The effort to recover from Hurricane Helene is only beginning. But neighbors and volunteers from humanitarian organizations are pitching in to help.
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Conflict in the Middle East is spreading. Is a wider regional war imminent?
The war in the Middle East appears to be widening, almost one year after Hamas launched its attack on Israel.
For more on what might unfold from here, Consider This host Ailsa Chang speaks with General Frank McKenzie, the retired Commander of United States Central Command.
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How much can the upcoming vice presidential debate impact the election?
In a race where so much of the polling is within the margin of error — it seems as though any one thing could affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.
But have vice presidential debates made a difference in past races?
NPR’s senior White House Correspondent Tamara Keith dug into that existential, and political question.
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Author Robert Caro on the history of power
Historian Robert Caro’s book “The Power Broker” details how urban planner Robert Moses reshaped New York through the roads and bridges he built, and the lives of the communities he destroyed.
It’s a definitive account of how power is acquired, how it works and how it’s wielded in this country.
That book, along with his four books on President Lyndon Johnson, have made Caro one of the most significant American authors of the last half century.
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Are we entering a #MeToo reckoning for the music industry?
When Sean “Diddy” Combs sang about being a bad boy in his 2001 hit, the lyrics were a mission statement and a boast. But today, the lyrics might sound more like a warning, as dozens of allegations of sexual abuse, sex trafficking, racketeering and rape are piling up against the music mogul.
The #MeToo movement quickly gained prominence in the film and media worlds in 2017. Why has it taken the music industry so long to follow suit?
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Meet the man in charge of prosecuting war crimes
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Khan, the lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, about the pager explosions and conflict in the Middle East.
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Without immigrants, America’s job growth would have stalled
The share of Americans who are in the workforce today is the highest it’s been in decades.
But it’s still not enough to replace all the baby boomers who are aging out of the workforce. Which is why immigration has been so important for the economy.
The businesses in Dayton, Ohio know this all-too-well.
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Young voters in GA. will have a huge stake in the election. What do they want?
Consider This host Mary Louise Kelly wanted to find out what young voters in Georgia are most concerned with ahead of the presidential election this year.
So, she traveled across the state to speak with young people from both sides of the aisle to hear their priorities, hopes, and skepticisms.
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More forever wars?
The US is trying to broker an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. Ceasefire talks begin and end and begin again. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has traveled to the region 10 times in the past year.
And that’s not the only war the US hopes to end. Russia and Ukraine have been fighting since 2014 when Russia first attacked. It launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, more than two and a half years ago.
The US and NATO have been supporting Ukraine’s efforts to hold off Russia in a hope to preserve broader security and stability in Western Europe.
The next occupant of the White House looks certain to inherit two major conflicts.
Why are these wars lasting so long with no end in sight?
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Would long-range missiles for Ukraine pull the U.S. into a war with Russia?
It’s been more than two and half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, the U.S. and its NATO allies have slowly and incrementally provided military assistance to Ukraine.
In recent months, Ukraine has been pressing for American long-range missiles with the ability to strike deep into Russia. But some officials fear that providing such weapons could place the U.S. and its allies in direct conflict with Russia.
Host Scott Detrow speaks with Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman.
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