Politics Mar 23 WATCH: Biden urges Trump to give Americans ‘unvarnished truth’ about COVID-19 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Monday criticized President Donald Trump for using daily press briefings with the White House coronavirus task force as an opportunity to lash out at the media and political rivals rather than “inform and reassure”…
Arts Mar 20 8 books to read in the time of the coronavirus If there’s an upside to this period of “social distancing,” it might be an unfettered excuse for voracious readers to dive into all types of literature.
Arts Mar 16 Dani Shapiro on how a DNA test ‘flooded every corner’ with truth — and shaped her writing Years after her dad died, Dani Shapiro found out he was not her biological father. But she had long sought to better understand him through her writing before that moment.
Health Mar 13 How to help others in the COVID-19 crisis As schools close and workers across the country are sent home due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak, many of the most vulnerable populations in the United States face stressors that extend beyond the immediate health…
Politics Mar 11 Sanders banked on young voters. Here’s how the numbers have played out The independent Vermont senator’s progressive platform did appeal to a majority of young voters in many of Tuesday’s primary races. But they did not turn out in as high numbers as older voters did.
Arts Mar 06 How a surprising DNA test inspired this writer’s memoir Our March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance.” Become a member of the book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. Learn…
Health Mar 05 MAP: Watch how COVID-19 traveled the world Watch novel coronavirus spread from a single Chinese province to countries around the globe.
Arts Mar 05 Discussion questions for ‘Inheritance’ Our March 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Dani Shapiro’s “Inheritance.”…
Politics Mar 04 What Super Tuesday data tells us about who voted and why What was driving voters in Super Tuesday states, and what could it mean as the 2020 race continues?…
Arts Mar 02 ‘American Prison’ author Shane Bauer answers your questions Shane Bauer, author of our February pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Amna Nawaz to answer reader questions on “American Prison,” and Amna announces the March book selection.