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Consider This from NPR, page 17
by NPR · English
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What we know about President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor StatisticsThe episode examines President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antony, and what it signals about the Heritage Foundation’s growing alignment with Trump. Guest: E.J.17 Aug 2025 · 10 min · 5 chapters
Covering climate change in the city of loveHow Paris is experiencing deadly heat waves tied to climate change, and how the city’s dense, low-shade urban design and historic buildings worsen risk; includes a 2023 heat-wave drill held in an…16 Aug 2025 · 10 min · 5 chapters
What Bad Bunny means to Puerto RicansBad Bunny’s Puerto Rico residency as a cultural and political “homecoming” for residents and the Puerto Rican diaspora, tied to migration, pride, and activism.15 Aug 2025 · 9 min · 5 chapters
Can Trump get Putin to make a deal?Whether Donald Trump can use his personal relationship with Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, as the summit in Alaska approaches.14 Aug 2025 · 10 min · 4 chapters
President Trump is upending global trade as we know it. What comes next?The episode argues that President Trump’s tariff-driven approach is “upending” the global trade system and that the old rules-based era is effectively “dead.” It references the 1999 WTO Seattle…13 Aug 2025 · 7 min · 2 chapters
Trump and Putin are set to meet. Do they want the same thing?Trump and Putin’s Alaska summit aims to end the Russia-Ukraine war; the episode asks whether both leaders want the same outcome, given past unpredictability and Zelensky’s absence.12 Aug 2025 · 10 min · 3 chapters
Trump takes over D.C. police. Will other cities be next?NPR “Consider This” examines President Trump’s announcement that he’s taking over Washington, D.C.’s police, deploying the National Guard, and whether similar actions could spread to other U.S.11 Aug 2025 · 11 min · 5 chapters
Deep-sea mining is unregulated. Some want to forge ahead anywayDeep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton zone is largely unregulated; the U.S. and a Canadian company want to move ahead before the UN’s International Seabed Authority finalizes rules.10 Aug 2025 · 11 min · 4 chapters
Investigating the Russia investigations. What's left to learn?The episode examines what remains to learn about Russia’s 2016 election interference after years of investigations, and why the Trump administration is seeking new ones.8 Aug 2025 · 10 min · 8 chapters
How some online networks target and radicalize kidsA mother’s account of how online extremist “nihilistic, violent extremist networks” can target and radicalize kids, including coercing self-harm/sexual content and escalating toward violence; it also…7 Aug 2025 · 13 min · 7 chapters
Hurricane Katrina helped change New Orleans' public defender systemHurricane Katrina’s 2005 prison chaos exposed a broken New Orleans public defender system, leading to a decades-long rebuild of legal representation and resources for incarcerated people.6 Aug 2025 · 11 min · 3 chapters
How gerrymandering became a blood sportThe episode argues that gerrymandering has escalated into a high-stakes “nuclear arms race” for House control, especially after President Trump signaled Texas as a model for partisan district…5 Aug 2025 · 9 min · 3 chapters
What happens to the internet if no one clicks search links?How Google’s AI Overviews (AI answers shown before users click) could reduce search clicks, threatening ad/referral revenue for publishers and changing the internet’s “crawl → links → clicks” model;…4 Aug 2025 · 7 min · 4 chapters
Is climate change a reason not to have kids?Whether climate change and environmental disaster should lead couples to have fewer (or no) children, and whether depopulation would meaningfully solve climate problems.3 Aug 2025 · 10 min · 5 chapters
A tricky reporting assignment: covering your own workplaceHow NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik reports on his own workplace amid political pressure, lawsuits, and defunding of public broadcasting.3 Aug 2025 · 12 min · 7 chapters
Trump's tariffs are (still) comingTrump’s tariff deadlines keep shifting, with new import taxes set to begin Aug 7 after an Aug 1 “reciprocal rates” deadline was extended; episode also weighs economic fallout and political reaction.1 Aug 2025 · 10 min · 3 chapters
A fact checker hangs up his PinocchiosGlenn Kessler, Washington Post fact-checker, reflects on 14+ years of “Pinocchios” and why fact-checking still matters despite Trump-era falsehoods and social media.31 Jul 2025 · 9 min · 3 chapters
How firing hundreds of employees this year has transformed the Justice DepartmentThe Justice Department’s 2025 workforce shakeup—hundreds of career civil servants fired—its legal/political rationale, and how it’s reshaping DOJ operations and court credibility.30 Jul 2025 · 8 min · 6 chapters
A new executive order tackles causes of homelessness. Why are some advocates worried?The episode discusses President Trump’s new executive order aimed at homelessness, shifting policy from “housing first” toward mental health and addiction treatment, including involuntary civil…29 Jul 2025 · 10 min · 3 chapters
What reporting in Gaza shows amid Trump's break from Netanyahu on starvationThe episode argues that reporting from Gaza contradicts claims by Israel and some media that there is “no starvation,” and instead shows severe malnutrition amid aid-delivery failures.28 Jul 2025 · 9 min · 3 chapters
Facing persistent scrutiny over Epstein, the Trump administration rehashes 2016 probeThe episode argues the Trump administration is rehashing the 2016 Russia election story to distract from mounting scrutiny over the Epstein files and document-release promises.27 Jul 2025 · 13 min · 4 chapters
Texas floods: how to talk to people on the worst day of their livesNPR reporters discuss how to cover catastrophic Texas Hill Country floods with empathy—especially how to talk to people on their worst day—and how to report in evolving, dangerous conditions.26 Jul 2025 · 10 min · 7 chapters
How have RFK Jr.'s vaccine policies impacted America's public health?How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine policies at HHS are affecting U.S.25 Jul 2025 · 11 min · 5 chapters
Six months in, how Trump has changed the Education Department.Six months into Trump’s second term, the episode argues the Education Department has been weakened and its power redirected, with major effects on K-12 funding, special education enforcement, and…24 Jul 2025 · 10 min · 5 chapters