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Forty years ago, Congress decided that existing anti-discrimination laws were not enough to overcome racism in the voting process. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act. The law helped to tumble the segregationist status quo that kept black voters from the polls.

The rate of home foreclosure is now three times its historic rate — "so large that it threatens the entire economy." Congressional Oversight Panel chair Elizabeth Warren discusses the problem — and possible solutions.

Allende is one of the world's most widely read authors. Her latest novel centers on the lives of two refugees, 80 years apart.

On this edition of the show we will be talking about a book that discusses the “The End of Religion(s)”, a documentary film on William Faulkner and we’ll learn more about AI and ChatGPT.

Can we feel sure we have the tools we need to disrupt the violence and extremism?

"Millions of Americans — our neighbors, friends, family members — are still looking for jobs," the president says in his administration's annual report to Congress.

How Education Department cuts will impact lower-income and rural schools, hearing to be held on Venezuelan deportations, NTSB says Maryland officials did not assess Key Bridge risks before collapse.

Celebrating Thanksgiving abroad? Tell us how you celebrate.

Plus: ambiguous mascots, rodents with hard-to-spell names, and three boring photos of buildings.

In recent midterms, 4 in 10 eligible voters cast ballots. Nonvoters talk of apathy, disgust, barriers and other reasons. But those who don't vote, and their interests, can be ignored by candidates.