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Forty years ago this summer, civil rights activists orchestrated a massive voter registration drive aimed at African Americans in Southern states. Today, some social activists have resurrected the idea of Freedom Schools, popularized during that time to spur the voting effort by teaching classes on literacy, black history and civil rights. Matt Hackworth of KCUR in Kansas City, Mo., reports.

Reporter Steven Cuevas profiles Brandon Hughey, a soldier who avoided duty in Iraq by fleeing the United States for Canada with the help of an underground network of anti-war activists.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Nina Easton and Brian Mooney of The Boston Globe about John Kerry's decision-making style. Kerry is expected to announce his choice for running mate in coming days. Easton and Mooney co-authored John F. Kerry: The Complete Biography by the Boston Globe Reporters Who Know Him Best.

Missed out on taking that vacation over the holiday weekend? Summer is not over yet! NPR's Tony Cox discusses interesting places to take the family with travel experts Pamela Thomas, executive editor of Pathfinder's Travel, and Thomas Dorsey, founder and CEO of SoulofAmerica.com.

In the first of a two-part Worlds of Difference series, Vera Frankl reports about an economic revolution on Scotland's remote Hebrides Islands. While the semi-feudal farming system there slowly dies out, tenant farmers are fighting to preserve their ancient Gaelic culture.

Suzanne is in her forties. She's single, not in a relationship. And she wants to have a baby. To make her dreams come true, Suzanne turns to assisted reproductive technology to become pregnant. This is the story of her quest for motherhood. Producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister have the story of Suzanne, told in her own words.

At a rally in Pittsburgh, Sen. John Kerry confirms his choice of North Carolina Sen. John Edwards as his vice presidential running mate. Kerry calls Edwards a man of "courage and conviction" who brings strong values of "home and family" to the Democratic ticket to "shape a better America." Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.

Did the Bush administration approve the systematic torture of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan? Many civil rights groups are asking that question this week after the release of two memos prepared by Bush administration lawyers suggesting the president is not obliged to adhere to federal and international standards on the use of torture. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz and Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights, about whether torture is ever justified.

NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with veteran journalist Bill Boyarsky, author of Ronald Reagan; His Life and Rise to the Presidency. Boyarsky interviewed the former president many times, and talks about the actor-turned-politician's drive, principles and legacy.

The body of the late President Ronald Reagan proceeds to the U.S. Capitol after an apparent false alarm caused the Capitol and Supreme Court to be evacuated briefly. A White House 747 flew the former president's casket across the country Wednesday, after some 100,000 people paid their last respects at the Reagan library in Simi Valley, Calif. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Andrea Seabrook.