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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Meghann Burke, executive director of the National Women's Soccer League Players Association, about abuse allegations against male coaches.

American business schools trained many of the people who had their hands on the tiller when the nation's economic ship ran aground. Now, some of those in leadership positions at top schools are asking themselves what degree of responsibility they bear.

War, Inc. is a new John Cusack movie with a strong message about the corporatization of war. It is a satirical look at the war being waged in Iraq. John Cusack and the film's director, Josh Seftel, talk with Guy Raz.

Gen. Peter Pace, who helped plan and carry out the Iraq war, is stepping down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Critics say Pace failed to question the assumptions of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, to devastating effect.

Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants and bars hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They are leaving at the highest rate in decades.

As the president-elect enters the White House, he will have to prosecute two wars, ensure the nation isn't vulnerable to terrorist threats and continue to help the U.S. and world economies get back on their feet after the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Over nearly five decades, Sen. Edward Kennedy assumed an important role in framing the nation's civil rights laws and leading the opposition to Supreme Court nominees he viewed as hostile to civil rights.

ANALYSIS: The caucuses are largely an excuse for candidates to try to charm voters for the cameras, and for journalists to harass candidates, voters and the journalists' own audiences.

Each June, China goes quiet for three days as high school seniors take their college entrance exam. But is the exam a true identifier between excellent and mediocre or trivial and unfair? Foreign Policy's Christian Larson examines the sentiment behind the test.

China is failing to curb smoking, despite attempts by anti-smoking campaigners. That might be because on a national level, tobacco plays an important role, providing Beijing's biggest single source of tax revenue. Last year's revenue topped $75 billion.