| |
| Newsletter continues after sponsor message |
|
| More than 100,000 migrants have sought shelter in New York City in the last year or so. NPR followed pregnant women who fled violence and poverty. They describe experiencing instability and challenges — but also finding hope and support.
The health system in the Gaza Strip is at a breaking point. Israel has cut access to food, fuel, water and electricity. Pharmacies are shuttered, and the ones that are open are empty. Two doctors described the dire situation. ➡️ Many want to support humanitarian groups providing aid to people in Israel and Gaza. Here's how you can avoid misinformation and help credible organizations.
Clothing trends come and go at a dizzying speed these days. The online store Shein, with some items cheaper than a latte, caters to people looking to keep up. However, some consumers are growing disenchanted with the brand as it faces a bevy of legal issues from labor ethics to copyright and tax violations.
More than 85,000 adolescents and young adults are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. every year. Many support groups exist for patients and their parents — but siblings don't often get the same resources. Kayla Crum's sister Ella survived cancer. Five years later, Kayla describes how she's still processing the trauma. |
|
Throughline: The past is never the past, and every headline has a history. Go back in time to understand the present with hosts Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei. 🎧 Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep joins this episode to talk about his newest book, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America. Inskeep makes the case for why we should collaborate and compromise with those across the aisle.
Imperfect Paradise, from LAist: This narrative podcast explores California's dreamers and schemers to tell stories with unexpected endings. 🎧 One year ago, a recording of four of LA's most powerful leaders making racist remarks was leaked. Go behind the scenes of one of LA's largest political scandals in this episode.
The Gun Machine, from WBUR: Stare down the barrel of America's most controversial and protected industry to find out how the U.S. was forged by guns. 🎧 Learn about how different the U.S. would look without the gun industry — and how the industry wouldn't exist without the federal government. |
|
Support your local station with the NPR+ podcast bundle. NPR+ is a new way to support mission-driven journalism while getting something great in return (aside from that warm & fuzzy feeling of making a difference). Enjoy sponsor-free listening from your favorite NPR podcasts, explore the 800+ episode archives of Car Talk, and even get fun bonus episodes from select shows like Fresh Air, Planet Money, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and more.
Your support means the world to us—so sign up at plus.npr.org today! |
|
|
|
J. David Ake/AFP via Getty Images |
|
I was changing planes to return from the siege of Sarajevo in September 1993 when NPR told me, “Get to Jerusalem.” Something unimaginable was about to happen. Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Yassir Arafat of the Palestine Liberation Organization would sign an agreement in which Israel recognized the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people. The PLO renounced terrorism and recognized Israel's right to exist.
Days later, I was in the Jenin refugee camp, where televisions had been set up to see the agreement signed in the White House Rose Garden.
Rabin said, "We the soldiers who have returned from the battle stained with blood, we who have fought against you, the Palestinians, we say to you today in a loud and clear voice: 'Enough of blood and tears! Enough!' "
Yassir Arafat followed. "Our two peoples are awaiting today this historic hope, and they want to give peace a real chance."
Fresh from the siege of Sarajevo, I was deeply moved to see old adversaries agree that peace would be their best shared strategy for survival. Many in the crowd around me in Jenin seemed more skeptical. Yet many also told me, “We are so tired of fighting. It must work.”
But the peace, for which Rabin and Arafat would go on to share the 1994 Nobel Prize, would never take hold. I have never felt so fortunate to see a piece of history — and regretful that, within just a few years, it would be only history. |
|
| Listen to your local NPR station. |
|
|
| |
|
|
This newsletter was edited by Treye Green. |
|
| | | Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can sign up here. |
|
|
|
|
|
| | | You received this message because you're subscribed to Up First emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002
Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy |  |
| |
|
|
|
| |
