Enjoy this collection of rich stories and salient insights from our MacArthur Fellows. Our new yearlong series includes Spotlight, Conversation, and Roundtable content—sparking hope and inspiration in all of us to further a just, verdant, and peaceful world.

Ian Bassin is a lawyer and democracy advocate who discusses the current state and future of democracy.

Hanif Abdurraqib and Jacqueline Woodson talk about the intersection of sound and language, exploring music, writing, music, and art.

Larissa FastHorse is creating space for Indigenous artists, stories, and experiences in mainstream theater and countering misrepresentation of Native American perspectives in broader society.

Loretta J. Ross is a reproductive justice and human rights activist reframing reproductive rights within a broader context of human rights.

P. Gabrielle Foreman discusses the Colored Conventions Project, a digital initiative that documents historic Black organizing efforts.

Joshua Miele is blind and an adaptive technology designer developing devices to enable blind and visually impaired people to use technologies that pervade our lives.