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NPR's Michel Martin visits the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, founded by attorney Bryan Stevenson, to memorialize the victims of lynchings that took place in the U.S. after the Civil War.

In stressful times, it's helpful to be reminded of the good people willing to help out. That's the theme of a new podcast from the team at Hidden Brain. It's called: My Unsung Hero.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with attorney Lena Zezulin about organizing Russian-Americans and émigrés in the U.S. to speak out against the invasion of Ukraine.

New Zealand was once heralded for its handling of COVID-19. But these days, infections are rising and the government is having to cope with unrest from anti-vaccination protesters.

Before the war, Ukrainian Rehina Solodovnik tutored Russian students online. The teaching has stopped, but she's still getting text messages. "I am so sorry for our government," one student said.

Scott Simon speaks with author Azar Nafisi about her new book, "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times."

Russia and Belarus have been kicked out of the Winter Paralympic Games, and MLB players are pushing for better pay in contract negotiations with owners.

Erich Schwartzel says film studios rely upon Chinese audiences to break even. Justin Chang reviews The Batman. Meghan O'Rourke writes about chronic illnesses in The Invisible Kingdom.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is visiting Poland as Russia continues its assault on neighboring Ukraine.

Europe's king of electropop returns to the stage with a glass raised to essential workers.