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Before Roe: The Physicians' Crusade
Abortion wasn't always controversial. In fact, in colonial America it would have been considered a fairly common practice: a private decision made by…
4 years ago
Bonus: The Forgotten Mothers of Civil Rights History
MLK Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin are household names, but what about their mothers? This hour, author Anna Malaika Tubbs explores how these three…
4 years ago
The Shadows of the Constitution (2020)
The Constitution is like America's secular Bible, our sacred founding document. As the Supreme Court debates the future of Roe v. Wade, many of us ar…
4 years ago
Cinco de Mayo and the Rise of Modern Mexico
Does history have a border? That is the question at the heart of Cinco de Mayo, May 5th, a holiday that symbolizes Mexico's fight for autonomy, even …
4 years ago
The New Gilded Age
Philanthropic foundations are a fundamental part of our society: they support media, the arts, education, medical research, and more. NPR, and even t…
4 years, 1 month ago
Force of Nature (2021)
Rivers on fire, acid rain falling from the sky, species going extinct, oil spills, polluted air, and undrinkable water: For so long, we didn't think …
4 years, 1 month ago
The Everlasting Problem (2020)
Health insurance for millions of Americans is dependent on their jobs. But it's not like that everywhere. So how did the U.S. end up with such a frag…
4 years, 1 month ago
Capitalism: What Makes Us Free? (2021)
What's the role of government in society? What do we mean when we talk about individual responsibility? What makes us free? 'Neoliberalism' might fee…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Land of the Fee (2021)
Tipping is a norm in the United States—and it's always been controversial. The practice took off after the Civil War, as employers sought cheap labor…
4 years, 2 months ago
All Wars Are Fought Twice
"All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory," writes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. Th…
4 years, 2 months ago