By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
Andy Wells grew up on a dairy and grain farm on a reservation in northern Minnesota. A poverty-stricken area home to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, it lacked both good schools and a thriving job market. Wells nevertheless managed to get a master’s degree and...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
UCLA computer science professor Judea Pearl (right) has left math equations behind to defy the terrorists who murdered his son, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, in 2002. “If they try to spread division among people, then we ought to spread...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
A labor organizer for nearly 50 years, Chandler has been engaged with immigrant workers in the labor struggle since his teens. In 2000, he brought immigrants together with labor, religious, and human rights activists and organizations to form the Mississippi...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
In the 1970s, Arlene Blum led the first women’s mountain-climbing teams up the icy slopes of Denali and Annapurna. She still leads Himalayan treks, and she’s also ascending the steps of the state capitol to reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products. Blum...
By Gary Hume | Apr 26, 2023
On a trip to Alabama in 2004, former Massachusetts state budget director Ed Moscovitch observed a revolutionary approach to help children from poor homes learn to read by providing their teachers with data, coaching and sustained support. Soon after, Moscovitch sat...
