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This week, the ladies discuss whether voters will be swayed by political ads featuring the wives of Republican presidential candidates. They also tackle the controversy around the American Heritage Dictionary adding the term "anchor baby." Guest host Allison Keyes speaks with a diverse panel of bloggers and journalists.

The suffering of America's gun violence crisis is concentrated in Black neighborhoods damaged by decades of disinvestment and racial discrimination. Trump is unravelling efforts to solve the problem.

President Biden issued medals to some of those who defended the Capitol and election officials who resisted pressure to overturn the results.

Historian Heather Cox Richardson is one of the most important public intellectuals in the country. She says her understanding of American history gives her hope for America’s future, in this special conversation recorded before a live audience at WBUR's CitySpace.

King began his career in the '50s with The Drifters, but it was the '61 hit "Stand by Me" that sealed his musical legacy. He spoke with Terry Gross in '88 about his career and his childhood in Harlem.

The House Jan. 6 committee held a hearing Thursday with testimony from former DOJ officials on how Donald Trump tried to use the department to spread false claims about election fraud.

We ask an astronaut who has spent lots of time in outer space three questions about storage space. Originally broadcast June 27, 2015.

Holiday shopping means lots of trinkets for loved one, but it can also mean lots of debt. To learn whether Americans should save more and spend less, host Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax and Princeton Professor Sheldon Garon. Garon's new book is Beyond Our Means: Why America Spends While the World Saves.

The business wants to attract more women and minorities, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

House Democrats made changes to Biden's Build Back Better framework. The $1.75 T bill includes paid family leave, help with prescription drug costs and immigration reforms. Here are the details.