Politics May 05 Board member explains decision to keep Trump off Facebook for now, and why he may be back Four months after Facebook indefinitely suspended former President Donald Trump's account, the company's oversight board backed the initial decision to throw him off the platform at the time. But the board may have opened the door to allowing Trump back…
Nation Apr 16 Chicago sees massive protests after police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo Questions over the fatal shooting and the role of the police in the death of a teen are front and center in Chicago. There, the mayor, city officials and community leaders are taking stock of how police respond with force,…
Nation Apr 09 Examining the microaggressions and ‘building blocks to extremism’ within the military About 15 percent of the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 were current or former members of the military. The military admits it has an extremism problem, but advocates say it hasn’t taken the necessary steps to tackle…
World Mar 30 Elizabeth Kolbert’s new book explores striking ways to fix our ecological problems As the Biden administration moves to expand offshore wind power along the east coast in order to tackle what many scientists call a climate crisis, some are suggesting even more revolutionary solutions. Elizabeth Kolbert's “Under a White Sky: The Nature…
Health Mar 26 The Longest Year: The people we’ve lost to COVID-19 Four people who lost a loved one in the pandemic tell us about what they remember, how they’re grieving and how they're trying to move forward.
Nation Mar 09 How the pandemic is intensifying depression and anxiety among teenagers This week marks a full year since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic, and experts are increasingly concerned about the toll it is taking on the mental health of young people in the United States. With in-person classes closed…
Politics Mar 04 Georgia’s new election legislation highlights stark divide on voting access Republican state legislatures across the country are moving rapidly to pass new voting laws, amid former President Donald Trump's continued false claims of election fraud. Lisa Desjardins takes us to the battleground state of Georgia and explains the raging debate.
Nation Feb 25 Despite being first in line, many health care workers are delaying vaccinations COVID-19 vaccines were developed with record-breaking speed, and by late last year they were rolled out to frontline health care workers across the country. But despite being first in line many of those workers have decided to delay getting the…
Arts Feb 19 How this artist visualized the scale of human loss to COVID-19 When visualizing the scope of the mass loss to the coronavirus pandemic, Maryland artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg said to "not lose sight of the value of the individual."…
Arts Feb 04 As the pandemic rages on, finding ways to mourn and remember Even as the pandemic rages on and deaths mount, communities, individuals and the federal government are finding ways to honor and keep loved ones close to their hearts. Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS."…