Rund Abdelfatah

We look at the long history of opioid abuse in the U.S. and the first crisis in the 19th century with morphine.

The story behind two sneaky forces that drive us to buy more products, more often: Planned obsolescence and psychological obsolescence.

The latest installment of NPR's new history podcast examines the persistence of conspiracy theories in American political life, and how they're fueled by real life events in the past.

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With the sun lingering on the horizon and the Capitol in the distance, runner after runner completed a 3-mile loop around the National Mall and was met with cheers and high-fives. Standing in two parallel lines with hands outstretched, the crowd of mostly 20-somethings formed a celebratory human bridge for ...