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Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?
Friday, May 20, 2022
Law professor Kim Mutcherson said that while states are bound by HIPAA laws, individuals are not. This means that abortion "bounty hunters" could help punish people who seek abortions in other states.
2 senators are working across the aisle to address the mental health crisis
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy first teamed up six years ago on mental health legislation. Now, we check in on this unlikely duo's work to update it.
Much of the U.S. could criminalize abortion. But how will those laws be enforced?
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
NPR's Emily Feng talks with reproductive rights lawyer Kim Mutcherson about how restrictive abortion laws would be enforced if Roe v. Wade is overturned or weakened.
Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography reveals how he lived
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.
Many know how George Floyd died. A new biography centers on how he lived
Thursday, May 12, 2022
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa about their new book, His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice.
Genetic testing is becoming more accessible — and it's raising difficult questions
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with two bioethicists about the ethics of and access to genetic testing, and the power of knowing one's genetic makeup.
Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened
Monday, May 09, 2022
Two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader share how they are preparing for a potential overturning of Roe v. Wade after the recent leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion.
How genetic testing led a food lover to live without a stomach
Monday, May 09, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Boise State Public Radio's Sasa Woodruff about her experience with genetic testing and how she chose to live without a stomach as a result.
Abortion providers and advocates experience déjà vu as Roe v. Wade is threatened
Friday, May 06, 2022
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with two abortion providers and an abortion support group leader about how they are preparing for the likely overturning of 'Roe v. Wade' after the recent SCOTUS draft leak.
A former Gap employee embarks on a quest to collect every in-store playlist
Thursday, May 05, 2022
Michael Bise collected the paper playlists for the music his Gap store played in the '90s. Now he's on a mission to hunt down a generation's worth of playlists.
This former Gap employee is on a quest to collect hundreds of in-store playlists
Tuesday, May 03, 2022
When Michael Bise started his job at Gap in 1992, he was struck by the music the store played. He's been on the hunt for in-store playlists ever since.
Chechnya once resisted Russia. Now, its leader is Putin's brutal ally in Ukraine
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has long been seen as a key ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin. That commitment has now extended to the war in Ukraine.
Chechnya once resisted Russia. Now, its leader is Putin's close ally
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rachel Denber, deputy director of the Europe and Central Asia division for Human Rights Watch, about the role of Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov in the Russia-Ukraine war.
What's happening in Jerusalem
Friday, April 15, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks The Washington Post's Jerusalem's bureau chief Steve Hendrix about the violence in Jerusalem.
What the ruthless new commander of Russia's military in Ukraine signals for the war
Friday, April 15, 2022
General Aleksandr Dvornikov is infamous for his ruthlessness while leading Russia's intervention in Syria. Now he's heading Russia's war in Ukraine, signaling that the violence could intensify.
What the ruthless new commander of Russia's military signals for war in Ukraine
Thursday, April 14, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Elizabeth Tsurkov of the New Lines Institute for Strategy and Foreign Policy about Russia's new top commander in Ukraine, Gen. Dvornikov, who is notoriously ruthless.
Where do sanctions on Russia go from here? A foreign policy expert weighs in
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Despite heavy sanctions, Russia has not slowed down its invasion of Ukraine. Some are left wondering just how much sanctions can achieve.
South Carolina has instituted a firing squad for executions. Some prisoners prefer it
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Maurice Chammah, a staff writer for The Marshall Project, about his reporting this week on South Carolina's restoration of the firing squad as a method of execution.
How sanctions have impacted Russia's economy — and whether that will help end the war
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
The West is hammering Russia with sanctions. But, do they work? NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with Emma Ashford of the Atlantic Council.
He shields his identity with a mask, but country music lets Orville Peck be himself
Monday, April 11, 2022
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Orville Peck, the country musician whose identity is kept secret behind a fringed mask, about his second full-length album Bronco.