Lauren Hodges

Lauren Hodges appears in the following:

Student loan forgiveness gives borrowers some financial breathing room

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Americans with student loans react to President Biden's debt forgiveness plan.

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And now what? The question that follows Biden's student loan forgiveness plan

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Some families are rejoicing over newfound financial freedom, but the move has critics on both sides of the issue. Some say it's not enough, while others say it shouldn't have happened at all.

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Student loan payments are about to restart. Can American families afford them?

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

After being on pause throughout the pandemic, student loan payments are expected to restart on Aug. 31, devastating household budgets across the country.

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Investigation reveals how government bureaucracy failed to stop family separations

Tuesday, August 09, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Atlantic immigration reporter Caitlin Dickerson about her extensive investigation into the Trump administration's family separation policy.

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Dems could pass the most ambitious climate package in years — but would it be enough?

Monday, August 01, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Manish Bapna, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, about the climate investments and actions in the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Encore: Author Ladee Hubbard on love, family and resilience

Monday, July 25, 2022

Ladee Hubbard, author of the short story collection The Last Suspicious Holdout, talks about love, family, resilience and grief in the Black community.

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Corporate America reckons with its role in reproductive rights

Monday, July 25, 2022

A growing list of companies is offering to cover travel expenses for abortion care, if an employee lives in a state with restrictive laws. Yet corporate America still has its own issues to address.

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Why it's time to rethink the 'last place you'd expect a shooting' narrative

Thursday, July 07, 2022

A common sentiment after a mass shooting is something like "this is the last place you'd expect this to happen." But what can those sentiments tell us about how society assigns empathy?

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After a reprieve, a Louisiana clinic resumes abortions for anxious patients

Thursday, June 30, 2022

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, lawyers challenged Louisiana's abortions bans and won temporary victories. A New Orleans judge issued a restraining order allowing procedures to resume.

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The Texas GOP made extreme declarations while gathered to talk party priorities

Monday, June 20, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with editor in chief of The Texas Tribune Sewell Chan about the Texas GOP's convention over the weekend, which was rife with anger and conspiracy theories.

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Gabby Giffords is still fighting for gun violence victims, years after she became one

Friday, June 17, 2022

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head more than a decade ago, but this week threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park as part of its Gun Violence Awareness Day.

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Criminal defense lawyers sound the alarm about mass incarceration if Roe falls

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Criminal defense attorneys all over the country are gearing up for a wave of criminal charges if, as expected, the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

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Gabby Giffords reflects on this moment in time for gun safety measures

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who was shot more than a decade ago, about whether efforts for gun control may go differently this time due to recent mass shootings.

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Criminal defense lawyers sound the alarm about mass incarceration in a post-Roe U.S.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers executive director Lisa Wayne how her organization is gearing up for the criminalization of abortion.

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Documentary footage from filmmaker shows evidence that Jan. 6 was a planned attack

Friday, June 10, 2022

Committee members heard testimony from a witness with evidence that Jan. 6 was a planned attack. Documentarian Nick Quested was filming the extremist group the Proud Boys before and during the riots.

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Vaccinating young kids might finally be possible this month. But will it be easy?

Friday, June 03, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, about the latest guidance on children under 5 getting the vaccine to protect against COVID-19.

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Rep. Castro 'lost confidence' in Uvalde officials. So he called the FBI

Friday, May 27, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, a Democrat, about his request that the FBI investigate the timeline of law enforcement response at the Uvalde school shooting.

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Remembering the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde

Thursday, May 26, 2022

We're still learning the names of the victims of the mass shooting that took place in a fourth grade classroom in Uvalde, Texas. Piece by piece, we're learning a little bit more about who they are.

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2 wildfires in New Mexico have merged into 1. And the weekend is bringing high winds

Friday, May 06, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New Mexico's Gov. Luhan Grisham talks about a recent wildfire burning east of Santa Fe right now — the second-biggest in New Mexico's recorded history.

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Gloria Steinem's calls to protect bodily autonomy live on as Roe faces reversal

Friday, May 06, 2022

Activist Gloria Steinem has fought for women's rights for decades. She has no plans to stop even as the Supreme Court is poised to reverse Roe v. Wade.

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