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There's a lot of discontent with America's political system, including with primary elections. Many experts say party-based primaries shut out independent voters and make political polarization worse. That's why some states are turning to nonpartisan primaries.

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Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Cheesy Time, Acorn Memories and Dull Days.

A deal between China's dominant tech companies reveals a lot about the country's approach to policing culture.

Democrats say the anger at recent GOP town halls reminds them of the same backlash they faced eight years ago with the rise of the Tea Party. Now, Democrats are using that as a blueprint.

Ted Cruz's campaign is taking micro-targeting one step further by investing significant resources and money into learning about voters' personality traits and behavior.

Economists don't look for jobs in the same way the rest of us do. They are way too rational. They have a system that looks a lot like speed dating.

NPR's end-of-the-year book recommendations are back! With something for every reader, Books We Love has over 400 sortable titles.

A decade ago, we were still exploring the technological wonders of cellphones and other electronic devices. Few were thinking about how they could be used to monitor us. Then came Edward Snowden.

An entire city in Jefferson County is slated to disappear, thanks to a relatively new Kentucky law. The municipality of Poplar Hills went defunct years ago and now the state is trying to get rid of it and other so-called “ghost cities.”