Remembering baseball writer Scott Miller
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Tyler Kepner of the New York Times about the life and legacy of baseball writer Scott Miller.
Berlin voted for the city to seize apartments owned by developers to lower rent costs
Voters in Berlin, Germany, want the city to expropriate hundreds of thousands of apartments to stop speculation by big property developers — but it's too costly and probably illegal.
Do the rising wages in the U.S. make a difference if prices are going up too?
Although workers across the country have seen an increase in wages, the cost of things like gas and food have also risen. This has left workers wondering if these raises are real or just an illusion.
Sociologist says women are more likely to choose abortion over adoption
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Gretchen Sisson, a sociologist at UCSF, who has studied whether the option to put a child up for adoption alleviates the need for a woman to get an abortion.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the administration's response to the Omicron variant
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Biden administration's ongoing response to the Omicron variant.
What the omicron variant means for plans to start working in-person again
By 2022, the vast majority of employers had plans to start returning remote workers to the offices. Omicron changed that, and it may also make vaccine mandates more likely and more popular.
Husband and wife duo behind podcast about Sunday political shows hits 250 episodes
Polilogue, a weekly podcast that analyzes every Sunday morning political talk show, just hit its 250th episode. It's produced by a husband and wife who have a young child at home and one on the way.
New Delhi is closing schools as it tries to deal with air pollution
Kids in Delhi, India, have been indoors for 20 months –- first for COVID, now for smog beyond four times what's safe. Officials have installed towers to filter it, but scientists say they don't work.
Infrastructure law set to boost Colorado's work tackling poverty and climate change
Colorado is trying to fight both poverty and climate change by retrofitting low-income homes. Now the state set to get a big boost from the new federal infrastructure law.
The impact on Supreme Court rulings beyond abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Florida State University law professor Mary Ziegler about the other Supreme Court decisions that could be impacted if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
A prolific art thief got an incredible sentence
The only thing more incredible than Thomas Gavin's career as an art thief was the punishment he received for his crimes.
How inflation affects low-income people
Low-income people are especially affected by inflation, economists say. While some are struggling with the rising prices of gas, food and rent, the pay for some low-wage jobs is rising.