Some people give no charity at all. But of Americans who do, the average family donation is 2-3% per year. This program examines how people arrive at the amount of their charitable contributions, wher

After war, our veterans face a new battle: emotional and spiritual conflict that is normal to human beings whove experienced intense brutality.In the Civil War this condition was called soldiers he

Chicago dramatist Meade Palidofsky uses theater as a therapeutic tool in her work with juvenile offenders who write and perform plays while incarcerated and in the process see their lives through a

Facing a personal crisis, hospital patients and their loved ones often receive needed emotional support from a quiet army of chaplains, who are skilled at empathetic listening to people gripped by dif

A veteran negotiator in world hot-spots including the Middle East, Louise Diamond practices a citizens-based diplomacy that sometimes finds cooperation at the grass roots level, even when governments

Charlie Starbuck, an affable tax attorney, single-handedly has increased the canopy of San Francisco by planting more than 7,500 trees, as part of the movement known as Friends of the Urban Forest.

How does the widespread low level of literacy among American adults affect the functioning of our democracy? Are voters in this group vulnerable to political manipulation? To see additional resources

About half of American adults read at or below a 6th-grade level. What challenges do they face at work, in health care, when helping children with schoolwork? And how does the profusion of low-infor

This episode explores the very human level at which some nurses interact with patients at their most vulnerable moments. What spiritual questions about life and death arise in such encounters? We do n

In a health care setting, where serious illness may be on the line, what does it mean for a provider to listen attentively? We examine this core nursing practice in several venues. To see additional r