Israel booms with babies as developed world’s birth rates plummet. Here’s why.
Pro-natalist Israel is having a sustained baby boom, and now has the highest per capita rate of population growth in the developed world, experts say. Families here have an average of 3.1 children, compared with 1.7 in other developed countries. At t…
Episode #1851
Poet Javier Zamora is forced to return to El Salvador to apply for a visa, his first trip back in nearly 20 years. Also, an interview with Alfonso Cuarón about “Roma.”
What strips power from today’s emperors
In democracies, leaders are often reminded, outside regular elections, about the source of their authority and how that responsibility is to be exercised. Take these events just in recent days:
Prescription art: Take in two museums and call me in the morning
The five pavilions that comprise the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, one of Canada’s most prominent institutions, draw their share of art lovers, of tourists, and of ragtag school groups. During any given week, there are deaf teens and young adults view…
Many farewell speeches, one message: Senate must learn to cooperate
Coming off the Senate floor on Tuesday, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota met with a young constituent. As the two sat side-by-side in the chandeliered anteroom, Senator Heitkamp slowly turning the pages of her gift, the lawmaker began to tear up. …
University Of Ghana Removes Gandhi Statue After Faculty Outcry
Early in his career, iconic Indian reformer Mohandas Gandhi made remarks demeaning black Africans. After the statue was unveiled two years ago, professors started a petition calling for its removal.
Iranians Are Converting To Evangelical Christianity In Turkey
Changing faith from Islam to Christianity is not allowed in Iran, but more and more Iranians in Turkey are going to church.
Police Believe They Have Shot Dead Gunman In Strasbourg Christmas Market Shooting
Police say they have shot dead the man they believe killed three people and critically injured six others in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday.
Moral authority or national interest? Senate weighs both in Saudi relations
Can the United States exercise its moral authority in foreign policy without giving its vital national interests short shrift? To a degree not seen in decades, senators of both parties have asserted the importance of factoring in America’s long-held v…
New Report Finds That More Than 250 Journalists Were Jailed For Their Work in 2018
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Robert Mahoney, deputy executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the hundreds of journalists jailed worldwide in 2018.
Fire Destroys Thousands Of Voting Materials In The Congo, Election To Proceed As Planned
Millions of Congolese head to the polls in a controversial presidential election Dec. 23. Officials say the vote will go ahead even after a fire destroyed thousands of voting machines and ballots.
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