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…
Reporting in Mexico isn’t easy. Under AMLO, it may get harder.
Mexico has been on track for an unwelcome press freedom record since President Andres Manuel López Obrador took office last December: six journalists slain in the same number of months. For more than a decade, the country has been one of the most dang…
How Disney Princesses Influence Girls Around The World
A researcher wanted to see how girls of different nationalities perceived the idea of a princess.
In this desert town, no traveler goes hungry, even in Ramadan
Known as the gateway to the Hejaz, the Jordanian town of Maan, 60 miles west of the Saudi border, has stood for centuries as the last oasis for travelers and pilgrims heading east to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina. From the beginning of the Umayy…
A U.S. veteran’s message for Memorial Day (audio)
In 2004, I was embedded in Fallujah, Iraq, with the scouts of the U.S. Marine Raider Platoon of Charlie Company, 1st Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. It was a costly monthlong offensive, with more than 70 Americans killed in the biggest fight for the…
British Parliamentarian Stephen Crabb On Theresa May’s Exit
Theresa May has announced her plan to resign as Britain’s prime minister. NPR’s Noel King speaks with British Member of Parliament Stephen Crabb.
Points of Progress: Bedouin women are gaining ground, and more
For the first time, Bedouin women are becoming tour guides. The women tour guides have faced resistance and are able to guide only under certain conditions: All of the tourists must be women, and the tours cannot go overnight. Attitudes among Bedouin…
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