Jonaki Mehta
Stories
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National
What President Xi Jinping's absence from COP26 indicates for China's climate pledges
Chinese President Xi Jinping is not attending COP26 in person. Climate analysts and activists weigh in on what his absence means for the climate pledges made by one of the top carbon-emitting nations.
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Why Philadelphia has banned low-level traffic stops
City councilmember Isaiah Thomas, who spearheaded the new legislation, says the new rule was inspired in part by his own experiences with police as a Black man.
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National
Migrant workers who clean up climate disasters for work often pay a price
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sarah Stillman, staff writer at The New Yorker, who spent the past year with some of the growing number of migrant laborers who follow climate disasters for work.
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When will it stop being the 'pandemic economy?'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with economist Austan Goolsbee about what it will take for the U.S. to recover from the unique economic challenges posed by the pandemic.
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How employers can win workers back (and keep them) after the 'Great Resignation'
With such large swathes of the American labor force leaving their jobs, the scales of power are tipping in the directions of workers. Here's how employers can entice and keep them.
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New cases of 'Havana Syndrome' grow as cause remains a mystery
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Stanford professor David Relman about the mysterious Havana Syndrome that continues to affect diplomats and federal employees around the world.
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A Louisiana clinic struggles to absorb the surge created by Texas' new abortion law
In Shreveport, La., near the Texas border, the Hope Medical Group for Women is seeing increased demand after the restrictive law was passed — and after a hurricane impacted other parts of the state.
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Music
How An Author And Illustrator Adapted Nina Simone's Complicated Life Story For Kids
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Traci Todd and illustrator Christian Robinson about their new children's book 'NINA: A Story of Nina Simone,' and adapting a complicated figure's story for kids.
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New Orleans Parish President Hunkers Down Through Hurricane Ida With Members
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kirk Lepine, Plaquemines Parish president, about the impact of Hurricane Ida In New Orleans, La.
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Music
3 Years After His Death, Sam Mehran's Loved Ones Share Posthumous Album 'Cold Brew'
Underground musician Sam Mehran's father and friends share what the process of compiling his posthumous album, Cold Brew, was like. It's out today, three years after Mehran's death.