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First LookAre tiny homes the answer to homeless crisis? LA leans in.California is home to more than 150,000 unhoused people – a problem that often seems intractable. As part of its efforts to ease the crisis, Los Angeles opened a tiny home village to offer shelter and services to those in need.
Cover Story‘This is crazy pants’: Pandemic redefines parenting idealsParents, with extra duties in the pandemic, are letting go of “intensive parenting” ideals. The result: Some kids are happier and more independent.
First LookWhat would Black reparations look like in Amherst, Mass.?Around the United States, communities and organizations are working to provide reparations to Black people for past injustices. These debates are playing out in the Massachusetts college town of Amherst, where only 5% of residents are Black.
Florida put seniors first. How that changed its pandemic response.Florida has found early success with a COVID-19 vaccination strategy that puts seniors first and eschewed complex priority lists.
Third acts: Some older adults are rejecting lives of leisure – on purposeOlder adults are rejecting society’s limiting views of aging by starting businesses, entering new occupations, or pursuing philanthropic work.
Difference MakerBe like Fauci? Pandemic inspires surge in med school applications.Inspired by the selflessness of medical personnel during the pandemic, young people are applying to medical school in droves.
FocusSeeds and beyond: Native Americans embrace ‘food sovereignty’For Native Americans, “food sovereignty” is a way to repair damage inflicted when European Americans severed them from their old ways.
First Look$650,000 to preserve historically Black colleges’ campusesThe U.S. National Trust is giving money to help preserve significant buildings and spaces on several historically Black college and university campuses. “These buildings are symbolic of our history and how far we’ve come,” says one HBCU president.
Behind NRA’s fall, the high cost of betrayalThe NRA bankruptcy is a sign that even the most powerful organizations can fall when they lose a bond of trust with their members.
First LookPolice treatment of Black girl spurs calls for reformThe newly released footage of white officers pepper spraying a Black child in New York two weeks ago has provoked outrage and protests. At one point in the video, an officer says, “You’re acting like a child!” to which the girl replies, “I am a child!”
Cover StoryNo pew? No problem. Online church is revitalizing congregations.As churches have had to go online during the pandemic, they have learned something surprising: Practicing religion in cyberspace works.
Papers rethink past crime reporting: Fresh start or a cover-up?By issuing what amounts to a digital pardon for small transgressions, papers are rethinking responsibilities to communities beyond just core readers.
First LookIn Super Bowl master class, Tom Brady and Tampa Bay Bucs winTom Brady won his seventh Super Bowl, this time as QB of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, beating Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 on Sunday.
First LookSuper Bowl first: Amanda Gorman debuts poetry on a new stageAmanda Gorman read an original poem Sunday before the Super Bowl, a tribute to an educator, nurse, and Marine vet for their contributions during the pandemic.
The pandemic took my spin class: How homebound workouts are working outWorkouts aren’t stopping while some gyms are closed. Consumer creativity and high-tech options are filling the void.
First LookAs teams ditch Native American-themed names, Chiefs hold onProtesters are planning to gather outside the Super Bowl this Sunday, as activists who have long rallied against the use of Native American imagery in sports seek to increase pressure on the Kansas City Chiefs to drop offensive traditions.
First LookHow a better headcount reduces homelessness in the USEvery January, the U.S. government conducts an annual survey to count unhoused people, but the pandemic has disrupted this year's effort. One non-profit, however, might have a solution: real-time data that is updated at least monthly.
Difference MakerHe grew up wanting for nothing. Now he gives other students a leg up.Helping the Homeless Colorado and EEqual aimed to support people experiencing homelessness, especially students. Matine Khalighi helped found both.
First LookBernie's mittens: Vermont teacher gets manufacturing partnerThe Vermont teacher, who gave Sen. Bernie Sanders his now famous mittens, is partnering with the Vermont Teddy Bear Company to create a mitten line to meet soaring demand.
Difference MakerSan Antonio educator: College-ready kids make poverty-proof adultsCollege readiness – and keeping students in college – is Superintendent Pedro Martinez’s top goal for his low-income, Hispanic school district.
