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When mass shooters fit the definition of terrorism, why aren't they charged with it?

Richard Blanco walks Jim and Margery through the writing tool of showing, not telling.

Though the debate over the question is not over, the Supreme Court delivered a strong blow to the Trump administration.

In 2019, several states have passed laws restricting access to abortions, leaving some wondering if it means the end of Roe v. Wade.

Emily Bazelon is the author of "Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration," a new book that examines prosecutorial power, and how that has affected the justice system for decades.

Another hate crime rattled a synagogue this weekend, leaving one woman dead and others injured. Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price say this shooting fits into a pattern of white nationalist violence.

Today on Boston Public Radio: Our political roundtable with Michael Curry and Joe Malone tackled the latest local and national news. Curry is Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Mass League of Community Health Centers, and a member of the National NAACP Board of Directors. Malone is former state treasurer. Is the standoff between China and the United States the beginning of a broader economic war? Charles Sennott, founder of The GroundTruth Project and a WGBH analyst, weighed in. Do you feel cheated by the weather this spring? We opened up the lines and asked our listeners. After being exiled from TV, Billy Bush is making his return. Television expert Bob Thompson weighed in. Thompson is founding director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture and a Trustee Professor of Television and Popular Culture at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse. Reverend Irene Monroe and Reverend Emmett Price tackled the moral issues of the day on “All Revved Up.” Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour’s African American Heritage Trail, as well as a visiting researcher in the Religion and Conflict Transformation Program at Boston University School of Theology. Price is a Professor of Worship, Church & Culture and Founding Executive Director of the Institute for the Study of the Black Christian Experience at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners about the death of the middle school dance. Is it time to bring this rite of passage back? Poet Richard Blanco read the winning entries to our acrostic poem contest. Blanco is the fifth presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history, and his new book is "How To Love A Country."

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened up the lines and asked our listeners about Elizabeth Warren’s plan to tackle opioid addiction, including calling on institutions like Harvard to remove the Sackler family name — the family behind Purdue Pharma — from prominent buildings. The House Judiciary Committee voted yesterday to hold A.G. William Barr in contempt of Congress. CNN legal analyst Michael Zeldin weighed in. Former Suffolk County sheriff Andrea Cabral discussed newly released video of Sandra Bland’s encounter with police. Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan weighed in on a new “heartbeat” abortion law in Georgia, one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. WCAI science editor Heather Goldstone talked about a sobering U.N. study warning that over one million species may face extinction because of the human impact on the environment. Former Congressman and Secretary of both Congress and Transportation Norman Mineta shared the upcoming PBS documentary about his life. Joining us for a crash course in rosé were TJ and Hadley Douglass, the co-owners of “The Urban Grape.”

Today on Boston Public Radio: Juliette Kayyem discussed yesterday’s school shooting in Colorado, and the new round of sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran. Kayyem is the Belfer Lecturer in International Security at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and an analyst for CNN. We opened up the lines and asked our listeners to respond to columnist Dugan Arnett’s column in the Boston Globe about whether or not men can pull of wearing sandals in the summer. Boston Globe reporters Andrew Ryan and Beth Healey discussed their recent investigation into links between those who’ve worked in politics and Massachusetts’ marijuana industry. We opened up the phone lines and asked our listeners how they feel about the Uber/Lyft driver strike, which took place on Wednesday. Alex Beam discussed Denver’s push to legalize psychedelic mushrooms. Beam is a columnist for the Boston Globe, and author of the book “The Feud: Vladimir Nabokov, Edmund Wilson, and the End of a Beautiful Friendship.” Judge Richard Gergel discussed his new book “Unexampled Courage,” which examines how a racially charged case against a black WWII veteran during the Jim Crow era led to a political awakening for President Harry Truman. Bob Thompson discussed a gaffe in last week’s episode of Game of Thrones involving a Starbucks cup left in a shot, and the series of finale of Veep, which premieres this week.

Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law last week a bill that would require companies to stop giving out cups and other single-use containers made of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, by January 2021. Joining *Boston Public Radio *to weigh in was Corby Kummer, a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy.

Today on Boston Public Radio: We opened up the lines and asked our listeners about Red Sox Manager Alex Cora's decision not to attend a White House ceremony out of protest over President Trump's handling of Hurricane Maria. Then Trenni Kusnierek, anchor and reporter with NBC Sports Boston, weighed in. Two of the state's high-profile District Attorneys are taking on ICE. Carol Rose, Executive Director of ACLU of Massachusetts, discussed. Maine recently became the first state in the nation to ban Styrofoam food containers. Joining with his take was Corby Kummer, a senior editor at The Atlantic, an award-winning food writer, and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy. Trump has appointed a new head for ICE. Ali Noorani shared his analysis. Noorani is the Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum and his latest book is "There Goes the Neighborhood: How Communities Overcome Prejudice and Meet the Challenge of American Immigration." We went over the latest national headlines with John King, CNN's chief National Correspondent and host of "Inside Politics." When does dissent in the workplace actually work? Nancy Koehn discussed. Koehn is an historian at the Harvard Business School, where she holds the James E. Robison chair of Business Administration. Her latest book is "Forged in Crisis: The Power of Courageous Leadership in Turbulent Times."