Health Aug 23 Suicides from firearms prompt movement to address mental health stigmas When it comes to gun deaths in America, suicide is still the leading cause. William Brangham recently traveled to Colorado and Wyoming, the state with the highest suicide rate, to look at a movement to change the conversation around mental…
Health Aug 08 Residents in the Southwest struggle with the health effects of nuclear ore extraction Residents of the Southwest including many Indigenous people have for years been exposed to high levels of radiation from uranium extraction and refining, a toxic legacy from the Cold War's weapons program and nuclear power generation. Stephanie Sy reports in…
Nation Jul 20 Survivors of Aurora, Colorado, mass shooting still haunted 10 years later Ten years ago today, a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 and wounding 70 people. At the time, it was one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history, and sparked familiar…
Nation Jun 24 Work ‘has just begun,’ Ohio anti-abortion advocate says after Roe overturned Michael Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life, has been working toward the goal of overturning Roe v. Wade for more than a decade. On the day when federal protections for abortion have been overturned, he joins Amna Nawaz to…
Nation Jun 24 After Roe, abortion rights advocate predicts worsening Black maternal mortality crisis As abortion is banned in many parts of the U.S., it is “unconscionable” to ask states’ pandemic-strapped health care systems to absorb more patients, said Kelly Davis, executive director of New Voices for Reproductive Justice. Davis joins Amna Nawaz to…
Politics Jun 16 How anti-abortion activists laid the groundwork for rollback of Roe v. Wade Last month, a leaked draft opinion showed that the Supreme Court may soon overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that provided a right to abortion across the country. That decision is not yet final, but as special correspondent…
Nation May 28 A mother whose daughter died in a 2012 mass shooting shares message with Uvalde parents Nearly 10 years after her daughter Jessi was killed in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, Sandy Phillips is visiting yet another mass shooting site. Since her daughter and 11 others were killed in July 2012, Phillips has traveled the country…
Nation May 27 Anger, torment grip Uvalde residents as details emerge on police response to the shooting Friday was supposed to be the first day of summer break for students in Uvalde, Texas. Instead the community is still reeling from the shooting that left 19 children and two school teachers dead. Days after the attack, new details…
Nation May 26 Grief courses through Uvalde, Texas, as police response to the massacre is scrutinized There were growing concerns Thursday about how police responded to the deadly elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 people dead, 19 of them children. Police indicated the school doors may have been unlocked when the gunman entered…
Nation May 17 In Buffalo, Biden condemns ‘poison’ of white supremacy President Biden offered both consolations and a call to reject racism, extremism and white supremacy Tuesday during a visit to Buffalo. The president delivered his remarks less than 72 hours after a white supremacist allegedly shot 13 people, killing 10,…