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What most don't know is the reason why some of these monuments were erected in the first place: as a scare tactic. NPR's Dwane Brown speaks with University of Georgia history professor James Cobb.

Testing President Trump's promise to get tough on trade, two U.S. solar panel manufacturers are seeking to impose a tariff on panels made overseas. But many in the industry warn it could cost jobs.

Two giants of comedy died this weekend. Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis had very different styles, but both were hugely influential. There are many comedians who drew equal parts inspiration from them.

President Trump's pardon of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has caused a national uproar. Arpaio's successor, Sheriff Paul Penzone, reacts to Trump's decision and discusses the path away from Arpaio's legacy.

As the flooding in Houston, Texas, worsens many people have escaped to shelters around the greater Houston area. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Luis Villanueva, the lieutenant commanding officer at the Salvation Army in Pasadena, in addition to evacuee Kent Davis.

Derek Jeter had a spectacular career playing shortstop for the New York Yankees, during which he managed to avoid scandal and embarrassment and kept his private life tastefully private. So, what might all that brilliance as a player mean for him as he now becomes an owner?

President Trump has threatened to walk away from NAFTA if he can't secure a better deal for the U.S. But former Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez says it would be hard for the U.S. to walk away.

David Greene talks to former special agent Michael German about how law enforcement and the federal government are countering the current white supremacist movement following the violence in Virginia.

NPR's Robert Siegal talks with Ilya Somin, a professor of George Mason University, about President Trump's warning that pulling down Confederate statues may lead to a slippery slope in which monuments to the Founding Fathers are torn down.

Marina Satti's song "Mantissa" ("Seer") has resonated with a generation of young Greeks trying to stay optimistic after the country's debt crisis and austerity.