CONCORD — On the one hand, Henry David Thoreau — who famously went to the woods here nearly two centuries ago because he ...

Civil disobedience is refusing to go along with that slow slide. The phrase's roots are as American as Henry David Thoreau.

Premieres Monday, March 30, 2026 from 9 - 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Tuesday, March 31 at 9 p.m. / Stream with KPBS+. Henry David Thoreau helped define modern environmentalism and nonviolent resistance, yet ...

Henry David Thoreau’s nonfiction classic "Walden, or A Life in the Woods" was first published on this day in history, on Aug. 9, 1854. "Walden" is about the virtues of simple living and ...

Richard Smith spent 26 years in Henry David Thoreau’s clothes, but this was the first time there was another "Henry" in the room. Until his recent retirement, Smith, an author and historian, served as ...

Henry David Thoreau was big on taking walks—or “sauntering,” the word he once used in a lecture on the subject. In that lecture, the writer and philosopher asserted that he couldn’t feel well unless ...

CONCORD - American literary icon Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days at Walden Pond, writing what would later be published as his book "Walden." Now, nearly 180 years later, ...

The acclaimed journalists discuss the enduring power of classic works on civil disobedience and the environment.

Henry David Thoreau’s river journals from the 19th century are now helping scientists understanding the effects of climate change on New England's seasons. Thoreau's meticulous notes on river ice, ...

Cuando no te pones de acuerdo con tu pareja sobre el lugar más adecuado para vivir, el hogar puede convertirse en un infierno. By Jackie Delamatre When you can’t agree on the right city to live in, ...

After 26 years in character as the 19th-century transcendentalist writer, Richard Smith is hanging up his straw hat. By Alex Vadukul and Tony Luong In “Bright Circle,” Randall Fuller shines a light on ...