The recent transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney into a living human raises hopes that lives will no longer depend on the availability of human donor organs.
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Measuring The Economic Impact Of Baltimore’s Port Closure
One week after a massive container ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse, a massive effort is underway to clear the wreckage. But it’s still unclear how long the cleanup will take.
Meanwhile, with much of the Port of Baltimore shut down, the economic impact is being felt locally, regionally and in the broad economy.
Host Mary Louise Kelly gets the latest from NPR’s Laurel Wamsley, on the ground in Baltimore, and Camila Domonoske, who covers the auto industry for NPR. Baltimore is a major national hub for the import and export of vehicles.
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What Happens When A Powerful Corporation Owns The Local News?
When news outlets shut down in a city, that creates what’s often called a news desert. But in Richmond, California, NPR’s media correspondent David Folkenflik says the situation is more like a news mirage.
Energy giant Chevron is the biggest employer – and the biggest polluter in the California city. Chevron also owns the local news site. How does that impact the community there?
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Folkenflik and Miranda Green, director of investigations for the news site Floodlight – about what happens when a major corporation owns the local news.
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A Billionaire’s Land Purchases In Rural Hawaii Have Locals Worried
Hawaii is no stranger to extravagant homes owned by the super-rich. But when a tech billionaire started buying up land in Waimea, a small, rural town on the Big Island, the community got curious – and worried.
Locals fear it will become even more difficult for Native Hawaiians to afford to live in Waimea and buy property. In Hawaii, the average home price is close to a million dollars.
Who’s purchasing all this land in rural Hawaii and how will it affect the already high cost of housing in Waimea?
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A new biopic on Shirley Chisolm fills in the picture on a woman who broke barriers
Shirley Chisholm made history in 1968 as the first Black woman ever elected to Congress. Four years later, the New York representative made history again when she ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, the first woman and the first African American to do so. A new Netflix movie, called simply “Shirley,” tells her story.
Host Ailsa Chang speaks with Regina King, who plays Shirley Chisholm and the film’s director John Ridley.
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One Year On, American Journalist Evan Gershkovich Remains In Russian Prison
This week Russian authorities extended the detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich. Authorities have yet to provide any evidence to backup charges that Gershkovich was spying, and no trial date has been set.
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Could Universal Basic Income Help End Poverty?
People who work on ways to end poverty have been trying a simple approach lately: just giving money to those in need, with no strings attached.
Universal basic income, or UBI, once seemed like a radical idea in the US. But now, many places in the country are pushing to make UBI a permanent part of the social safety net.
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Investigators Search For Answers in Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning after a cargo ship rammed into it. As search and rescue efforts continue, federal investigators are trying to understand what led to the collapse.
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For Millions Of People In Conflict Zones, Famine Is A Man-Made Disaster
Famine is a man-made disaster affecting millions in conflict zones.
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How Two Recent Cases Of Violence Illustrate The Lives of LGBTQ People
Suicide rates for queer and trans people are disproportionately high. They’re also routinely targets of violence and hate crimes.
While some states have protections for queer and trans people, many other states have passed laws that restrict the rights and visibility of transgender individuals.
The stories of Nex Benedict and Dime Doe illustrate both those trends.
Benedict died by suicide the day after a physical altercation in their school bathroom. Benedict had been bullied by other students for more than a year.
Dime Doe, a Black trans woman, was killed in 2019. Last month a man who had been in a relationship with Doe was found guilty of killing her. It’s the first time a hate crime against a trans person was brought to trial.
What do these cases tell us about the lives of trans and queer people in America?
If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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