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Do the glasses make the man? Four years ago, then-Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential run was derailed by one word — oops. He admits now he wasn't healthy then, and he's trying to make up for it.

People always say they want change in elections, but who represents that change? A new poll sheds some light on who does — and who does not.

The host of the award-winning programs State of the Re:Union and Reveal shares his ideas about making public radio sound more like America.

Network TV's fall schedule has a lot of new shows with non-white stars and casts. But NPR television critic Eric Deggans wonders if those series will explore race and culture as well as current shows.

"Combing through mastheads and tables of contents for the names of writers who are not straight white men can make you feel crazy. And it is crazy that doing so is still necessary."

Nebraska just repealed its death penalty. Here's a look at where the law stands in your state.

For most voters, the name George Pataki might not ring a bell. But he was the last Republican elected to major statewide office in New York in more than 20 years. And he's running for president.

As a writer and critic, I am not just bored with this conversation. I am sick of it. I have written these sentences before. I will write them again.

Cost and lethal injection complications have led some states to reconsider the death penalty. U.S. support for the practice has declined over the last two decades, but 3 in 5 still support it.