2011 August | Here & Now

Several banks in Europe are struggling to remain afloat and are being sustained by emergency measures like unlimited loans from the European Central Bank.

Arab Spring protesters have used social media and cell phones to organize. But an investigation finds that oppressive regimes are also using the technologies to track down those dissidents.

We speak with a Libyan-American TV presenter who said she is “ecstatic but there is a lot of fear” about the changing events in Libya.

From Steve Earle to Moby.

Meklit Hadero left Ethiopia when she was just a toddler, but the country’s musical traditions made a big impression on her.

With over 70 percent of the United States’ youth population on Facebook, the gap between work and play is closing.

If you’re a parent with young kids, you know how hard it can be to find child care. Could speed-interviewing babysitters help?

As rebels came into Tripoli late Sunday, Gadhafi’s rule was all but over, even though he continued to resist.

From John Michael to Jens Lekman.

The music and pop culture Paste Magazine had to ditch its print edition because of financial troubles, now they’re trying to stay afloat with a virtual edition.

Who are the 12 lawmakers who make up the bi-partisan Congressional “super committee” for debt reduction? There’s one woman, one African American and equal number of Senators and Representatives.

Listeners weigh in on recent stories, from thanking service members for fighting in wars to the trend of adding whipped cream and other sweet extras to fast food fare.

The results of the 2008 Gay Softball World Series were challenged when the second place team was accused of including more than the two straight men allowed per team.

A better than anticipated opening on Wall Street helped European markets get back a large chunk of their earlier losses Friday.

From Tan Dun to Sonny Rollins.

Bestselling author Tess Gerritsen set her newest “Rizzoli and Isles” detective novel, excerpted here, in Boston’s Chinatown.

From The Wee Trio to Tan Dun.

Twenty years ago this week, there was an attempted coup to try to stop the reforms of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev.

It’s been two days since Yahoo! Sports reported that a former booster for the University of Miami provided money and prostitutes to more than 70 athletes at the University of Miami. Thursday some of the athletes alleged to be involved are practicing.

As groups like Rotary and Kiwanis lose members in the U.S., they’re gaining speed abroad, from Pakistan to South Korea.