Politics

Trump Is No Conservative, Says Conservative Pundit Glenn Beck

3:05pm August 24, 2015

by NPR Staff

The rise of Donald Trump as a Republican presidential candidate has surprised many pundits, but not conservative commentator Glenn Beck. "He is saying the populist things," Beck says.

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Students protest the rising costs of college loans in Los Angeles in 2012. Citing bank bailouts, the protesters called for student debt cancellations.

Fact Check: Is Refinancing Student Debt Really Good Policy?

2:40pm August 24, 2015

by Tamara Keith

Student loan debt is turning into a major campaign issue, and one solution many candidates can agree on is allowing graduates to refinance their student loans. But it may not be the best way to help.

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Donald Trump wears what's become a campaign signature: his

How Realistic Is Donald Trump's Immigration Plan?

2:39pm August 24, 2015

by John Burnett

Donald Trump had lacked for policy specifics until he came out with his very specific, hard-line immigration plan. But some of those in the trenches of immigration reform say it's dead on arrival.

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Black Lives Matter Activist: Hillary Clinton's Racial Justice Record Is 'Abysmal'

2:01pm August 24, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Daunasia Yancey, the founder of Black Lives Matter in Boston, about the group's discussion with Clinton last week.

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Small Time Smuggler Helps Migrants Reach Greece On The Cheap

1:56pm August 24, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

NPR meets a man who helps smuggle Iraqi migrants from Turkey to Greece. The journey is dangerous, and paying the fee does not guarantee the migrants will make it to their destination.

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Tracing The Shifting Meaning Of 'Alien'

10:49am August 23, 2015

by Adrian Florido

Many immigration rights activists cringe at the term "alien." But decades ago, that word was embraced as a humane alternative to terms like "undesirable" and even "wetback."

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Longtime Associated Press photographer Jim Cole has covered every New Hampshire presidential primary since 1980.

Capturing Campaign History In The Granite State

12:25pm August 22, 2015

by Brady Carlson

Associated Press photographer Jim Cole has covered every New Hampshire presidential primary since 1980. Now he's preparing for the 2016 primary.

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Trymaine Lee reports in Ferguson in August 2014.

Reporting Post-Ferguson: A Journey To 'Very Dark Places'

6:08am August 22, 2015

by NPR Staff

MSNBC's Trymaine Lee was one of several African-American journalists who shared their stories of reporting on racially-charged violence with Code Switch's Gene Demby.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks as Jeb Bush listens during the first Republican presidential debate in Cleveland.

Jeb Bush Is Suddenly Attacking Trump. Here's Why That Matters

7:54pm August 21, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Facing a drop in polls and on the defensive, the former Florida governor is trying to find his swagger by attacking Trump. But it's an uncomfortable position for the nonconfrontational Bush.

Creator Of The 'Rent Is Too Damn High' Party Endorses Candidate Deez Nuts

6:27pm August 21, 2015

by Laura Wagner

New York politician Jimmy McMillan founded The Rent Is Too Damn High Party. Now he's endorsing presidential candidate Deez Nuts, a 15-year-old boy from Iowa.