“Activist Judy Heumann led a reimagining of what it means to be disabled”, NPR
Joseph Shapiro, All Things Considered, March 4, 2023 Judy Heumann was a major American civil rights activist who remained little-known until a flurry of attention in the last three years of her life. Judy Heumann was the first person I called when, i ...
“The ozone layer is on track to recover in the next 40 years, the United Nations says”, NPR
Jaclyn Diaz, ENVIRONMENT, January 10, 2023 The Earth’s ozone layer is on its way to recovering within the next 40 years, thanks to decades of work to get rid of ozone-damaging chemicals, a panel of international experts backed by the United Nations ...
“Larry the Cat outlasts fourth U.K. prime minister”, NPR
Giulia Hayward, October 21, 2022 Larry the Cat in a Union flag bow-tie in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street on April 28, 2011. James Glossop/WPA Pool/Getty Images Britain’s prime ministers may come and go, but Larry the Cat is here t ...
“A jury recommends life in prison for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz”, NPR
Luarel Wamsley, October 13, 2022 A jury has recommended that the shooter who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Nikolas Cruz, 24, ...
“Here’s what to know about the Nobel Peace Prize winners”, NPR
Rob Schmitz, Charles Maynes, Julian Hayda, All Things Considered, October 7, 2022 Transcript BERLIN, MOSCOW, KYIV — This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, as well as two human ...
“Oregon Hospitals Didn’t Have Shortages. So Why Were Disabled People Denied Care?”, NPR
Joseph Shapiro, Investigations, December 21, 2020 At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a small group of disability rights advocates found itself in a race against time to save the life of a woman with an intellectual disability. Masks hang from an IV ...
“Arab Spring Generation ‘Not As Scared As Their Parents Are Of Change'”, NPR
Ruth Sherlock, International Correspondent, covering the Middle East, December 22, 2020 Nine years ago this month, residents of the small Syrian town of Douma were in full rebellion against the regime of President Bashar Assad. Throughout the preceding ye ...
“Transcript: NPR’s Full Interview With Former President Barack Obama”, NPR
Michel Martin, November 16, 2020 In a wide-ranging interview with All Things Considered host Michel Martin, former President Barack Obama talks about his new book, A Promised Land, the 2020 election results, President Trump’s refusal to concede to Pr ...
“Michigan AG Says White Supremacist Groups Behind Plot To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer”, NPR
Vanessa Romo, October 8, 2020 Following the arrest of 13 people who plotted to kidnap the governor of Michigan and instigate a civil war, the state’s attorney general warns American extremist ideology is on the rise — spurred in part, she says, b ...
“Nearly 500 National Security Experts Endorse Biden For President”, NPR
Tom Bowman, September 24, 2020 Nearly 500 national security experts – both civilians and former senior uniformed officers — have endorsed Joe Biden for president, saying the “current president” is not up to “the enormous responsibilit ...