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For weeks students have protested the war in Gaza — now things are escalating
From New York — to Illinois — to Los Angeles — encampments in support of Palestinians dot campuses across the country.
And over the last couple of day…
1 year, 10 months ago
Judi Dench reflects on a career built around Shakespeare
Dame Judi Dench has played everyone from the writer Iris Murdoch to M in the James Bond films. But among the roles the actress is most closely associ…
1 year, 10 months ago
How today's college protests echo history
Protests against Israel's war in Gaza on college campuses have expanded across the country. They're the biggest student protests, since college stud…
1 year, 10 months ago
With the end of apartheid South Africa became an emblem of democracy. Is it still?
Three decades ago, South Africa held its first democratic election, closing the door on the apartheid era.
And Nelson Mandela was elected its first …
1 year, 10 months ago
This Former NIH Chief Went Public With His Prostate Cancer To Help Others
During the early days of the pandemic, former NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins became a familiar voice steering the country through an unprecedented …
1 year, 10 months ago
How DeSantis' immigration laws may be backfiring
Last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a strict immigration law making it harder to hire undocumented workers.
But like much of the country,…
1 year, 10 months ago
Trump is arguing for immunity in his criminal case. Will the Supreme Court agree?
One of Richard Nixon's most famous quotes...right up there with "I am not a crook"... had to do with presidential immunity.
"When the president does i…
1 year, 10 months ago
How voters from different economic sectors see the 2024 election
Americans often rank the economy as a number one voting issue. As part of NPR's "We the Voters" series we check back in with four Americans we've bee…
1 year, 10 months ago
Breaking down the legal case at the center of the political universe
The broad outlines of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's case have been known for months.
Hush money payments to a former porn star made in 20…
1 year, 10 months ago
The push to deliver high-speed rail to Texas
For the last 60 years a transportation revolution has largely passed America by.
Bullet trains were invented in Japan in the early 1960s. Since then,…
1 year, 10 months ago