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The ancient Greeks had a word for it: “HYBRIS;” their term for the sin of “excessive pride or arrogance.” They believed it resulted from too much…

Tropical Storm Irene caused damage or destroyed countless homes and businesses as rivers and streams became raging torrents. In Vermont, over 500 miles of…

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who is Indian-American, accuses Democrats of telling minorities that the GOP is the "party that hates you."

Ann Romney's address to the Republican National Convention tonight is meant to humanize her husband, Mitt, and chip away at his "likability gap" with President Obama. So how does she relieve the pressure? By baking her grandmother's Welsh cakes for the press corps.

Single mothers have a lot on their plate, but reports show that the unemployment rate among single moms has doubled in the last five years. Host Michel Martin speaks with three moms who have raised children as single moms, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Dani Tucker and Angelica Perez-Litwin.

Integration efforts, from busing children out of district to opening charter schools, have proven controversial. David Karp, author of Kids First and Sheryll Cashin, author of The Failures of Integration discuss why some schools are segregated and what, if anything, should be done about it.

In a recent piece, Ray Takeyh explains that Iran's revolutionary government thrives on conflict and that Iran's provocative foreign policy helps it "sustain an ideological identity." Takeyh explains what we need to know to understand Iran's motives in its dealings with the U.S. and other countries.

The talks open the possibility of an end to one of the longest-running armed conflicts in the world.

Ahead of next week’s primary in Massachusetts, the state’s top election official has put out some voter demographics. WAMC”s Paul Tuthill reports.…

Neighborhood activists in Springfield Massachusetts say they want to be kept in the loop as the city evaluates several proposals from casino operators.…