Posted on · Former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke told NPR's Steve Inskeep that "we're going to have to free ourselves from the dependence we have on fossil fuels and that means a greater investment in solar and wind."
Posted on · The 76-year-old former vice president focused on President Trump's response to Charlottesville in his announcement. He enters the presidential race with renewed scrutiny of his decades in public life.
Posted on · The Vermont senator, who is vying to be the Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, visited the Bayou City for two events.
Posted on · Episode: 1648 Building a dirigible to get to the California gold rush. Today, some thoughts on success, failure, and flying to California.
Posted on · Nancy Barnes, current executive editor at the Houston Chronicle, notes the state plays a role in America’s major news themes
Posted on · A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds Americans believe Trump has divided the nation in his first year as president. But people who backed him in 2016 continue to be firmly behind him.
Posted on · People in those two areas were the most affected, and they flocked to social media to express their dismay... with a sense of humor
Posted on · Episode: 1401 Theodore Roosevelt and Frederic Remington defining the West. Today, Roosevelt and Remington go West.
Posted on · Episode: 1373 Pittsburgh in 1816. Today, let’s visit embryonic Pittsburgh.
Posted on · Officially, patriotism is defined as a devotion to — or love for — one’s country.
Posted on · The proposed border wall has the potential to leave some US citizens on the 'Mexico Side'
Posted on · Episode: 1328 The medieval character of the wild West. Today, the wild West holds up a mirror to medieval life.
Posted on · Border crossers, farm laborers, new arrivals from Mexico: There's no shortage of stereotypes about people living in the U.S. illegally. But the statistics tell a different story.
Posted on · Episode: 1252 Forgotten invention of manufacturing with interchangeable parts. Today, a brilliant invention is forgotten.
Posted on · Episode: 1146 Early Massachussetts: a cultural beachhead, not yet a new country Today, America leaves its Eastern beaches.