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Perspective: A Heart Device Can Save Lives, But Doctors Need To Explain The Downsides

For severe heart failure patients, an LVAD, or left ventricular-assist device, helps the heart pump blood. 7asmin via Wikimedia Commons hide caption

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Perspective: A Heart Device Can Save Lives, But Doctors Need To Explain The Downsides

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A mechanical pump can be life-saving for heart failure patients or it can cause dangerous complications. Doctors can do a better job at explaining the reasons some patients may want to opt out.

Saturday

Opinion: Christine Blasey Ford's Moving Testimony

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Simon Says

Opinion: Christine Blasey Ford's Moving Testimony

NPR's Scott Simon says Christine Blasey Ford's accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh unlocked a heavy door holding in American women's experiences with sexual assault.

Opinion: Christine Blasey Ford's Moving Testimony

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Opinion: A Very Winning Play?

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Opinion: A Very Winning Play?

In his essay this week, NPR's Scott Simon wonders whether the most remarkable play of this college football season so far was really a win for the athletes.

Opinion: A Very Winning Play?

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Monday

Opinion: Moon Jae-In Can Put U.S.-North Korea Negotiations Back On Track. Here's How

A man walks past a giant banner showing a picture of the summit handshake between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at Seoul City Hall on Sept, 13. Moon will fly to North Korea's capital on Sept. 18 for a third summit with Kim. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion: Moon Jae-In Can Put U.S.-North Korea Negotiations Back On Track. Here's How

South Korean President Moon Jae-in must insist on denuclearization in coordination with the United States, even at the risk of renewed tensions between North and South Korea.

Saturday

Opinion: Live And Let Bagel

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Opinion: Live And Let Bagel

What's so bad about a cinnamon raisin bagel with lox anyway?

Opinion: Live And Let Bagel

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Opinion: Stand Up And Speak Out

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Opinion: Stand Up And Speak Out

In this Saturday's essay, NPR's Scott Simon considers how the author of the anonymous New York Times op-ed could better serve the country.

Opinion: Stand Up And Speak Out

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Friday

Disclosing Whether Interviewees Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements

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Disclosing Whether Interviewees Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements

New guidance from the newsroom requires producers to ask potential guests if they feel legally restricted in what they can say about the White House.

Opinion: Here's What A True U.S.-Pakistan 'Reset' Should Look Like

In this photo released by Press Information Department, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (right) meets with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Islamabad on Wednesday. 2018. Khan said he was "optimistic" he could reset the relationship with Washington after the U.S. suspended aid over the country's alleged failure to combat militants. Press Information Department via AP hide caption

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Opinion: Here's What A True U.S.-Pakistan 'Reset' Should Look Like

Reconciling competing interests in Afghanistan will be the ultimate test of a U.S.-Pakistan reset, writes Shamila N. Chaudhary, former National Security Council director for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Opinion: A Linguist's Defense Of 'Falsehood'
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Opinion: A Linguist's Defense Of 'Falsehood'

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Geoff Nunberg says that "falsehood" isn't just a decorous synonym for "lie." Instead, it has a moral weight of its own — especially when it comes to the effects of what someone says.

Opinion: A Linguist's Defense Of 'Falsehood'

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