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Cover StoryCan schools help rid the world of sexual harassers and abusers?From Iceland and Israel to Mexico and South Korea, schools around the world increasingly see rooting out sexism as their domain, before it takes hold and expresses itself in workplace abuse or domestic violence. Part 8 of Reaching for Equity: a global series on gender and power.
FocusKentucky tests how much to demand of Medicaid recipientsIn July, Kentucky will become the first state to enforce work and community engagement requirements for some Medicaid recipients. The debate centers on fundamental questions: Does work make you healthier, or do you need to be healthy to work? And is health care a benefit or a right?
First LookStudy finds racial inequality persists 50 years after Kerner ReportThe report's authors recommend federal and state governments spend more on early childhood education, push for a $15 minimum wage, and mortgage lending oversight, among other strategies for eradicating systematic racism.
First LookTrail Sisters want more women hiking on trailsTrail Sisters is an聽initiative聽meant to help women and girls feel more comfortable taking hikes. By inviting women to聽join walks lead by a聽female ranger the group hopes to dispel fears of being vulnerable in the woods.
Cover StoryTexas's colonias: solution to housing crisis or moral blot on rich nation鈥檚 conscience?
Focus'Arm the good guys'? Kentucky and other states weigh adding guns to schools.Five school shootings so far in 2018 have resulted in serious physical injury or death 鈥� including the fatal shooting of 17 students and teachers in Florida.
Billy Graham: a counselor of presidents who eschewed politicsIn the pantheon of evangelists from the Apostle Paul to Billy Sunday, no one preached the gospel to more souls than Graham, who used stadiums and mass media as no one before or since.
'Calls From Home': How one Kentucky radio station connects inmates and familiesEvery week, WMMT broadcasts recorded messages from friends and family members of the more than 5,000 men incarcerated in the six federal and state prisons within range of Whitesburg, Ky.
First LookTown library starts newspaper after local paper shutteredA small New Hampshire town library offers a model of how others can step in to provide information for communities in 'news deserts.'
Can alt-weeklies write a future for themselves in a digital era?Just last week, Nashville's The Scene shuttered. In 2017, the Baltimore City paper folded, the LA Weekly cut most of its editorial staff, and the Village Voice axed print. But supporters say the need remains for vigilant reporters intensely focused on local news.
First LookUp close and personal: NFL players and racial profilingFor decades, professional black athletes have used their public platform to voice issues of social injustice. NFL players kneeling during the national anthem is the latest iteration of this kind of protest. An AP survey reveals many players have experienced racial profiling firsthand.
Cover StoryThe lawman and the outlaw: How cattle rustling and drugs are roiling rural AmericaThis is a story of two men 鈥� a lawman and an outlaw 鈥� and of promising lives shattered, of families betrayed, and, maybe, just maybe, of redemption. It is a story of a crime as old as the country (cattle rustling) and of a scourge as new as last night鈥檚 news (methamphetamine use).
First LookFacebook's app for kids draws criticism from parentsOn Tuesday, a group of parenting organizations and advocates sent a letter to Facebook urging it to end its new messaging app for kids. The app allows children under the age of 13 to chat using their parents accounts, but critics worry it exploits young users.聽
FocusColorado asks: Is there a better way to build a highway?As plans to renovate I-70 continue, federal highway authorities, mindful of past patterns of bulldozing over the concerns of poor and minority communities, call the state transportation department's efforts to consult residents unprecedented. But people in affected neighborhoods have gone to court.
First LookNew Jersey town closes streets to reduce traffic congestion due to appsCommuters, directed by navigations apps, were overwhelming a聽small town in New Jersey near one of the world's busiest bridges. So the town decided to close its streets.聽
Speaking of America: 'I'm not where I want to be'After a tumultuous year, a reporter took a cross-country journey to sample Americans' views of their country. Today, a Trump voter in Kentucky finds reason for more hope, but still wants her children to move away. Part 5 of 5.
Speaking of America: 'Here, you have the freedom'After a tumultuous year, a reporter took a cross-country journey to sample Americans' views of their country. Today, how a man escaped war on a boat, and then found a new life as a Louisiana fisherman. Part 4 of 5.
First LookIn wake of sexual misconduct scandals, mothers of boys focus on developing respect for girlsThe recent saga of sexual misconduct scandals that has rocked American society has brought to light a subgroup of women: mothers of boys. These women seek to raise their sons聽to shun sexist mindsets with the hope that as men they won't condone sexual assault.
Speaking of America: 'Now, I feel like home'After a tumultuous year, a reporter took a cross-country journey to sample Americans' views of their country. Today, a survivor of hurricane Harvey reflects on what she has to be grateful for, even after a tough year. Part 3 of 5.
Speaking of America: 'An optimist who wears body armor'After a tumultuous year, a reporter took a cross-country journey to sample Americans' views of their country. Today, a policeman who traded chasing crooks for thieving bears. Part 2 of 5 in the Monitor's 'Speaking of America' series.