Vishaan Chakrabarti: How Can We Design More Welcoming Cities? Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti says many modern cities feel cold, austere, and anonymous. He advocates for designing more vibrant and inclusive cities that are reminiscent of the scale of older cities. NPR Staff
Liz Ogbu: Can We Gentrify Neighborhoods While Allowing Longtime Residents To Stay? Architect Liz Ogbu has seen the pain gentrification creates for displaced communities. She wonders how we can create ways for longtime residents to stay and reap the benefits of gentrification. NPR Staff
OluTimehin Adegbeye: How Can Cities Make Space For Their Most Vulnerable Residents? OluTimehin Adegbeye says that in the world's megacities, the most vulnerable get left behind — including in her city, Lagos. But it's these people, she says, that most deserve space in modern cities. NPR Staff
Richard Berry: How Can Cities Create Opportunities For The Homeless? As Albuquerque's mayor, Richard Berry tried a new approach to addressing panhandling: offering work and connecting homeless with city services. He says it's a more humane option more cities can try. NPR Staff
Is the marketplace messing up social change? Author Anand Giridharadas on what happens when wealth meets social change Sonya Harris
It's fall in Seattle. Time to make hot toddies — with apple peels! You may have heard of "nose to tail" eating, a movement focused on consuming a whole animal to avoid waste. But if you're vegetarian, not to worry. There’s a similar effort using all parts of a vegetable or fruit. Ruby de Luna
Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Safety Rules For Oil Trains The Trump administration has finalized a roll back of Obama-era regulations for oil trains. NPR Staff
Still Reinventing At 80, Jane Fonda Says, 'I Feel Better Than I Ever Have' The actress, activist and fitness icon is the subject of the documentary Jane Fonda in Five Acts. Married three times, she says, "It took me into my 60s and 70s to begin to say: I deserve respect." Ari Shapiro
