Month: September 2024

Historian Robert Caro’s book “The Power Broker” details how urban planner Robert Moses reshaped New York through the roads and bridges he built, and the lives of the communities he destroyed.

It’s a definitive account of how power is acquired, how it works and how it’s wielded in this country.

That book, along with his four books on President Lyndon Johnson, have made Caro one of the most significant American authors of the last half century.

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When Sean “Diddy” Combs sang about being a bad boy in his 2001 hit, the lyrics were a mission statement and a boast. But today, the lyrics might sound more like a warning, as dozens of allegations of sexual abuse, sex trafficking, racketeering and rape are piling up against the music mogul.

The #MeToo movement quickly gained prominence in the film and media worlds in 2017. Why has it taken the music industry so long to follow suit?

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NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Khan, the lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, about the pager explosions and conflict in the Middle East.

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The share of Americans who are in the workforce today is the highest it’s been in decades.

But it’s still not enough to replace all the baby boomers who are aging out of the workforce. Which is why immigration has been so important for the economy.

The businesses in Dayton, Ohio know this all-too-well.

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Consider This host Mary Louise Kelly wanted to find out what young voters in Georgia are most concerned with ahead of the presidential election this year.

So, she traveled across the state to speak with young people from both sides of the aisle to hear their priorities, hopes, and skepticisms.

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The US is trying to broker an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. Ceasefire talks begin and end and begin again. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has traveled to the region 10 times in the past year.

And that’s not the only war the US hopes to end. Russia and Ukraine have been fighting since 2014 when Russia first attacked. It launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, more than two and a half years ago.

The US and NATO have been supporting Ukraine’s efforts to hold off Russia in a hope to preserve broader security and stability in Western Europe.

The next occupant of the White House looks certain to inherit two major conflicts.

Why are these wars lasting so long with no end in sight?

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It’s been more than two and half years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since then, the U.S. and its NATO allies have slowly and incrementally provided military assistance to Ukraine.

In recent months, Ukraine has been pressing for American long-range missiles with the ability to strike deep into Russia. But some officials fear that providing such weapons could place the U.S. and its allies in direct conflict with Russia.

Host Scott Detrow speaks with Pentagon reporter Tom Bowman.

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A few months ago, it was looking like Donald Trump had Georgia all but locked up.

Now with Harris in the race, Georgia is once again in play for democrats. But the state has never elected a female Governor or a female U.S. senator.

Will that fact determine who might win their 16 electoral votes?

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The biggest city in the country is in the midst of a major political scandal, and things appear to be unraveling in New York Mayor Eric Adam’s administration.

There are federal investigations, top level resignations, and scandals reaching back into his 2021 mayoral campaign. So, what’s going on?

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Two unusual attacks against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah come at a time when negotiations over a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have stalled. What could this mean for the region, and the threat of an all-out war?

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