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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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No Small Endeavor

What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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NPR
National

In these divided times, is civility under siege?

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll says that the country's civility crisis is deepening and that a majority of Americans fear it will lead to violence.

7 years ago

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced on Tuesday the agency is seeking to close all of its foreign field offices around the world, a move introduced by Director L. Francis Cissna. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Immigration
International
National

Trump administration seeks to close international immigration offices

The Trump administration is seeking to close nearly two dozen U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices around the world.

7 years ago

Anti-Brexit activists hold placards and wave flags as they demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday, ahead of a crucial vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal. (Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International

U.K. Parliament rejects Theresa May’s Brexit plan yet again

The vote was a second chance for the prime minister to gain approval of the terms under which the U.K. will leave the EU on March 29.

7 years ago

Pa. state Senator Anthony Hardy Williams (left) and Former City Controller Alan Butkovitz. (Emma Lee/WHYY and Jana Shea for WHYY)
Elections
Philadelphia

Pa. state Sen. Williams, former controller Butkovitz challenge Philly Mayor Kenney

Two Democrats are challenging Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s bid for a second term.

7 years ago

Computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Pa. 2019 municipal primary: Key dates and what you need to know

This year, voters in Pennsylvania will elect judges, county commissioners, district attorneys, mayors, school board members and other local leaders.

7 years ago

Marijuana
New Jersey

New Jersey takes big step toward legalizing recreational pot

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders said Tuesday they've agreed on legislation to legalize recreational marijuana for adults.

7 years ago

A joint session of the state House and Senate during the governor's budget address. All together, there are 253 members of Pennsylvania's legislature--203 in the House, 50 in the Senate. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Shrinking the Pa. legislature? It’s possible, but unlikely.

In order to change the size of the House or Senate, the chambers would have to sign off on a constitutional amendment.

7 years ago

North Philadelphia ward leader Daphne Goggins, who was endorsed by the city's Republican Party last month, has dropped out of the mayor's race. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY, file)
Philadelphia
Politics

GOP candidate Daphne Goggins is out of Philly mayor’s race

Goggins ended her short-lived campaign in a Facebook video Monday evening, saying Philadelphia’s Republican Party apparatus failed to support her.

7 years ago

The Trump administration aims to boost competition among hospitals and cut costs by letting consumers see how widely prices can vary for the same medical or surgical procedure. But health economists say patients typically have little choice in choosing their hospital. (teekid/Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care

U.S. hospitals and insurers might be forced to reveal the true prices they negotiate

The Trump Administration is weighing whether to require hospitals to publicly reveal the prices they charge insurance companies for medical procedures and services.

7 years ago

The capital dome is seen at the New Jersey Statehouse. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)

N.J. considers allowing advertisements on its government websites

A New Jersey Assembly panel backs plan to allow the state to sell ad space on government websites. Some object that ad placement could signify the Garden State’s endorsement.

7 years ago

Only Maine and Oklahoma give doctors as much leeway in prescribing medical marijuana as this legislation would in Delaware. (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo)
Delaware

Del. considers allowing doctors to prescribe medical marijuana for most maladies

Only Maine and Oklahoma give doctors as much leeway in prescribing medical marijuana as this legislation would in Delaware.

7 years ago

day care children walking on street
Home & Family
Kids

U.S. Sen. Casey of Pa. urging ‘transformative’ investment in child care subsidies

While Trump proposes a $1 billion bump in federal spending on child care, Senate Democrats are stumping for a cap how much some families pay out of pocket.

7 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Rep. Mehaffie talks up his nuclear bailout bill; opponents line up to trash it

Pennsylvania Rep. Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) on Monday introduced a bill aimed at keeping two of the state’s five nuclear plants from retiring early.

7 years ago

The House Budget Committee displays copies of President Trump's new budget proposal on Capitol Hill on Monday morning. Presidential budget proposals are typically political documents, with Congress taking the lead to set federal spending levels
NPR
Economy
Government Accountability
National

Trump seeks more border wall funding in new budget

President Trump's budget proposal for 2020 calls for $8.6 billion in new border wall funding, a signal that the White House is not backing away from its demand.

7 years ago

Fox News mobile app on the display of tablet PC
National Interest
Elections

Bravo! Democrats refuse to reward Fox News’ propaganda

These debates, which begin in June, should be hosted by legitimate journalistic organizations. Fox News, a font of fact-free agitprop, is demonstrably illegitimate.

7 years ago

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