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Week In Politics: House Impeachment Inquiry And Democratic Presidential Primary

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post, and Margaret Hoover of PBS Firing Line about the House impeachment inquiry and the state of the Democratic presidential primary.

Outside of risks from the fire's heat — and any health risks related to a long-term power outage — the main health concern in wildfire conditions is smoke, which produces particulate matter that can penetrate deep into the lungs, increasing the risk of respiratory diseases and asthma, as well as heart problems.

Smoke And Power Outages Near California Wildfires Hit Farmworkers Hard

October marks not only fire season in California, but also the peak of the grape harvest. In areas not imminently threatened, some workers labor through heat and smoke to save harvests and paychecks.

A production line for the manufacture of masks at a factory in Shanghai, China.

COVID-19 Has Caused A Shortage Of Face Masks. But They're Surprisingly Hard To Make

China makes millions of masks. But ramping up production is tricky. "Making masks is not as easy as you imagine," a pharmaceutical executive in China says.

Former Parole Officer Reflects On His Time Supervising 'The Second Chance Club'

As a parole officer in New Orleans, Jason Hardy was responsible for 220 individuals — four times the recommended caseload. He says the parole and probation system fails the most vulnerable.

After a coronavirus test came back positive on a patient who had been treated at NorthBay VacaValley Hospital in Vacaville, Calif., in February, about 100 NorthBay workers were sent into self-quarantine for 14 days.

Scarcity Of Health Workers A New Concern As Self-Quarantining Spreads With Virus

Should "potential exposure" by a health worker to someone with coronavirus be enough to send that worker home for two weeks of self-quarantine? Health systems have begun debating relative risks.

Christian Bale stars as Dick Cheney in <em>Vice</em>. The film, which was written and directed by Adam McKay, has been nominated for six Golden Globe Awards.

'Vice' Traces Dick Cheney's Ascent From Yale Dropout To Political Power Player

"He's always kind of just been in the background," filmmaker Adam McKay says of the former vice president. "So I had to bring him to the foreground."

Then-President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew wave to the crowd at the Republican National Convention in 1972. Agnew would resign a year later.

'Bad Behavior By People In High Office': Rachel Maddow On The Lessons Of Spiro Agnew

Richard Nixon's first vice president resigned in 1973 amid charges of bribery and tax evasion. Now, Maddow and her former producer Mike Yarvitz revisit the Agnew story in the podcast Bag Man.

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky told NPR he is "very confident" the company can still go public in 2020 despite the coronavirus upending the travel and hospitality industry.

For Airbnb, 2020 Was Supposed To Be A Banner Year. Then The Pandemic Hit

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky tells NPR that he expects his company to survive the coronavirus pandemic by emphasizing cleanliness, and acknowledging that travel is likely changed forever.

A 1960s health poster from the National Tuberculosis Association indicates that TB was still a problem in the U.S. in that decade.

Opinion: The Way The U.S. Beat TB Could Be A Boon In Battling Coronavirus

Tuberculosis is a dangerous infectious disease. The strategies used by wealthy countries to wipe it out within their borders in the 1950s hold lessons for the world.

Sen. Joseph McCarthy (right) consults with attorney Roy Cohn, circa 1954. In the 1970s, Cohn would become a mentor and lawyer to Donald Trump.

'We've Got To Learn From Our History,' 'Demagogue' Author Warns

Author Larry Tye chronicles Sen. Joseph McCarthy's infamous smear campaign in a new book. He says both McCarthy and Trump are "bullies" who exploit fears and "point fingers when they're attacked."

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