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Kevin Whitehead reviews two albums: Gong With the Wind Suite from Lee Konitz and Matt Wilson, and the newly remastered Theme and Variations from John LaPorta.

On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court declared that the constitutional right to privacy "is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy." On the 30th anniversary of the case that came to be called Roe v. Wade, an NPR News series examines the state of abortion rights in America. For Morning Edition, NPR health policy correspondent Julie Rovner chronicles the recent incremental successes by abortion rights opponents.

He wrote the screenplay for the film Undercover Brother, which began life as a Web site animation. The film, now out on DVD, is an action comedy [that] pokes fun at black action films of the 1970s and racial stereotypes. Ridley's latest novel is A Conversation with the Mann, about a black comic in the civil rights era of the early 1960s. This interview first aired January 10, 2002.

NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson reports Democratic presidential hopefuls blasted the Bush administration on its abortion rights record at an event in Washington, D.C., last night. Abortion may be a crucial campaign issue in 2004, because President Bush may have the chance to appoint Supreme Court justices who could overturn Roe v. Wade.

A new study may indicate which women will benefit most from taking the drug Tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer. The drug has proven an effective treatment, but it has potentially dangerous side effects, so many doctors have been reluctant to prescribe it to healthy women for breast cancer prevention. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Today's job market is the toughest in recent times, but many people applying for jobs aren't putting their best efforts forward, one Web site says. Resumania.com highlights some of the mistakes people make their on resumes and cover letters. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Liz Hughes of Resumania.com.

He was a leader of the peace movement in the 1960s. He is a former president of Students for a Democratic Society, and author of a number of books including The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage, and Media Unlimited. Gitlin is also a professor of journalism and sociology at Columbia University.

With this year's Sundance Film Festival under way, we revisit a success story from last year's festival. The film Better Luck Tomorrow, about delinquent, affluent Asian-Americans in Orange County, was championed by film critic Roger Ebert and finally makes it to theaters next month. Beth Accomando of member station KPBS reports.

A report on efforts by anti-abortion activists to promote abstinence-only education as a way to prevent unwanted pregnancies and abortions. NPR's Richard Knox has the story.

His film The Bourne Identity is being released on DVD next week. The Bourne Identity is a thriller about a man with amnesia who is plucked from the Mediterranean Sea, riddled with bullet holes. Damon has been in many hit films, including The Talented Mr. Ripley, Saving Private Ryan and Good Will Hunting, which he co-wrote with close friend Ben Affleck. This interview first aired June 19, 2002.