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Macroeconomist Dean Baker sees opportunity in the current economic crisis. In a recent editorial for The Guardian, Baker recommended that President-elect Barack Obama boost the economy by spending on national health insurance.

In this episode of "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, Washington Post columnist Carolyn Hax remembers a kind colleague who checked in when she was having a hard time.

James Baker, who served in two Republican White Houses, is writing about causes that don't figure prominently in the modern Republican agenda. He's advocating a global ban on the sale of ivory.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with playwright Annie Baker about her play, The Flick, which won the Pulitzer Prize last year.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Thompson-Reuters insurance correspondent Carolyn Cohn about how a record-breaking payout for the Key Bridge disaster may affect the insurance industry.

Scientists racing to protect coral amid an ocean heat wave that is blistering reefs off south Florida got some rare good news this month. Some of the rescued corals made babies in their lab.

Scientists racing to protect coral amid an ocean heat wave blistering reefs off South Florida got some rare good news this month. Some of the rescued corals made babies in their lab.

Carolyn Jack has the latest on efforts to resolve the ongoing hostage situation in Lima, Peru. Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is in Washington. He'll meet with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tomorrow. Yesterday, Fujimori met with Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto in Toronto. The two leaders decided to renew efforts to negotiate with terrorists holding 72 hostages in the Japanese Ambassador's residence. But, President Fujimori made clear he will not budge on the rebel's key demand to release jailed guerillas.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is a Republican in one of the bluest states in the country. He's also the most popular governor and is expected to easily win reelection.

A group of advocates in Louisville took over an abandoned motel and turned it into a no barrier homeless shelter. It's an approach some say is really needed.