Nation Oct 24 Exploring hate: How antisemitism fuels white nationalism Antisemitism is a core ideology in white nationalist movements and was part of what drove extremists at the 2017 Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ protest. American University professor Pamela Nadell, former homeland security analyst Daryl Johnson,racial justice activist Eric Ward, and…
Education Oct 09 How to talk to kids about race and racism As schools across the nation resumed in-person classes, teachers and students faced increased pressure from local school boards and organizations over how to teach and talk about race in the classroom. Dana Crawford, a pediatric and clinical psychologist in New…
Nation Sep 19 U.S. authorities accelerate removal of Haitian asylum-seekers from Texas-Mexico border Thousands of migrants, mostly from Haiti, have gathered under a bridge in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, where officials have declared a local state of emergency. The crisis has spotlighted Biden's continued use of a Trump-era deportation policy,…
Nation Sep 11 A photographer’s view of 9/11 from across the river On the morning of September 11th, photojournalist Jennifer Brown raced down to the waterfront in her town of Jersey City, NJ. Directly across the river from the World Trade Center, Brown photographed the attacks for the former Star-Ledger, now NJ…
Nation Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation…
Nation Oct 24 Will a lack of door-knocking hurt Biden’s Wisconsin campaign? Wisconsin is a pivotal swing state for the presidential election and both campaigns are spending ample time on outreach there. While Trump surrogates like Vice President Mike Pence have been holding in-person events, Biden’s camp has been campaigning mostly virtually…
Nation Sep 19 Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be immortalized with statue in Brooklyn, NYC Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy began in Flatbush, Brooklyn in New York where she was born and raised. On Saturday, New York Gov. Cuomo announced that a statue honoring her contribution will be built in the NYC borough. NewsHour Weekend…
Education Aug 30 COVID-19 & The Classroom: Parents share their struggles and plans as schools reopen Even as schools strategize reopening, parents don’t know what the upcoming school year might look like. Some are struggling with balancing work with parenting while others are trying to cope with schools shifting from a hybrid structure to remote learning.
Episode Aug 16 August 16, 2020 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, August 16, the postal service crisis becomes a voting rights issue, Black immigrants in Maine are disproportionately infected with COVID-19, and the first four-day, virtual Democratic national nominating convention kicks off Monday. Hari Sreenivasan anchors…
Episode Aug 09 August 9, 2020 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, August 9, questions about presidential powers arise after President Trump extends COVID relief via executive orders, the risk of speeding up the census count, the sixth anniversary of Michael Brown’s killing and protests in Ferguson,…