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Former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch spent years advocating for an overhaul of the American education system. Now she criticizes changes that she used to support, like charter schools and school choice. She explains her reasoning in Reign of Error, her new book on the pitfalls of privatizing education.

After 14 years in power, the African National Congress no longer cuts a youthful figure on the nation's political landscape, and young people say the party has let itself go. "The ANC came with a lot of promises and all the promises were never delivered," one 35-year-old says.

Airs Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

The lighting in the NPR newsroom isn't doing me any favors. Maybe it's time to get some "work" done? Then again, cosmetic surgery makes people look only about three years younger and no more attractive, according to a study that tries to add some objectivity to a very subjective field of medicine.

This week marks a milestone in the decades-long debate over whether to develop a new landfill in San Diego’s North County. The Army Corps of Engineers will hear public comment on its draft EIR for Gregory Canyon, one of very few new landfills in the pipeline for a permit in California.

Airs Mondays, June 16 - July 7, 2014 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

On her Hyperbole and a Half blog, Allie Brosh writes stories about her life illustrated with a "very precise crudeness." Most are lighthearted — about her dog or her favorite grammatical mistake ("a lot" vs. "alot) — but her most popular posts have also been the most upsetting, about her crippling depression.

The U.S. is already providing intelligence-gathering assistance to the French in their assault on Islamist extremists in Mali, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, and officials would not rule out having American aircraft land in the West African nation as part of future efforts to lend airlift and logistical support.

It's a busy week here at the KPBS arts desk. Here's a little preview of what's coming up in our arts coverage, including a music performance on These Days, a behind-the scenes look at The Old Globe's "Emma" and theater awards given out by San Diego's critics.

Three present and incoming members of the San Diego City Council and one City Council candidate -- all of whom supported the pension reform initiative passed by voters last week -- endorsed Councilman Carl DeMaio for mayor today.