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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Didi Kuo of Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law about how political polarization is threatening democracy.

More than 6,000 state legislative seats are up for election this year. Republicans and Democrats are spending tens of millions in a battle to shift the balance of power in these chambers.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bob Woodward about his recorded interviews with former President Donald Trump, which are featured in The Washington Post journalist's new audio book: The Trump Tapes.

A small farming town which lies in the path of an expanding open-pit coal mine is hoping German climate policy will eliminate the use of dirty coal before their village is consumed by the pit.

Layoffs across the tech sector often leave immigrant workers with a narrow window to either find a new job or leave the country. This is the story of an AI specialist who was laid off from Instagram.

Democrats had better than expected midterm elections in 2022, partly because of their ability to draw votes from rural areas. These voters could create new battlegrounds in 2024.

The Iranian-American comic came to the U.S. when he was 6 years old, just before Iran's 1979 revolution. His new memoir is I'm Not a Terrorist, But I've Played One on TV.

Although rap music has exploded worldwide, the art form has always been anchored in regional culture.

Marching bands returned to practice this fall under challenges like extreme heat and irregular weather conditions. They're getting creative to beat the heat of climate change.

After the cancellation of the festival in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Cannes Film Festival returns to the French Riviera with an expanded program and a historic jury led by filmmaker Spike Lee.