Remember when country music wasn’t for bros?

If Hunt’s 2017 bro-country hit ... hillbilly music/Is the only thing that keeps me hanging on.” “Little Ways” swings so hard you’ll need to recheck the liner notes twice to make sure it’s an original ... Read More

Opioids Came for Country Music. It’s Fighting Back

Country singers like Brad Paisley, Jelly Roll, Jaime Wyatt, and Elvie Shane are addressing the opioid crisis in songs and in action. Read More

Strategies to Reduce Political Heartache and Distress

Ideological differences can lead to heated arguments, hurt feelings, and strained interactions. Ideological disagreements need not escalate into divisiveness. Meaningful dialogue can be created by ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Too much democracy

Democrats across the country have become increasingly concerned over the amount of support Trump is pulling from usually reliable demographics and donors have been bickering over an internal memo ... Read More

Obama to Protester Interrupting: ‘Can’t Just Talk and Not Listen’

Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton arrived at Radio City Music Hall in New York on ... “You can’t just talk and not listen.… That’s what the other side does.” ... Read More

Nearly half of Americans workers say they would support a ban on political talk in the office

Just under half of all workers say they would be in favor of a ban on talking politics in the office, a new CNBC survey finds. Read More

The NPR Politics Podcast

Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington ... Political wonks - get wonkier with The NPR Politics Podcast+. Your subscription ... Read More

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Even as the country has become more racially and ethnically diverse and religious attendance has declined, the relative size of the two big political-party coalitions has stayed almost identical. Read More

Far-right politics could hurt business in North Carolina, some fear. Again.

People line up at one of Durham’s music venues, Motorco ... group orders for crispy octopus to only grow — as long as politics didn’t get in the way. Read More

Politics Friday from MPR News

MPR News host ... the show to talk about the GOP agenda for the remainder of the session. Guests: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson Subscribe to the Politics Friday ... Read More

Tech leaders have all the skills for politics. Still, most don't want to run.

About a month ago someone asked Cruver if he considered running for public office, but he had "zero interest" in putting those skills into politics ... news and data company did not fare well ... Read More

Far-right politics could hurt business in North Carolina, some fear. Again.

With a new Google office in town and Apple projected to expand nearby, she expected group orders for crispy octopus to only grow - as long as politics ... there did not put a dollar amount on ... Read More