Nation May 31 What’s driving America’s partisan divide and what might be done to reverse it Over the past few years, this country has seen a dramatic rise in partisan animosity with dangerous implications for the health of our democracy. Judy Woodruff profiles some of the work being done to understand what’s driving that trend and…
Health May 22 Oklahomans with disabilities face long waitlists for home and community-based services More than half a million Americans are on waiting lists to receive long-term care in their homes. Most people on these lists have intellectual and developmental disabilities and sometimes need help with daily activities like cooking, maintaining a job or…
Politics May 17 Tulsa faces reckoning over historical racism as state law restricts how history is taught As the country has been reckoning with questions of race, justice and equality, many state legislatures have passed laws restricting how American history, particularly around the issue of race, can be taught in schools. Judy Woodruff visited her native Tulsa,…
Nation May 17 I was born in Tulsa. I returned to learn how leaders are grappling with its history Growing up, I don’t remember anyone in the family mentioning the 1921 Race Massacre. Leaders are now trying to change that.
Nation May 03 A look at the history of racism in America and its role in today’s divisions The fact that our country is divided isn’t new. In many respects, it can be traced back to the founding of a nation on the promise of freedom while dependent on slavery, a time when many couldn’t participate in the…
Politics Apr 19 Home-grown extremism and lessons learned 28 years after Oklahoma City bombing Wednesday marks 28 years since the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which remains the largest act of home-grown terrorism in U.S. history. Judy Woodruff reports on how that act of political violence is remembered…
Nation Apr 03 How Wisconsin’s sharp political divides shaped state Supreme Court election Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin will decide the balance of the state’s Supreme Court in the most expensive judicial election in history. Judy Woodruff traveled to Wisconsin to see how the state’s sharp political divides are shaping what could be the…
Nation Mar 13 Judy Woodruff Presents: America at a Crossroads Judy Woodruff Presents: America at a Crossroads, a series that examines the many divisions fracturing the United States.
Politics Mar 08 Examining how U.S. politics became intertwined with personal identity America's divisions often go beyond disputes over policy, regularly spilling into clashes over identity and culture and pitting friends and family against one another. Judy Woodruff explores how that came to be and what it means for our shared future…
Nation Mar 08 Listening to a divided America America is as divided today as it’s been in a very long time. I want to know why.