Tag archive for ‘npr’

Making the world safer

NPR’s All Things Considered, not known in youth circles for its edge, has been killing it lately with a series on the treatment of women in the US military, doing personal interviews of post-traumatized veterans.
Roadside bombs? Senseless blood and death and killing? No. the worst thing about serving in the military is being sexually [...]

Obama news and notes

Our fearless founder, Farai Chideya, interviewed Sen Obama yesterday for “News & Notes,” the show she hosts for NPR, for those of you living in LA, where the show tapes but doesn’t air! Here’s a taste:
Farai: You want to withdraw from Iraq by early summer next year… those will be powerful images [...]

Colbert: Operation Humble Kanye
SNL: Obama Plays It Cool
G. McInnes: Help Sophie Walk