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Being made to stand in a blue box painted on the sidewalk in Orlando might not be your idea of fun. But city legislators are coming up with this and other tactics to deal with what is being called "aggressive panhandling." Robert Siegel talks with Maria Foscarinis of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty about both sides of the legal questions surrounding panhandling, civil rights, and how cities trying to improve their image are dealing with the problem.

This week's ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the resulting turmoil on Capitol Hill has made for some very timely discussions in high school civics classes.

Sen. Jim DeMint says the conservative Heritage Foundation inspired him to run for Congress. Once there, he helped to bolster its allies on Capitol Hill. Now, as he leaves Congress to run the think tank, the building blocks are there to create a powerful operation with political clout.

On today's show:Civics 101 - Declaring War"'Please Call Stella': Capturing English, from Afrikaans to Zulu." Producer Rebecca Sheir taks a look -- and…

Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how the U.S. government works, hosted by NHPR's Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice.

Civics 101 launches a new season of podcasts this month by taking a deep dive into the core historical documents our nation was built on – documents and…

On today's show:Civics 101: Filibuster"Gimme Shelter" from producer Sarah Jessee. Listen to this story again at PRX.org. The Stranger in the Woods by…

This spring Civics 101 hosts Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy asked K-12 students from around the Granite State and across the country to record a short…

The right to a Federal grand jury comes from the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, but what exactly are they, how are jurors chosen and how do they…

What happens at a U.S. Embassy? What does it take to become a diplomat? And how do you celebrate the 4th of July in Africa? In this episode, we get a…