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News Articles: Opinion

The Pride Walk and Rally heads from Dupont Circle to Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2021.

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  • Arts & Life

Pride vs. Prejudice

Glen Weldon is among the cohort of LGBTQ+ folk constitutionally averse to crowds, midday sun and dancing. But Pride feels more needed, more urgent than ever this year — and he'll be out there.

June 10, 2023
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
Mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal on May 17, 2018.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: A lifesaving moment at Mount Everest

Against a backdrop of another deadly climbing season on Mount Everest, NPR's Scott Simon contemplates one story of sacrifice and heroism.

June 03, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Many medical students do not attend lectures in the first two years, instead opting to watch recorded classes on their own time.

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  • Science

Medical students aren't showing up to class. What does that mean for future docs?

Most first- and second-year medical students don't attend lectures. A student and a professor suggest it's a good time to think a lot about medical education, starting with "flipping the classroom."

June 01, 2023
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By:
  • Alexander P. Philips and
  • Philip Gruppuso
Tina Turner sings during her performance at the Macy's Passport '97 fundraiser and fashion show in San Francisco.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Life lessons from Tina Turner

NPR's Scott Simon contemplates the emotional power of the song "What's Love Got To Do With It" following singer Tina Turner's death.

May 27, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
A picture from May 1 shows an abandoned hospital in El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, a state in Sudan. Weeks of fierce fighting in the country have had a devastating impact on health care.

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  • Opinion

Sudanese doctors should not have to risk their own lives to save lives

The conflict has devastated health care: attacks on hospitals, threats against medical staff. Three Sudanese-American doctors share stories from their colleagues — and map out a plan for the future.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Hazar Khidir,
  • Hana Khidir ,
  • and 1 more
Chonkasaurus the snapping turtle rests on a pile of rusty chains along the Chicago River.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Progress can be a turtle

NPR's Scott Simon considers Chicago's newest star, a snapping turtle nicknamed Chonkasaurus.

May 20, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
These books have been banned in several public schools and libraries across the U.S. amid a wave of book censorship and restrictions.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Books are not land mines

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the effects of book bans on libraries and young readers.

May 15, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
An aerial picture shows an illegal mining camp during an operation by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources against Amazon deforestation at the Yanomami territory in Roraima state, Brazil, on Feb. 24.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The global gold rush puts the Amazon rainforest at greater risk

Gold prices are soaring. Cue the gold rush, and with it, more challenges for Brazil and efforts to protect the world's largest tropical forest, write Robert Muggah and Mac Margolis.

May 10, 2023
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By:
  • Robert Muggah and
  • Mac Margolis
Calypso singer and actor Harry Belafonte performs in concert at London's Kilburn National Ballroom on Aug. 10 1958.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Harry Belafonte's voice will live on

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to remember singer and activist Harry Belafonte, who died this week at the age of 96.

April 29, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza stands in a cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The highest duty of a citizen

NPR's Scott Simon draws parallels between Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian dissident and journalist who was sentenced to 25 years in prison this week, and other courageous figures in history.

April 22, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
The snow-covered soya fields at the Belfontaine Holstein farm are pictured in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, on Dec. 9, 2021. Canadian Super Pigs were bred to survive the winter.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: Watch out for Super Pigs!

Canadian Super Pigs are on the rise and entering the United States. NPR's Scott Simon laments.

April 08, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Members of the Abayudaya Jewish community of Uganda engage in the ritual of burning leavened foods before the Jewish holiday of Passover. There are some 2,500 Abayudaya Jews in the country. In the past they have faced persecution for their beliefs but are steadfast in their commitment to Judaism.

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  • Opinion

For Passover, I sent matzo to the Jews of Uganda. They've given me a gift as well

An American rabbi reflects on his online friendship with Jacob, a member of Uganda's Abayudaya Jewish community — and what he has learned from their conversations.

April 02, 2023
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By:
  • Dan Ornstein
Pictures of the victims killed in a mass shooting on Monday at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., are fixed to a memorial by Noah Reich (left) and David Maldonado, from the nonprofit Classroom of Compassion, near the school on Wednesday.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: America's shameful obsession with guns

NPR's Scott Simon looks at just how prevalent guns have become in American society, compared to smartphones and cars.

April 01, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Pro-democracy activists tear a placard of Winnie-the-pooh that represents Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest against a proposed new security law outside the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong on May 24, 2020.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: The autocrat threatened by Winnie the Pooh

The slasher film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has been pulled from theaters in Hong Kong and Macau - and not because of its terrible Rotten Tomatoes score. The Silly Old Bear has been used in protest memes against President Xi Jinping.

March 25, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Military surgeon Jiang Yanyong, the doctor who defied the government and spoke the truth of SARS in 2003, talks at a forum on the 10th anniversary of SARS held in Beijing. He died this past week at age 91.

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  • Opinion

My meeting with Jiang Yanyong, the Chinese doctor who dared speak the truth about SARS

In 2003, the military surgeon watched in disbelief as Chinese officials downplayed how SARS was spreading — and took the risk of alerting the media to the cover-up. He died this past week at age 91.

March 18, 2023
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By:
  • Susan Jakes
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