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In When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present, author Gail Collins chronicles the transformation of women in society. Many of today's career advances were created by market forces, she says.

Ross Douthat discusses the future of the Republican Party. He is co-author of "The Party of Sam's Club," published in The Weekly Standard. Douthat says that in the post-Bush era, Republicans will need to change domestic policies to focus more on working-class voters and less on wealthier voters.

Michele Norris talks with Marita Golden about author Bebe Moore Campbell. Campbell died today of complications from brain cancer at her home in Los Angeles. She was 56. In addition to being an author, Campbell was an NPR commentator and an advocate for the mentally ill. She is survived by her mother, husband, daughter and two grandchildren.

Acting CIA chief John McLaughlin rejects the idea of creating an intelligence czar that would oversee the nation's intelligence efforts. Creation of the post is one of the recommendations expected to come out this week in the report by the bipartisan commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks. NPR's Susan Stamberg reports.

The ambush in Niger that left four U.S. troops dead has boosted calls on Capitol Hill for a new legal basis to carry out such actions overseas. An architect of the AUMF, John Bellinger III, weighs in.

Host Debbie Elliott talks with author Jeanne Birdsall, the winner of this year's National Book Award for Young People's Literature, about her book, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy.

Dr. Lindsay Marsh says it's worth waiting until marriage to engage in sexual activity. A virgin, Marsh urges abstinence for the sake of both health and spirit and advises men and women to avoid masturbation. She runs the program "Worth The Wait," which promotes abstinence.

In Boston, a convicted felon, who isn't supposed to have weapons, posted photos of himself with guns on Twiter. A Fla. man fell asleep while apparently robbing a house. He slept as police took photos.

Steve Inskeep talks to Dina Temple Raston about a suspect French police say ordered the attacks in Paris. U.S. officials have traced the attacks back to specific ISIS figures in Syria.

The Oprah Book Club helped put Janet Fitch's debut novel on the top of the bestseller list. Now the author is back with her sophomore novel, a tale of 1980s Los Angeles that, much like her first novel, is full of rich characters and equally saturated in loss and despair.