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“If they could kill her, they could kill anyone”
Writer and editor Megan Carpentier chats with award-winning Guardian environmental justice reporter Nina Lakhani about her groundbreaking book on the life and murder of Honduran grassroots activist Berta Cáceres.
Is JLo’s last name anyone’s business?
Because life is multi-faceted and so is former Fly Girl Jennifer Lopez, here's a little about the Latina icon’s decision to change her name after marrying longtime beau Ben Affleck.
The case for hope
Meteor editor-at-large Rebecca Carroll and author Evette Dionne talk about how to avoid defaulting to despair and maintain a sense of hope.
What women in Ukraine want us to know
Mariane Pearl talks to Ukrainian journalist and activist Anastasia Melnychenko about what she believes the West isn’t hearing about the situation in Ukraine five months in, her activism, and how the never-ending war has impacted her life.