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Rail workers are demanding better work conditions and a strike could be imminent

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Tony Cardwell, president of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, about the union's ongoing contract negotiations.

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A push to codify same-sex marriage advances in Congress amid record public support

Friday, November 25, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with gay rights activist and Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson about the same-sex marriage legislation moving through Congress.

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Why a new special counsel's Trump investigations won't be like the Mueller probe

Friday, November 25, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Andrew Weissmann, a former senior prosecutor on the Robert Mueller probe, about what's next for the special counsel on the Trump investigations.

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How the new Twitter might impact users overseas

Thursday, November 24, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alexandra Givens, President and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, about the impact Twitter's changes will have on global users exercising free speech.

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How the Colorado Springs LGBTQ community is dealing with the Club Q shooting

Monday, November 21, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Inside Out Youth Services Communications Manager Liss Smith about the LGBTQ community in Colorado Springs and how it's responding to the deadly shooting at Club Q.

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Georgetown Law professor on the special counsel overseeing Trump investigations

Friday, November 18, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Georgetown University Professor Paul Butler about the Attorney General naming a special counsel to oversee the federal investigations into former President Trump.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step down from Democratic leadership

Thursday, November 17, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page about Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as House Speaker after 20 years and what's next for Democrats.

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Watch: Michelle Obama tells young people to be 'rageful' — but have a plan

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

In The Light We Carry, Michelle Obama opens up about generational life lessons - both personal and public - and how "going high" is more than just a motto.

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A pollster on what Democrats need to do to mobilize Black male voters

Thursday, November 03, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Terrance Woodbury, a Democratic pollster who rungs the polling firm HIT Strategies, about Black male voter engagement.

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What civil rights leaders heard from Elon Musk about curbing hate and lies on Twitter

Thursday, November 03, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt about a meeting he and other civil rights leaders had with Elon Musk about curbing misinformation on Twitter.

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This coral reef resurrected itself — and showed scientists how to replicate it

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

While scientists studied a coral reef ecosystem in the South Pacific, rising temperatures led them to believe it was doomed. Then, something miraculous happened.

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What some race-based admissions trends show, as SCOTUS hears affirmative action case

Monday, October 31, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Dominique Baker, professor at Southern Methodist University, about how effective affirmative action has been in achieving higher diversity on college campuses.

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Marine biologist Enric Sala on the rebirth of a South Pacific coral reef

Friday, October 28, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with marine biologist Enric Sala about what the rebirth of a South Pacific coral reef taught his team about protecting the ocean from climate change and human intervention.

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How voting patterns have changed since 2020, and how early voting is going in Georgia

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

A look at how voting patterns have changed since 2020, and how early voting is going so far in the key state of Georgia.

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Moscow appeals court upholds Brittney Griner's 9-year sentence

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

A Moscow appeals court upheld American basketball player Brittney Griner's 9-year sentence on drug smuggling charges.

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An Israeli raid on West Bank targeted a new Palestinian militia

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

An Israeli raid on West Bank targeted a new Palestinian militia.

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Musician Rhiannon Gidden on her new children's book about taking back her home

Monday, October 24, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Grammy award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens about her new children's book, "Build a House."

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What does a polarizing first term mean for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' reelection bid?

Monday, October 24, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tampa Bay Times Political Editor Emily Mahoney about Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as he faces Democrat Charlie Crist in a debate Monday.

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Jan. 6 committee issued a subpoena on Trump Friday

Friday, October 21, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nick Akerman about the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol issuing a subpoena on former President Donald Trump Friday.

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What we can learn from the U.K.'s economic fallout

Friday, October 21, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT's Sloan School of Management, about warning signs for the U.S. from the U.K.'s political and economical upheaval.

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