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The Power Of Lullabies

06.02.2023

Lullabies. We all know one. Whether we were sung one as a baby or now sing one to our own children. Often, they're used to help babies gently fall asleep. But lullabies can be more than that. They can be ...

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06.02.2023 The Power Of Lullabies Lullabies. We all know one. Whether we were sung one as a baby or now sing one to our own children. Often, they're used to help babies gently fall asleep. But lullabies can be more than that. They can be ...
06.01.2023 This Is What Democracy Looks Like? How Erdogan Won Again In Turkey Erdogan's victory was a case study in how to use populism, intimidation and division to harness a democracy and stay in power.
05.31.2023 A right to repair in Minnesota and beyond The right to repair movement scored a big victory last week in Minnesota, where it got legislation signed into law that requires manufacturers to let independent shops and consumers buy the parts and tools necessary to repair their own equipment. ...
05.30.2023 Iran's Nuclear Program Marches Forward, 5 Years After The U.S. Abandoned The Deal It's been five years since the U.S. pulled out of the nuclear deal. What followed: the U-S re-imposed crushing sanctions, over time, Iran stopped adhering to the limits the deal had set and day-by-day its nuclear program crept forward. So ...
05.29.2023 Unraveling The Evolution of Hong Kong's Civic Life Protesting is one part of Hong Kong's identity, and that identity has begun to evolve as China tightens its grip on the city.
05.28.2023 What's Up With Twitter? Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign announcement on Twitter did not go as planned. A series of awkward technical glitches delayed the event for about 20 minutes. Nevertheless, it was still a big moment, not just for DeSantis, but for ...
05.26.2023 Remembering Rock and Roll Icon Tina Turner Tina Turner, one of Rock and Roll's greatest stars, died this week in her home in Switzerland at the age of 83, after a long period of illness. In a career that spanned six decades, Turner left behind an indelible ...
05.25.2023 How A Jeopardy! Champ's Disappearance From The Show Left Fans Mystified For Decades Since its relaunch in the 1980s, Jeopardy! has had thousands of contestants. For some of the its most memorable champions, the gameshow has been a launchpad for wider success. However, the disappearance of one of the earliest champions from the ...
05.24.2023 Uvalde One Year Later It's been one year since an 18-year-old gunman killed 19 students and 2 teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The tragedy reignited debates around gun safety in America and has haunted a community still seeking to fully understand ...
05.23.2023 With The Expansion of Carbon Capture Pipelines Come Safety Fears The United States has 27 years to reach its net-zero emissions goal. And among other initiatives to move towards that goal, the Biden administration is offering incentives for carbon capture and storage. Carbon capture is a way to suck up ...
05.22.2023 David Simon, Creator Of The Wire, On AI, Television and the WGA Strike The Hollywood writers' strike has meant three weeks of late-night comedy and soap opera reruns for television fans. And for some fans, it might feel familiar. 15 years ago a Writers Guild strike lasted 100 days. And the effect of ...
05.21.2023 Post Roe V. Wade, A Senator Wants to Make Birth Control Access Easier — and Affordable While more than 100 countries currently allow access to birth control pills over the counter, the U.S. is not one of them.
05.19.2023 How The Class Of 2023 Survived High School In A Pandemic This year's seniors started high school before the pandemic, then spent their freshman year and subsequent years navigating a new reality.
05.18.2023 Parkinson's Threatened To Tear Michael J. Fox Down, But He Keeps On Getting Up Few stars shined brighter in the 80's than Michael J Fox, and when the '90s rolled around, he was still one of the top names in show biz. But in 1991, after a night of heavy drinking, Fox noticed a ...
05.17.2023 Florida Guts Trans Rights At least fourteen states in the US have passed laws or policies that limit or restrict gender-affirming care for young people. Republican lawmakers claim the bills are meant to protect kids, but most medical groups say the treatment is safe, ...
05.16.2023 Palestinian Family Stays Connected To Their Home Village, Long After Its Destruction The state of Israel turned 75 this week. For many Israeli Jews, it's a moment of celebration - the nation was established as a homeland and refuge from the persecution they have faced throughout history. But in the war surrounding ...
05.15.2023 COVID Public Health Emergency Ends, But For E.R.'s There's Still No "New Normal" ERs are still living with the consequences of the pandemic. They face staffing challenges, patients who put off care and arrive sicker and lingering emotional strain.
05.14.2023 Biden Administration Ends Title 42. What Now? On Thursday, the Biden administration lifted title 42, a pandemic-era policy that shut down virtually all avenues for migrants to seek asylum in the US. In March of 2020 then president Trump invoked the rule as a public health emergency ...
05.12.2023 Breaking Down The Conflict in Sudan Sudan's month-long conflict has been a story of broken ceasefires, constant clashes, mass displacement and an exodus of refugees. Now, a conflict that started in the capital has spread across the country. At the center of this conflict is a ...
05.11.2023 Jordan Neely's Killing Turns Spotlight On New York's Crisis Of Homelessness On Wednesday, after a week of demonstrations, New York City mayor Eric Adams made some of his most forceful comments about the death of Jordan Neely – a homeless Black man who died on a subway train last week when ...
