Lola Fadulu

Why States Want Certain Americans to Work for Medicaid

Many people might soon be required to find employment in order to receive health care. But this policy has a fraught historical precedent.

• Lola Fadulu
• April 12, 2019

Fighting Nazis for a Living

How growing up in the South during the 1960s and 1970s influenced Richard Cohen’s trajectory as a lawyer

• Lola Fadulu
• December 29, 2018

Amazon's Autodidact Streak

In her job as the director of learning sciences, Candace Thille has found a way to make a job out of the thing she is most passionate about.

• Lola Fadulu
• December 26, 2018

Building a Chinese-Food Empire

After a series of jobs in the food industry, Andrew Cherng teamed up with his dad to create the well-known chain.

• Lola Fadulu
• December 22, 2018

The First Black Woman to Lead the Heritage Foundation

How Kay Coles James parlayed her experience at Hampton University and in the George W. Bush administration into a job at a conservative think tank

• Lola Fadulu
• December 15, 2018

Lessons From a Failing Company

Leigh Radford is now a vice president at Procter & Gamble, but she started her career at companies in turmoil.

• Lola Fadulu
• December 11, 2018

The Quality More Important Than Confidence

The host of public radio’s 1A on how support from his West Palm Beach community cannonballed him into media

• Lola Fadulu
• November 18, 2018

When Losing Your Job Is a Blessing

How Tim Chen, the founder of NerdWallet, worked up the nerve to start a company after getting laid off during a recession

• Lola Fadulu
• November 17, 2018

LeVar Burton on Pursuing the Priesthood Before Acting

Before Roots, Star Trek, and Reading Rainbow, the actor had chosen to devote his life to the Catholic Church.

• Lola Fadulu
• November 7, 2018

Kehinde Wiley on Self-Doubt and How He Made It as a Painter

The artist behind Barack Obama’s presidential portrait talks about developing his skills at a junk store.

• Lola Fadulu
• November 4, 2018

The Haunting Possibility of Alternative Lives

The author Elizabeth Kolbert on why she went into journalism and the myriad futures she imagined for herself

• Lola Fadulu
• November 2, 2018

Insecure’s Natasha Rothwell on Finding Her Path to Hollywood

The actress talks about first jobs, switching schools, and finally telling her parents about her dream of acting

• Lola Fadulu
• October 30, 2018

Naloxone Retail Dispensing Is Up 70 Percent

An awareness campaign by the U.S. Surgeon General has led to a surge in demand for the overdose-reversal drug.

• Lola Fadulu
• October 5, 2018

Computer Science for Everyone

A new middle school in Washington, D.C., wants to help bridge the racial and economic gaps in tech.

• Lola Fadulu
• October 4, 2018

Is Your Local Coffee Shop a Low-Key Opioid Clinic?

Overdoses in public bathrooms are turning baristas and other service workers into unwitting first responders.

• Lola Fadulu
• September 21, 2018

Westworld Star Jeffrey Wright on the Lessons He Learned From Sports and Summer Jobs

The performer did everything from cleaning pool locker rooms to children’s theater before landing major acting gigs.

• Lola Fadulu
• September 21, 2018

The Problem Sunscreen Poses for Dark Skin

Certain ingredients are pushing people of color away from good skin care.

• Lola Fadulu
• September 18, 2018

Should Your Watch Monitor Your Heart?

Apple’s new watch can screen for heart problems. But doctors are increasingly worried about the dangers of testing healthy people for disease.

• Alexis C. Madrigal and Lola Fadulu
• September 13, 2018

A Simple Reason So Many Older Americans Are Overdosing on Opioids

A recent poll suggests many doctors aren’t warning elderly patients of the risks when prescribing painkillers.

• Lola Fadulu
• August 31, 2018

Jimmy O. Yang Spent Years Getting Ready for Crazy Rich Asians

The actor worked in finance and at a strip club before committing to comedy.

• Lola Fadulu
• August 11, 2018