The U.K. After May
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Sebastian Payne, Financial Times political correspondent, about the coming resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May and the candidates who could replace her.
Readers write: Netflix in Africa, Kennedy’s prohibition role, and superlative essayist
Netflix tells more Africans: yours” in the April 22 & 29 issue. My book group read the young adult nonfiction novel “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” several years ago, and we decided that it should be required reading for middle school students. Your…
Trade Is Likely To Come Up During Trump’s Visit To Japan
On a visit to Japan, President Trump hopes to open markets to U.S. farm products, close the trade deficit with Japan and get a limit on the number of cars exports. It’s unlikely he’ll get all three.
Theresa May To Resign As British Prime Minister On June 7
Theresa May announced she’ll be stepping down as prime minister of the U.K. on June 7. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with George Parker of the Financial Times for the latest.
British Prime Minister Theresa May Acknowledges Defeat, Announces Resignation
Theresa May’s term as prime minister has been one misstep after another, starting with calling an early election that left her weakened and without support to negotiate the U.K.’s exit from the E.U.
European elections: In Leipzig, a microcosm of Germany’s political scene
Leipzig is a lively and broadminded town, the fastest growing in Germany and a cultural beacon. It celebrates Johann Sebastian Bach, who lived and worked here, and the city also hosts festivals for Goths, techno fans, and punks.
What’s At Stake In Europe’s Crucial European Parliament Election
Germans haven’t cared so much in the past about elections to the European Union Parliament, but Brexit has refocused attention on the institutions that make the E.U. work.
Report From Nonprofit Group Avaaz Says ‘Europe Is Being Drowned In Disinformation’
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christoph Schott from the activist group AVAAZ about the group’s new research into the online disinformation from far right groups in Europe.
Trump Orders An Additional 1,500 Troops To The Middle East
The Pentagon would not say where the troops would be sent, other than that they would not be heading to Iraq and Syria. Some of the forces have already arrived in the region.
Mideast peace plan’s rocky start: Did US misread Arab politics?
The first phase of the long-awaited U.S. plan for Middle East peace, a summit in Bahrain to discuss economic investment in the Palestinians, is already beginning to look like a major miscalculation. The announcement this week of the June 25-26 event w…
Why the SAT needs a character check
To help more disadvantaged students get into higher education, the College Board has come up with a scoring metric beyond its own SAT test, which measures only verbal and math skills. Relying on public data, it looks at 15 factors in neighborhoods and…
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