Politics Jan 19 New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu goes all out to stop Trump’s renomination With election year 2024 now fully underway, the effort to understand what is dividing Americans politically has become even more urgent. For her "America at a Crossroads" series, Judy Woodruff turned to New Hampshire for a look at how popular…
Politics Dec 06 How the pandemic made it difficult for Americans to separate politics from public health Just over 15 percent of American adults have gotten the latest COVID booster. Demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since it was first introduced at the height of the pandemic. That's partly because the government's response to COVID-19 has…
World Nov 29 Southeast Asian cities face existential crisis as they sink while sea levels rise Coastal cities in Southeast Asia, including Bangkok, Jakarta and Manila, face a mutually risky future: they’re sinking as sea levels around them are rising. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Thailand, in partnership with the Under-Told Stories Project at the…
Nation Nov 23 Southeast Asia flooded with imported plastic waste meant for recycling Last year, the U.S. exported more than 950 million tons of plastic waste meant for recycling and a significant portion of that ended up in Southeast Asia. The region has been inundated with plastic scrap after China blocked all but…
World Nov 21 Thailand program looks to reunite families separated by climate change-driven migration The number of households where children are raised by grandparents is rising in lower and middle-income countries. Parents have moved away for opportunities as agricultural jobs no longer provide a reliable income due to climate change. Fred de Sam Lazaro…
Nation Nov 15 Why people in an Ohio town feel left behind in the modern U.S. economy Steubenville, Ohio, was once a powerhouse of American manufacturing. But like many communities that depended on the steel industry, it has struggled to find its place in the modern economy as the country as a whole sees high growth and…
Nation Nov 09 How climate change risks impact people with disabilities As the planet warms scientists say natural disasters are becoming more destructive and more frequent, and the data shows certain communities are hit harder than others. Judy Woodruff reports from Florida on the disproportionate impact on people with disabilities as…
Nation Oct 25 Historian compares America’s current divisions to the past and how we can overcome them Many Americans feel we’re living through an extraordinarily divided time. But historian Heather Cox Richardson says there’s precedent for our conflicts today and for the hope that we can overcome them. Judy Woodruff recently sat down with Richardson for her…
Nation Sep 27 Political theorist promotes ‘Our Common Purpose’ plan to reinvent American democracy A new Pew Research Center study confirmed what you might already suspect: Americans feel intense dissatisfaction with the way our government currently works and a growing distaste for both political parties. One of the main voices calling for sweeping change…
Nation Aug 30 The connections between decline of local news and growing political division Judy Woodruff recently examined how the loss of thousands of local newspapers across the country is depriving communities of some of the glue that holds them together and fueling division. She now looks at how some news outlets are managing…