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Impeachment
When Andrew Johnson became president in 1865, the United States was in the midst of one of its most volatile chapters. The country was divided after …
5 years, 4 months ago
Outside/In: Everybody Knows Somebody
In the mid-1980's a woman who didn't consider herself a feminist was asked to solve perhaps the biggest problem women face. How she and a small group…
5 years, 4 months ago
Outside/In: War of the Worlds
The Sunni-Shia divide is a conflict that most people have heard about - two sects with Sunni Islam being in the majority and Shia Islam the minority.…
5 years, 5 months ago
Outside/In: The Dark Side Of The Moon
50 years ago the world watched as man first landed on the moon, an incredible accomplishment by the engineers and scientists of NASA. But what if som…
5 years, 5 months ago
Outside/In: Rules of Engagement
The US and Iran have been in some state of conflict for the last 40 years, since the Iranian revolution. This week, we look at three key moments in t…
5 years, 5 months ago
Supreme
When, why, and how did the Supreme Court get the final say in the law of the land? The question of the Court's role, and whether its decisions should…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Modern White Power Movement
It has been nearly twenty years since 9/11 and during that time much of the media coverage and government attention has been directed at the threat o…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Spotted Owl
The story of how the Endangered Species Act went from unanimous passage under a Republican president to becoming a deeply partisan wedge. The act was…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Invention of Race
The idea that race is a social construct comes from the pioneering work of anthropologist Franz Boas. During a time when race-based science and the e…
5 years, 6 months ago
BONUS: Louder Than A Riot
This week we're bringing you something extra, an episode from the NPR Music series, Louder Than A Riot. The series examines the relationship between …
5 years, 6 months ago