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“NPCA and park advocates across the country have been sounding the alarm on the need for park funding and staffing for months, and Congress listened." - Theresa Pierno, NPCA's President and CEO

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Alt: Conductor Lorin Maazel directing an orchestra in one of the hammer blows in the finale of Mahler's Symphony No. 6. As the hammer falls and cymbals clash behind him, a trumpeter briefly covers his ear with his hand.

Empathy, Narrativity, and the Temperance Movement

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CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.

A little-known Christian policy group's growing impact is blurring the lines between church and state.

Amy Heutmaker pledges to heal political divide in her rural Ohio township

Here is the official announcement of a new book and a great offer:

A recording from Timothy Snyder's live video