Chileans weigh a new constitution
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Chilean journalist Francisca Skoknic about the upcoming vote to approve or reject a new constitution for the South American country.
HUD And National Book Foundation Work To Promote Reading In Public Housing
The National Book Foundation has partnered with the Department of Housing and Urban Development on a literacy program aimed at getting books into the hands of kids and adults living in public housing.
Remembering Poet Donald Hall
Donald Hall, a former poet laureate of the United States, died last Saturday, at the age of 89. NPR's Scott Simon reads one of Hall's poems, "September Ode."
Efforts To Close The Gender Pay Gap In Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act goes into effect on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the mayor of Boston, Martin Walsh, about the city's efforts to close the gender wage gap.
Capital Gazette Employees Remembered At Vigil
In Annapolis, Md., last night, residents held a candlelight vigil to remember the five employees killed at the Capital Gazette newsroom Thursday.
DOJ Says Government Can Hold Families For Longer Than 20 Days
The government says it will hold migrant families longer than 20 days, according to a court filing from the Department of Justice Friday.
LA Homeless Shelters Face Opposition
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is allocating $20 million to house the homeless in temporary shelters spread across 15 council districts. But the first few sites picked are already facing opposition.
The Origins Of ICE
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Bo Cooper, former general counsel for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, about the origins of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The Week In Washington
It was another big news week in Washington, with several key Supreme Court decisions and Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement.
Representing Detained Migrants
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with immigration lawyer Erika Pinheiro about representing detained migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
