Latin America Amid Protests, Colombia's Capital Placed Under Curfew Major rallies started on Thursday as demonstrators are "angry over a great big long list of issues." President Iván Duque is trying to get a grip on the unrest by announcing a "national dialogue." Merrit Kennedy
Politics A cop shot this wooden bullet at me at the WTO protests in Seattle. Here’s the story it tells During the WTO protests, a police officer shot a wooden bullet at me. It bounced off the wall, and landed at my feet. It didn’t hurt me. But it shattered something: A myth about what Seattle was in 1999 and what it could give to the rest of the world. Joshua McNichols
Politics 'Smoke in the street.' Unions grapple with the complicated legacy of the Battle in Seattle Twenty years ago, demonstrators converged on downtown Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization. It was supposed to be non-violent. But in a single day, the city was thrown into chaos. Seattle’s labor unions were central to planning the protests. And they’re still thinking about the WTO protests’ complicated legacy. Carolyn Adolph
Education Seattle students protest superintendent's decision on Climate Strike Seattle Public Schools students are protesting the superintendent’s decision to not excuse their absences if they attend Friday’s Climate Strike. Ann Dornfeld
Environment Earth is the best planet, Bezos says, unveiling climate commitment Amazon has made its biggest climate commitment in the company's 25 year history. Paige Browning
Environment Seattle students who strike for climate will be marked unexcused The Global Climate Strike is Friday, and school leaders are preparing for some students to walk out of class. Paige Browning
World Daring To Ride A Bike And 5 Other Ways Women Are Changing The World For International Women's Day, we're spotlighting women and movements that have made an impact around the globe. Malaka Gharib
Politics In Seattle, women marchers say resist the fatigue: 'There is hope' As marchers assembled in Cal Anderson park on Seattle's Capitol Hill Saturday, Frances Perry of Seattle was carrying a picture of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and worried that "people are starting to lose energy." Amy Radil
Politics Voting With A Middle Finger: Two Views On The White Working Class There is one truth that has endured through the first two years of Donald Trump's presidency: he has kept the support of the core voters who propelled him to the White House. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore two competing perspectives on the motivations of Trump supporters, and what they can tell us about the state of our union. Shankar Vedantam Thomas Lu Tara Boyle Camila Vargas-Restrepo
Arts & Life My grandpa sang songs to fight for freedom. Now I sing them too. Last summer, he sang a song I hadn't heard before. He told me what the lyrics mean: let us dance, and let us sing folk songs, because we have achieved independence. At first I was confused. What independence? From whom? And what's going on here? Medha Kumar
