Jim Thorpe was stripped of the Olympic gold medals awarded to him in 1912, but activists finally got them back in 2022. Today, Thorpe's legacy is about more than medals or even correcting historic wrongs — young Native Americans are looking to him for inspiration.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
Politics and History
Drawn from conversations with hip-hop artist Tall Paul, journalist Patty Loew and biographer David Maraniss, we hear stories from the NFL, from baseball, and, of course, from what made Thorpe a legend —the 1912 Olympic Games.
A Native American hero — one of the greatest athletes the world has ever known — is now being celebrated by a new generation.
In this final part of our series, we’re talking about work — specifically the right to meaningful work.
PTSD and other mental health challenges can push people into poverty. How do you break the cycle? How do we truly care for people mentally and financially?
Justin Garrett Moore has been exploring the issue of "care architecture" for years. Moore is leading projects to address social justice and housing issues through empathy and respect for each others’ humanity.
In the first of three episodes of "Going For Broke" all about the care economy, we're thinking about housing. Many of us would consider it a basic human right. But in America, it can be hard to come by.
When the real world becomes too much, fantasy might be your ticket out. But at what point does fantasy go too far?
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