05.10.2023 Dolly Parton's New Kid's Book Is A Story Of Perseverance and Standing Up To Bullies Dolly Parton talks to NPR's Melissa Block about writing for children, standing up to bullies, and why her program to deliver books to children meant so much to her dad.
05.09.2023 How Parking Explains Everything A new book argues that Americans have upended their cities and their lives in a never-ending pursuit of abundant parking.
05.08.2023 Violence In Sudan Forces A Mother To Make Difficult Choice Sudan's capital city Khartoum has been embroiled in a vicious urban battle between rival armies for nearly two weeks. With the country on the brink of collapse, Residents Muhjah Khateeb, and her son have to make the difficult decision to ...
05.07.2023 The Texas Lawyer Behind The So-Called "Bounty Hunter" Abortion Ban Jonathan Mitchell is the legal strategist behind SB 8, a near-total abortion ban in Texas. He's also involved in similar efforts by conservative activists in other states.
05.05.2023 The Kids Are Not Alright NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks to psychologist Lisa Damour about what's going on with kids and how they can be helped.
05.04.2023 The Push for the Supreme Court to Adopt an Ethical Code Revelations about the private dealings of other supreme court justices are shaking the already fragile public confidence in the institution.
05.03.2023 Trouble In Hollywood As Writers Continue To Strike For A Better Contract NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with TV writer and WGA captain Jeane Phan Wong about what union members want and what's getting in the way.
05.02.2023 Iconic Bookstore Closes, But The Community It Helped Build Lives On Eastwind Books in Berkeley, California, functioned as a cultural hub for marginalized communities for decades.
05.01.2023 College Acceptance: Check. Paying For It: A Big Question Mark. With inflation making budgets tighter, paying for college can feel out of reach for some students.
04.29.2023 An Early Forecast Of Biden and Harris' Reelection Strategy Earlier this week, nobody was surprised when President Joe Biden officially announced he is running for re-election. Framing it as a battle for the soul of the country, Biden did not mention Republican frontrunner Donald Trump by name but he ...
04.28.2023 Three Trans Americans Reflect On The Current State Of Trans Rights Trans people in the U.S. have gained rights in recent years, but now those rights are under attack.
04.27.2023 How Social Media Use Impacts Teen Mental Health Studies show a strong correlation between social media use and worsening teen mental health.
04.26.2023 Tucker Carlson Built An Audience For Conspiracies At Fox. Where Does It Go Now? Carlson's divisive rhetoric was popular with Fox viewers. Will they stay?
04.25.2023 What Lessons Have We Learned From The Covid Pandemic? The national Covid emergency is over. So how can the country better prepare for the next pandemic?
04.24.2023 Despite Layoffs, There Are Still Lots Of Jobs Out There. So Where Are They? Mass layoffs may dominate the headlines but there are plenty of sectors eager to snap up workers.
04.22.2023 Local Newsrooms Are Vanishing - Here's Why You Should Care Newspapers and intrepid reporters are at the heart of hundreds of movies - think Citizen Kane, All The President's Men -and have always been a big part of American culture. But in recent decades, the rise of digital news has ...
04.21.2023 Sen. John Fetterman On His Return To Congress Sen. Fetterman's first interview since returning to Congress after getting treatment for depression.
04.20.2023 Seven Years Of U.K. Drama After 5 prime ministers and 2 monarchs, NPR's Frank Langfitt reflects on his time covering the U.K.
04.19.2023 Why Melting Ice In Antarctica Is A Big Problem For Coastal Texas As Earth's ice melts near the poles from climate change, some communities are affected by sea level rise more than others.
04.18.2023 How Sudan's Democratic Dreams Were Dashed Two rival generals who had promised to transition the country to civilian rule are instead tearing it apart.
04.17.2023 A Possible Explanation for Long COVID Gains Traction Growing evidence that COVID can stick around after an initial infection may help explain long COVID.
04.15.2023 Love, Loss And Resilience - Stories From A Kindergarten Class In Ukraine Millions of children have left Ukraine since the Russian invasion. They have relocated across the country and the globe. And while these children are survivors, for many the emotional scars are difficult to heal. A team of NPR journalists spent ...
04.14.2023 The EPA Wants Millions More EVs On The Road. Should You Buy One? The car market is changing. Here's what prospective electric vehicle buyers should be considering.
04.13.2023 In Nearly Every Part of Syria, Life Is Struggle Recent earthquakes exposed the devastating needs of people in Syria after years of civil war.
04.12.2023 Ukrainian Kindergartners And The Lasting Impact of War How war has changed the lives of a group of Kharkiv kindergarteners and their families.
04.11.2023 What, Exactly, Does 'Tough On China' Mean? Could the rise of anti-China rhetoric give way to xenophobia against Asian-Americans?
04.10.2023 Expelled Tennessee Lawmaker Could Be Back In State House Soon A majority of the Nashville Metro Council supports reappointing former state Rep. Justin Jones.
04.08.2023 TikTok vs. Everybody Whether you're a politician, a mental health expert, or a parent, it seems everyone has a problem with TikTok. Some concerns stem from the social media platform's addictive qualities or its effects on one's mental health. Critics have also noted ...
04.07.2023 How A New Majority On Wisconsin's Supreme Court Could Impact Reproductive Health Judge Janet Protasiewicz's election victory could have big implications for abortion in Wisconsin.
04.06.2023 Authors Of Banned Books Are Fed Up – and Fighting Back As the number of banned books rises, so do efforts by authors to get their work to readers.

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