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Barack Obama's speechwriter on "the power of a president's words"

Posted November 16, 202200:50:06

When a young Illinois state senator named Barack Obama addressed the 2004 Democratic Convention, he vaulted onto the national stage through the power...

The abortion election and male allies

Posted November 9, 202200:49:56

Abortion was on the ballot in this week’s midterm elections and the results were emphatic: Voters, even in conservative states, want abortion rights...

Reclaiming the outdoors and finding Black joy

Posted November 2, 202200:52:17

When Rue Mapp goes for a hike, she does more than smell flowers and enjoy vistas. She breaks barriers.

Mapp is challenging the idea that the outdoors...

A couple's journey into the uncharted world of Alzheimer's disease and dementia

Posted October 26, 202200:47:32

In 2016, Sky Yardley, then 66, was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer’s disease, an incurable and fatal condition. Sky and his wife, Jane Dwinell,...

Literary icon John Irving on LGBTQ+ rights, abortion and ‘The Last Chairlift’

Posted October 19, 202200:57:43

John Irving, widely hailed as one of America’s greatest novelists, is back, and he has a lot to say.

John Irving, 80, is the author of 15 novels,...