Washington, D.C. — I am deeply grateful for the extraordinary life and brilliant reporting of Nick Kotz who died in a tragic accident at the

Upland, CA — The coronavirus pandemic has had a damaging economic and business impact, affecting everything from carmakers, airlines, restaurants, manufacturing, hotels, tourism, and many

Washington, D.C. — During Easter weekend in 1960 I took my first airplane ride, from Atlanta, Georgia (where I was a senior at Spelman College)

Washington, D.C. — As America is immersed in a new movement demanding an end to racial and economic injustice, the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) announced

California, CA — A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually