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Charles King tells the story of Franz Boas' powerful challenge to racial science — and of how others like Margaret Mead and Zora Neale Hurston contributed to that project.

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California about Ambassador William Taylor's testimony in the impeachment probe of President Trump. NPR's Tamara Keith weighs in on the topic.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Nina Jankowicz, disinformation fellow at the Wilson Center, about why we're hearing so much about Russian disinformation during the impeachment hearings.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu of Mississippi Today about their 14-month investigation into the state's restitution centers and how they function as debtors' prisons.

In Albany, N.Y., three men use their own experiences to set teens on the right path. Efforts by individuals can sometimes have an outsized impact in the fight against poverty.

Architects from around the world have flooded social media with their visions of a new Notre Dame. But 55% of French respondents say they want the cathedral to be just as it was before, a poll finds.

Officials at every level say they're changing their approaches to election security as the presidential race comes into view. One challenge, though, is not knowing exactly how to prepare.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Yale professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who helped organize a call of more than 100 corporate leaders, to discuss their response to voting bills.

As Biden stated, crossings often rise during the early months of the year as the weather improves. But the number of unaccompanied children arriving is considerably higher than in the recent years.

Live conversations on Clubhouse and Twitter took off during the pandemic, connecting people online when they couldn't in real life. Now social media companies are scrambling to launch audio features.