A civic education program known as Girls State empowers young women to pursue their dreams of becoming leaders, while electric planes revolutionize air travel with their environmental benefits. Meanwhile, a proposed airport expansion threatens the tranquility of Walden Pond, and a California entrepreneur is working to provide financial freedom to Afghan women through her rug-making business. Additionally, opera is evolving to become more diverse and inclusive, with artists from around the world breaking cultural barriers. [... more]