| 'Women and Children First' is a tale about how actions and choices affect others
- The puzzle of a girl's death propels Alina Grabowski's debut novel but, really, it's less about the mystery and more about how our actions impact each other, especially when we think we lack agency.
Sat, 11 May 2024 08:00:12 -0400
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| What did Trump say? Explaining the former president's favorite talking points
- Former President Donald Trump continues to ratchet up his rhetoric on the campaign trail, but if someone doesn't follow Trump all the time, decoding his meaning can get confusing. We're here to help.
Sat, 11 May 2024 07:00:42 -0400
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| Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning
- Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.
Sat, 11 May 2024 07:00:42 -0400
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| The Met Gala has fueled backlash against stars who are silent about the Gaza conflict
- A fast-growing social media campaign to block stars for not speaking out escalated this week after the star-studded New York event.
Sat, 11 May 2024 05:31:12 -0400
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| Biden will keep Trump's China tariffs, and add new ones on electric vehicles
- The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles.
Fri, 10 May 2024 19:44:34 -0400
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| U.S. report says it's 'reasonable to assess' that Israel has violated humanitarian law
- The State Department finds it likely that the Israeli military has committed abuses, but stops short of reaching any sweeping or definitive conclusions.
Fri, 10 May 2024 19:13:46 -0400
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| Photos: Campus protests continue, police make arrests and clear encampments
- Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.
Fri, 10 May 2024 19:04:36 -0400
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Critics hated 'The Phantom Menace.' It might be time to reconsider
- When Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace hit screens across the country in 1999, Return of the Jedi felt like ancient history to Star Wars fans. But after 16 long years, the movie let down fans and critics alike. Twenty-five years have changed how a lot of people feel. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Fri, 10 May 2024 18:37:32 -0400
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Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming back to life
- Karen MacDonough of Quincy, Mass., was enjoying her tea one morning in the dining room when she sees something odd outside of her window: A group of people gathering on her lawn. A man with a clipboard tells her that her home no longer belongs to her. It didn't matter that she'd been paying her mortgage for 17 years, and was current on it. She was a nurse with a good job and had raised her kids here. But this was a foreclosure sale, and she was going to lose her house.
Karen had fallen victim to what's called a zombie second mortgage. Homeowners think these loans are long dead. But then the loans come back to life because they get bought up, sometimes for pennies on the dollar, by debt collectors who then move to collect and foreclose on people's homes.
On today's episode: An NPR investigation reveals the practice to be widespread. Also, what are zombie mortgages? Is all this legal? And is there any way for homeowners to fight the zombies?
This episode was hosted by Chris Arnold and Robert Smith. It was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler. It was edited by Jess Jiang with help from Bob Little. And it was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. Engineering by Robert Rodriguez with an assist from Patrick Murray. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.
Help support Planet Money and get bonus episodes by subscribing to Planet Money+ in Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/planetmoney.
Fri, 10 May 2024 18:25:06 -0400
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| From pandemic to protests, the Class of 2024 has been through a lot
- Pomp and circumstance again fall victim to circumstance for some students in the graduating class of 2024, as protests over the war in Gaza threaten to disrupt commencement ceremonies.
Fri, 10 May 2024 17:47:24 -0400
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