Tag Archives: Politics

Morning News: South Sudan, Indigenous People Of Canada & A Folk Queen

The world’s youngest state was born amid boundless optimism. But poverty is still endemic and ethnic tensions still rule politics; what hope for its next decade? 

Mass graves found at Canada’s “residential schools” have sparked a reckoning about past abuses of indigenous peoples. And marking 50 years since the final album of Karen Dalton, the forgotten queen of folk.

Morning News: Tokyo Olympics Controversies, V.P. Politics & Freedom

The Olympics are less than three weeks away and over this past weekend we saw three big headlines, all having to do with restrictions that have primarily affected women of color and intersex people. 

And it’s left many fans wondering who these Olympic rules are actually serving.

  • And, infighting in the Vice President’s office.
  • Plus, Noah Feldman — and you — on what freedom means in America now.

Guests: Axios’ Ina Fried, Margaret Talev and Harvard University constitutional law professor Noah Feldman.

Political Analysis: Amy Walter And Tamara Keith On Voting Rights, Covid

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how Democrats and Republicans view voting rights differently, and COVID-19 vaccinations and President Biden’s handling of the pandemic.