Mike’s Recent Stories
Nation Jun 18
Black families were pushed out of Portland. Can this program help more return?In Portland, Oregon, a program called Right to Return aims to atone for the repeated displacement of thousands of African-American families from the city. Amna Nawaz and producer Mike Fritz explore how it's all playing out, as part of our…
World Jun 15
Chile’s faith in the Catholic Church withers from child sex abuse revelationsPope Francis announced this week he would accept the resignation of three Chilean bishops, in an ongoing scandal that has grown into a national crisis. Nearly 80 Catholic clergy across the country have been accused of sexually abusing minors over…
Arts Apr 03
Photojournalist explores border stories from every anglePulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John Moore has been documenting and photographing life on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border for the last 10 years. A new book titled “Undocumented" collects his images, from Border Patrol agents, to undocumented immigrants, to gang…
Nation Oct 06
Former drug users work on the front lines of the opioid crisis in Rhode IslandThey 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…
Nation Jul 19
Hunger a persistent problem for poor Americans as Republicans mull SNAP cutsSpending 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…
World May 09
Take a 360 degree stroll through a ‘Trash Mountain’The Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi, India stretches across some 70 acres of land. The area has been dubbed “Trash Mountain” because it holds 10 million tons of garbage now piled higher than the city’s skyline. Workers can earn about…
World Apr 17
This innovator is trying to make sanitary pads affordable for women in IndiaArunachalam Murugananthan is known as India's pad man. Breaking a strict taboo in India's tradition-bound society, Murugananthan worked to perfect an affordable sanitary pad in hope of starting a movement to help women in the developing world. Special correspondent Sam…
Nation Feb 03
Why one Muslim Marine is inviting questions about his faithStanding on a city street, Mansoor Shams holds a sign that reads: “I’m a Muslim and a U.S. Marine. Ask anything.” The former Marine has been traveling around the nation, inviting those curious to ask him about his experiences. NewsHour…
Nation Feb 03
Ask him anything: This Muslim Marine wants to bust myths about his faithMansoor Shams believes that one-on-one dialogue with other Americans about his faith is crucial to combating Islamophobia.
Nation Jan 16
How a Georgia county’s campaign of terror drove away its black communityIn 1912, news of a violent sexual assault enraged the residents of Georgia's Forsyth County and led to a lynching and the execution of two African American teens, as well as a campaign of terror to drive out the entire…
