This season of the GroundTruth Podcast opens with Unheard in Appalachia, part of Crossing the Divide, a project...
Sep 20, 2018Faced with dangerous chemicals in water, residents plead for EPA action
EXETER, N.H. — Whenever Chris Clark entered the science lab at the University of Massachusetts, he was always careful....
Aug 17, 2018Anime fans and anti-fascists gear up for hate rally in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Kimberly Merani first started volunteering at Otakon, one of the country’s largest anime conventions, in 2011...
Aug 10, 2018Cuba’s faithful seek more rights in an era of slow reform
HAVANA — As she jogged along the oceanside promenade known as the Malecón, a woman stopped to hug...
Jul 31, 2018Cuba’s ‘rainbow revolution’ changes attitudes toward LGBT community
HAVANA – On a hot and humid day in downtown Havana, the streets are filled with rainbows. One...
Jul 31, 2018In Havana, young Jews create community
HAVANA — A clear voice rings out into the synagogue. It pierces through the blasts of the seven...
Jul 31, 2018In Cuba, Santería flourishes two decades after ban was lifted
HAVANA — A young woman in a blue shirt is thigh-deep in the Straits of Florida, carrying a...
Jul 31, 2018Cuba’s emerging Muslim community adds to religious diversity
HAVANA, Cuba – In a small living room in central Havana, a group of Cubans crammed together with...
Jul 31, 2018The fight for better pay in D.C.
WASHINGTON –– Venorica Tucker has worked in the service industry since she was around 12 years old, when...
Jul 13, 2018Journalists vow to ‘press on’ after Capital Gazette remembrance
BOSTON — In newsrooms across America and in many corners of the world, a moment of silence marked...
Jul 06, 2018