Stories - Life Stories
Stories 2079 Interviews 81
Our stories are about how people make sense of their own lives, how they can shed light on our lives, and how we are connected to one another, to history, and to the larger human story.
Experiencing sexism and speaking up for equal pay throughout her career
The evolving relationship between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's evolving views on slavery, race, and the Emancipation Proclamation
Bernstein's approach to building source intimacy and adversarial reporting debate
Financial crisis at Patagonia and the effort to save the company
Writing about taboo women's subjects and the impact on her career
Dr. King's sons pleading for him not to leave before his final trip to Memphis
Rejecting low expectations for students living in poverty
Hostile command climate and resistance to women's integration in the Army
Complex views on the veil as a religious, political, and cultural symbol
Selective reduction decision and the pressure to justify reproductive choices
“Someone told me the story about the child throwing starfish back into the ocean one at a time. 'It makes a difference to this one.' That's kind of how I've looked at it ever since. I can't be Dolores Huerta or Martin Sheen, but I can do what I can do in the rooms I find myself in to look for that starfish.”
Noah Wyle
Reflections on mortality and advocacy for end-of-life choice
Casting the decisive thumbs-down vote against the ACA repeal bill
Budget challenges and alumni support upon arriving at USC in 1991
Discovering photography and forming a mentorship with Gordon Parks
Jim Foley's humanitarian efforts and sense of guilt over US policy in Syria
Father's reaction to Nixon's resignation and Ford's presidency
Obama's racial reluctance and its consequences for American politics
Fillmore's approval of the Fugitive Slave Act and the Compromises of 1850
Concerns about political will to address the national debt and entitlements
