Kitty Williams’ Powerful Connection to Judaism
After almost three horrific months in Auschwitz, Williams volunteered for a task force and did hard labor for the rest of World War II.
Browsing Tag
Features
729 posts
Betty Taylor’s Energetic Advocacy
Since 1996, Taylor's political focus has been mainly on the environment, civil liberties, and renters' rights.
Visionaries Doing Their Most Important Work After Retirement
These change-makers are proving that you're never too old to make a difference.
Calling Us ‘Customers’ Doesn’t Solve the Student Debt Crisis
Far-right orthodoxy on education casts students as customers paying for a service. That rhetoric tricks students into chasing bad options.
Cody Karutz’s Balance of the Visceral and Virtual
Today, Karutz creates and designs direct-media experiences—using both virtual reality and augmented reality—that tell stories concerning the environment and science.
Jewell Jones’ Knack for Making Political History
"I'm focused on getting resources to the citizens that I represent to improve the quality of life for my neighbors, and my colleagues' neighbors across the State of Michigan," Jones says.
These Four Maps Show Inmates Don’t Always Drive Prison Costs
A new report finds that a drop in the prison population doesn't necessarily mean a drop in prison costs.
What Would Your Marketplace Health Insurance Cost Under the American Health Care Act?
Take our quiz for an estimate of your marketplace premium.
Yaa Gyasi’s Ambitious and Empathetic Fiction
Gyasi's debut novel took seven years to finish. By the time it was done, the manuscript had sparked a bidding contest among 10 publishers.
Rebecca Garcia’s Code for Social Change
Garcia is the founder of CoderDojo NYC, which teaches young people aged seven to 17 coding skills.