Jody Lewen is the executive director of the Prison University Project, a degree-granting program for the inmates at San Quentin State Prison in California. She's seen first hand the transformative power of knowledge and education and thinks the most important feature of higher education should be accessibility.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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Lyle Victor Albert is a playwright who’s gotten the most attention for his one-man show “Scraping the Surface,” which recounts his experiences with cerebral palsy.
John Nichols tells Jim Fleming that the new anti-terrorism laws are endangering civil liberties. He says Congress is depriving the country of the open policy discussion a democracy needs.
Susan Tom has adopted a dozen or so special needs children, plus has two of her own. Jonathan Karsh has made a film about her family called “My Flesh and Blood.”
Jane Juska was 67 when she placed a personal ad in the NY Review of Books looking for good sex with a man she liked.
Karl Taro Greenfeld tells Jim Fleming he's never had a conversation with his brother.
Julia Mickenberg tells Steve that some of the best known children's book writers were longtime political radicals.
Depression can mean two things: a downturn in the economy and an illness of the psyche.
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