Chicago Pastor Speaks Out About The City’s Deadly Wave Of Violence
Rachel Martin talks to Ira Acree, an anti-violence activist and Chicago pastor, about the city’s recent spike in shootings, and challenges in preventing violence during the summer months.
Colorado Voters May Get A Chance To Weigh In On Oil And Gas Issues
Signatures for ballot initiatives — one by advocates for residents opposed to fracking; the other by advocates for landowners seeking to protect mineral rights — have been submitted to officals.
Foundation That Promotes Social Justice Magnifies Heather Heyer’s Legacy
We check in with the mother of Heather Heyer, the woman killed in Charlottesville, Va., a year ago when a car rammed into counter-protesters during a violent white nationalist rally.
What A Justice Kavanaugh Could Mean For The Mueller Investigation And Trump
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh opposes limiting the power of the presidency. That opinion could have profound consequences for the special counsel investigation.
Medicaid Officials Target Home Health Aides’ Union Dues
The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would prohibit some home health workers from having union dues deducted from their paychecks. The rule would likely undercut unions’ power, all agree.
West Virginia House Panel Votes To Impeach Entire Supreme Court
The articles of impeachment recommend the entire bench, including its chief justice, be impeached “for maladministration, corruption, incompetency, neglect of duty, and certain high crimes.”
A Flourishing Region, A Withered Paper: Denver Post’s Run Of Bad News
Deep cuts threaten The Denver Post’s ability to cover a metro region of 2.9 million people. A group of former Post journalists are establishing a digital rival as fears rise over the paper’s future.
Texas Judge Hears Case Brought By States That Want To End DACA
On Wednesday in Houston, a coalition of ten states led by Texas argued in federal court that the DACA program should be temporarily halted. Three different courts have ruled the administration must keep the program.
Is There A Better Way To Fight Massive Wildfires?
Massive wildfires in Western states are rapidly depleting funds set aside to fight fires. At the same time, many experts argue our priorities are wrong — we should be spending more on prescribed burns, and less on fighting fires in unpopulated areas.
Immigration Lawyer Discusses Future Of DACA Program
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Karen Tumlin, legal director for the National Immigration Law Center, about what Wednesday’s hearing in Texas means for recipients of the program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
What 1 Journalist Learned From Researching The Causes Of The Opioid Epidemic
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with journalist Beth Macy about her new book Dopesick, after she spent the last three years digging into the causes of the opioid epidemic, from rampant overprescribing of painkillers to stigma of heroin addiction in white subu…
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