Is the American Dream a scam?
Alligator Tears, a new memoir by Edgar Gomez, tackles that question.
Who are the people who are benefiting the most from this idea that we need to keep working,
that we need to keep our heads low, that we need to keep going out and risking our lives?
You can hear more about that on Code Switch from NPR, wherever you get your podcasts.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Tonight is the deadline for Congress to strike a bipartisan compromise to avert a government shutdown.
Democratic leaders left a White House meeting on Monday without reaching a deal with Republicans.
NPR's Sam Greenglass reports the two sides remain far apart on key issues,
and the stalemate could lead to agency closures starting at midnight.
Outside the White House, Democratic leadership called the discussion frank and direct,
but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said large differences remain.
I think for the first time the president heard our objections and heard why we needed a bipartisan bill.
Their bill has not one iota of Democratic input.
Democrats want the stopgap funding measure to include an extension of subsidies for health insurance premiums set to expire this year,
something Republicans have resisted.
Here's Vice President Vance.
I think we're headed to a shutdown because the Democrats won't do the right thing.
I hope they change their mind, but we're going to see.
Without action, the government will shut down Wednesday at 12.01 a.m.