The official Web site of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea — AKA, North Korea — is http://www.korea-dpr.com. Wait. It's dot-COM? Host Scott Simon speaks with Alejandro Cao de Benos, the site's author.
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, about consumer prices and primary inflation factors.
President Trump's Reflecting Pool renovation is coming in wildly over budget. Now, a nonprofit is suing to stop the project, citing the Trump administration's failure to follow procedure.