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Economics jokes can be hard enough to understand, let alone laugh at. NPR's Planet Money team recently tried some of its own jokes out on a live audience at a small comedy club in Brooklyn, N.Y.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. As the city of Milwaukee proclaims this week to be Hip-Hop Week, we ask rappers how the city has influenced their art and how hip-hop informs our everyday lives, from music to aquaponics.

A survey of historians and presidential experts ranks President Biden in 14th place all-time, just ahead of Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan. Former President Donald Trump came in last.

After two failed tries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to win reelection on Monday. But don't be surprised if there's another inconclusive result.

On Sunday night, HBO presents a new TV version of Larry Kramer's 1985 play. Kramer himself wrote the adaptation, which stars Mark Ruffalo and Julia Roberts.

In Elissa Brent Weissman's new book for young adults, "The Short Seller," 12-year-old Lindy Sachs is bored by math until her dad teaches her how to trade on the stock market.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly discusses President Trump's tweets referencing Native Americans with David Chang, chair of the American Indian Studies department at The University of Minnesota.

Xiye Bastida was raised in the highlands of Mexico with an understanding that she had to thank the Earth for everything it provided. Now, she's dedicated her entire life to the issue of protecting it.

Check cashing stores and payday loan centers have a checkered reputation, to put it mildly. Critics say their high interest rates and fees take advantage…

Empathy is the ability to understand and share in the feelings of others. Such sensitivity helps us bond with each other, and most humans have that…