News: Then & Now

Compare today's media to yesterday's and discuss how the "first draft of history" is often written by the press. News: Then & Now is a Teaching with Primary Sources project.

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People walk by a Target store in midtown Manhattan in New York

Why Target is being boycotted, and how the company has responded

North Korean defectors debut in K-pop group aiming for global stage

K-pop band 1VERSE, featuring two North Korean defectors, makes global debut

White House East Wing Demolition Continues For Trump Ballroom Construction

East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom

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Daily News Lesson March 23 2026

Why are manufacturing jobs in the U.S. declining?

Despite manufacturing being a state priority of the Trump administration, jobs making things are dwindling

Daily News Lesson March 20 2026

Americans divided on nation's history as 250th anniversary nears

Learn how historic memory is being contested as the U.S. approaches 250 years

Cuba's national electric grid collapses, leaving millions without power

Daily News Lesson March 19 2026

Trump threatens action against a deteriorating Cuba

Discuss how the Trump administration is pressuring Cuba to make major changes

Daily News Lesson August 11 2025

Jesuit priest describes seeing ICE agents target migrants at immigration court

Learn more about how ICE agents are targeting migrants at immigration courts, as described by a Jesuit priest who witnessed it firsthand

Daily News Lesson July 29 2025

K-pop band 1VERSE, featuring two North Korean defectors, makes global debut

Learn more about 1VERSE, a new K-pop group featuring two North Korean defectors

Daily News Lesson March 18 2026

Trump’s top counterterrorism official resigns over Iran

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned Tuesday, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.”

Daily News Lesson March 17 2026

Monitoring the Midterms: How Iran and the SAVE Act are influencing midterms

Discuss the major stories influencing voters going into the 2026 midterms

Daily News Lesson March 09 2026

Environmental justice advocate works to save family farm

Discuss environmental justice and the history of black land ownership in the U.S.

Daily News Lesson December 08 2025

The lesser-known Native American origin of lacrosse

Learn about the origins of an increasingly popular American sport

Daily News Lesson November 25 2025

Trump administration transforms asylum with deportations

Discuss how asylum claims have changed under the Trump administration

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