September 01, 2008

Hero Reports, a new Web site by MIT doctoral candidate Alyssa Wright, is tracking stories of everyday acts of courage, mapping goodwill in the same way others map home values and crime rates. It was inspired by the New York subway's "See Something, Say Something" campaign, but seeks not to uncover acts of terrorism, but to tap a zeitgeist of good, promote a civic culture and reflect the communities we live in.

Read Hero Reports from New York City here. Or, if you've witnessed an everyday act of courage anywhere in the country, share your Hero Report with us here.

Wednesday June 25, 2008
» The Takeaway talks with Alyssa Wright, creator of Hero Reports, and the stories of hero reporters.
» John, joining the ranks of the hero reporters, tells the subway bag story

Wednesday July 3, 2008
» Faith unites Jews, Muslims, Christians and Buddhists in Iowa flood aftermath
» Your Hero Reports

Wednesday July 23, 2008
» A Hero Report on YouTube: The Hugging Saint

Thursday September 4, 2008
» Famed psychologist Dr. Philip Zimbardo looks at how heroism can be "democratized"

Monday September 15, 2008
» Ushahidi hopes to save lives by "crowdsourcing" crisis information

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Hurricane Gustav approaches New Orleans

Monday, September 1 2008

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Gustav changes opening-day agenda at RNC in St. Paul

Monday, September 1 2008

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Status of New Orleans’ levees

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 1 2008

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New Orleans residents: to stay or to go?

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Corey Takahashi
Monday, September 1 2008

We ask two New Orleanians the question they’ve had to ask themselves: Should I stay or should I go?

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Rub It, Cook It Slow and Low, and Enjoy

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 1 2008

It’s the middle of the night at the Eagle Rib Cookoff in Eagle, Idaho and 21 teams have been cooking meat overnight.

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At RNC, police raid protesters before protests

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 1 2008

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Gustav approaches New Orleans

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 1 2008

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Picking Palin: Implications for the campaign and the RNC

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Andrea Bernstein
Monday, September 1 2008

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Is a vote for McCain-Palin a vote for change?

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Chelsea Merz
Monday, September 1 2008

Last week, on the heels of the Democratic convention, John McCain caught everyone’s attention when he announced Alaska’s governor, Sarah Palin, as his Vice Presidential pick. The Takeaway talks to Tara Wall about what this means for the Republican party and the undecided voters who could be the deal breakers of this year’s election.

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US hands control of Iraq’s Anbar Province to Iraqi security forces

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 1 2008

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Songs to work by: a Labor Day playlist

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji
Monday, September 1 2008

On Labor Day, some of the most famous popular songs having to do with work

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Home Alone: What parents go through when kids go off to school

By Adaora Udoji, Chelsea Merz
Monday, September 1 2008

Hundreds of thousands of parents are flooding college campuses, decorating dorm rooms, eating lunch at the student union and driving back to an emptier home-- for the first time. To talk through the mix of emotions that parents are experiencing, and the best way to prepare for this life-changing event, we turn to family psychiatrist Alan Manevitz. And for context we check in with Sandra Markt-Reardon. She’s just driven her last kid off to college.

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