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Historically black neighborhoods were known for bringing people of different economic classes together — but that all changed during the civil rights movement. Eugene Robinson writes about how post-civil rights social mobility tore black communities apart in Disintegration.

People were dying of a disease that could be treated — but in poor countries, they did not have access to medicines that could help. That was the story of HIV — and now of COVID-19.

Israel is leading the world in per capita vaccinations and is reopening. In the occupied West Bank and Gaza next door, very few Palestinians are getting vaccinated.

Faithless electors are those in the Electoral College who cast their votes in conflict with their state's voters. After a Supreme Court decision, that practice may soon be a thing of the past.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., about her progressive priorities for Congress, the impeachment trial and the challenges she anticipates for advancing her priorities.

As coronavirus cases rise, the French government is putting Paris and seven other cities under curfew in an effort to avoid another nationwide lockdown.

Much of America's economy has been shut down, in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Some say this strategy will work, but President Trump wants to see businesses re-open quickly.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michelle Singletary, who writes about personal finance for The Washington Post, about what people can do during the coronavirus outbreak to ensure more financial security.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Chris LaVoie, whose Oregon business and home were destroyed in the Holiday Farm Fire. LaVoie is the owner of McKenzie River Mountain Resort in Blue River.

Racist and pornographic attacks on video conferences are a problem for anyone holding online meetings, but especially for governments and organizations that must make their meetings public.