Nation Oct 30 Apple's CEO helps open the corporate closet Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, is the first Fortune 500 executive to come out. "I'm proud to be gay and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me," wrote Cook in an essay for Bloomberg Businessweek…
Politics Oct 30 Authenticity matters to voters deciding Alaska's Senate race One of the most competitive and consequential Senate races this year is in Alaska, where voters give more than lip service to state identity and their suspicion of outsiders -- and President Obama. Liz Ruskin of Alaska Public Media offers…
World Oct 30 News Wrap: Burkina Faso declares state of emergency In our news wrap Thursday, protesters in Burkina Faso stormed the parliament and set it on fire to protest the rule of its president, who has been in power for 27 years. Also, the U.S. economy continued to make solid…
Arts Oct 30 'Disgraced' interrogates definitions of identity and Islam in America Amir is a successful corporate lawyer living a version of the American Dream, who has turned his back on the Muslim faith of his parents. The Broadway play "Disgraced," by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, tells the story of how…