Education Seattle students protest superintendent's decision on Climate Strike Seattle Public Schools students are protesting the superintendent’s decision to not excuse their absences if they attend Friday’s Climate Strike. Ann Dornfeld
Environment Earth is the best planet, Bezos says, unveiling climate commitment Amazon has made its biggest climate commitment in the company's 25 year history. Paige Browning
Environment Seattle students who strike for climate will be marked unexcused The Global Climate Strike is Friday, and school leaders are preparing for some students to walk out of class. Paige Browning
World Daring To Ride A Bike And 5 Other Ways Women Are Changing The World For International Women's Day, we're spotlighting women and movements that have made an impact around the globe. Malaka Gharib
Politics In Seattle, women marchers say resist the fatigue: 'There is hope' As marchers assembled in Cal Anderson park on Seattle's Capitol Hill Saturday, Frances Perry of Seattle was carrying a picture of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and worried that "people are starting to lose energy." Amy Radil
Politics Voting With A Middle Finger: Two Views On The White Working Class There is one truth that has endured through the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency: he has kept the support of the core voters who propelled him to the White House. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore two competing perspectives on the motivations of Trump supporters, and what they can tell us about the state of our union. Shankar Vedantam Thomas Lu Tara Boyle Camila Vargas-Restrepo
Arts & Life My grandpa sang songs to fight for freedom. Now I sing them too. Last summer, he sang a song I hadn't heard before. He told me what the lyrics mean: let us dance, and let us sing folk songs, because we have achieved independence. At first I was confused. What independence? From whom? And what's going on here? Medha Kumar
If there's no such thing as bad press, is the media playing into the far right's hands? As with many demonstrations post-Charlottesville, last weekend's Unite The Right gathering drew more counter-protesters than far right individuals. But... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
Flashbangs fired at a Portland protest - but only against counterprotesters, says ACLU The sound of flashbangs and smoke grenades echoed through the streets of downtown Portland Saturday during a protest held by the Proud Boys and Patriot... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Ross Reynolds
'Nanette' and comedy as resistance Bill Radke talks about the Netflix stand-up comedy special, "Nanette," in which comic Hannah Gadsby says she's leaving comedy. "I built a career out of... Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
