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Host Stephen Dubner has surprising conversations that explore the riddles of everyday life and the weird wrinkles of human nature-from cheating and crime to parenting and sports. Dubner talks with Nobel laureates and provocateurs, social scientists and entrepreneurs - and his Freakonomics co-author Steve Levitt.

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U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-NJ, delivers remarks during a rally in support of the national Women's March on Washington during a gathering at Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in Trenton, N.J. The march was held in in conjunction with with similar events taking place around the nation following the inauguration of President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
New Jersey
Public Health

NJ Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman says she caught COVID-19 during Capitol riot from unmasked colleagues

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman says she caught COVID-19 from other House members during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.

5 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm the Capitol
National
Public Safety

A theater of propaganda: The Capitol, cameras, and selfies

Many rioters who attacked the Capitol did so while livestreaming, posting on Facebook and taking selfies, turning the Capitol into a theater of real-time far-right propaganda.

5 years ago

Police officers with face shields stand outside the Capitol
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Policing
Public Safety

Ex-Capitol police chief says requests for National Guard denied 6 times in riots

Steven Sund said officials denied or delayed his request for assistance from the National Guard six times before and after the U.S. Capitol riots had already started.

5 years ago

Pro-Trump insurrectionists are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber
National
Public Safety

Records show fervent Trump supporters fueled deadly Capitol siege

An FBI official says investigators have seen “no indication” antifa activists were disguised as Trump supporters during the Capitol riot.

5 years ago

People shelter in the House gallery as pro-Trump insurrectionists try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol
National
Public Safety

Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared

The full extent of the assault on the U.S. Capitol is coming into sharper focus, with scenes of violence so vast they are difficult to grasp.

5 years ago

A sign is shown outside of Trump's New Jersey golf club
NPR
Business
Sports

PGA cancels plans to hold 2022 championship at Trump’s New Jersey golf course

PGA of America said the decision to cancel plans to hold the 2022 PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster in New Jersey stems from a desire to protect the organization's brand.

5 years ago

Jaja Robinson wears a face mask in front of signage at a Socialist Alternative meeting
Philadelphia
Social Justice

How to stop the far-right movement? Some Philly organizers pitch a new party

The push for a new party saw a renewed sense of urgency after pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the nation’s capital Wednesday.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks at a podium
NPR
Law
Politics

Can Trump pardon himself?

President Trump is said to be considering pardoning himself, but constitutional scholars say he doesn't have the power to do so.

6 years ago

Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase, a Republican, listens to debate during the Senate session at the Capitol
NPR
Elections
National

More than a dozen GOP state lawmakers attended Trump rally that gave way to riots

GOP Virginia State Sen. Amanda Chase faces calls to resign after attending the rally that gave way to a riot on Wednesday.

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi administers the oath of office to members of the 117th Congress
National
Public Safety

Oaths questioned as Trump’s backers fight against loss

In the aftermath of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, some critics are accusing Republicans of violating their oaths of office.

6 years ago

At a bus stop on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in Washington, D.C., a notice from the FBI seeks information about people pictured during the riot at the U.S. Capitol
NPR
National
Public Safety

As inauguration nears, concern of more pro-Trump violence grows

Wednesday's violent insurrection at the Capitol led to the death of five people. Some lawmakers and others worry that it was just the beginning of what's to come.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington before boarding Marine One
Elections
National
Politics

Trump pressured Georgia to ‘find the fraud’ in earlier call

The December call preceded Trump’s Jan. 2 call to Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger where he asked election officials to “find” enough votes to overturn Biden's win.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally
National
Politics

Dems prep ‘incitement of insurrection’ charge against Trump

A resolution calling on Pence to do so was blocked Monday by Republicans. But more votes are expected Tuesday, with an impeachment vote Wednesday.

6 years ago

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Environment
Pennsylvania

Delco leaders mull an appeal after judge upholds $276.5 million DELCORA deal

The pending sale of the county wastewater system to Aqua Pennsylvania is at the center of a long-running, will-they-won’t-they political feud.

6 years ago

Georgia Sens.-elect Rev. Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff before a campaign stop on Jan. 4. While the pair ran as a ticket, Warnock garnered nearly 20,000 more votes, in part due to many conservative voters' concerns about Warnock's GOP opponent, Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
NPR
Elections
National

Why some Georgia voters split their ballots between Democrats and Republicans

Even though both parties ran unified campaigns, nearly 20,000 Georgians appear to have split their votes in the two races, between Raphael Warnock and David Perdue.

6 years ago

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