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Politics & Government

Politics In The News: Election Campaigns Kick Into High Gear On Labor Day

6:08am September 05, 2016

The Hillary Clinton camp went after Donald Trump for sticking to his hard-line immigration stance. Renee Montagne talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and GOP strategist John Feehery.

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 22.

Has Donald Trump Permanently Altered The Republican Party's DNA?

6:00am September 04, 2016

by Mara Liasson

Many of Donald Trump's policy proposals stray from the traditional GOP playbook, and his unorthodox ways have a lot of Republicans asking big questions about their party's future.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Calls Colin Kaepernick's Concerns 'Very Admirable'

1:33pm September 02, 2016

by NPR Staff

The basketball legend weighs in on the 49ers quarterback, who has decided not to stand when the national anthem is played before games.

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Church-Going Catholics Reject Trump, Expected To Support Clinton

10:31am September 01, 2016

Renee Montagne talks to John Carr, head of Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, about why Catholic voters seem to prefer Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump.

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My Father Stood For The Anthem, For The Same Reason That Colin Kaepernick Sits

6:13pm August 31, 2016

by Keith Woods

As a child, I found my father's love of the national anthem utterly bewildering. His was the generation of men born free but shackled by bigotry. So why did he sound so proud, singing that song?

Politics & Government

Politics In The News: Trump On Immigration; Clinton's Emails

7:16am August 29, 2016

For the latest in political news, Renee Montagne talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at the National Review and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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Tika Sumpter and Parker Sawyers in Southside With You.

Arts

'Southside With You' Has Us Asking: Where Is The Love In Black Movies?

7:01pm August 26, 2016

by Leah Donnella

The movie Southside with You is opening in theaters. The film follows Michelle and Barack Obama's very first date, and shows something we don't get too see too often in film: black romance.

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Nate Parker attends the 'The Birth Of A Nation' Premiere during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

Nate Parker's Past, His Present, And The Future of 'Birth Of A Nation': Episode 14

10:52am August 24, 2016

by Gene Demby

News of a 1999 rape case against Nate Parker raises some age-old questions about culture. Can art be separated from its creator? What moral obligations, if any, do the consumers of culture bear?

Politics & Government

Politics In The News

5:02am August 22, 2016

Donald Trump last week shook up his campaign staff. What's in store this week? David Greene talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, and Washington Post reporter Robert Costa.

Black social media users are nearly twice as likely to see posts about race and race relations as whites, according to a report from Pew.

On Social Media, As In Life, White People Are Way Less Likely To Talk About Race

6:38pm August 18, 2016

by Gene Demby

A new study from Pew found that while people of color regularly see and share content on social media about race, white people rarely do.