It's distortionary. It's regressive. And right now it only benefits a sliver of taxpayers and nonprofits. It's time to talk about the charitable deduction.
This week the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., received audio recordings of a reporter narrating the landing in France. A homeowner found them in the house he bought where they had been for 75 years.
"This is a real crisis for all of us, of all the system, of all the democracy," says the head of Rome's Jewish community. "That means that she must be protected from the hate as it was in the past."
Artist Dread Scott organized the 26-mile trek to New Orleans as a tribute to the men and women who protested their enslavement in the German Coast Uprising of 1811 by re-imagining a different outcome.
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Patrick Mason, professor of Mormon history and culture at Utah State University, about the history of Mormon communities in Mexico.
In Florida, students at a liberal arts college "rebuilt" a Berlin Wall replica to study the history of societal divisions and how they persist today — 30 years after the wall was taken down.
As Germany celebrates the 30th anniversary of the end of the Berlin Wall, the city has incorporated a piece of the historic relic into the landscape of the united German capital.
The Berlin Wall was a concrete manifestation of the barrier between democracy and oppression. NPR's Scott Simon marks the 30th anniversary of the day it began to come down.
Author Andrew Delbanco says Northerners began to realize slavery wasn't just a Southern issue after the passage of the 1850 law. His book is The War Before The War. Originally broadcast Nov. 6, 2018.
Thirty years after the Berlin Wall fell, Hoyerswerda is struggling to thrive, a far-right party has gained popularity and many residents worry about the future when Germany phases out coal.
Forty years ago, protesters stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran — resulting in a 444-day hostage crisis. NPR's David Greene talks to Ambassador John Limbert, who was one of the Americans held captive.
Why do five states hold general elections in odd-numbered years, when there isn't a presidential or congressional race? Some of our political reporters in those states dug in on that question.
Republicans say the process approved Thursday is a "sham" and "unconstitutional." But Democrats say it's very similar to what was in place during previous administrations.
Harriet, the biopic of Harriet Tubman is almost a superhero tale. Even her fainting spells — epileptic seizures, in reality — are depicted as a way for her to communicate with God.
In many places, students dress up as Pilgrims and Indians to learn the familiar story of the first Thanksgiving. If you're a teacher in the United States, how are you teaching Thanksgiving this year?
Harriet, a biographical film directed and co-written by Kasi Lemmons, is out in theaters. "I don't want to rob her of either her womanhood or her superheroism," Lemmons says.
Nearly 40 years ago, the Ku Klux Klan and a neo-Nazi group killed five people in Greensboro, N.C. A white jury acquitted those responsible, but the city never fully accepted responsibility for its role.
