Opinion: To End The Drug War, Help Coca Farmers Find A Way Out
U.S. policy has focused on eradicating the crop used for making cocaine in Colombia. Here's why farmers keep replanting it.
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Opinion: Brazil's President Is A Global Health Threat
Much of the blame for Brazil's coronavirus disaster lies with Jair Bolsonaro, who has enabled a domestic tragedy that now threatens the world, says analyst Robert Muggah.
OPINION: When Baseball Cards Sell For Millions, They Lose Their Real Value
NPR's Scott Simon offers his thoughts on why the value of baseball cards shouldn't be measured in dollars.
Opinion: Pursuing Diplomacy With Iran Doesn't Mean Ignoring Its Bad Behavior
Arab and U.S. liberals differ on how to handle Iran and its proxies, writes Firas Maksad. He says reactions to the killing of his friend Lokman Slim, a critic of Hezbollah, are a case in point.
Opinion: Yemen's Arab Spring Goals Were Lost. Here's How To Bring Them Back
Retired Ambassador Gerald Feierstein argues the Biden administration should help end the war in Yemen and return the country to the peaceful path set in motion with Yemen's uprising 10 years ago.
Opinion: Alexei Navalny Fights For Freedom Of Expression In Putin's Russia
NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the sentencing this week of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic was poisoned last year, recovered in Germany, then arrested for violating parole.
Our Relationship To Time: Listener Voice Memos
This past year has changed how many of us experience time, upending our expectations of how we pass our hours, days, and months. So, we asked you: How has your relationship with time changed?
Trump Podcasts, The Product Of A Confusing Presidency, Face An Uncertain Future
A podcast cottage industry that first emerged in the 2016 presidential election is drawing to a close. Critic Nick Quah wonders if the shows, designed to help explain the chaos, simply added to it.
Opinion: After Myanmar Coup, U.S. Must Nudge Military To Share Power With Suu Kyi
The armed forces will likely find it harder to rule a changed Myanmar on its own — and the world should convince it not to, argues Charles Dunst of the East-West Center in Washington.
Opinion: Olympic Flame Of Suffering
With the Winter Olympics set for next year, NPR's Scott Simon talks about the push by some human rights groups to move the games out of Beijing.