is...