The Atlantic
Climate Denial Will Flourish
On the last Saturday before Donald Trump took office, in January 2017, I watched the controlled chaos of a hackathon unfold in a library at the University of Pennsylvania.
3 min |
January - February 2024
The Atlantic
The Black Roots of American Education
How freedpeople and their advocates persuaded the nation to embrace public schooling for all
10+ min |
December 2023
The Atlantic
Kennedy and the Lost Cause
In his 1956 book, Profiles in Courage, the future president promoted the southern mythology of Reconstruction. One Massachusetts grandmother wasn't having it.
10+ min |
December 2023
Mother Jones
Against a Sea of Troubles
Isolated and abused, women in the Merchant Marine are finally speaking out.
10+ min |
July/August 2023
The Atlantic
Who Was Cleopatra's Daughter?
The perils of searching for feminist heroes in antiquity
10+ min |
June 2023
Reason magazine
Adam Smith Wasn't a Progressive
Stop quoting him out of context on taxation, education, and monopoly.
10+ min |
July 2023
Time
Powerful stories of frontline communities' climate solutions can change the world
When you're trying to persuade people to do something important, you can present statistics, policy statements, graphs, and spreadsheets. But without a story that paints a picture of what's at stake, touches the heartstrings, and sparks the imagination to envision possibilities, it's hard to move people to take action. One formula for accelerating transformational change is to amplify the right message from the right messenger at the right moment in time.
8 min |
May 08 - 15, 2023 (Double Issue)
Mother Jones
Teacher's Pest
Ron DeSantis has unleashed his culture wars on Florida educators
10+ min |
May/June 2023
Mother Jones
A Matter of Faith
Conservative Christians gutted abortion rights. Jewish women are suing to save them.
6 min |
May/June 2023
Reason magazine
Why America Needs To Be 'Open to Debate
Clea Conner on the need for healthy conflict
10+ min |
May 2023
Mother Jones
A Whale of a Problem
Should sustainable seafood assessments care about human livelihoods?
3 min |
March/April 2023
Reason magazine
'All the Parents Want Is a Chance To Make That Choice'
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears wants state education dollars "to follow the child instead of the brick building."
10+ min |
April 2023
Mother Jones
The Dirty Secrets of Elite College Admissions
The Supreme Court is set to kill affirmative action. Just not for rich white kids.
10+ min |
January/February 2023
Mother Jones
Номе Front
Months after they fled, ukrainians return home, seeking normalcy-or at least closure. Instead they find rubble and dust.
3 min |
January/February 2023
The New Yorker
A Reporter at Large: Second Nature
How rewilders in India are working to reverse environmental destruction.
10+ min |
December 19, 2022
The New Yorker
Anti-Woke, Inc.
Will skewering corporate do-gooders and civil-rights activists make Vivek Ramaswamy a right-wing star?
10+ min |
December 19, 2022
WIRED
The Rise and Fall of Alphabay, Part 2: Into the Trap
The stunning culmination of a worldwide quest to capture the dark web's biggest kingpin-and destroy the underworld economy he ruled.
9 min |
December 2022 - January 2023
Newsweek US
America's Best Online Learning Schools 2023
From full university degree programs to professional development courses to classes for hobbyists or those just wanting to learn something new, the range of education available online is enormous. The choices can be daunting.
2 min |
November 25, 2022
Newsweek US
After Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court is expected to rule racial preferences in college admissions are unconstitutional. How will that change american schools and society?
10+ min |
November 25, 2022
Newsweek US
Beware the 'New Google'
TikTok's search engine pumps toxic misinformation to its young users
6 min |
October 21, 2022
Newsweek US
Is Generation Covid Screwed?
Teens coming of age since the pandemic are shunning college in record numbers. The consequences for themand the country-could be dire
10+ min |
October 07, 2022
Reader's Digest US
"We Caught Our Stalker"
For five years, he filled their days with dread, their nights with fear. Then they fought back.
10+ min |
October 2022
Reason magazine
Finance for Teens
Our homeschooling family didn’t sign up for this class, but there’s lots to learn from economic turmoil.
3 min |
November 2022
Bloomberg Businessweek US
A Trial for Tesla's Autopilot
A lawsuit over a fatal crash says the EV maker exaggerates its automated driving capabilities
6 min |
September 19, 2022
New York magazine
Voyage of the Gross
Even though every other option is better most of New York's trash still goes into a hole in the ground
10+ min |
September 12 - 26, 2022
AppleMagazine
Debate Intensifies on How Much Trail Access to Give E-bikes
The sun was almost setting when 14-year-old Daniel Giffin crossed the finish line on his electric mountain bike last August, nearly the last in the pack of thousands of cyclists riding across the state of Iowa in the stifling late-summer heat.
10+ min |
September 09, 2022
Heartfulness eMagazine
Art Therapy for Human Suffering
Guila Clara Kessous, UNESCO Artist for Peace and art therapist, uses drama therapy to help people "let go" of their suffering through a cathartic process. It is a way for people in Rwanda, Bangladesh, Congo, and Afghanistan to find solace. Guila paints the portrait of four people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who she accompanied to their respective countries. She has also designed a course on "Theatre and Humans Rights" that is taught at Harvard University.
7 min |
September 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Bluegrass Fiddling
Mac Magaha-Nashville's Dancing Fiddler
1 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Isle of Birds
Scottish Fiddling with Pete Clark
4 min |
Fall 2022
Fiddler Magazine
Glen Harrell - Turn up the Volume
In just a little over 10 years since its formation, Volume Five has become one of the most popular bluegrass bands in the industry. The reason is obvious: distinctive, strong vocals, quality instrumentation, well-chosen bluegrass and gospel songs in its repertoire, and a dedicated leader of the band.
5 min |