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BONUS: Barack Obama Talks About What It Means To Be A Man
Is a man thoughtful, caring? Are men held back by what society traditionally expects a man to be?
These are questions that Aarti Shahani recently asked Obama on a recent episode of her podcast, Art of Power, from member station WBEZ in Chicago.
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What’s Changed — And What Hasn’t — In The Year Since George Floyd Was Killed
Bowling Green State University criminologist Phillip Stinson explains why so few police officers are prosecuted and convicted for murder. Stinson maintains the Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Database.
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Fortnite Trial Tests Apple’s ‘Good Guy’ Reputation
NPR’s Bobby Allyn reports on the federal trial that led to Apple CEO Tim Cook taking the stand last week to defend his company.
And Sally Hubbard, who researches monopolies, explains how Apple’s control over its app store reminds her of past antitrust violations from Microsoft and AT&T.
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How Anti-Trans Bills Evoke The Culture Wars Of The 90s
Behind a recent spate of anti-trans state laws, LGBTQ communities see a new chapter in a familiar story: the culture wars that broke out in America in the 1990s. A new episode of the FX documentary miniseries Pride examines that era. It was directed by Academy-Award nominee Yance Ford, who tells NPR why the culture wars of the 90s are so relevant today.
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Threats To Democracy Are Growing Around the World — And The U.S. May Be One Of Them
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What’s Behind The Progressive Push To Rethink America’s Relationship With Israel
Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, says more Americans are hearing Palestinian voices in the media, and some Democrats can now criticize Israel without fear of losing their next election.
Additional reporting in this episode comes from NPR’s Connor Donevan and Eli Newman with member station WDET.
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The Latest On Biden’s Infrastructure Plan, With A Vision For A New ‘Climate Corps’
Biden also spent part of this week test-driving Ford’s new electric F-150 Lightning. But for all the talk of energy innovation and electric cars, one part of Biden’s infrastructure plan is based on a pretty old idea — one from another era when millions of Americans were out of work. NPR’s Scott Detrow and Nathan Rott report on Biden’s proposal to revamp the nearly 100-year-old Civilian Conservation Corps — with a new focus on climate change. Read more from their reporting here.
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The CDC’s Mask Guidance Created Confusion. Could It Also Boost Vaccinations?
NPR’s Andrea Hsu reports on the confusion among businesses, which now have to decide what to do on their own.
NPR’s Yuki Noguchi interviewed behavioral scientists about whether the new guidance may encourage more people to get vaccinated.
Additional reporting in this episode came from NPR’s Allison Aubrey and Pien Huang.
Read more about what the new CDC guidance means for unvaccinated kids — and their parents.
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NPR Analysis Finds Growing Vaccine Divide Between Urban And Rural America
The Biden administration says it’s making progress on closing the gap. Their focus is on getting as many people vaccinated as possible. But public health officials tell NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel that the U.S. may never reach ‘herd immunity.’
Additional reporting in this episode from Veronica Zaragovia of member station WLRN in Miami.
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