NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Don Hankins, a fire expert at California State University, Chico, about how Native Americans’ “cultural burning” could be folded into the state’s fire management plans. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This year, wildfires have burned more than 4 million acres in California. That’s more than any other […]
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Live: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Confirmation : NPR
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett apologized for using the term “sexual preference” in discussing same-sex marriage rights. Jim Lo Scalzo/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Lo Scalzo/AP Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett apologized for using the term “sexual preference” in discussing same-sex marriage rights. Jim Lo Scalzo/AP Judge […]
Garment of Shadows : NPR
Chapter One I was in bed. A bed, at any rate. I had been flattened by a steam-roller, trampled under a stampede of bison. Beaten by a determined thug. I ached, head to toe, fingers and skin. Mostly head. My skull throbbed, one hot pulse for every beat of my […]
Trump Blames Wildfires On Poor Forest Management. Biden Focuses On Climate Change : NPR
President Trump visited California on Monday for a briefing on the wildfires. He has blamed the fires on poor forest management, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden has focused on climate change. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: President Trump says the solution for fires in the West is simple; the answer is better […]
Health Implications And Economic Impact Of Trump’s Coronavirus Diagnosis : NPR
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump and the first lady, Melania Trump, have tested positive for the coronavirus. DAVID GREENE, HOST: This news comes four weeks before the election and after months of the president downplaying the severity of the virus that has killed more than 200,000 people here in the […]
Social Media Companies Brace For Post-Election Threats : NPR
With so many people voting by mail, experts warn final results of the 2020 election may be delayed — opening the door for misinformation on social media. What are the platforms doing to prepare? RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Prepare for confusion come November. With so many people voting by mail this […]
Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
Kentucky’s Jefferson County Circuit Court has released audio of the grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case. Here, police officers walk by the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections, which sits adjacent to Jefferson Square Park, the epicenter for Black Lives Matter protests over Taylor’s death. Jon Cherry/Getty Images hide […]
Pandemic Threatens Long-Term Job Security After Hospitality Industry Layoffs : NPR
Stephannia Swain is a cook who was laid off as a result of the pandemic. COVID-19’s economic aftershocks have hit the hospitality industry especially hard. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption toggle caption Kimberly Paynter/WHYY Stephannia Swain is a cook who was laid off as a result of the pandemic. COVID-19’s economic […]
Adapting To Social Media’s Disruptions In ‘The Hype Machine’ : NPR
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with MIT professor Sinan Aral about his new book, The Hype Machine: How Social Media Disrupts Our Elections, Our Economy, and Our Health – and How we Must Adapt. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: In recent years, many of us have been thinking about and, in fact, worrying […]
Trump Warns Social Media As Justice Department Aims To Weaken Tech’s Legal Shield : NPR
Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump want to pare back longstanding legal protections for Internet platforms. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump want to pare back longstanding legal protections for Internet platforms. […]
California Gov. Newsom Calls Transition To Electric Cars An ‘Economic Imperative’ : NPR
On the hood of an electric car in Sacramento on Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order requiring all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035. Daniel Kim/AP hide caption toggle caption Daniel Kim/AP On the hood of an electric car in Sacramento […]
What Can Social Media Do To Slow Down The Spread Of Misinformation? : NPR
On social media, it’s easy for rumors to go viral. One proposal to fix this is a “circuit breaker” for viral posts, modeled on how stock markets stop trading when shares are too volatile. NOEL KING, HOST: There are rumors that have gone viral on Twitter and Facebook that left-wing […]
Kentucky Grand Jury Indicts 1 Of 3 Officers : Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice : NPR
People react Wednesday after the grand jury’s decision in the March shooting death of Breonna Taylor by police in her home in Louisville, Ky. Carlos Barria/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Carlos Barria/Reuters People react Wednesday after the grand jury’s decision in the March shooting death of Breonna Taylor by police […]
What You Need To Know : NPR
President Trump said he approved a deal struck with U.S. companies Oracle and Walmart to keep TikTok alive, but the agreement does not accomplish what the president sought to achieve. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle caption SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett President Trump said he approved a […]
Trump Agrees To Oracle-Walmart Deal : NPR
President Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in July. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn […]
Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the Fed is ready to support the economy as a recovery falters. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the Fed is ready to support the economy as a […]
There’s Plenty Of Blame To Go Around : NPR
Cal Fire Battalion Chief Craig Newell carries hose while battling the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday. Noah Berger/AP hide caption toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Cal Fire Battalion Chief Craig Newell carries hose while battling the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday. […]
Advertising & Race : Planet Money : NPR
Find all episodes of Planet Money Summer School here. Advertising is a bit of an anomaly in economics. It doesn’t make a product better. It doesn’t make workers more productive. If anything, advertising just makes products more expensive. So why does it work so well? It comes down to solving […]