In 2016, Annelie Heinen’s frustration with evangelical culture exploded. The native Iowan had been attending evangelical churches for...
Mar 29, 2021
Pandemic ‘rabbit hole’: how COVID-19 has disrupted the transition to adulthood
When COVID-19 first struck, some 12 odd months, 300-plus days and a million light-years ago, I was a senior...
Mar 26, 2021
In the aftermath of the Atlanta shooting
A series of mass shootings occurred at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on March 16. Eight people — Soon...
Mar 24, 2021
When home burns, and your job is to cover it
This dispatch is part of a collaboration with The Associated Press as part of our series On the Ground with Report for...
Mar 22, 2021
A struggle for democracy: Scenes from Myanmar’s protests
A young woman with a megaphone bravely holds up a three-finger salute, the symbol of resistance in Myanmar,...
Mar 19, 2021
‘Why am I still here?’ Finding hope in human connections even when the pandemic robs us of purpose
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Julia Weaver lives in the building adjacent to mine. Hummingbirds are frequent visitors on...
Mar 18, 2021
COVID-19 has been a plague for democracy too
As those in vaccine-rich areas catch a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel, much...
Mar 12, 2021
How journalists can improve coverage of local extremism
Anyone who’s worked in local or regional newsrooms knows what it’s like to have a national news outlet...
Mar 11, 2021
How California’s Central Valley plans to become new tech hot spot
MODESTO, Calif. — Alejandro Alcazar had been working as a digital marketing coordinator for about a year when...
Mar 11, 2021
Living with fire: What California can learn from Native burns
MARIPOSA, Calif. ― Rain falls on the 300-year-old oaks on a cold midwinter morning as a group of...
Mar 10, 2021
A look back at one year of COVID-19 coverage from Report for America
March 11, 2021: One year since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, the virus...
Mar 05, 2021