KQED's Perspectives

An unassuming member of Joe Pramuk’s congregation stands out for her quiet steadiness and willingness to help others.

Becky Mackelprang harbored fantasies of an escape to a simple farming life... until she tried it.

The rich can buy justice. The poor can't pay if they lose. It's the middle class, says Richard Friedlander, that lose either way.

At 27, Sara Blakely was selling fax machines and desperate to reinvent her life. So she came up with Spanx — hosiery that eliminates panty lines — and set to work building her business.

In the history of Venetian Jews, Mac Clayton finds a cautionary tale for today’s widespread fear of ‘The Other.’

Mimm Patterson’s new home is a humble one, but it wouldn’t have been possible without an assist from the City of Palo Alto.

Niall Kavanagh finds that an uncertain challenge can lead to definite rewards.

Interfaith leaders pose climate change action as a moral imperative, but Ripudaman Malhotra says it may conflict with the moral imperative to eliminate poverty.

It wasn’t a bucket list or sense of adventure that got Luke Pease to the top of Yosemite’s Half Dome.

On September 12, NPR launches a new podcast, How I Built This, hosted by Guy Raz. The show features innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built.

Larry Murphy cherishes fishing trips in the back country as reminders of the common origin of all things.

The toughest part of any mediation, says Richard Friedlander, is just to get someone to admit they’ve made a mistake.

Carol Arnold voted cast a write-in, protest vote for President once. She won’t do that again.

Housing refugees isn’t easy in the expensive Bay Area, but Kathy Coffey says a multi-faith team collaborated on getting them the support they need.

Risa Nye knows what it's like when smoke is in the air and everything you own, even your life, is at risk.