What's lost in Trump's DEI ban?
President Trump has put diversity, equity, and inclusion in his crosshairs — but there's no consensus on what DEI even means. Some say that that fuzziness is the point, and that the current anti-DEI p...
2 Apr 202532min
With measles on the rise, what we can learn from past epidemics
As the U.S. health system grapples with new outbreaks and the risk of old diseases making a comeback, we're looking to the past to inform how people in marginalized communities can prepare themselves ...
26 Mars 202529min
What Mahmoud Khalil's arrest means for ... everyone
Mahmoud Khalil, a legal permanent resident and Columbia alum, was detained by ICE for his role in leading pro-Palestinian protests at his former university last year. As Khalil's case has captured the...
19 Mars 202536min
This Palestinian American's debut novel may not be political — but her existence is
To be a Palestinian American writer right now can lead to a lot of expectation to focus on identity and devastation, but in her debut novel, Too Soon, Betty Shamieh shares the story of three generatio...
12 Mars 202532min
A look at the human toll of the construction of the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal's impact on the geopolitical stage far outreaches its roughly 51-mile stretch of land and water. This week, we're trying to understand the canal's murky future - from climate change t...
5 Mars 202531min
Black audiences see themselves centered in a brand new soap opera
B.A. Parker digs into the historical connection between Black Americans and soap operas with the launching of "Beyond the Gates," the first ever soap focused primarily on a Black family. See pcm.adswi...
26 Feb 202536min
The NFL's concussion problem beyond CTE
In 2015, the NFL agreed to an uncapped settlement to pay former players diagnosed with brain disease. The agreement came after players sued the league for covering what it knew about the links between...
24 Feb 202522min
What a Black enclave lost in the Los Angeles wildfires
Altadena was the site of the Eaton fire, one of two major wildfires in Los Angeles County in January. The wind and flames destroyed more than 9,000 structures — and with them, the long-tenured Black c...
19 Feb 202530min
