History

Emma Lazarus And The History Behind Her Poem, 'The New Colossus'

4:22pm August 14, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Annie Polland, executive director of the American Jewish Historical Society, about Emma Lazarus, and the history behind her famous poem, The New Colossus.

The History Of 'Public Charge' Requirements In U.S. Immigration Law

5:13pm August 13, 2019

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly looks at the history of the "public charge" requirement in U.S. immigration law with Kunal Parker, historian at the University of Miami School of Law.

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Jeffrey Epstein's Death Puts A Focus On Suicides In Jail

1:52pm August 13, 2019

Alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was taken off of suicide watch before he died by suicide last week.

There's something strange with our economy.

Is Our Economy In The Upside Down?

6:30am August 13, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Ten years after the financial crisis, it's like we're in another economic dimension. The old rules don't apply. Textbooks are being thrown out the window. It's time to talk about secular stagnation.

Catalina Saenz wipes tears from her face as she visits a makeshift memorial near the scene of a mass shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas. A list of the people who died in the weekend shooting rampage at the Walmart, shows that most of the vic

White Supremacy Has Never Been Fringe

10:51am August 10, 2019

by Gene Demby

Just as it did at the end of the 19th century — an era of racist lynchings and massacres — the idea that a less-white populace poses a danger to the United States continues to enjoy wide purchase.

Arts

The Racial Roots Behind The Term 'Nappy'

7:14pm August 09, 2019

by Michael Paulino

Where does the term "nappy" come from and why does it have such negative connotations? Is it possible to reclaim a word that has been used as a slur for so long?

Recounting Historical Violence Against Ethnic Mexicans

5:08am August 09, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to historian Trinidad Gonzales of the group Refusing to Forget about La Matanza, violence that targeted ethnic Mexicans in Texas in the 1910s.

Families and friends enjoy their time on a Gaza City beach. Israel allows in international aid workers, journalists and diplomats, but tourists are prohibited.

World News

Here's What Tourists Might See If They Were Allowed To Visit Gaza

8:37pm August 08, 2019

Gaza has been off-limits to tourists since Hamas took over in 2007. A veteran Palestinian tour guide leads NPR to see the sites, including a palace, a mosque and a bathhouse.

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A World Without Water

12:42pm August 08, 2019

A quarter of the world's population is at high risk of running out of water.

Books

Visionary: Toni Morrison

12:42pm August 08, 2019

The Nobel Prize-winning author died in New York at the age of 88.