The real Attawapiskat tragedy; Feore and McKenna on Shakespeare; Intergenerational choir; Crackdown in China

The real tragedy is that we care, but just not enough - Michael's essay: 

In the Attawapiskat First Nation, eleven young people tried to kill themselves; then thirteen more formed a suicide pact but were stopped in time.  Here's an excerpt: "It is in times like these, with events like these, that we should  stop. Just stop. We should just stop and ask what kind of place is this and what kind of people do we want to be?" 

The timeless genius of William Shakespeare: On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, Stratford veterans Colm Feore and Seana McKenna describe what Shakespeare demands of his actors; how his characters embody the essential qualities of humanity, and why despite the barrier of Elizabethan language, Shakespeare in the 21st century is more relevant than ever.

Mississippi, protest and music: Anti-gay laws in some southern U.S. states are provoking condemnation and cancellations by businesses, writers and musicians. We put together three powerful protest songs - Steve Earle's "Mississippi, It's Time", Phil Ochs's "Here's To You, Mississippi", and Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam."

The Person I've Become - an Alisa Siegel documentary: The moving story of a remarkable intergenerational choir for teenagers and people with Alzheimer's.

The Meaningful Man: Listeners respond to last week's special hour with their own stories about how Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning, affected their lives.

The Crackdown on Human Rights in China: China's ruthless repression of civil society is increasing, as President Xi Jinping cracks down on corruption and moves to centralize power. Orville Schell is the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society in New York, and author of 10 books about China. His latest is Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the 21st Century.