Two biographical picture books introduce children to the life stories of writer Toni Morrison and civil rights activist Ruby Bridges. First, Andrea Davis Pinkney initially encountered Morrison's work as a child. But later, she became the editor of Morrison's children's books. Now, Pinkney is out with And She Was Loved, a picture book about Morrison's life. In today's episode, the author talks with Here & Now's Lisa Mullins about her decision to write the book in the form of a poem and love letter, Morrison's upbringing in the oral tradition, and how Pinkney approached her editing role. Then, Ruby Bridges tells her own story in an autobiographical picture book. In I Am Ruby Bridges, she recounts her experience as the first Black child to desegregate an all white school in 1960. In today's episode, she joins NPR's Mary Louise Kelly for a conversation about the book. They discuss what that first day of school looked like through a six-year-old's eyes – and the way white parents responded.
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To understand the second Trump administration, you have to understand the internet culture that gave birth to it.
Guest: Elle Reeve, CNN correspondent who reported on the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA for Vice News.
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College holds a mythic place in American culture, but behind the polished campus tours and glossy brochures lies a far more complicated reality. Each episode of Campus Files uncovers a new story that rocked a college or university. Consider this your unofficial campus tour.
War on three fronts! The gang talks about Volodymyr Zelenskyy's public humiliation ritual, military deployment at the southern border, and Trump's flip-flopping global trade war.
President Trump has again pulled back on tariffs he imposed on Canada and Mexico. Veterans groups are scrambling, after an internal memo called for 80-thousand job cuts at the VA. The House votes to censure Democratic Representative Al Green of Texas for disrupting President Trump during his address to a joint session of Congress. CBS News Correspondent Jennifer Keiper with tonight's World News Roundup.
Leaders of the European Union have voted to approve a plan to dramatically increase defense spending. The move is a reaction to the U.S. reducing its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia's invasion. We go to Brussels to understand the ramifications.
And we hear what the series of recent developments in the relationship between the U.S. and Ukraine could mean for peace talks with Russia.
Like a lot of economists, Mark Zandi, with Moody's Analytics, thinks President Trump's across-the-board tariffs are a bad idea. Saying, "Tariffs, broad-based tariffs, are a real problem for the economy."
But Zandi says – it's not just the tariffs themselves that are the problem, it's the uncertainty created by Trump's rollout.
Trump threatened 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico would start in February. They were paused at the 11th hour, only to eventually go into effect this week.
On Thursday Trump announced the new tariffs would be paused for most products, but potentially only until April 2.
Meanwhile tariffs on China snapped into place in February, and then doubled, to 20%.What happens next is anyone's guess.
Businesses have been optimistic about the economy under Trump. His chaotic tariff rollout threatens that.
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Like a lot of economists, Mark Zandi, with Moody's Analytics, thinks President Trump's across-the-board tariffs are a bad idea. Saying, "Tariffs, broad-based tariffs, are a real problem for the economy."
But Zandi says – it's not just the tariffs themselves that are the problem, it's the uncertainty created by Trump's rollout.
Trump threatened 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico would start in February. They were paused at the 11th hour, only to eventually go into effect this week.
On Thursday Trump announced the new tariffs would be paused for most products, but potentially only until April 2.
Meanwhile tariffs on China snapped into place in February, and then doubled, to 20%.What happens next is anyone's guess.
Businesses have been optimistic about the economy under Trump. His chaotic tariff rollout threatens that.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.
Like a lot of economists, Mark Zandi, with Moody's Analytics, thinks President Trump's across-the-board tariffs are a bad idea. Saying, "Tariffs, broad-based tariffs, are a real problem for the economy."
But Zandi says – it's not just the tariffs themselves that are the problem, it's the uncertainty created by Trump's rollout.
Trump threatened 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico would start in February. They were paused at the 11th hour, only to eventually go into effect this week.
On Thursday Trump announced the new tariffs would be paused for most products, but potentially only until April 2.
Meanwhile tariffs on China snapped into place in February, and then doubled, to 20%.What happens next is anyone's guess.
Businesses have been optimistic about the economy under Trump. His chaotic tariff rollout threatens that.
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