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A large credit union in Seattle has started an ad campaign that stresses its nonprofit bona fides. Sprint advertises calling plans that are right "for these times." Does austerity sell? Or is that a ridiculous contradiction?

Book critic Maureen Corrigan says the most remarkable aspect of Colm Toibin's new novel is its heroine, a "plain Jane" Irish immigrant with limited options.

It's been more than a month since Paul Whelan was arrested in Moscow on suspicion of espionage. His family is frustrated by the lack of information about the charges against him.

Back-to-school spending reached another record this year, while other spending is giving some indications of how Americans feel about the economy.

From Radio Diaries: the story of a woman who was part of one of the largest migrations in U.S. history.

There's something deeply moving about watching the sun become progressively covered by the moon — and you have a rare chance to see this in the U.S. on Aug. 21, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.

What's a "blurker"? Or a "pavement princess"? Or a "plokta"? What does "peeps" mean? Writer Paul Dickson knows. A confessed addict to collecting and identifying slang words, Dickson has written a new and updated dictionary of American slang.

Not so long ago, baseball, not football, was the big professional sport to watch. That all changed in the 1970s. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with author Kevin Cook about his new book, The Last Headbangers: NFL Football In The Rowdy, Reckless 70s: The Era That Created Modern Sports.

A long line of international parenting guides are offering advice to Americans. This made the Tell Me More moms ask, "What's so bad about American parents?" Host Michel Martin checks in with The Washington Post's Brigid Shulte and regular contributors Dani Tucker, Jolene Ivey and Leslie Morgan Steiner.

Millions of parents drop their children at day care in the morning and hope they'll be safe. But high-quality day care is hard to find, and hard to afford. Host Michel Martin discusses whether American day care is in crisis with three parents: The New Republic's Jonathan Cohn; The Washington Post's Brigid Schulte; and regular contributor Dani Tucker.