Month: April 2024

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What Next | Daily News and Analysis - The Group Behind Christian Conservatives’ Winning Streak

The group that brought the case that overturned Roe v. Wade is back before the Supreme Court arguing for more restrictions on mifepristone, the “abortion pill.” Who are Alliance Defending Freedom, and what are their goals?


Guest: David Kirkpatrick, staff writer for The New Yorker.


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NPR's Book of the Day - ‘Climate Capitalism’ projects an optimistic future for environmental policy

Early in today's episode, Here & Now's Scott Tong poses what a lot of activists and listeners might think — that the two words titling Akshat Rathi's new book, Climate Capitalism, are at odds with one another. But Rathi says governments can play a role in shifting economic policy to prioritize both profit and environmental protections. In his book and in this interview, he explains how business leaders, students and politicians are already implementing ideas that connect the dots between the climate crisis and global markets.

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The Economics of Everyday Things - 42. Cemeteries

The verdant lawns promise everlasting rest — but what does it mean to sign a lease for all eternity? Zachary Crockett finds out where the bodies are buried.

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Terry Arellano, co-founder and president of Cemetery Property Resales, Inc.
    • Jeff Lindeman, C.E.O. and General Manager of Mountain View Cemetery.
    • Tanya Marsh, professor of law at Wake Forest University.
    • Maureen Walton, founder and president of The Cemetery Exchange.