Commentary

Don't Do What I Do: How Getting Out Of Sync Can Help Relationships

7:00am July 16, 2016

by Christopher J. Hopwood

When someone's angry we tend to get angry in return. But responding in an unexpected way is a valid tool in psychotherapy, and it can help make everyday relationships work better, too.

Week In Politics: Terror Attack In France, Trump Chooses Pence

6:40pm July 15, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times, about the terror attack in Nice, France, and Donald Trump's new running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

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Elie Wiesel speaks at Vermont's Middlebury College in 2002. The Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate and author died July 2 at the age of 87.

Forgetting Isn't Healing: Lessons From Elie Wiesel

9:06am July 14, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Calls for racial healing often focus on putting the painful past behind us. NPR's Sonari Glinton remembers the man who taught him never to forget: Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel.

Akeem Muhammad stands with a group of protesters in Baton Rouge, La., on Sunday. The 24-year-old student was one of more than 120 people who were arrested during the protest.

National

Baton Rouge Protester On Arrest: 'I Didn't Know If I Was Going To Survive'

6:53pm July 13, 2016

Akeem Muhammad was one of 120 people arrested in Baton Rouge, La., in largely peaceful protests over the weekend. The 24-year-old student talks about his arrest and reflects on the protests.

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Sports

Sports Commentary: Why Wimbledon Still Thrills

7:18am July 13, 2016

Commentator Diana Nyad recently spent two weeks at Wimbledon. She has these thoughts on what sets that tournament above other tennis grand slams: French Open, Australian Open and U.S. Open.

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Police officers in Oakland, Calif. line up across from demonstrators on July 7, 2016 as protesters in several cities marched against police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota.

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Police Shootings Of Black Men Aren't Special. And That's What's So Sad

6:37pm July 10, 2016

by Soraya Shockley

After a week of violence and death, Youth Radio's Soraya Shockley ponders how to move forward despite the sadness and anger.

National

'Hamilton' Reminds Us Of Our Country's Promise

5:18pm July 10, 2016

by Michel Martin

Lin-Manuel Miranda made his final performance in the hit musical Saturday. Michel Martin reflects on what Alexander Hamilton's story can teach us after a troubling week of news.

People write condolence notes and lay flowers at a growing memorial in front of the Dallas Police Headquarters near the area that is still an active crime scene in downtown Dallas following the deaths of five police officers last night on July 8, 2016 in

National

When Violence Is A Constant, How Do We Deal?

9:37am July 09, 2016

by Lynn Neary

This week, video brought us real people dying in real time. It wasn't in Bangladesh; it wasn't in Baghdad. It was here at home. When violence becomes the norm, how do we not become numb?

In Trying Times, A Mental Health Professional Advocates For Self-Care

6:10pm July 08, 2016

Blogger and mental health professional Jasmine Banks describes what it means to practice self-care in trying times.

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Week In Politics: Deadly Sniper Attack On Dallas Police

6:10pm July 08, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with political commentators, Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss the deadly shooting of Dallas police officers and the FBI's recommendation not to indict Hillary Clinton in the email case.

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