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Efforts to ban congressional stock trading have stalled for years. But a group of bipartisan lawmakers has a new consensus plan and wants a vote to show lawmakers aren't profiting from their roles.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to renowned large-scale painter Titus Kaphar about his first feature film, "Exhibiting Forgiveness," based on his troubled relationship with his father.

Rachel Slade’s new book, "Making It in America," is a unique look at global politics, economics, and labor through the story of textile manufacturing.

Jessica Pishko says a group of sheriffs have become a flashpoint in the current politics of toxic masculinity, guns, white supremacy and rural resentment. Her book is The Highest Law in the Land.

Hot dogs were first introduced to America by immigrants in the 1800s.

Is change even possible?

Danzy Senna's new novel is an exhilarating yet poignant riff on the struggling artist as a wannabe middle-aged sellout. The writing is endlessly quotable and meaningfully provocative.

Pest control company Orkin says Chicago earned the top spot on its annual list of America's "rattiest" cities — beating out Los Angeles and New York, which came in second and third respectively.

Bangladesh defies the stereotypes. It was born in poverty but has risen up the income ladder and is a model of health progress. Will the current political upheaval take a toll on its impressive achievements?

"One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small."

Potentially big changes are coming to the way real estate agents are paid. Backers say it will save money in the long run, but it will likely take some time for homebuyers and sellers to adjust.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with Paul Tenorio, soccer writer with The Athletic, about the Copa America soccer tournament, in which the best teams from North and South America will compete in U.S. cities.