Analysis

Youngstown: Four Decades Of Service As A Political Backdrop

4:32pm March 15, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Decade after decade, political candidates come to Youngstown to use its troubles as a backdrop. They assign blame for its job losses, and make promises for its future. So far, not much has changed.

Woinshet Zebene Negash stands with actress Maria Bello at "Half the Sky Live," an International Women's Day Event in 2010.

Kidnapped And Raped At Age 13, She's Finally Found Justice

3:23pm March 11, 2016

by Diane Cole

Woineshet Zebene Negash of Ethiopia was abducted, raped and forced to sign a marriage contract when she was just 13. Now, 15 years later, her rights have been upheld.

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Politics In The News: Primary Season Continues To Heat Up

6:49am March 07, 2016

by Cokie Roberts

Michigan and Mississippi hold primaries on Tuesday. After a flurry of weekend voting, all of the key candidates picked up delegates. Steve Inskeep talks to Ben Domenech, founder of The Federalist.

Protesters attend a rally in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Feb. 20 in support of a former NYPD Officer Peter Liang.

Don't Miss Jay Caspian Kang On Asian-Americans, Whiteness And Peter Liang

3:35pm March 03, 2016

by Hanna Choi

Protests over the conviction of police officer Peter Liang in the shooting death of an unarmed black man show that Asian-Americans have something to say about race and policing. But what, and how?

Is Apple's Denial To Unlock Shooter's iPhone Hurting Its Image?

6:19am February 23, 2016

David Greene talks to Michael Robinson, the managing director of communications and advising firm ICR, about how Apple's standoff with the Justice Department is affecting its image.

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Politics In The News: Clinton, Trump Big Winners: Bush Drops Out

2:38pm February 22, 2016

Coming off a dramatic weekend, the campaigns move on this week to Republican caucuses in Nevada and a Democratic primary in South Carolina. Jeb Bush dropped out of the race after the S.C. primary.

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Politics In The News: Scalia's Unexpected Death

6:38pm February 15, 2016

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death has thrown the presidential campaign into turmoil. David Greene talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts and Amy Walter, national editor of The Cook Political Report.

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New Hampshire Turnout Breaks Records, But Not On Democratic Side

10:41pm February 10, 2016

by Domenico Montanaro

The total ballots cast and turnout among Republicans was the highest ever. But, for Democrats, it was big, but not perhaps as "huge" as Bernie Sanders made it out to be.

New Hampshire could be Jeb Bush's last stand in the 2016 presidential race. Here, the Republican presidential candidate thanks his supporters Tuesday outside the polling place at Webster School in Manchester, New Hampshire.

After New Hampshire, Some GOP Campaigns May Stagger On In Zombie Phase

3:24pm February 09, 2016

by Ron Elving

The reaper is nearer in the Republican field. The end of the dream may come for any of six candidates who desperately need at least a respectable finish in New Hampshire.

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Politics In The News: New Hampshire Primary

7:03am February 08, 2016

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders hold substantial leads in their parties' polling. On the Republican side, the positioning of second and third-place candidates could be significant as well.