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NPR's David Molpus reports on yesterday's Supreme Court decision allowing employers to force their employees to forego a court trial, and head straight for binding arbitration in cases of job disputes. The idea is to reduce the caseload of an already clogged legal system, but employee advocates say arbitration usually gives the employer an unfair advantage.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Guy Raz about ongoing violence on Macedonia's border where ethnic Albanian rebels are fighting with Macedonia's army.

Host Bob Edwards talks with plant expert Ketzel Levine about a camellia plant in his garden which is flowering in many colors. Levine says this quirk of the camellia is why the plant has so many varieties. Visit NPR's Talking Plants Web site for more on the camellia.

NPR's Pam Fessler reports on the chasm the census statistics show between ethnic breakdowns at different ages. Many more young people are black, hispanic or Asian.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow, where Russians are waiting for their government to announce tit-for-tat expulsions of American diplomats in response to the Bush administration's action. Russian officials and analysts are denouncing the U.S. move as a return to the Cold War.

President Biden is beginning his European trip by meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. These two leaders know each other quite well, and share many of the same concerns.

Noah Adams reads from listeners letters. Today, topics include dairy cattle being slaughtered on a farm in Wales due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the demise of the Mir space station, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Listeners should send letters to: Letters, All Things Considered, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Or e-mail to atc@npr.org.

President Biden's meeting at the Vatican with the pope is one of several gatherings scheduled with global leaders over the next week.

Host Bob Edwards talks with singer-songwriter John Hiatt during his recent visit to NPR's Studio 4A. Hiatt performs songs from his new Vanguard CD, Crossing Muddy Waters.

Noah Adams talks to David Wise, a writer working on a book about the Robert Hanssen case. They discuss the line between legitimate diplomatic work and spying.