Mar 01 Read a chapter from ‘The Uninhabitable Earth,’ a dire warning on climate change By Joshua Barajas David Wallace-Wells doesn’t pull any punches about the effects of climate change. In his new book, “The Uninhabitable Earth,” the author takes humans — us — to task for our complacency. The opening line isn’t too comforting either: “It is… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 7:40 Why Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg believes he’d make a good president By Judy Woodruff Pete Buttigieg, Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, recently announced he has formed an exploratory committee to consider a run for the presidency in 2020. Only 37 years old and with no federal government experience, Buttigieg might seem an unlikely… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 10:04 How an American journalist survived 18 months in an Iranian prison Journalist Jason Rezaian was the Washington Post’s bureau chief in Tehran until 2014, when he and his wife, Yeganeh, were arrested by Iranian authorities. She was released after three months, while Jason was held for another 15. He describes the… Continue watching
Jan 24 Glimpse into a trucker’s life with this excerpt from ‘The Long Haul’ By Gretchen Frazee "The Long Haul" provides a look into a the life of Finn Murphy, who dropped out of college to become a long-haul trucker. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:47 Tech leader and philanthropist Jean Case on achieving transformative success Tech leader and philanthropist Jean Case has written a book describing what she sees as the five key principles needed for achieving transformative success. The book, “Be Fearless,” leverages years of research conducted by the Case Foundation, where she is… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 7:19 After her own rape, author says victims of sexual violence are more than ‘broken beings’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport After being gang-raped as a teenager in Mumbai, Sohaila Abulali broke taboos around sexual assault by speaking out publicly about her experience. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Abulali about her new book, "What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape,"… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 7:18 How Glory Edim’s online book club provides community for ‘invisible’ black women Glory Edim is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl, a book club that has transformed into an online community and literary festival, all celebrating voices that otherwise might not be heard. She talks with Jeffrey Brown about her original goal… Continue watching
Jan 03 Read an excerpt from ‘Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism’ By Gretchen Frazee "When women enjoy their own sources of income, and the state guarantees social security in old age, illness, and disability, women have no economic reason to stay in abusive, unfulfilling, or otherwise unhealthy relationships," writes Kristen Ghodsee. Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 7:57 Author Elaine Pagels explores why humans rely on religious belief By Jeffrey Brown Why do people have faith in what they cannot see? Author Elaine Pagels explores the concept of religious belief, and shares her own experience with finding faith in the face of tragedy, in her new book, “Why Religion?” Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 8:50 Bishop Curry on ‘love poetry’ and the royal wedding On our Bookshelf: the power of love to change who we are and the world around us. The head of the Episcopal Church, the Most Reverend Michael Curry, is perhaps best known for the rousing sermon he delivered at the… Continue watching