Week in Politics: U.S. turns 250 under record heat; worries over the future
By
Ron Elving
(
NPR
)
Weekend Edition Saturday | Jul 4
Top Stories
NYC could see hottest July 4 since 2010 as dangerous heat approaches
The city is expanding cooling centers and urging New Yorkers to prepare for extreme temperatures.
Gothamist |
Supreme Court Opinions
Emily Bazelon offers legal analysis of the last cases argued this term.
The Brian Lehrer Show |
The Fantasy of America at 250
Plus, life sentences for zine-makers in Texas.
On the Media |
America at 250: A View from Britain, with “The Rest Is History”
The historian-podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explain why losing the thirteen colonies “annoyed” the British, but “it could have been a lot worse.”
