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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks after being nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court at the White House in Washington, D.C., on February 25, 2022.

Civil rights activists are prepared to fight for Jackson's nomination to the court

The confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson are set for March 21. Activists who pushed for a Black woman are excited and ready for a fight.

This journalist started owning her identity at work when covering anti-Asian violence

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CNN journalist Amara Walker about the persistence of violence against Asian American women, a year after the Atlanta area spa shootings.

A building burns after shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 3, 2022. Russian forces have escalated their attacks on crowded cities in what Ukraine's leader called a blatant campaign of terror.

Putin's war is a nightmare for the Ukrainian people and for Russia, an expert warns

Putin acted out of hubris and "didn't get the politics of Ukraine right" when he decided to invade, says Michael Kimmage, an academic who formerly served at the State Department.

Mariana Vishegirskaya stands outside a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9. Vishegirskaya later gave birth to a girl in another hospital in Mariupol.

Russia's 226 attacks on health-care targets in Ukraine are part of a larger pattern

A new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition tallies 1,335 cases of health-care-related violence. We spoke with the coalition chair about the consequences.

Kaina's 'It Was A Home' samples the mood and music of her childhood

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kaina about her new album, It Was A Home. Much of it serves as a tribute to her family and the home she grew up in in Chicago.

Writer And Director Eddie Huang Challenges The Model Minority Myth In 'Boogie'

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Eddie Huang about his new movie, Boogie, about a Taiwanese-American high schooler who has big dreams of playing professional basketball.

"You know, it's like a gut punch to millions of people," Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who chairs the House Progressive Caucus, said about the $15-an-hour minimum wage coming out of President Biden's COVID-19 relief package. But she says her vote will be based on the bill as a whole, even though it doesn't include the wage hike.

Progressives Show Patience With Biden, At Least Until Relief Bill Passes

President Biden vowed to govern as the most progressive chief executive since Franklin Roosevelt. But progressives in Congress are skeptical, especially after a recent letdown over the minimum wage.

Alabama's state Capitol has been the location of fights over redistricting. The Supreme Court hears a case this fall that could have implications for gerrymandering across the country.

Inside the fight over Alabama's congressional maps

NPR talked to people involved in the upcoming Supreme Court case about redistricting in Alabama to learn more about the battle over voting rights and gerrymandering in the state.

Gang of Youths frontman on new album 'angel in realtime'

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dave Le'aupepe of Gang of Youths about the band's new album angel in realtime.

As COVID-19 Inundates Hospitals, Staff Is 'Emotionally Pulverized'

NPR's Mary Louise talk with Dr. Aharon Sareli of Memorial Healthcare System in Florida and Dr. Adriano Goffi of Altus Lumberton Hospital in Texas about how COVID-19 surges are affecting their staffs.

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