Commentary

National

Will Past Trauma Always Resurface In A Relationship?

3:00pm August 13, 2016

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. This time they talk to a woman in a relationship with a man who has emotional "baggage."

Jeni Stepien with her hand on Arthur Thomas' chest after he walked her down the aisle at her wedding last Friday. The groom, Paul Maenner, stands to the left.

Health & Safety

Through Organ Donation, A Heart Lives On

2:40pm August 13, 2016

by Scott Simon

When Michael Stepien died, Arthur Thomas recieved his donated heart. When Stepien's daughter, Jeni, got married, Thomas walked her down the aisle. Scott Simon reflects on the power of organ donation.

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Three parasitic worms (from left): male blood fluke, which can range in size from 0.2 inches to 4 inches; tapeworm, which can grow up to 30 feet in length; and microfilaria. The images were color enhanced.

Health & Safety

Why I'm Fascinated By Parasitic Worms

7:00am August 13, 2016

by Perri Klass

To many parasitic worms, we are the world. And the way they've evolved to live within us — without wiping us out — is stunning.

Week In Politics: Clinton's Tax Returns, Dueling Economic Speeches

4:35pm August 12, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss Hillary Clinton's release of her tax returns and the candidates' economic speeches.

Sports

40 Years Later, Anti-Doping Calls At The Olympics Grow Louder

6:12am August 10, 2016

Sports commentator Christine Brennan is in Rio for the Summer Olympics, where she's noticed a big change in attitudes about doping among athletes and the media.

National

Who Gets To Be 'Hapa'?

4:29pm August 08, 2016

by Akemi Johnson

Many young mixed-raced Asian-Americans embrace the Hawaiian word "hapa" to describe their identity. But are they legitimizing a slur, engaging in appropriation, or just making an old word new?

National

Can A Husband's Secrets And Lies Be Forgiven?

12:49pm August 06, 2016

by NPR Staff

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. This time they talk to a wife considering divorce after learning secrets her husband had kept.

Week In Politics: Donald Trump's Ailing Campaign

4:29pm August 05, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with our regular political commentators David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution about the political news of the week.

Students of the Catholic University of Lyon in France use laptops to take notes in a classroom in September 2015.

Education

Should Teachers Ask Students To Check Their Devices At The Classroom Door?

1:46pm August 05, 2016

by Alva Noë

Blogger Alva Noë says he doesn't feel that, as an instructor, he has a right to ask students to come to class without technology, "even when I think, even when I know, that it would be a good thing."

A woman carries a boy to a hospital in Taiz, Yemen. He was injured in an attack by the Houthi rebel group.

Health & Safety

A Yemeni Mother's Plea: Don't Forget Our Children

1:40pm August 05, 2016

by Rasha Jarhum

Millions of children in Yemen are being killed, injured or traumatized. A mom and activist outlines how the world can help them.