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COVID-19 pandemic DIY: As protective gear becomes scarce in Spain, locals make their own
BARCELONA — At a glance, the operating room looks like any other. Nine people in scrubs gesture for...
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ON THE GROUND IN CHATTANOOGA, TN
In Chattanooga, a ministry for women in prostitution
Chattanooga, Tenn. – The sun was going down as we passed the Waffle Houses and Krystals on the...
Mar 25, 2020
How a 60,000-employee firm survived China’s COVID-19 outbreak
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Mar 23, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN SACRAMENTO, CA
Sacramento’s Asian American community rises to intergenerational challenges
SACRAMENTO, CA – Sacramento may be best known as the midwest of California, the city of trees. But...
Mar 22, 2020
In a global COVID-19 crisis, flashes of authoritarian instinct
WASHINGTON — Fear and chaos are the soil in which authoritarianism grows best, and we have entered a...
Mar 20, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BLUFF, UTAH
In rural Utah, local journalism shrinks as government controversies grow
BLUFF, Utah — Drought maps of the southwestern United States looked like a target in 2018, dark red ringing...
Mar 20, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN IN SANTA FE, NM
On Santa Fe’s Southside, community seeks ways to counter decades of neglect
SANTE FE, N.M. – I spent my first day as a journalist in northern New Mexico wading through...
Mar 18, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BRIDGEPORT, CT
From downtown to the neighborhoods, Bridgeport’s entrepreneurial spirit thrives
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – As the late-summer sun hovered in the sky, casting long shadows along the cracked asphalt,...
Mar 17, 2020
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The World Health Organization’s official declaration that COVID-19 is a pandemic serves as a powerful reminder for us...
Mar 16, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN NEWARK, NJ
The voices of Newark on the road back to local control
Newark, NJ — A microphone was being set up at the podium, emblazoned with the Newark Public Schools...
Mar 12, 2020