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Robert talks with E.J. Dionne about his book, "They Only Look Dead: Why Progressives Will Dominate the Next Political Era." Dionne argues the United States is on the verge of a second progressive era. He believes today's socio-economic upheavals are analogous to conditions in the late 19th century and early 20th century -- a time when the industrial revolution required new rules to match the changes in society.

NPR's Tom Goldman reports on a day of startling upsets by US athletes at the Olympics in Sydney. First, Rulon Gardner, a Greco-Roman wrestler of modest prior accomplishment, defeated the Superman of his sport, Alexander Kareline of Russia. Three-time gold medal winner Kareline had not lost a match since 1987. Later in the evening, the American baseball team shut out Cuba in the gold medal game. The favored Cubans had won the last two Olympic titles.

The Senate today passed a bill that would phase out the nation's inheritance tax over the next 10 years. The vote was 59 to 39 --- with 9 Democrats joining all but 4 of the Republicans in the majority. But the vote was not sufficient to override President Clinton's promised veto. before final passage, the Senate stripped all of its own amendments from the bill, so as to match the bill passed by the House and send the measure directly to the President's desk. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

Commentator Bill Langworthy notes that in recent World Cup matches, some teams have been celebrating when they get ties. He's slightly bewildered by this concept, which seems to him faintly un-American.

NPR's Edward Lifson reports from Germany on the preparations for Christmas in Berlin. There's a huge Christmas fair in the eastern part of the city. Visitors can see the Weihnachtsman (VY-nawks-mahn) who is nothing like the jolly old elf we know here...buy ornaments and carved nativity scenes the size of match boxes, or listen to a huge calliope and ride a giant ferris wheel.

During the pandemic it's been hard for families to celebrate. New parents can now send special bags of rice to grandparents unable to visit. The bags match the birth weight of the newborns.

The U.S. women's soccer team wins a fiercely competitive gold-medal game against Brazil in the Summer Olympics. Abby Wambach headed in a crossing corner kick from the left side to end the match in overtime. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Tom Goldman.

Two recent deaths of New York City firefighters from 9/11-related illnesses brought the total to 343, matching the FDNY's death toll from 9/11.

Nearly three dozen Democratic members of the Illinois House of Representatives signed onto a resolution Monday to “condemn” a southern Illinois...

Jurors continue to hear closing arguments in the trial of Steward Rhodes and four other members of the far-right militia, charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 attack.