You're most likely to find NPR's Don Gonyea on the road, in some battleground state looking for voters to sit with him at the local lunch spot, the VFW or union hall, at a campaign rally, or at their kitchen tables to tell him what's on their minds. Through countless such conversations over the course of the year, he gets a ground-level view of American elections. Gonyea is NPR's National Political Correspondent, a position he has held since 2010. His reports can be heard on all NPR News programs and at NPR.org. To hear his sound-rich stories is akin to riding in the passenger seat of his rental car, traveling through Iowa or South Carolina or Michigan or wherever, right along with him.
Writer Mitchell S. Jackson says loving America means telling the truth about its past, even when its uncomfortable. He reflects on the country's 250th birthday.
Sarah Robbins, Anamaria Artemisa Sayre, Henry Larson
Mexico's World Cup run has inspired a phrase heard across the country: "Y si sí." Or in English: "What if we can?" Anamaria Sayre reports from Mexico City.
For workers who have to stay on the job outdoors in extreme heat, a few simple measures can decrease the risk of heat stroke. Awareness and education play a big role.
Marc Rivers, Don Gonyea, Michel Martin, Steve Inskeep, Adam Raney
As America marks its 250th birthday, NPR's Michel Martin and Steve Inskeep discuss films that capture the American experience, from 'Do The Right Thing' to 'Gran Torino'.
Daniel Ofman, Don Gonyea, Sarah Robbins, Zephyr Weinreich
As NATO leaders gather for this week's summit in Turkey, Europe is preparing to shoulder more of its own defense. David M. Cattler of the Center for European Policy Analysis explains why.