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Congress created several organizations in 1980s to strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. Human rights activists say the freeze is a gift to authoritarians like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin.

Since the fall of Roe, a once-fringe network of hardline anti-abortion activists has been pushing to classify abortion as homicide. Once shunned from policy discussion, they are seeing progress.

NPR Scott Simon talks to Adam Roberts about his debut novel, "Food Person." It's about a food writer ghostwriting a cookbook for a celebrity who doesn't actually like food.

NPR recalls times throughout U.S. history when Americans either rejected or embraced public health messaging and discusses how public health officials could improve messaging in the pandemic.

A small network of anti-abortion rights activists has been making progress pushing for bills that would classify people who get abortions as criminals.

Rachel Martin talks to Isabelle Simon, whose son has been treated for opioid addiction. She plans on voting for candidates who support affordable health care and drug counseling, regardless of party.

NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with a man he met in 2017 who was locked up in immigration detention. A judge finally let him return to his family, but he now wonders what the next four years will bring.

From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.

How are young Catholics thinking about the American Catholic church during the papal transition. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to the hosts of American Magazine's Jesuitical podcast.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Sean McFate, author of "The New Rules of War," about Russia's military tactics in Ukraine.