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If California is ungovernable, what can we do about it? Overhaul the constitution or tweak it here and there through the initiative process? Common Cause and the League of Women Voters are examining the alternatives, and we talk with Thad Kousser about possibilities.

Terry Gilliam Makes First Comic-Con Appearance

The state is currently in the process of redesigning California's network of marine protected areas, or MPAs. We'll find out what's at stake in the process, and what's in the works for the Southern California coast.

Mark O'Connor is a violinist admired by lovers of classical, jazz, and country music alike. He's won two Grammy awards, one for his album New Nashville Cats and one for Appalachian Journey an album he collaborated on with Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer. O'Connor is known for his varied musical interests and his ability to integrate them in his compositions. One of his projects is a chamber group called Appalachia Waltz Trio.

Public education is among the many casualties of the war in Afghanistan, and those most affected are Afghan girls. But despite the threat of attacks by militants wielding acid or worse, many girls are refusing to give up their education, with some attending secret, in-home classes.

Two Michigan families that ascribe to the Quiverfull movement didn't always want to have multiple children. Both now are part of the 10,000-strong movement, based on a Biblical verse, that urges families to have as many babies as possible, in part to spread Christ's message.

While Charles Darwin is most remembered for his revolutionary theory of evolution, he also studied earthworms.

The stimulus bill working its way through the House is full of money for schools, cities and infrastructure. But who's being left out? Host Alex Cohen talks to Politico's Victoria McGrane about the winners and losers in the stimulus bill.

One of the ways I indulge my love of the south is through music. It's perfect for what is predominantly a nostalgic, wistful remembering of a place probably best revisited through its art (and maybe

Ten Years of Southern Music from the Oxford American