CalMatters reports that companies backing data center construction are flooding Sacramento with cash, hoping to stop or defang bills that would regulate the facilities.

Journalist Jonathan Mingle writes that this is a sign of a new, disorienting danger in cold mountain zones. The hidden hand behind this is climate change.

Robert Reich breaks down how the mainstream media draws a false equivalence between the right and the left and misleads the public about what's really at stake.

What can thoughtful people read this Labor Day weekend that speaks to the fraught historical moment?

On this episode, we're going full Beatlemania, featuring Paul McCartney and archived recordings of John Lennon.

Songs of blood, sweat, and toil on the eve of Labor Day, along with a musical welcome to the new(ish) ninth month – Sunday, September 6 at 4:00 pm.

It was a light bulb moment: If monsoon rains keep kids from safely getting to school, let's create a floating school to pick them up! Bangladesh pioneered the idea. How's it doing?

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived in Moscow to revive efforts to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for a halt to air attacks during their visit, but Moscow has not publicly responded.

NPR's Linda Holmes is a daily puzzle devotee. She recommends games that will test your knowledge of geography, history, and even the most obscure corners of Wikipedia.