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Michel Martin speaks with freelance writer Isabelia Herrera about rebranding "Hispanic Heritage Month."

Flooding in Jacksonville after Hurricane Irma.

1/3/19: Local Leaders On Climate Change; Art Attack; First Coast Tourism

Has this unusually warm winter weather got you thinking about climate change? Well, you’re not alone.Activists around the world and in the United States…

Ben de la Cruz

Ben de la Cruz is an award-winning documentary video producer and multimedia journalist. He is currently a senior visuals editor. In addition to overseeing the multimedia coverage of NPR's global health and development, his responsibilities include working on news products for emerging platforms including Amazon's and Google's smart screens. He is also part of a team developing a new way of thinking about how NPR can collaborate and engage with our audience as well as photographers, filmmakers, illustrators, animators, and graphic designers to build new visual storytelling avenues on NPR's website, social media platforms, and through live events.

Russell Lewis

As NPR's Southern Bureau chief, Russell Lewis covers issues and people of the Southeast for NPR — from Florida to Virginia to Texas, including West Virginia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma. His work brings context and dimension to issues ranging from immigration, transportation, and oil and gas drilling for NPR listeners across the nation and around the world.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg notes that while workers in today's "gig economy" may have more freedom than they had in years past, they also have less security.

Goodbye Jobs, Hello 'Gigs': How One Word Sums Up A New Economic Reality

Once used by '50s hipsters to connote a no-strings-attached job, "gig" has been co-opted by venture capitalists hyping the new economic order. Linguist Geoff Nunberg reflects on the word's resurgence.

IOC Will Reconsider Guidelines For Allowing Trans Athletes To Compete

NPR's A Martínez talks to freelance sports journalist Britni de la Cretaz about what a potential IOC rule change could mean for transgender athletes at future Olympics.

Freelance miners dig for raw jade at a company site in Hpakant, Myanmar, in 2018.

How A Beloved Gemstone Became A Symbol Of Environmental Tragedy In Myanmar

Decades of mining for jade has left the landscape desolate. Local activists want to make a change — but can they stand up to the powerful companies that dominate the industry?

Last year, 10.1 percent of the workforce was independent contractors, down from 10.7 percent in 2005, according to a new survey by the Labor Department.

1 In 10 Workers Is An Independent Contractor, Labor Department Says

It says last year, 10.1 percent of the workforce was independent contractors, down from 10.7 percent in 2005. Those figures appear to go against other surveys showing huge growth in contract work.

Damage from some of the ballistic missiles fired by Iran is visible at Ain al-Assad air base. The missiles incinerated containers that served as living quarters for military personnel flying drones and damaged a nearby airfield. The U.S. military had roughly 15 minutes' notice before the missiles hit. Before that, it dispersed personnel around the base and had them take cover in concrete bunkers.

The Aftermath Of Iran's Missile Attack On An Iraqi Base Housing U.S. Troops

NPR international correspondent Jane Arraf and freelance photographer Alexander Tahaov were among journalists invited to tour the Ain al-Assad air base, which houses some 1,500 U.S. troops.

Wave of the Future: Magnetic Fingers

What is it like to feel electromagnetic energy? Host Debbie Elliott talks with journalist Quinn Norton who has written an article in Wired News about a procedure that involves implanting a magnet in a person's fingertips.

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