Ailsa Chang
Stories
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What does it take to keep your job as an NBA head coach?
Mike Malone, the former coach of the Denver nuggets, was fired this week -- joining a growing list of NBA coaches to lose their jobs after winning a championship.
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Republican congressman wants limits on presidential tariff authority
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with GOP Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado about a bill he is co-sponsoring that would limit the president's authority on tariffs and require congressional approval for the measures.
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Are trade deficits bad? No, economist says
For decades, Trump has been arguing that trade deficits are bad. BUT - should we be eliminating trade deficits at all? Economist and Harvard professor Jason Furman says no.
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The thinking behind President Trump's tariffs
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rana Foroohar, a columnist for the Financial Times, about President Trump's goal with tariffs.
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Who loses in funding cuts to universities?
Proposed federal funding cuts to universities would have sweeping consequences that would impact local economies, scientific research and the institutions themselves.
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Root, root, root for Opening Day! What the upcoming season looks like for MLB
The Major League Baseball season kicks off on Thursday. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Keith Law, a senior baseball writer for The Athletic, about what fans should look out for.
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Democratic Senator Mark Warner reacts to leak of military strike information
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia about questioning top Intelligence officials today on Capitol Hill about war plans being leaked in a group chat with a journalist.
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Astronaut Amanda Nguyen discusses her new memoir and activism around sexual assault
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with activist and astronaut Amanda Nguyen on her new book, Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope,
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How a journalist became an inadvertent eavesdropper on national security secrets
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with editor-in-chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg, who was mistakenly added to a group chat with U.S. national security leaders, about imminent military strikes on Yemen.
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Lonely? There's an app for that!
A number of tech companies have rolled out apps and products aimed at helping ease the loneliness epidemic, but some experts explain how technology itself is part of the issue.