We are witnessing the unfolding of a chain of dangerous events associated with our collapsing middle class and increasingly two-tier economy.
Playing the skillful political games of their Ottoman predecessors, Turkey's current masters present their country under various guises -- as European...
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 ...
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.
I call upon the bloggers, web writers, and other partisan tastemakers to look to NPR as their touchstone for integrity in news.
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.
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.
Image: Clinton Briefs Obama (State Department) Now that secretary of State Hillary Clinton is officially "out of Africa," mainstream news reports ...
The hate flu seems to thrive in the southern United States, with pockets found throughout the country, especially in rural areas.
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.
The new GOP is the old GOP all over again.
Big Pharma, Big Oil, Big Milk. All special interest patrons of America's Big Money bordello. What are good progressives to do? Either we get lobotomies or we fix the way the country finances politics.
The Republicans protesting health care reform are the same people who have brought us an avalanche of governmental regulations dictating the availability of women's reproductive health care.
Since news organizations tend to be short-staffed overnight, it is particularly interesting to compare the prominent points that different sites highlighted in their initial depictions of Sen. Kennedy's life and career.
This being Woodstock Week, it seemed a perfect time to catch-up with this artist whose music influenced many of those who appeared at the culture-changing event.
Envision powerful and tasteful low-end, percussively intelligent, moving and sweeping in the landscape while strings and voices grace the surface.
My suspicion: many women are thrilled by Prince because they readily see themselves in him, and vice versa, and the mutual love is visceral and real.
According to the publishing industry, 50% of all books will be sold in eFormat by 2013. People want to know about the changes that are taking place, but don't know where to begin.
NPR has revised its Web site. Earlier this year, we spoke with NPR CEO Vivian Schiller about the opportunities for NPR on the Web. We have republished it today.
As you're recovering from the joyful overkill that was this year's Comic-Con, take a few moments to catch-up on a handful of the more interesting new press releases.
Is it possible for a 77-year old to do a complete 180-degree turn from his life experience and philosophy? After all, among Lutz's major claims to fame are green-lighting the Dodge Viper and the Plymouth Prowler faux hot rod.
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