In Search of a More Perfect Union
During a time of great divisiveness, we look at the past for clues for how the nation can stay together through it all.
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Postcards From America
Dispatches from each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories.
Standing Rock and the Power and Determination of Indigenous America
The movement in Standing Rock was a vision of ourselves, as Native people: imperfect, beautiful, alive in the face of colonialism, and still rising.
Making a Run for It: Meet Some of the First-Time Female Candidates Running for Office in the Wake of the Trump Presidency
The underrepresentation of women in government is not just bad for women; it's bad for democracy.
What Demolition Derby Reveals About Small-Town Politics and the Trump Apocalypse
There is no single storyline to demolition derby. Unlike a football game, there is no ground to take, no points to score. There is only mayhem and survival.
Bryan Stevenson on What Well-Meaning White People Need to Know About Race
An interview with Harvard University-trained public defense lawyer Bryan Stevenson on racial trauma, segregation, and listening to marginalized voices.
My Brother’s Keeper
When her brother is sentenced to death for a murder he didn't commit, one woman takes on the corrosive culture of capital punishment.
The Photographer
The story of how Anthony Carbajal became a voice of hope for a disease famous for its hopelessness.
Engineering a More Perfect World
Jacque Fresco spent decades building a life-sized model of his ideal city. The central idea? If we want the Western world to overcome war, avarice, and poverty, all we need to do is redesign the culture.
A Movement Against the Melting Pot
When it comes to culturally competent elder care, assimilation is not the goal, and everyone is not expected to be the same. Cultural differences are embraced, and fostered.