Ailsa Chang appears in the following:
A 'Shot' At $1 Million? Local Governments Offering Incentives For Vaccines
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Free hunting license in Maine, free beer in New Jersey and a chance to win $1 million in Ohio. Across the country, cities and state are offering incentives to get people vaccinated against COVID-19.
What Role Should The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Play In U.S. Policy?
Thursday, May 13, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, director of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, about the history and future of U.S. policy on the conflict.
2 Weeks After Your Last Vaccine Dose, You Can Shed Your Mask
Thursday, May 13, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about the new guidance that fully vaccinated people don't need masks indoors and how the Pfizer vaccine is now available to kids 12-15.
'Theft At A Scale That Is Unprecedented': Behind The Underfunding Of HBCUs
Thursday, May 13, 2021
Tennessee could owe a historically Black university over $500 million. Andre Perry, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, believes the problem cuts much deeper: "We're throttling the economy."
Rep. Curtis, R-Utah, Explains His Vote To Remove Liz Cheney From House Leadership
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Republican Congressman John Curtis of Utah about his vote to remove Liz Cheney from her leadership position in the House of Representatives.
Pennies From (Almost) Heaven: Get Paid To Move To West Virginia
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
A program called Ascend West Virginia hopes to draw remote workers to the Mountain State, even to the point of paying $12,000 to selected applicants.
Gov. Hutchinson On States Opting Out Of Unemployment Relief
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, about his decision to move towards ending federal COVID-19 unemployment benefits.
'It Feels More Desperate Than 2020': Attorney On New Voting Restrictions
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Marc Elias, a voting rights attorney with Perkins Cole, about the bills proposed by Republican state legislators to restrict how and when to vote in their states.
Gov. Gavin Newsom On California's Huge Budget Surplus, Recall Election
Monday, May 10, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., who is facing a recall election, about his economic recovery plan that would give $600 stimulus checks to more Californians.
Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership
Saturday, May 08, 2021
Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.
Black Homebuyers Today Pay An Unequal Price
Friday, May 07, 2021
After the 2008 financial crisis, mortgage backers began charging more to borrowers with lower credit scores and less wealth — a practice that disproportionately affects Black homebuyers in America.
Set In Stone? Franco-Belgian Border Moved By Bold Farmer And A Boulder
Thursday, May 06, 2021
The border between France and Belgium was recently redrawn, but not due to a political dispute. A farmer moved a stone off his land and, in doing so, inadvertently made Belgium slightly bigger.
A Window Of Opportunity: Black Flight From Compton To The Inland Empire
Thursday, May 06, 2021
Southern California's Inland Empire served as an opportunity for Black Americans to grasp the American dream of homeownership — until they were disproportionately targeted for subprime loans.
Oversight Board Says Facebook Must Revisit 'Arbitrary' Indefinite Trump Ban
Thursday, May 06, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Thomas Hughes, director of the Oversight Board Administration, which ruled that Facebook was justified in banning then-President Trump from the social media platform.
How To Save 11 Ducklings From Your 9th-Story Balcony — Hint: You'll Need A 'Ducket'
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
A duck decided to nest on the 9th story balcony of a former Royal Navy specialist. Using some carabiners, rope and a "ducket," Steve Stuttard helped all 11 ducklings and their mom get to the water.
How A Predatory Real Estate Practice Changed The Face Of Compton
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
In the 1950s, the city of Compton was nearly all-white. But by the 1970s, it had turned majority Black — in part due to a state-sanctioned predatory real estate practice called blockbusting.
Au Revoir, Yahoo! Answers
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Yahoo! Answers shut down Tuesday after nearly 16 years of inquiries from the internet's curious minds. As a final send-off, NPR gets to the bottom of some of these important questions.
NPR Turns 50 And Susan Stamberg Recalls A First
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
All Things Considered turns 50 this week. To help mark that milestone, NPR's Susan Stamberg remembers an interview she did in 1989 with a dying commentator, Kim Williams.
Beneath The Santa Monica Freeway Lies The Erasure Of Sugar Hill
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Sugar Hill was a wealthy, Black Los Angeles neighborhood whose residents played a role in lifting racially restrictive covenants — only to eventually be erased by another force of racial segregation.
The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership: How Housing Segregation Has Persisted
Tuesday, May 04, 2021
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor about the racist real estate practices that ensured wealth accumulated along racial lines, even after housing discrimination became illegal.