Where ICE came from, and where it needs to go
In 2018, in light of some pretty aggressive rhetoric and policies being enacted by the Trump administration, many people were asking a pretty direct q...
What the 1968 fight for ethnic studies classes teaches us about today
The fight over the soul of higher education is very alive right now, with the Trump administration engaged in dozens of investigations and multiple la...
Keep culture and tradition alive at the mahjong table
How do we keep family traditions alive? For some people, it's by speaking their heritage language, or learning how to cook family recipes. For Nicole ...
The fight over public education, from Texas to the White House
For months, the Trump administration has been making moves to dismantle the Department of Education — with mixed success. But when it comes to the fig...
The evolution of blackface in the age of AI
With AI image and video generators, it's become easier than ever to create hyper-realistic clips of almost anything. Today, we're looking at the lands...
In the Trump era, has the word 'racist' lost its meaning?
Over the past few weeks, President Trump has amplified derogatory and stereotypical comments about people from Afghanistan. He's derided Somalians as ...
Remembering disability activist Alice Wong
Alice Wong was a major force in disability activism. She passed away last month at the age of 51. For Here and Now, reporter Elissa Nadworny speaks wi...
How the Trump administration is reshaping immigration
The Trump administration has been firing immigration judges, despite the fact that there’s a massive backlog of immigration cases that need rulings. X...
Gratitude isn’t just for Thanksgiving
For the millions of Americans that celebrate Thanksgiving, it's a time when many people reflect on the things and the people in our lives that they ap...
How poetry helps Ada Limon navigate life, even when it’s tough
As we enter "cozy season," we're revisiting our conversation with Ada Limon, who just wrapped up her tenure as the U.S. Poet Laureate. She talks to us...