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Michael Lujan was an insurance agent who didn't get how the health care system was affecting people in his community until someone close to him ended up in a life-threatening situation.

Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, and fires are threatening buildings and important infrastructure.

On this broadcast of The National Conversation,we hear from some people who had COVID-19 and are recovering. We'll also answer your questions about vaccines and the economy.

Many in the agriculture industry in California are worried about an Obamacare requirement that employers offer workers health insurance in companies of 50 or more people.

Many immigrants in the U.S. are working to become citizens so that they can vote. Congressman Luis Gutierrez and a coalition of immigrant rights groups are working to naturalize 1 million people.

A new North Carolina government program subsidizes people who want to become beekeepers. The initiative is an attempt to address a nationwide bee shortage that threatens the future of American agriculture. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.

Both the earthquake and the tsunami damaged buildings and killed people in Indonesia's Aceh province. Many houses are chest-deep in mud. NPR's Melissa Block talks to reporter Paul Dillon.

A growing number of psychologists have set out to determine what makes the heart sing. Scientists are using Palm Pilots to gauge people's moment-to-moment levels of happiness.

Officials in Atlanta have arrested the man who escaped from the Fulton County courthouse on Friday after a shootout. Brian Nichols is suspected of killing four people and critically injuring one. NPR's Kathy Lohr reports.

Criticism about low voter turnout among young people may miss a larger point... and some fear it could have a chilling effect on participation in elections yet to come. Youth Radio's Belia Mayeno reports.