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Freedom

Long in Russian orbit, Georgia tilts West

Fairness

Rebuilding after wildfire: Help is scarcest for those who need it most

Innovation

Tunisian beekeepers battle extreme heat to keep the buzz alive

Prosperity

Why China’s ‘miracle’ growth has slowed

Dignity

At this Minnesota food lab, Native culture is on the menu

Community

‘Hair Love’ to heir love: An animated look at Black family

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First Look

Facial recognition wrongly put a Black man in jail. He wants justice.

First Look

New independence for Niger? France ends military presence after coup.

First Look

US economists said unemployment would spike. Why they were wrong.

First Look

Spacecraft sends sample from asteroid 50 million miles away

First Look

India-Canada tensions intensify debate over Sikh independent state

Workers expand strike against automakers amid dueling visions

Perspectives

Labor pacts that ennoble

Respect

Big thanks for a Mideast mediator

Compassion

The balm after the blow in Libya and Morocco

Community

Why a climate summit for mayors?

Balance

Europe tackles its migrant influx

A Christian Science Perspective

Taking stock of our true worth

Arts and Culture

To explain Jerusalem’s conflicts, she wrote a young adult novel

Creativity

How a classical pianist reinvents herself in major and minor ways

Toronto film fest: Big-screen gems, absent movie stars

Joy

From ‘skrzypce’ to ‘syzygy,’ falling in l-o-v-e with spelling

Movie Review
Resilience

In ‘Between Two Worlds,’ Juliette Binoche makes the invisible visible

Book Review

In two memoirs, authors of color meditate on birding and identity

Special Projects
Special Project

Reparations debate: Mending the past, forging the future

What does it mean for a society to atone for systemic and enduring harms? California is the first U.S. state to propose reparations for many Black residents. Communities across the country are watching closely. But questions of restoration and reconciliation aren’t exclusive to Black Americans – or to the United States. This special series explores efforts around the world to seek justice and restitution for communities subjected to historical harms.
Say That Again?: A Podcast

Accent is identity

The way we speak is shaped by our families, communities, histories, beliefs, and experiences. This podcast shares stories of people finding pride and dignity in their accents, dialects, and voices. Their journeys bring to life our shared human desire to be understood – and to understand one another.
Multimedia
Miyawaki: a little forest with a towering task

Miyawaki: a little forest with a towering task

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A Japanese method of planting fast-growing native forests is spreading worldwide. In the U.S., it has brought “grounded hope” to one of its practitioners, and nurtured a sense of community around its sites.
Women in ‘deconstruction’ harvest value, and help one another

Women in ‘deconstruction’ harvest value, and help one another

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This team disassembles buildings that need to be razed, reclaiming quality materials – and advancing women and gender minorities in a long-exclusionary field.
Disabled Georgia activist gives free, accessible voting rides

Disabled Georgia activist gives free, accessible voting rides

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Wheelchair user Zan Thornton organized free, accessible voting rides for more than 150 people during the 2020-2021 Georgia Senate elections, the activist says. Zan is continuing this work for the 2022 midterms.
On tour and in bomb shelters, he sings to rouse the spirit of Ukraine

On tour and in bomb shelters, he sings to rouse the spirit of Ukraine

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When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, musician Jurij Fedynskyj spent three months performing in Ukraine’s bomb shelters, refugee centers, and even near the front line.