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A recent gathering of New York City mayoral candidates on Zoom.

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OPINION: It's Hard To Shake Hands And Kiss Babies On Zoom

Pandemic social distancing has made candidates for New York mayor both more and less accessible.

February 27, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
The "Holy Grail" of baseball cards, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, is put on display as part of a baseball memorabilia exhibit at the History Colorado Center on July 16, 2018, in Denver.

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  • Opinion

OPINION: When Baseball Cards Sell For Millions, They Lose Their Real Value

NPR's Scott Simon offers his thoughts on why the value of baseball cards shouldn't be measured in dollars.

February 20, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
Friends and family members of slain prominent Lebanese activist and intellectual Lokman Slim (shown in the raised image), attend a memorial ceremony in the garden of the family residence in the capital Beirut's southern suburbs, a week after he was found dead in his car, on Feb. 11. Slim, 58, was an outspoken critic of Hezbollah.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Pursuing Diplomacy With Iran Doesn't Mean Ignoring Its Bad Behavior

Arab and U.S. liberals differ on how to handle Iran and its proxies, writes Firas Maksad. He says reactions to the killing of his friend Lokman Slim, a critic of Hezbollah, are a case in point.

February 18, 2021
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By:
  • Firas Maksad
U.S. flags, representing those who could not attend the inauguration due to COVID-19, flutter in the wind at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The American Flag Flies For Democracy, Not Against It

During this week's impeachment trial, images were shown of the Jan. 6 insurrection, which included the U.S. flag. In his essay, Scott Simon remembers more promising moments where the flag was flown.

February 13, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
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Opinion: Alexei Navalny Fights For Freedom Of Expression In Putin's Russia

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the sentencing this week of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic was poisoned last year, recovered in Germany, then arrested for violating parole.

February 06, 2021
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  • Scott Simon

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  • Opinion

Our Relationship To Time: Listener Voice Memos

This past year has changed how many of us experience time, upending our expectations of how we pass our hours, days, and months. So, we asked you: How has your relationship with time changed?

February 05, 2021
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  • NPR/TED Staff
A soldier stands guard on a blockaded road to Myanmar's parliament in Naypyidaw on Monday, after the military detained the country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other officials and activists.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: After Myanmar Coup, U.S. Must Nudge Military To Share Power With Suu Kyi

The armed forces will likely find it harder to rule a changed Myanmar on its own — and the world should convince it not to, argues Charles Dunst of the East-West Center in Washington.

February 02, 2021
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  • Charles Dunst
The National Speed Skating Oval, also known as the Ice Ribbon, is the venue for speed skating events at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Olympic Flame Of Suffering

With the Winter Olympics set for next year, NPR's Scott Simon talks about the push by some human rights groups to move the games out of Beijing.

January 30, 2021
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  • Scott Simon

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Why I'm An Invisible Man In The Global Vaccine Campaign

Nigerian physician Ifeanyi Nsofor writes: "I was elated when the first COVID-19 vaccine was shown to be effective. ...My joy was cut short when richer Western nations began buying up the vaccine doses."

January 26, 2021
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  • Ifeanyi Nsofor
President Biden speaks on his administration's response to the economic crisis in the State Dining Room of the White House on Friday.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Joe Biden's Lifetime Of Experience

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and career of the nation's newest, and oldest, president.

January 23, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
National Guard troops reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington early Tuesday, before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president on Wednesday.

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  • Opinion

Here's How America's Crisis Feels Too Familiar To This Immigrant Who Has Covered War

No, Washington, D.C., is not Baghdad, despite now having a Green Zone of its own. But the events of Jan. 6 make the comparison more apt than any of us would wish.

January 19, 2021
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  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Wednesday's inauguration, coming two weeks to the day after the insurrection on the Capitol, will be unlike any other in living memory, writes NPR's Michel Martin. Above, the Capitol building is seen as workers prepare for the inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama in 2013.

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  • Opinion

The Things I'll Miss Most On An Inauguration Day Unlike Any Other

As the inauguration nears, the Capitol has become a fortress. The fences surrounding it, writes NPR's Michel Martin, "are the hallmarks of a country at war, and most tragically, at war with itself."

January 17, 2021
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  • Michel Martin
A vast majority of self-identified Republicans do not consider President Trump to blame for the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The Fringe Of America's Fabric

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the upcoming presidential inauguration of Joe Biden in the wake of last week's deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.

January 16, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
People lined up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site in Disneyland's parking lot in Anaheim, Calif. on Jan. 13. The state says all residents 65 or older are now eligible to receive the vaccine.

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  • Health

OPINION: Moral Tragedy Looms In Early Chaos Of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

As states suddenly expand the categories of people eligible for the first scarce shipments of vaccine, who will be watching to make sure those hit hardest by the pandemic aren't left behind?

January 16, 2021
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  • Hazar Khidir and
  • Melanie Molina
Pro-Trump extremists breached the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. The insurrection was just the latest chapter in America's ongoing battle over race, writes NPR host Sam Sanders.

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  • Opinion

The Lies We Tell Ourselves About Race

The insurrection at the Capitol was just the latest chapter in America's ongoing battle over race, writes NPR host Sam Sanders. "Once you see it as such," he says, "it all makes a lot more sense."

January 12, 2021
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  • Sam Sanders
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