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Here are the questions and answers for today's Labor Day history/news quiz. 1. Where and when was Labor Day first celebrated? Ans: 1882, New York City 2. When did it become national h... (article)
More than 7 million Americans work more than one job. On our next program, we'll kick off the Labor Day weekend with your moonlighting stories, which you can post on this website. Als... (episode)
William Rhoden Originally uploaded by wnyc New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden in our studios for his last weekly sports update in August on the Brian Lehrer Show, 8... (article)
Income is up in the United States, but the percentage of Americans with health insurance is down -- for adults and children. We examine the new census figures on income and the uninsu... (episode)
Dr. Sharon Dunn Originally uploaded by wnyc Dr. Sharon Dunn, senior instructional manager for arts education in the Department of Education's Office of Arts and Special Project... (article)
Jamie Tarabay Originally uploaded by wnyc NPR's Baghdad bureau chief Jamie Tarabay describes reporting from the Iraq war zone on the Brian Lehrer Show, 8/29/07. (article)
Public school principals are getting more discretion on what subjects to spend their money on. How will the new system affect arts education now that the principals will be graded on ... (episode)
In his new biography of Barack Obama, former Chicago Tribune reporter David Mendell “deconstructs” the Illinois Senator and Democratic presidential candidate, writing that his rise ha... (episode)
Facebook has mushroomed in popularity since it opened up beyond college students last September. Now almost half of the companies in a new poll say they are restricting access to the ... (episode)
How many men do you know who can cut metal, solder a circuit board or hammer a nail properly? Blogger Glenn Reynolds thinks it’s a problem that males today aren’t as handy as their fa... (episode)