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What Happened To British Loyalists After The Revolutionary War?
NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with Maya Jasanoff, a professor of British and imperial history at Harvard University, about the loyalists and what happened when they lost. » E-Mail This …read
Week In Politics: New GOP Candidates, Donald Trump
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks with regular political commentators David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution about this week’s GOP announcements.
Syrian Christians Face New Threat From Rebel Alliance
By Deborah Amos Syrian Christians face new threats from a rebel coalition that is fighting both the self-declared Islamic State and the regime. » E-Mail This …read more Via: http://www.npr.org/2015/07/03/419824382/syrian-christians-face-new-threat-from-rebel-alliance?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world
Scrapped Declaration Of Independence Passage Denounced Slavery
Most everyone knows the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. But most don’t know about a very big edit before the final draft. » E-Mail This …read more
Portland, Ore., Soccer Fans Gear Up For Women’s World Cup Final
By Tom Goldman It’s the U.S. and Japan in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final in Vancouver, Canada — a rematch of the 2011 championship. Soccer-crazed fans in Portland, Ore., who
Despite Offensive Comments, Donald Trump Polls Strong In New Hampshire
By Josh Rogers Real estate mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump is polling surprisingly well in New Hampshire. NPR unpacks Trump’s appeal to the state’s voters. » E-Mail This
Debt Crisis Puts The Squeeze On Greece’s Banks
By Jim Zarroli The country’s banks could hardly be in a more precarious position. The European Central Bank has stopped lending Greece money and a referendum Sunday could spell the
Chief Bailout Negotiator: Greece Needs An ‘Economically Sustainable’ Deal
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks with Euclid Tsakalatos, Greece’s deputy foreign minister and chief negotiator in the bailout talks, about Sunday’s referendum and what yes and no votes would mean. »
1984 Indiana governor candidate Wayne Townsend dies
“On behalf of the Indiana Democratic Party, we all mourn the passing of Wayne Townsend. As a longtime state legislator, Sen. Townsend fought for … …read more Via: <a href=https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wthr.com/story/29471469/1984-indiana-governor-candidate-wayne-townsend-dies&ct=ga&cd=CAIyHDhiYzc1MzQ5ZWY1Yjc4MmE6Y29tOmVuOlVTOlI&usg=AFQjCNFV2Oa1LUUX_8TE0OJjsoMBNSQRZQ
#NPRreads: The ‘Grexit,’ Video Games And Fleeing The Rwandan Genocide
By Steve Mullis Also this week, misconceptions about slavery. And, the struggle for gay Christians trying to keep the faith. » E-Mail This …read more Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/03/419820837/-nprreads-the-grexit-and-fleeing-the-rwandan-genocide?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=politics
