Egypt Blocks Americans From Gaza March, Stops Aid Convoy

Robert Naiman, 12.28.2009

Policy Director of Just Foreign Policy

The government of Egypt is taking a spectacularly hard line against international solidarity efforts in support of civilians in Gaza on the one-year anniversary of the Israeli invasion.

What's an Underemployed Gal to Do? Run For Office.

Diane Tucker, 12.15.2009

Writer/producer/director living in Washington DC

The experience of running convinced me that women have a tremendous natural ability for politics. We just have to get over our fear of it and go for the brass ring.

According To Its Ethics Code, NPR Still Has A Fox News Problem

Eric Boehlert, 12.15.2009

Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America

Smart newsrooms develop an ethics code to help journalists do their jobs well, and to create clear lines of demarcation for when inevitable conflicts ...

ON THE MEDIA Fawns Over Sweatshop-Loving Kristof

Jeff Ballinger, 12.15.2009

Jeff Ballinger appeared as an expert commentator on global political economy issues on NBC, CBS, ABC ...

On the Media with Brooke Gladstone in the anchor chair is always a good deal more than a diversion while cleaning the garage or running weekend errand...

A Social Experiment: Cul-de-sac Communes

Jonathan Merritt, 12.10.2009

Faith and Culture Writer; Author of "Green Like God: Unlocking the Divine Plan for Our Planet"

In the neighborhood where I live, few people know each other. Neighbors avert their eyes to keep from speaking during afternoon jogs, and garage doors...

Over 40, Always Been Single, Doing Just Fine

Bella DePaulo, 12.08.2009

Author of "Singled Out" and the "Living Single" blog

Finally, singles are in the headlines in a positive way! Here are a few of the recent media pronouncements: Over 40 and Never Married? New Research S...

Real Journalism and the Road Ahead

Vivian Norris de Montaigu, 12.04.2009

Based in Paris and holds a PhD in Cinema Studies

The first thing you do in a war is control and take out your enemy's communication system. Our news has been taken over by entertainment, propaganda and massive corporations. We need to to take back the media.

Interviewing Terry Gross

John Hood, 11.16.2009

Miami-based writer and columnist

There may be no better interviewer working today than Fresh Air host Terry Gross.

Will Extreme Economic Inequality Lead to Terrorism? A Chilling Moment on NPR's OnPoint

Bruce Judson, 10.21.2009

Senior Faculty Fellow at the Yale School of Management; Author, "It Could Happen Here"

We are witnessing the unfolding of a chain of dangerous events associated with our collapsing middle class and increasingly two-tier economy.

Turkey Exposed: Cannot Pretend to be Both Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli

Harut Sassounian, 11.03.2009

Publisher of The California Courier, a weekly newspaper based in Glendale

Playing the skillful political games of their Ottoman predecessors, Turkey's current masters present their country under various guises -- as European...

NPR Gets in News Staff's Facebook

Bill Lichtenstein, 10.19.2009

President, Lichtenstein Creative Media

One has to wonder just what the editors at NPR will say if they are asked, "Is it OK to post a link to last night's Jon Stewart rant or to Frank Rich's recent editorial on my Facebook page?"

Arianna Discusses Obama Nobel Prize Fallout, Passing Health Reform On NPR's "On Point" (AUDIO)

Huff Radio, 10.14.2009

Arianna appeared on the NPR show "On Point" today, along with Byron York and Jack Beatty, to discuss the fallout from both the left and the right for ...

Trial by Firefight

Rob Fishman, 10.07.2009

Associate Blog Editor

It's clear that Cameron Todd Willingham was (mis)tried by a kangaroo court, but will justice be better served by the media zoo that's ensued?

The Past Is Never Dead

Alison Teal, 11.29.2009

A new book is a true story about the 2007 trial of klansman James Ford Seale for the hideous murder of two young black men in 1964.

Finding the Voice of Truth Amid the Noise of Old and New Media

Lynda Resnick, 11.21.2009

Author, Rubies in the Orchard

I call upon the bloggers, web writers, and other partisan tastemakers to look to NPR as their touchstone for integrity in news.

If You Like Medical Bills, You'll Love These

Tom Sullivan, 11.21.2009

Blogger for Campaign for America's Future

Medical insurance paperwork is universally recognized and universally loathed. It could serve as a potent symbol of everything wrong with America's dysfunctional, for-profit health insurance system.

The Optimistic Scientist and the Pessimistic Politicians

Yuna Shin, 11.14.2009

Steve Chu, the Secretary of Energy, is a non-politician in a political position, but no one doubts that he is a very logical choice to be in charge of energy policies in this country.

Congo: Kabila Tells IDPs to "Go Home," Howard Wolpe Takes Reins as Special Envoy

Georgianne Nienaber, 11.14.2009

Investigative journalist, searcher, and author

Image: Clinton Briefs Obama (State Department) Now that secretary of State Hillary Clinton is officially "out of Africa," mainstream news reports ...

The UR1HTR Virus ("Hate Flu"): Stop the Epidemic!

Lea Lane, 11.14.2009

Author, six books; editor, sololady.com

The hate flu seems to thrive in the southern United States, with pockets found throughout the country, especially in rural areas.

YouTube Shifts Policy, Starts Paying One-Hit-Wonders

Stefan Sirucek, 10.20.2009

Independent journalist and foreign correspondent

With YouTube's new policy of paying those with hit videos, that clip of a kid's wacky 5th birthday may help pay for his college tuition. Or his dental work.

Is Michael Steele's Position on Health Care Reform "Nuanced" or "Clear"? Answer: The New GOP Is the Old GOP.

Yuna Shin, 09.28.2009

The new GOP is the old GOP all over again.