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The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, is dedicated to victims of lynching.

New Lynching Memorial Is A Space 'To Talk About All Of That Anguish'

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., and includes monuments to victims of lynchings. Organizers say it's time "to confront the brutality."

Flint marks 3rd anniversary of water switch with protests

Today, people in Flint marked the anniversary of the start of the city’s drinking water crisis.It was three years ago, when Flint officials pushed the…

Employees take pictures in front of the newly designed Steelcase truck celebrating 100 years.

Steelcase celebrates 100 years of business Friday

Steelcase doesn’t manufacture much office furniture in West Michigan anymore, but it still has about 3,000 employees here. They gathered for the birthday…

satellite map of Michigan, the Great Lakes

Michigan releases first installment of state water strategy

The state has unveiled the first part of a strategy to protect what it calls Michigan’s “globally unique water resources.”The 30-year water strategy is a…

Flint meets EPA deadline to upgrade part of city water plant

The city of Flint has met an EPA deadline to upgrade equipment at the city’s water plant.The EPA sent the city of Flint a letter one week ago saying the…

Trump's tax plan an "unmitigated disaster" for everyone except the super-rich

This week’s elections are over, and Republicans did badly. GOP leaders are now saying openly that they need to pass a tax bill or face losing the House of…

Maggie Barcellano prepares dinner in January 2014 at her father's house in Austin, Texas. Barcellano, who lives with her father, enrolled in the food stamps program while she works as a home health aide and raises her 3-year-old daughter. A study suggests that social safety nets, including food stamps, helped cushion income losses for middle- and working-class Americans during the recession.

Study Suggests Recession, Recovery Have Not Left The Rich Richer

Conventional wisdom is that income inequality has gotten worse in the years since the financial crisis, but new research by a George Washington University professor says that's not what the data show.

Cranes pepper the skyline in Charlotte, N.C., a sign of the region's strong economic growth.

Economy And Immigration: What's Dividing Republicans

Amid major economic development and an immigration influx, a trip to Charlotte, N.C., reveals trends within the Republican Party that are taking place across cities facing similar issues.

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's new exhibit, "Americans and the Holocaust," surfaces the complexity of national attitudes and concerns that weighed heavily on the nation's role during the Holocaust.

As American Awareness Fades, Holocaust Museum Refreshes The Story

A new exhibit at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum contextualizes American action — and inaction — during the Nazi rise to power. A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor says it's about time.

The NPR West team dressed in Sam's "uniform" in honor of his first day.

(Almost) One Year Later With Sam Sanders of NPR's 'It's Been A Minute'

Sanders discusses his move to NPR West, the transition to creating and hosting It's Been a Minute, and what he hopes to accomplish with the program.

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