Stories - Life Stories
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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.
Life's editorial stance and how it takes positions through coverage
Challenges and suspicions faced while photographing the Black Panthers
Unexpected path from recreation director to basketball referee
Observations on political division and civil discourse from covering wars abroad
Bradlee's claim of ignorance about JFK's personal life and shifting public trust in government
McCain's humor and resilience during the struggling 2008 presidential campaign
Ethical and safety challenges of documenting war crimes while embedded with one side
The "One Week's Dead" story on American soldiers killed in Vietnam
Early career as a securities analyst at Bache & Company and Shields
Purchasing a first computer and rapid growth in computer science
Luther's "you can't get rid of me" sketch and the 2012 reelection moment
“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
Temporary estrangement from McCain during the attorney general years
The importance of voting and government's role in everyday life
Jon's response to Charlottesville and the writing of Soul of America
Gordon Parks' involvement in XXL Magazine's Harlem photo reenactment
The library as a physical space and its evolving social functions
Influencing hiring and selection processes to increase representation of women in science
Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention speech and its significance
Entering a male-dominated field of Soviet and military studies as a woman
Developing the Membership Rewards program and rising to CEO of American Express
