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

Array — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:52:00 +0000

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.

Sen. Raphael Warnock on his new memoir ‘A Way Out of No Way’ and what gives him hope

Array — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:52:00 +0000

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock about his memoir A Way Out of No Way and how he proved himself wrong by winning a Georgia Senate seat as a Black Democrat.

An audio producer is this poet’s unsung hero

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:52:00 +0000

My Unsung Hero tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. Poet Joy Ladin's found her unsung hero in an audio producer.

First minister of Scotland unveils campaign for Scottish independence

Willem Marx — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:52:00 +0000

The first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, announced that her relatively autonomous government in Scotland would pursue a second referendum on full Scottish independence.

Anchor Katy Tur revisits her high-flying childhood — and the hurt that lingers

Dave Davies — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:31:00 +0000

Tur's parents ran a helicopter news service in LA in the '80s and '90s. While she loved the rush of flight, her family dynamic was a volatile one. Her memoir is Rough Draft.

Nevada Republicans try to out-Trump one another in primary elections Tuesday

Bert Johnson — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:44:00 +0000

In swingy Nevada, Democratic incumbents appear safe in their own primaries Tuesday but may face serious challenges from Republicans endorsed by former President Donald Trump this November.

Tips for trying to learn a ‘heritage language’

Shereen Marisol Meraji — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:06:00 +0000

Have you ever tried to learn another language? If so, you know how tough it can be. Now imagine trying to learn another language everyone already expects you to know.

‘1619 Project’ journalist lays bare why Black Americans ‘live sicker and die quicker’

Dave Davies — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:47:00 +0000

Linda Villarosa says bias in the health care system and the "weathering" affect of living in a racist society are taking a serious toll on African Americans. Her new book is Under the Skin.

‘Greenland’ revives E.M. Forster — and spins a tale of racism and self-discovery

Maureen Corrigan — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:47:00 +0000

In David Santos Donaldson's debut novel, a young gay Black man gets some supernatural relationship advice from the Black lover of a famous white British writer, both of them long dead.

1A Remaking America: What election experts are listening for during the Jan. 6 hearings

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:39:17 +0000

Former President Donald Trump continued to cast doubt on the 2020 election results, despite being told by his own staff that it was all a lie.