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The days of catastrophic flooding, the hours of devastating hurricane winds, the minutes of terrifying earthquakes--Mother Nature wreaks havoc. But humans have a hand in the real disaster, says June …

Entrepreneur Paola Santana is building a business that makes it easier for government workers to do their jobs and to support local economies. She describes her path from the Dominican Republic, wher…

Jen Igartua helped create the irreverent political board game MUD to encourage all of us to think deep about politics and blow off some steam in the process. Players get to assume the role of a greed…

“Help me help those who help.” Engineer and author Andreu Veà started the group CovidWarriors to organize people with diverse talents around the globe to contain the pandemic. They're the brains behi…

Amelia Morán Ceja landed in Napa Valley in 1967 when her vineyard manager father brought his family from Jalisco, Mexico, to wine country in El Norte. She went on to make history by launching Ceja Vi…

Graciela Mochkofsky loves a challenge. The Argentine author and academic launched and runs the first bilingual journalism master’s program in the country. Her work shines a light on cultural issues (…

The answer to stopping the spread of Covid could be in your poop. Computational biologist Mariana Matus helped start Biobot Analytics in 2017 to find the clues in wastewater to improve public health.…

People around the world turn to Michelle Figueroa's Instagram to find inspiration in the human spirit. The Colombian-American journalist puts a face on kindness and resilience through stories, photos…

She’s made it her life’s work to finance the businesses of immigrants, women, and other entrepreneurs whose needs aren’t met by traditional banks. Now Luz Urrutia leads Opportunity Fund, the leading …

Science journalist Alan Weisman’s prescient 2007 book "The World Without Us" described what would happen to nature if humans suddenly ceased to exist. To find answers, he traveled to Chernobyl, Micro…

No one conveys the suffering, courage, joy, and spirit of those who dwell in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands better than Pulitzer finalist and master storyteller Luis Alberto Urrea, whether it’s the horr…

Andrea Hachuel weaves in and out of Spanish, English, and French constantly as assistant director on Hollywood blockbusters and other films made in France and abroad. She takes us behind the battle s…

Nico Fesser had been in Africa before. This trip was different. We speak to the second-year medical student about his work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a fundraiser he launched to shelter…

As the director of maternal-fetal medicine at a public hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., obstetrician Rebecca Shiffman sees it all. She says women should be evaluated for chronic conditions before they get…

Enchanting singer-songwriter Lau Noah transports listeners to medieval times and beyond with her distinctive, bard-like music. In this interview-concert, Lau performs three songs in Spanish and Hebre…

Politicized humanitarian crises. Gerrymandering. Insults hurled at Spanish speakers. Univision news anchor Enrique Acevedo explains how he covers resistance to change and efforts to stop Latinos from…

Alberto Ibargüen pulls no punches: “We do not have an informed citizenry” and fact and opinion are being conflated, he says. As president and CEO of the Knight Foundation, Ibargüen spends his days do…

The busy work of honeybees makes much of our food supply possible. But these bees are dying at alarming rates. Carolina Zuniga-Aisa, co-founder of Island Bee Project on Governors Island in New York, …

Raised on Hollywood movies and celebrity magazines, Manuel Santelices yearned for a life of excitement and glamour. Nearly 30 years ago, he made the move from his conservative hometown of Santiago, C…

Legendary singer-songwriter David Broza is known to his fans as Israel’s Bruce Springsteen. He’s a humanitarian activist and a prolific musician who has recorded hit albums in Hebrew, Spanish, and En…