The light Stephen Hawking leaves behind
The British scientist is praised for shedding light on black holes. In too many countries, leaders have “weaponized” false information to exert power, either at home or in other nations. This is creating a backlash in favor of truth-telling, a moveme…
When a young person is in crisis, this woman is a text away
This essay is part of an occasional series provided by our partner organization Encore.org, which created the Generation to Generation (Gen2Gen) campaign – inviting those in midlife and beyond to connect with kids who need champions. Since most of the…
On tariffs, many farmers break sharply with Trump
Glenn Brunkow eases his pickup past the land his great-great-great-grandfather homesteaded in the 1860s, pointing out the rich soil where he’ll grow soybeans this year, and then turns into a cow pasture. “This is kind of like Christmas, coming out her…
Housing as health care: How connecting the two is saving Los Angeles money
When outreach workers found Angela, she had been homeless and living in Los Angeles’s dangerous Skid Row for more than 25 years, suffering from drug addiction and two medical conditions – and having lost custody of her five children. “I went to some p…
For newly reelected Putin, it’s all about making Russia great again
The only missing touch from Vladimir Putin’s predictable march to another six years in power on Sunday was a new Kremlin Twitter handle: #MRGA. What has changed, since Russia’s unilateral annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, is the assertiveness…
An Irish fiddler in five days? How ‘musical extreme sports’ connects.
About 20 years ago, Daniel Hoffman, a classically trained violinist who had turned his bow to Klezmer, found himself on the back of a moped of a fellow violinist, weaving through the back streets of Marrakech’s Old City for what would be his first less…
After Years Of Violence, Chef Offers Colombian Farmers Pride And Profit
A food activist seeks to show the value of traditional agriculture to rural, mainly indigenous people, and transform the way they plant, sell and prepare their goods — as well capture the global eye.
To Escape Civil War, Many Yemenis Flee To Dijibouti
After spending time in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Steve Inskeep describes one of the region’s most intractable conflicts from what’s become a safe haven for many Yemenis who have escaped the war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Wins Another 6-Year Term
Putin has been declared the winner in Sunday’s Russian election, giving him a fourth term as president. Critics say the vote was staged, and the only questions are over the size of Putin’s majority.
Why Yemen’s Nearly 3-Year-Old Civil War Remains Mostly Out Of Headlines
Yemen has been in a war that is being fought, in large part, by regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. Steve Inskeep travels to the frontlines to meet with fighters and displaced civilians.
Turkish-Led Forces Oust Kurdish Fighters In Afrin, Syria
The government in Turkey says Turkish forces have taken over the city center of Afrin in northern Syria. An advocacy group says nearly 200,000 people have been displaced by the righting.
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