Education Jan 05 As pandemic wears on, colleges and universities grapple with how to survive More than 397,000 people at American colleges and universities have contracted the coronavirus since March. As campuses nationwide look to start the third pandemic semester in coming weeks, the grim toll on higher education is mounting, with the basic survival…
Nation Dec 11 Frontline workers, communities of color bear the brunt of California’s coronavirus surge California broke new records this week with the coronavirus, prompting officials to order restrictions in more than 90 percent of that state. Stephanie Sy reports on the situation in Los Angeles County, where frontline workers and communities of color are…
Nation Nov 10 Why the Affordable Care Act is back before the Supreme Court, amid a pandemic Health care policy was a major topic during the presidential campaign, and President Trump’s administration has long sought to invalidate the Affordable Care Act. But Obamacare, as it is popularly known, is now deeply woven into American health. With health…
Arts Oct 16 Leaving Dixie behind, The Chicks get even more personal — and political The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, are the best-selling female band of all time in the U.S. But they may be known just as much for a comment lead singer Natalie Maines made during the lead-up to the…
Arts Oct 16 How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s words wound up in this Chicks music video When the Chicks sat down earlier this year to hear the latest cut of songs for their upcoming album -- their first in 14 years -- a fourth voice appeared in the background of one track.
Politics Sep 08 With health care a top issue for voters, what do Biden and Trump propose? Health care is a top issue for voters in this fall's presidential election, with Americans still divided over the Affordable Care Act. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins explain the policies of President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, and…
Health Sep 04 What universal health care means during a pandemic Our series on universal health care, "The Best Health Care? America & the World," was filmed before the novel coronavirus pandemic exploded. How have the three countries we explored -- the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Australia -- responded to this…
Health Sep 03 What the U.S. can learn from Australia’s hybrid health care system The U.S. has the world's most expensive health care system, but it leaves roughly 30 million people uninsured. As policymakers consider making changes, some are looking to Australia as a model. That nation has achieved universal health coverage at a…
Health Sep 02 How Switzerland delivered health care for all — and kept its private insurance Since the pandemic began, more Americans think U.S. health care is below average compared to other nations, and the possibility of moving to a system of universal coverage is up for debate. One potential model is Switzerland, which has achieved…
Health Sep 01 Should U.S. look to UK’s single-payer National Health Service for next health care moves? In the United Kingdom, residents have long considered the National Health Service (NHS) one of the nation's greatest accomplishments. Across the Atlantic, U.S. Democrats have proposed a similar single-payer system for the U.S., but conservatives have raised alarms about access…