Nov 12th, 2008 · Sacramento last week elected its first black mayor, former NBA star Kevin Johnson. The 42-year-old businessman beat a two-term incumbent by running on a platform of change. At the same time, the non-profit organization Johnson founded, which works to revitalize poor neighborhoods with charter schools and redevelopment projects, is being investigated for misuse of public funds. Ben Adler of member station KXJZ reports.
Oct 23rd, 2008 · Long an advocate for Africa's economic development, business leader Bob Johnson is part of a deal to provide direct flight service from the U.S. to Liberia. In June, Delta Air Lines is due to provide direct service from Atlanta to Monrovia, the Liberian capital. Johnson will also build a hotel there.
Oct 8th, 2008 · The Johnson family, who makes about $200,000 a year and live in an affluent suburb of Chicago, say that despite the state of the economy, they're only making small changes in their daily lives. "We're not in any panic mode," John Johnson says.
Oct 6th, 2008 · It's been three years since Antony and the Johnsons released a CD. The band is back with a new EP featuring the strangely haunting voice of frontman Antony Hegarty. Hear "Shake the Devil" from Another World. Also on the show: a live recording of the Buena Vista Social Club performing at Carnegie Hall; old school soul from singer Raphael Saadiq; the vivid imagery of singer David Eugene Edwards and Woven Hand; songwriter Scott Jared, a music therapist by day and Super XX Man by night; and a wrecking ball of an album from the Athens, GA band Dead Confederate.
Sep 27th, 2008 · Economics expert Simon Johnson talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the state of Wall Street and the U.S. economy. Johnson is a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, a professor at Sloan School of Management at MIT and a senior fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington.
Sep 23rd, 2008 · The last Democratic presidential candidate to win Virginia was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. But as the population of Northern Virginia grows, the political balance may be tilting in the Democrats' favor.
Aug 31st, 2008 · Born in a small Idaho town, Sarah Palin grew up in an active and outdoorsy family, Kaylene Johnson, author of Palin's biography, "Sarah: How A Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down," tells Liane Hansen. Palin is an evangelical who in high school signed yearbooks with Bible verses, says Johnson, who also describes the governor as "fiercely competitive."
Aug 11th, 2008 · The Army says 19-year-old PFC Lavena Johnson committed suicide while serving in Iraq, but her family just isn't buying it. John Johnson explains why he and his wife believe their daughter was brutally raped and murdered, and why the Army wants it covered up. Johnson is joined by Col. Ann Wright (ret.), who raises awareness of sexual assault in the military.