Nation Jun 13 What research says about identifying people who might commit mass shootings Even if the proposed framework for gun safety legislation is signed into law, the U.S. will likely still struggle with far too many mass shootings. Researchers are trying to better understand what's behind these shootings. Dr. Jillian Peterson and Dr.
World Jun 10 Ukraine struggles to defend one of its last strongholds in the east As the war in Ukraine grinds on its fourth month, the fight for the eastern Donbas continues. Relentless Russian shelling and Ukrainian counter-strikes have laid waste to vast swathes of the region. As William Brangham reports, the daily struggle for…
Politics Jun 08 Families of mass shooting victims testify before Congress as lawmakers debate legislation As negotiations on gun legislation continued on Capitol Hill, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee heard wrenching testimony from those affected by recent mass shootings. Democrats on the committee cited these witnesses as motivation to push for stricter gun laws.
Politics May 23 Georgia Republicans vote in a heated primary animated by Trump’s 2020 election lies Last week’s primaries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina showed that former President Trump still exerts real influence on Republican voters. That influence will be tested again this week in Georgia, one of the closest battleground states in 2020. William Brangham…
Health May 11 How misinformation and the partisan divide drove a surge in U.S. COVID deaths As the death toll from the coronavirus nears 1 million Americans, we’ve been exploring why the u.S. Suffered such a terrible loss, especially when compared to other nations similar to us. While there are many reasons for this, one of…
Science May 10 A highly contagious strain of bird flu plagues farmers across the U.S. The U.S. is in the midst of its worst deadly bird flu outbreak in years. Millions of poultry and wild birds have been killed. And although the risk to human health is low, the impacts have trickled down to consumers.
Politics May 02 Amazon labor vote accelerates organizing efforts nationwide Workers at a New York City Amazon site on Monday appeared to reject a union. That loss came just weeks after they’d scored a historic win at a much larger, neighboring Amazon warehouse, which created the first-ever union at the…
Nation Apr 29 Antisemitic incidents hit a record high in 2021. What’s behind the rise in hate? The Anti-Defamation League, which tracks anti-Semitic behavior nationwide, found 2,717 incidents in 2021. That's a 34 percent rise from the year before and averages out to more than seven anti-Semitic incidents per day. Jonathan Greenblatt is the CEO of the…
Nation Apr 21 White House will push ‘harm reduction’ in latest fight against drug overdoses While the country is still wrestling with the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths from drug overdoses have been spiking -- and are expected to top 100,000 for 2021. On Thursday, the White House released its plan to address the crisis.
Economy Apr 20 More states are legalizing marijuana sales, but where does federal legislation stand? New Jersey will be the latest state to allow sales of recreational marijuana -- one of 19 states where such sales are legal or about to begin. But it’s still illegal under federal law. William Brangham talks with Politico’s Natalie…