Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia about his new book, “The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America.”
Multidisciplinary artist Lex Marie has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram for her artwork confronting discipline within Black households.
Joanna Horton McPherson has sat across from women who have built companies from nothing, testified before government bodies, co-authored international policy, and led organizations that changed lives at scale.
The 2026 World Cup is playing out in communities across the country. Journalists from NPR and its member stations are in your city — capturing the excitement and asking the important questions.
In America, U.S.A., Princeton historian Eddie Glaude Jr. looks at the country through the lens of its previous anniversaries and centennials. “The divided soul of the nation is in full view,” he says.
Summer is the perfect time to go back to great books that whizzed by in spring, including The Family Man, by James Lasdun, The Hill, by Harriet Clark and A Beautiful Loan, by Mary Costello
What if you were never “bad at math”? Maybe you remember the feeling. A math teacher writing equations across the board faster than you could process them. A timed test that made your hands sweat.
A generation raised on hustle culture is beginning to realize that ambition alone is not enough. Across cities like New York, younger generations are increasingly pursuing entrepreneurship outside traditional career paths, from digital business and personal branding to creative freelancing and startup culture.
One person has died, and dozens of people were injured, including firefighters, following an explosion and fire at a shipyard on Staten Island, according to the FDNY officials.
Have you heard of the $5 Coffee Debate, also called the “Latte Factor”? It’s one of the most repeated pieces of financial advice: skip your daily $5 coffee, invest the money instead, and watch your wealth grow.
It sounds empowering, almost like a secret code to financial freedom.
