In the past five years, states allowing access to life-ending medication for the terminally ill have more than tripled. But as more states allow such end-of-life care, is access really growing? And for whom?
Populism is a defining force in American politics, and around the world. But what exactly is populism? WBUR's On Point brings you ‘The power of populism: Its global reach, authoritarian danger and democratic promise.’
More and more Americans are moving out of big cities to smaller towns and suburbs – reversing a three decades long trend of growth for cities. We explore what is making Americans reconsider city life.
Thousands of miles of fiber optic cable at the bottom of the world’s oceans carry more than 95% of the world’s data, from phone calls and emails to encrypted military...
Sheila Clemmons Lee’s son was killed by Nashville police. She joined a coalition to create a police oversight board. Now, the Tennessee legislature wants to abolish the board.
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One virus causes more birth defects in American babies than any other nongenetic disease – but most don’t know it exists. A mother’s journey to...
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