Social Issues

Rivers of Oil, Episode 3: The spark that ignited fires
Pipelines have become a potent issue for Native American and indigenous people, who are fighting them across North America. Part of the fight is over culture and identity. But it also involves a messy history of land and treaties, and a long, complicated -- and often adversarial -- relationship with the U.S. government.
Pentagon to house migrants at 2 military bases in Texas
Migrant families will be housed at Ft. Bliss, an Army base outside El Paso, NPR's Tom Bowman reports. Unaccompanied migrant children will be housed at Goodfellow Air Force Base, outside San Angelo.
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on women drivers
The country allowed women to drive for the first time on Sunday, ending its widely criticized ban on women drivers.
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on women drivers
The country allowed women to drive for the first time on Sunday, ending its widely-criticized ban on women drivers.
Protesters, lawmakers call for immigrant families to be reunited
Demonstrators led rallies and protests on Saturday to decry the separation of immigrant parents from their children by U.S. border authorities, while Democratic lawmakers said they aren't convinced the Trump administration has any real plan to reunite them.