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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 photo essay on homeless youth in Seattle that inspired Streetwise
Celebrating birthdays and Christmas together while in captivity
Political fragmentation following the Kansas-Nebraska Act and its roots in Douglas's ambitions
Rekindling a romance during solitary confinement through letters and visits
James Foley's social intelligence and humanity while in captivity
McCain's cross-party appeal and Teddy Roosevelt-style political philosophy
Mother's experience teaching in challenging New York City public schools
Life Magazine's development of the photo essay as a new form
Reflections on Ben Bradlee's curiosity, suspicion, and patriotism
Bradlee's love of language, colorful insults, and a golf cheating story
Generational changes for women in journalism and the workforce
“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
Warren Buffett's phone call to Treasury Secretary Nick Brady during the Salomon crisis
Dividing time between parents' households after their divorce
Life photographers' integral role and reception during World War II
Grandfather's immigrant mentality and inflamed love of America
The significance of Barack Obama's reelection in the context of race
Lincoln's view of the Constitution, Jefferson, and equality as core principles
James Foley's personal stories and character shared during captivity
Resilience after public scrutiny and criticism during her CBS tenure
Growing up in a middle-class Guyanese immigrant family in Queens
