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Public health professor Arline Geronimus explains how marginalized people suffer nearly constant stress, which damages their bodies at the cellular level. Her new book is Weathering.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hani Almadhoun at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. He has lost 14 members of his extended family in the airstrikes.

A nonprofit organization has been installing free Wi-Fi hotspots around the state of Georgia to make sure communities of color, especially in rural areas, can go online to complete next year's census.

To kick off WUWM's new series, "Feeding the City: The People Powering Local Food," Eric Von Fellow Maria Peralta-Arellano chats with Will Allen, who is credited with starting urban agriculture in Milwaukee.

As the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos, the charity Oxfam has issued its annual report on wealth, poverty and inequality. It makes some bold assertions. But there are skeptics.

Fifty years ago on New Year's Day, country superstar Hank Williams died while being driven to a performance. On Morning Edition, host Bob Edwards looks at Williams' musical legacy.

Journalists David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed in Afghanistan last year on a reporting trip. Our investigation found that the story of their deaths is not what we originally reported.

Alan Alda played Hawkeye Pierce for 11 years in the television series M*A*S*H and has acted in, written, and directed many films. He has starred on Broadway, and his avid interest in science has led to his hosting PBS's Scientific American Frontiers.

Mayor Michael Bell hopes Chinese investment will help revive his blue-collar city. He helped broker a deal to sell a chunk of Toledo's waterfront to Chinese investors. Host Michel Martin and Mayor Bell discuss investments with China and what he thinks President Obama and China President Xi Jinping can accomplish during their U.S. visit.

Social justice advocates and psychologists point to a range of strategies to promote racial justice, including using your creative energy and talents. Political engagement and self-care help, too.