Why Americans Love To Shop And What It's Doing To The Planet

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How DOGE cuts devastated an HIV/AIDS organization in Mozambique

DOGE cuts, global confusion and the devastating effect on an HIV/AIDS organization in Mozambique.Mozambique has the second-largest AIDS epidemic in the world. And Gaza province is the hardest hit spot in the country. NPR's Juana Summers recently traveled there to see how the Trum ...  Show more

What can Montgomery Alabama teach Americans about Civil Rights?

The landscape of Montgomery, Alabama is a monument to Civil Rights, but is America losing touch with the lessons of that movement?Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for much of the battle for Civil Rights. As the country celebrates its 250 anniversary, NPR’s Debbie Elliot went t ...  Show more

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