At this school, kids given detention can choose a hike instead
We take a hike in the Maine woods with high school students who've been given the option to hike instead of sit in detention.
Encore: Gen Z feels the pinch of inflation
Gen Z Americans are experiencing inflation in different and sometimes surprising ways.
A look at 2 Supreme Court cases challenging affirmative action in higher education
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Kaplan, former legal affairs editor for Newsweek, about two landmark affirmative action cases being argued on Monday.
Misinformation can further distort political messaging accepted by immigrants
Political rhetoric is dividing many Americans. But for those in refugee and immigrant communities, that language gets filtered through another layer of history and lived experience.
Florida election laws are changing voting this year
More than 1 million people have already cast their ballots across Florida. But how have the voting laws and procedures there changed since the last election?
Life Kit: How to throw a theme party
NPR's Life Kit has tips for throwing a theme party that packs a punch, whatever the occasion.
How the race gap in COVID-19 deaths flipped
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with reporter Akilah Johnson about the racial disparities in deaths from COVID-19.
The latest on Brazil's contentious presidential run-off
It's the final day before Brazilians go to the polls and according to polling, the gap between President Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva is getting ever closer.
In the face of political violence, one group recruits 'poll chaplains'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner about her efforts to organize faith leaders to be a calming force at polls during this year's midterm elections.
Elizabeth Banks was drawn to 40-year-old's coming-of-age story in timely 'Call Jane'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with actress Elizabeth Banks about her new movie Call Jane, based on a real-life underground network that provided access to safe abortions in the Chicago area.
How the diesel shortage is being felt globally
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Bloomberg reporter Chunzi Xu about the state of gas and diesel prices across the country.