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Anti-immigrant sentiment is spreading across Europe, boosting support for populist, right-wing parties. One of the most successful is in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. Backers of the party, known as Vlaams Belang, criticize Muslim immigrants for failing to assimilate.

Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post reporter Jackie Spinner, who is a close friend of freed journalist Jill Carroll. Spinner says that Carroll was a "careful journalist" who spoke arabic and was sensitive to the culture of Iraq.

Evo Morales rose to power vowing to create a more equitable society. He's won the hearts of Bolivia's poor with policies aimed at raising living standards, and nationalized the hydrocarbon industry with a moderate approach that relies on negotiation, rather than confiscation.

The Senate on Monday takes up a bill likely to pass and prompt the first veto of the Bush presidency. It would relax restrictions the president himself imposed on funding of research using stem cells from human embryos.

It's time to celebrate the art of horror and gore and, to that end, KPBS film critic Beth Accomando searched San Diego stages looking for the spooky blend. She finds it at Sledgehammer Theater with th

For years now, radio drama has been totally eclipsed by film and television. However, every now and then, the art form pops up to remind us of the ways in which radio can spark the imagination. The MFA playwriting students from the acclaimed theater department at UCSD have written four very contemporary radio dramas and we will hear them and talk with the scribes.

They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But when it comes to HIV/AIDS, there is no cure. That makes prevention priceless. At the International AIDS Society conference in Sydney, Aust

What can scientists and the military learn from recent North Korean missile tests? David Wright of the Union of Concerned Scientists discusses the tests with Sheilah Kast.

The summer may be for vacations and trips to the beach, but you'll likely want a good book to accompany you. We'll talk with two local experts who spend their working days reading. They'll give us their picks for the best reads of the summer.

The December issue of Wired Magazine details the high-tech operation behind Santa's yearly deliveries. According to Wired, Santa oversees a massive network of container ships, naughty/nice surveillance, and special-ops helpers trained for covert entry into homes. Adam Rogers, a Wired senior editor, speaks with NPR's Liane Hansen.