The Current from CBC Radio (Highlights)

These are heady times for the NDP. First in the polls in this pre-election season but up against a Conservative government that has portrayed itself as the only credible steward of the economy. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair makes his pitch to be Prime Minister.

They may make life-and-death decisions every day, but there's no mandatory retirement age for physicians in the U.S. or Canada. Many practice into their seventies, accumulating wisdom and experience. Is this a wise medical prescription or big trouble?

Some consider acting like a jerk is an effective way to succeed - inspired even - as a boss. Others would instinctively say being nice is how to get ahead. Today, we consider Success By Design. Is best achieved by being nice or by being a jerk?

Rachel Dolezal has been in the news over the last few days. For years she passed as Black, a seemingly light-skinned African-American. Her story has sparked debate, discussion and questions about racial Identity and the personal choice of self-identity.

There are over 30,000 children in foster care across Canada. Fully one-third of them are in Manitoba, and a majority of those kids are aboriginal. Cora Morgan is Manitoba's First Nations Family Advocate and it's now her job to help change the pattern.

Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh's long career has increased his awe of the human brain. He is candid about the danger involved, and about the mistakes he's made. But he says, neurology is not a precise science, doctors aren't as in control as we want to believe.

This is an election year, so is it possible to hold a referendum on the idea of ridding ourselves of the Senate this fall? Can a critical mass of incensed Canadians unload the Senate with a vote or are we all at the mercy of the provincial premiers?

After years of conflict, Gaza is physically devastated. It's unemployment rates are the highest in the world. Daily life is trying. Amidst all that...hope for the future is hard to come by. We check-in on the state of young people in the Gaza strip.

Barcelona is one of the world's most exciting places but locals say tourists are crowding out the local way of life. Today, we look into why Barcelona and other global destinations are moving to put limits on the number of tourists checking-in each year.

The polls may have shown a comfy lead for the Wildrose Party in the Alberta election but when they lost, so did the pollsters. After a string of elections proving the polls dead wrong, pollsters are moving to rebuild confidence in their prognostications.

The Current's producer Pacinthe Mattar joins Piya Chattopadhyay in studio to go through your comments on everything from a shepherd who tweets, to a Senate that doesn't quite follow all the rules. Plus a look at a disease that's been ravaging bats.

Power Corrupts. It's a saying that seems to ring true lately, as figures at the top of their game from soccer, to the senate, to the media, have been laid low by allegations. But does power always corrupt or are some people more susceptible than others?

Lt. Gen. Whitecross is the highest ranking woman in the Canadian Armed Forces. And now she's tasked with cleaning up the military's misogynistic culture, its problems with sexual harassment, and abuse. No easy battle but she says she's up for the fight.

Could the pig be the most misunderstood animal of all? Adore them, or abhor them. Hate them, or plate them. Writer Mark Essig brings home the bacon with his new history of our long and muddied relationship with pigs.

One of the key recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Report is more education about the legacy of residential schools. It's a chapter of Canadian history surprisingly lacking in our schools' curriculum. We look at the efforts to change that.