Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
An Austrian Village Has A Tourist Problem
Hallstatt, Austria, looks like Arendelle from the Frozen movies and has been overrun with day tourists. Mayor Alexander Scheutz and business owner Andrea Stolz discuss.
How Russia Views Newest Mideast Tensions
As the Middle East deals with increased tensions with Iran and Iraq, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Anna Borshchevskaya of the Washington Institute about Russia's influence in the region.
Taiwan Votes To Reelect President Tsai Ing-Wen
Taiwan voters cast ballots in a presidential election seen as a referendum on relations with China.
Iraq And Lebanon Are Caught Between Iran And The U.S.
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Iraqi political analyst Hamzeh Hadad and Lebanese researcher Jimmy Matar about the U.S.-Iran escalation and other regional tensions in the Middle East.
The Zora Canon: Essential Books By African American Women
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Morgan Jerkins about The Zora Canon, a list of 100 great works by African American women. It includes novels, plays and poetry.
How To Like Country, For The Uninitiated
Many people have music they love, and whole genres they think they hate. Music writer Marissa Moss tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro why country music skeptics should give country a chance.
Aftershocks In Puerto Rico
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks humanitarian volunteer Xiomara Caro about conditions in Puerto Rico after earthquakes have shaken the island.
How Presidents Wage War Without Congress
The Constitution limits the president's power to wage war but presidents have gotten around that and Congress has only rarely asserted itself successfully.
Protests In Iran After Government Says It Shot Down Plane
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Abas Aslani, editor-in-chief of the Iran Front Page, about reaction in Iran to the military's admission that it accidentally shot down a passenger plane there.
Racism And The Royals
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks journalist Afua Hirsch how racism may have driven the decision by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to step back from their official duties.
Fires Threaten Australia's Economy
Australia's devastating wildfires are now threatening key parts of the country's economy, like farming and tourism.
