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Surprise Taliban Attack Leads To Days Of Fighting, Hundreds Of Deaths

Afghanistan's military was launching a counteroffensive aimed at flushing militants out of the strategically vital city of Ghazni, which was attacked on Friday.
Impact Of Facebook's False Posts Is Difficult To Measure

Facebook determined that some of the event pages organizing last weekend's counter-protests were fake and took them down. How that affected genuine organizing efforts is hard to assess.
Blake Morris in Search of Progressive Brooklyn Voters, One Door Knock at a Time

Morris is waging a primary challenge against Simcha Felder — the state senator's first in six years.
Congressman Chris Collins Suspends Reelection Bid

The three-term Republican congressman from Western New York was indicted Wednesday on insider trading charges.
This Year, NJ Transit Really IS Having a 'Summer of Hell'

Daily train cancellations and delays have left riders reeling, and the Murphy Administration has promised little relief.

An Iraq Veteran, Heroin Addict, Bank Robber And Debut Novelist

All Things Considered

Nico Walker is currently in federal prison for bank robbery. That's given him plenty of time to write his semi-autobiographical novel Cherry, which has received glowing advance reviews.
Vinson Cunningham Reads Eugene O’Neill

The New Yorker Radio Hour

Nobody’s idea of light entertainment, the generally tragic playwright helps a prose writer to loosen up and find his rhythm.
Twelfth Night in the Park

The Brian Lehrer Show

Shakespeare in the Park shows inclusivity on stage.

Television Reboots Add Diversity In Front of the Camera, Not Always Behind It

The Takeaway

CBS’ "Magnum P.I." reboot has a Latino lead, but as with many recent reboots, it's unclear how directly the show will incorporate his cultural identity.

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Not All Fires Are Equal

On The Media

Wildfires are getting worse, and the way the media are covering them isn't helping.
Journalist: Fear Is A 'Very Powerful Tool' In Trump's Approach To Immigration

Fresh Air

Atlantic writer Franklin Foer says President Trump has "radicalized" Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), opening the door for the agency to deport any undocumented immigrant.
Big Tech Bans Big Conspiracy Theorist

The Brian Lehrer Show

A closer look at the decision by multiple social media outlets and tech companies to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones from their platforms.

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Jake Shears Strikes Out On His Own

Morning Edition

Scissors Sisters won the hearts of Elton John, David Bowie and Bono before going on hiatus in 2012. Lead singer Jake Shears is back with a debut solo album, full of familiar quirks and dizzying fun.
Rhiannon Giddens' Speech on Race, Folk Music, and American Identity

New Sounds

Award-winning singer, banjo player and violinist Rhiannon Giddens opened the 2018 Big Ears Festival with a powerful speech on race, folk music, and what American greatness means to her.
Watch: Ava Rocha's Future-Looking Brazilian Pop

Soundcheck

Brazilian musician Ava Rocha is a leading figure in post-Tropicalia and is blazing ahead inventing electro-, funk-, and samba-packed Brazilian pop. She plays new songs in-studio.
Sky Music

New Sounds

Hear music that looks to the sky from John Luther Adams, Jane Antonia Cornish, Polish cellist Resina, a work of dark and light from Baird Hersey, and moonlit music from Colleen.
Voices of Asia

New Sounds

Hear voices from Asia, including Gong Linna (China), Yungchen Lhamo (Tibet), Sainkho (Tuva), and music from Afghan singer Simin Tander and Azerbaijani singers Alim and Fargana Qasimov.