Opinion

Physician Ifeanyi Nsofor writes: "I was elated when the first COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective. ... However, my joy was cut short when richer Western nations began buying up the vaccine doses."

Opinion: Why I'm An Invisible Man In The Global Vaccine Campaign

4:55pm January 26, 2021

by Ifeanyi Nsofor

Nigerian physician Ifeanyi Nsofor writes: "I was elated when the first COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective. ...My joy was cut short when richer Western nations began buying up the vaccine doses."

COVID-19 Will Be A Big Topic In Iran's Upcoming Elections

7:59am January 24, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

Iranians are looking at the COVID-19 crisis in their country with more fatigue than fear these days, though they wonder how it will affect upcoming elections.

President Biden speaks on his administration's response to the economic crisis in the State Dining Room of the White House on Friday.

Politics & Government

Opinion: Joe Biden's Lifetime Of Experience

8:34am January 23, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and career of the nation's newest, and oldest, president.

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National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington early Tuesday, before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday.

Here's How America's Crisis Feels Too Familiar To This Immigrant Who Has Covered War

5:10pm January 19, 2021

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

No, Washington, D.C., is not Baghdad, despite now having a Green Zone of its own. But the events of Jan. 6 make the comparison more apt than any of us would wish.

Wednesday's inauguration, coming two weeks to the day after the insurrection on the Capitol, will be unlike any other in living memory, writes NPR's Michel Martin. Above, the Capitol building is seen as workers prepare for the inauguration ceremony for Ba

The Things I'll Miss Most On An Inauguration Day Unlike Any Other

7:07pm January 17, 2021

by Michel Martin

As the inauguration nears, the Capitol has become a fortress. The fences surrounding it, writes NPR's Michel Martin, "are the hallmarks of a country at war, and most tragically, at war with itself."

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A vast majority of self-identified Republicans do not consider President Trump to blame for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Opinion: The Fringe Of America's Fabric

2:27pm January 16, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the upcoming presidential inauguration of Joe Biden in the wake of last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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People lined up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site in Disneyland's parking lot in Anaheim, Calif. on Jan. 13. The state says all residents 65 or older are now eligible to receive the vaccine.

OPINION: Moral Tragedy Looms In Early Chaos Of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

7:00am January 16, 2021

As states suddenly expand the categories of people eligible for the first scarce shipments of vaccine, who will be watching to make sure those hit hardest by the pandemic aren't left behind?

Journalist Neil Sheehan, pictured at the time as a reporter for UPI, died recently at the age of 84.

Books

Opinion: Remembering Journalist And Friend Neil Sheehan

2:09pm January 09, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and work of famed reporter Neil Sheehan who obtained the Pentagon Papers. Sheehan died this week at the age of 84.

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Technicians work inside of a uranium conversion facility producing unit in 2005 outside the city of Isfahan, Iran. After the 2015 Iran nuclear deal put limits on the program, Iran's government has been increasing uranium enrichment since the United States

World News

Opinion: Iran Is Escalating Its Nuclear Program. Biden Should Not Rush To Respond

10:18am January 08, 2021

by Henry Rome

Iran has announced new nuclear steps aimed at the incoming Biden administration, but the U.S. has leverage to push back, argues analyst Henry Rome.

When F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby in 1925, it didn't sell many copies. Now it's sold nearly 30 million.

Books

Opinion: 'The Great Gatsby' Enters Public Domain But It Already Entered Our Hearts

2:09pm January 02, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the legacy of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The literary classic's copyright expired on the first day of 2021.

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