An NPR special by Kelly McEvers about the proliferation of videos of police encounters, and their affect on life in America, and police-community relations.
A Memorial Day remembrance of World War II Navy veteran and former President John F. Kennedy, on what would have been his 100th birthday. "We Knew JFK: Unheard Stories from the Kennedy Archive."
Duluth, Minnesota native James McGregor has lived and worked as a journalist and businessman in China for 30 years, and says one word describes the Chinese: ambition. They're all about making China great again.
Scientists, elders and community members from the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa spoke recently at a gathering entitled, "Water in a Time of Climate Change."
At the JFK Presidential Library in Boston, President Obama said we need the courage to listen to one another, to seek common ground, and to embrace principled compromise.
Jane Goodall wonders why humans, such intellectual creatures, would destroy our only home. But says she has hope for the future because of the enthusiasm of young people, the resilience of nature and the indomitable human spirit.
In his first foreign trip as president, Trump stressed to leaders of Arab and Muslim-majority countries that "nations of the Middle East cannot wait for American power to crush this enemy for them."
Former Vice President Walter Mondale and former U.S. Senator David Durenberger talk about the need to restore civility in politics and seek the common good.
New York Times opinion columnist Frank Bruni says the limitless variety of media options is allowing Americans to live in a "customized cocoon" of news and this is a threat to our democracy.
Some people say video games teach valuable skills and improve problem-solving ability. Others say the multi-billion dollar gaming industry desensitizes its users to violence and encourages anti-social behavior. The Intelligence Squared debate motion is: "Video games will make us smarter."