KQED's Perspectives

Victor Schachter: A 21st Century Declaration of Independence 02.07.2021 4:15 ↓

Victor Schachter suggests the Declaration of Independence could use an update to reflect modern realities.

Celeste DuBois: Pedro’s Gift 01.07.2021 4:05 ↓

Celeste Dubois says that sometimes it's the teachers who learn from their students.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Of Meat and Men 30.06.2021 4:13 ↓

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau carves up the notion that eating meat is manly.

Debbie Duncan: Three Good Things 29.06.2021 4:16 ↓

Debbie Duncan says acknowledging three good things a day keeps the blues away.

Marcelle Taylor Dougan: Protecting Black Children From Racism 28.06.2021 4:21 ↓

Dr. Marcelle Taylor Dougan struggles to protect her children from racism.

Peggy Hansen: Why I Forage 25.06.2021 4:04 ↓

It’s the time of year when highly informed lovers of forest fungi forage for their favorites, and Peggy Hansen is one of them.

Valeria Araujo: Rethinking Her Future at Mills 24.06.2021 4:09 ↓

YR Media's Valeria Araujo is rethinking her future at Mills College in Oakland.

Pedro Hernandez-Ramos: The Global Pandemic is Still Global 23.06.2021 4:15 ↓

Pedro Hernandez-Ramos reminds us that the global pandemic is still raging around the world.

Barbara Foltin: Pride 22.06.2021 4:10 ↓

Rev. Barbara Foltin's church hands out Pride flags to LGBTQ+ people, their families and neighbors.

Nicolle Plescia: Doing Nothing 21.06.2021 4:03 ↓

Like many, Nicolle Plescia and her family had a lot of free time during the pandemic lockdown. Did they waste it?

Steven Saum: Commissioner of Forests and Weeds 18.06.2021 4:13 ↓

The life of Steven Saum's father is only slightly captured in a handful of small mementos.

Susan Dix Lyons: Senior Skip Day 17.06.2021 4:15 ↓

Susan Dix Lyons shares a special day in the city with her daughter, and a lifetime of memories.

Thomas Plante: People Behaving Badly 16.06.2021 4:16 ↓

Dr. Thomas Plante says a toxic mix of frustration and stress is making too many people behave very badly.

Michael Ellis: The Wonders of Home 15.06.2021 4:15 ↓

Sheltering at home, Michael Ellis focuses his love for natural wonders on his own back yard.

Richard Swerdlow: The Party 14.06.2021 4:13 ↓

Richard Swerdlow attends his first post-pandemic lockdown party.

Marilyn Englander: Curious, Not Furious 11.06.2021 4:09 ↓

When her initial response to everyday annoyances is anger, Marilyn Englander practices a better way.

Carol Arnold: Lost and Found 10.06.2021 4:13 ↓

When Carol Arnold needs to get away from it all she goes up and over the Sierras to the dramatic eastern side.

Joan Steinau Lester: Loving Day 09.06.2021 4:13 ↓

Joan Steinau Lester celebrates two Supreme Court decisions, both delivered in June, that are milestones for biracial and same sex unions.

Mark Clevenger: Your Child 08.06.2021 4:10 ↓

Mark Clevenger's daughter is off to college and everything has changed, except what matters.

Ellen Greenblatt: Early Reading 07.06.2021 4:09 ↓

Want to change the world? Ellen Greenblatt says teach a child to read.

Evan Nichols: Gone to Carolina 04.06.2021 4:17 ↓

Evan Nichols and his aging mother belt out a few songs while driving the open road.

Milton Chen: Allies 03.06.2021 4:16 ↓

When any group is under attack it needs allies. Milton Chen says those allies have changed the lives of Asian Americans.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Animals in Our Bones 02.06.2021 4:11 ↓

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau looks at just some of the body parts whose names have their origin in the animal kingdom.

Steve McMoyler: Hell on Wheels 01.06.2021 4:13 ↓

America, it is said, has a love affair with the automobile. That would not include Steve McMoyler.

Winston Tharp: To Doug 31.05.2021 4:06 ↓

It's Memorial Day and Winston Tharp has this tribute to a veteran whose promise was lost.