Comedian’s Controversial Performance At D.C. Gala Prompts Renewed Criticism
Saturday night’s White House Correspondents Dinner featured a controversial performance by comedian Michelle Wolf, prompting renewed criticism of the annual event.
In The Third Season Of ‘United Shades Of America,’ W. Kamau Bell Goes Home To Alabama
W. Kamau Bell has a new shtick in the latest season of his TV show, United Shades of America. As he tells NPR’s Michel Martin, he’s no longer going after interviews with people who hate him.
Puerto Rican Comedy Troupe Aims To Lift Up Spirits Of Those Living On, Off The Island
Teatro Breve is a popular Puerto Rican sketch comedy group and that has been touring the U.S. mainland with an ironic take on how Puerto Ricans living off the island dealt with Hurricane Maria.
Central American Migrants Arrive At U.S. Border To An Uncertain Future
A group of migrants, mostly from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador are seeking political asylum in the U.S. Their trip has garnered heavy attention following remarks by President Trump.
A New Approach To Incarceration In The U.S.: Responsibility
Authorities in Massachusetts want to cut the recidivism rate for men ages 18 to 24. They’re trying a new program based on a German model that teaches responsibility as a means to greater freedoms.
Amid Keystone XL Fight, The Lakota Treaty Of Fort Laramie Turns 150
Native Americans of the Northern Plains are gathering this weekend to commemorate an 1868 agreement with the United States — one often invoked in the debate on pipeline construction.
D.C. Press Corps Gathers For Correspondents’ Dinner
Comedian Michelle Wolf drew controversy for some of her jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Migrant Caravan Nears U.S. Border
Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to immigration attorney Nicole Ramos of the group Al Otro Lado who is helping the Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.
Conservatives On The Courts
The Senate confirmed President Trump’s 15th appeals court nominee. It’s a strategy endorsed by the conservative Federalist Society. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to professor Jonathan Adler.
The Call-In: Teaching And School Funding
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Rick and Martha Moore Shaheen. Both parents taught school for decades, but they told their son he can’t because of low pay and lack of respect for the profession.
What ‘A Nation At Risk’ Got Wrong, And Right, About U.S. Schools
Thirty-five years after the landmark report warned of a “rising tide of mediocrity” in U.S. education, the statistics have been questioned, but the concerns still feel urgent.
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