United States http://www.npr.org United States en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:00:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif United States http://www.npr.org Syrian Strife Draws In Neighbors, Global Players Iran, Israel, Russia and Saudi Arabia are among the key global stakeholders in the conflict that has taken an estimated 93,000 lives. Here's a look at what some of them stand to gain — or lose. Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/06/16/191641113/syrian-strife-draws-in-neighbors-global-players?ft=1&f=128644964 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/06/16/191641113/syrian-strife-draws-in-neighbors-global-players?ft=1&f=128644964 Iran, Israel, Russia and Saudi Arabia are among the key global stakeholders in the conflict that has taken an estimated 93,000 lives. Here's a look at what some of them stand to gain — or lose.

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]]> Don't Expect States To Cooperate States are now governed pretty much by one party or the other, which nearly as often as not enjoys supermajority status in legislatures, according to a report by the Pew Center on the States. That means individual states will be moving in different direction on everything from abortion to tax policy — and many are likely to resist laws set in Washington. Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:54:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/01/23/170062564/dont-expect-states-to-cooperate?ft=1&f=128644964 http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/01/23/170062564/dont-expect-states-to-cooperate?ft=1&f=128644964 States are now governed pretty much by one party or the other, which nearly as often as not enjoys supermajority status in legislatures, according to a report by the Pew Center on the States. That means individual states will be moving in different direction on everything from abortion to tax policy — and many are likely to resist laws set in Washington.

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]]> The Art And Science Of Going Nude At an Australian art museum, an after-hours tour requires participants' nudity. Would that fly in the U.S.? Why are some cultures more comfortable with nudity than others? When did humans start wearing clothes in the first place, and why? Thu, 17 May 2012 11:29:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/05/17/152755636/the-art-and-science-of-going-nude?ft=1&f=128644964 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/05/17/152755636/the-art-and-science-of-going-nude?ft=1&f=128644964 At an Australian art museum, an after-hours tour requires participants' nudity. Would that fly in the U.S.? Why are some cultures more comfortable with nudity than others? When did humans start wearing clothes in the first place, and why?

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]]> China Surpasses Japan As No. 2 Global Economy China's economy appears to have surpassed Japan's for good and is on track to top the U.S. by 2030. China is helped by being a developing economy with plenty of room to expand while the mature U.S. economy appears poised for slower growth. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/08/16/129231356/china-surpasses-japan-s-economy?ft=1&f=128644964 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/08/16/129231356/china-surpasses-japan-s-economy?ft=1&f=128644964 China's economy appears to have surpassed Japan's for good and is on track to top the U.S. by 2030. China is helped by being a developing economy with plenty of room to expand while the mature U.S. economy appears poised for slower growth.

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]]> China Overtakes U.S. In Energy Use China overtakes U.S. as the world's largest energy consumer. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:26:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/20/128644881/china-overtakes-u-s-in-energy-use?ft=1&f=128644964 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/07/20/128644881/china-overtakes-u-s-in-energy-use?ft=1&f=128644964 China overtakes U.S. as the world's largest energy consumer.

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