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Life As Transgender: Looking For Love

12:18pm September 10, 2016

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today they hear from a transgender man who worries that women won't be attracted to him.

Week In Politics: Presidential Candidates Outline Foreign Policy Goals

5:57pm September 09, 2016

NPR's Audie Cornish talks 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 the presidential candidates' latest comments on foreign policy and how the GOP will function after Donald Trump.

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A dumping ground for old medical equipment in Malawi.

Rage Against The Busted Medical Machines

10:54am September 08, 2016

by Nahid Bhadelia

Around 80 percent of medical equipment in low-income countries is donated. And most of it doesn't work.

Sports

Sports Need A Better Playbook For Suspensions

11:58am September 07, 2016

by Frank Deford

There is no rhyme or reason for how suspensions are handed out in sports, according to commentator Frank Deford. He thinks it's time for that to change.

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The media have used a variety of epithets to describe white working-class Trump supporters. Linguist Geoff Nunberg says these terms embody the class contention that is central to this year's election.

Politics & Government

A Resurgence Of 'Redneck' Pride, Marked By Race, Class And Trump

2:27pm September 06, 2016

by Geoff Nunberg

The media have used a variety of epithets to describe white working-class Trump supporters. Linguist Geoff Nunberg says these terms embody the class contention that is central to this year's election.

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I Ran 8.8 Miles To School Each Day. Barefoot. And It Was Worth It!

7:07pm September 05, 2016

by James Kassaga Arinaitwe

There might be snakes and hyenas to scare off with a stick. And a swollen creek to cross.

National

Life As Transgender: Dealing With A Discouraging Family

2:03pm September 04, 2016

Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. This time they discuss living as transgender and facing an unsupportive family.

Voting Restrictions Won't 'Make America Great Again'

6:20pm September 03, 2016

by Mary C. Curtis

Donald Trump's outreach to African-Americans can't erase his and the GOP's support for tactics that disenfranchise or discourage black voters, writes Mary Curtis in this commentary.

Week In Politics: Donald Trump Visits Mexico

4:32pm September 02, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks 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 the new FBI documents related to the Hillary Clinton email investigation and Donald Trump's last minute visit to Mexico.

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While Kolkata still grapples with poverty and economic uncertainty, it is also one of India's more affordable and safer cities. It's embarking on ambitious infrastructure projects.

Kolkata Isn't Just The City Of Mother Teresa

6:23pm September 01, 2016

by Sandip Roy

She truly embraced the suffering that was often ignored. But that's not all there is to Kolkata.