Here and Now
Conversation with Keith Jarrett
Listen to a rare conversation with the legendary jazz pianist and composer, Keith Jarrett about his career with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette.
Personal foreclosure
As a teenager Ryan Chittum lived in a comfortable middle-class neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma; then his father became ill, lost his job and the family lost their home to foreclosure.
Sierra Leone mental health
The challenges of delivering mental health care to the thousands of Sierra Leone adolescents who were forced to fight as soldiers during that country's civil war.
Sing Me Back Home: Love, Death and Country Music.
In a new book, Dana Jennings recalls characters from his family to illustrate the themes of the golden age of country music between 1950 and 1970.
Economic downturn affects older workers
More are deciding to postpone retirement or even return to the workforce -- some keep working to stay active; others find it necessary in an uncertain economy.
A new approach to a housing program
Housing assistance programs that do better screening than some banks or mortgage companies.
China and food safety
Complaints about the melamine-treated baby formula were made as early as December 2007, but they weren't acted on, nor were they reported.
Green jobs and inner-city youth
Attorney and social activist Van Jones jump-started a training program to teach inner-city youth in the San Francisco area how to install solar panels.
Leaving Microsoft to Change the World
Social entrepreneur John Wood quit his job at Microsoft and started building libraries and schools in poor countries around the world.
Devices to help the world
Inventors descend on annual M.I.T. summit to conceive, design and build devices to help the developing world.
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Fina Robinson (15 June, 2013 08:05:11)Loved the fact of the biracial family on the cherrios commercial, it's 2013, & we definitely NEED to see more of this!!! Love, love, love!!
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becky (15 June, 2013 07:53:57)Whooping cough cases are majority reported in the vaccinated community.. So much for your effective vaccine.
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John-Michael (15 June, 2013 11:50:33)Ok one thing that just bugs me is you are miss representing the “Can’t innovate anymore? My ass!,” quote from Phil Schiller. He was in ...
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sinned34 (14 June, 2013 02:33:42)Hayden, And when a spill happens, the local and provincial governments will be the ones to suffer the consequences and foot the bill to clean it ...