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.
70 Years Later, Memorial Held For Unarmed Black Man Fatally Shot By Police
It’s a familiar headline: An unarmed black man is shot and killed by police. Community members are upset and demand justice. But this isn’t a story that happened last month. It was 70 years ago.
Macron, Merkel Visits Mark Divides With U.S. Over Iran Deal, Trade
NPR’s Michel Martin gets the European perspective on this week’s visits to the White House by the leaders of France and Germany, from the European Union’s ambassador to Washington, David O’Sullivan.
Rev. James H. Cone, Founder Of Black Liberation Theology, Dies At 79
James H. Cone, who was considered the founder of Black Liberation Theology, has died at the age of 79. For nearly five decades, the reverend wrote and taught the gospel from the African-American perspective.
Peace And Justice Memorial Seeks To Make Horror Of Lynching Understood
A new memorial in Montgomery, Ala., remembers the thousands of African-Americans who were lynched. NPR’s Michel Martin speaks to Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, the nonprofit organization behind the memorial.
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