Arts Mar 03 Female jazz musicians raise their voices against sexism At this year’s Winter Jazzfest in New York, one of the world’s biggest jazz festivals, women took center stage in more ways than one. In a year when more than a third of the festival’s acts had female bandleaders --…
Nation Feb 18 Displaced Puerto Ricans, now living in hotels, may soon lose housing Hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico have been displaced because of Hurricane Maria, with nearly 4,000 families finding temporary shelter in hotels on the mainland. But funding for their stays under FEMA's Transitional Shelter Assistance program is set…
Arts Feb 04 Taylor Mac turns U.S. history inside out in epic, 24-hour show For years, artist Taylor Mac has challenged mainstream ideas around gender and sexuality with shows that spotlight LGBTQ identity. Now Mac, who received a MacArthur grant last fall, is touring “A 24-Decade History of Popular Music,” a show with 24…
Education Jan 07 Evergreen copes with fallout, months after ‘Day of Absence’ sparked national debate Students and staff at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, are teasing out how to define and express issues of racism and oppression on campus almost one year after an annual event there provoked a national conversation on free speech…
Nation Jan 07 ‘These conversations are not comfortable’ — How colleges can address racial inequality Months after Evergreen State College became the center of a national debate on race and education, one woman is working to build a more inclusive culture there.
World Nov 11 Could indoor farming help address future food shortages? By 2050, Earth’s population is expected to rise to 10 billion, while the resources on the planet continue to shrink. Researchers in the Netherlands are experimenting with one way to feed more people with less: growing crops indoors. NewsHour Weekend’s…
Arts Oct 14 Gentrification is awkward, painful and funny in this new web series on North Oakland The comedy tells the story of the three friends who struggle to stay rooted in their historically black and Latino community as it faces changing racial and class dynamics.
Nation Sep 30 Puerto Ricans in anguish as they await news from the island As Puerto Ricans face a growing humanitarian crisis following damage from Hurricane Maria, their friends and families in the continental U.S. are desperate to get in contact. And if they have, many are booking flights to bring their loved ones…
Nation Jul 16 After Congress steps in, Puerto Rico reignites statehood debate Following a series of defaults on payments toward billions of dollars worth of debt, Congress last year passed a law giving a federal financial board oversight on Puerto Rico’s budget. The board has made severe cuts — closing 179 schools…
Nation Jun 24 Private prisons help with overcrowding, but at what cost? The Obama administration last year announced it would phase out privately-run prisons, citing little benefits to public safety and higher rates of assault and violence on the inside. The Trump administration reversed that decision while pointing to potential increases in…