Arts Oct 12 Why the director of ‘Tangerine’ is trading iPhone filmmaking for 35mm For Baker’s new follow-up, “The Florida Project,” a summer adventure about a mother and daughter living in the shadows of Disney World, the filmmaker traded his iPhone rig for 35mm film.
Nation Oct 11 Synthetic opioids are driving an overdose crisis Fifty times more powerful than heroin, Fentanyl is driving a surge in overdose deaths and ratcheting up the stakes in the opioid crisis. Where does the synthetic drug come from, and how can it be managed? William Brangham reports from…
Nation Oct 06 Former drug users work on the front lines of the opioid crisis in Rhode Island They visit overdose victims in the hospital. They hand out lifesaving drugs on the streets and educate their peers about their own relapses. In Rhode Island, former drug addicts are the most valuable fighters on the front lines of the…
Education Oct 03 At an innovative high school, students get support battling their addictions while they learn Drug use among teenagers in the U.S. is down, but the mortality rate is rising. As part of our series “America Addicted,” the NewsHour’s Pamela Kirkland visited one so-called recovery school in Indianapolis that is giving new hope to students…
Nation Aug 25 Why America is wrestling with Confederate monuments How should Americans remember the past and confront the deep wounds of slavery? The events of recent weeks have intensified a national conversation about Confederate monuments, with calls to remove them from public spaces. William Brangham talks to Peniel Joseph…
Nation Jul 19 Hunger a persistent problem for poor Americans as Republicans mull SNAP cuts Spending on social welfare programs like SNAP, also known as food stamps, would be dramatically cut under the White House budget unveiled in May. In Arkansas, a state that mirrors the national picture, 14 percent of the population was on…
Arts May 22 How a new generation is reviving the old heart of Tunis Nestled within the sprawling modern city of Tunis, the Medina, the historical urban center dating back to the 7th century, evokes the Arab world's rich past. After decades of decay in the 20th century, changes in the country are also…
Arts May 11 Alynda Segarra’s advice for making it as a vagabond musician “I think when you're younger it's really good to emulate your heroes,” she said.“But now I feel like... Alynda.”…
Arts Apr 28 How high-tech replicas can help save our cultural heritage Cultural objects around the world are routinely threatened by war, looting and human impact. But a kind of modern-day renaissance workshop called Factum Arte outside Madrid is taking an innovative approach to understanding and preserving the heritage and integrity of…
Arts Apr 14 As faith declines in Spain, so do Seville’s glorious convents Everywhere you turn in Seville, Spain, there are reminders of a rich religious past, including its cloistered convents, which have been part of the fabric of the community for hundreds of years. Yet few women in Spain heed the call…