Longtime ‘Village Voice’ Columnist Michael Musto Mourns The Paper’s Closure
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Michael Musto, who wrote Village Voice’s famous nightlife column for 30 years before he was laid off, and then returned in 2015 until the paper closed on Aug. 31.
Florida Election Is Latest Target Of White Supremacist Robocalls
The calls feature a narrator speaking in a minstrel voice, posing as Andrew Gillum, a black Democrat gubernatorial nominee in Florida. The calls are linked to a neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic podcast.
McCain’s Final Farewell
John McCain’s burial at the U.S. Naval Academy on Sunday brought to a close several days of ceremonies honoring the late senator from Arizona.
Solomon Wisenberg On His Time Working With Kavanaugh
David Greene talks to Solomon Wisenberg about his time working with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on the Whitewater and Lewinsky investigations.
Opinion: A High School Reunion Reveals: When Steel Mills Fell Silent, Fates Got Flipped
Marilyn Geewax, who recently retired as an NPR business editor, returned to Ohio for her class’s 45th reunion. The visit showed how things changed dramatically for retirees in just one generation.
To Raise Confident, Independent Kids, Some Parents Are Trying To ‘Let Grow’
Research suggests kids who have more freedom and independence grow up to be less anxious and depressed. But in the age of helicopter parenting, giving kids freedom to roam can be difficult.
Analysts Predict Health Care Marketplace Premiums Will Stabilize In 2019
In signs the health care market may be maturing, an analysis of insurance filings shows premiums will rise less than 4 percent on average and companies plan to market more policies in more places.
News Brief: Kavanaugh Confirmation Preview, U.S. Pakistan Aid, Myanmar Journalists
We preview Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing this week. Also, the U.S. says it’s cutting military aid to Pakistan and a Myanmar court has sentenced two Reuters journalists to years in prison.
What Diplomacy Means For The Korean War’s Missing Soldiers
Each year the families of Korean War MIAs gather in Washington to receive a briefing on the status of their unaccounted-for relatives. This year was different and the largest gathering ever.
Trump’s Judicial Confirmations: Mostly Young, White And Male
President Trump’s imprint on the federal judiciary will be felt for decades after he leaves the White House. He’s confirmed a record 26 appeals court judges and dozens more for the lower courts.
New Book Warns Of The Supreme Court’s Power
With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh pending, NPR’s Michel Martin interviews David A. Kaplan about his new book, The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court’s Assault on the Constitution.
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