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.

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

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

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

Daily News Lesson February 25 2026

Choose one or two clips from Trump's State of the Union address to discuss as a class or reflect on in your notebooks

Daily News Lesson February 06 2026

Among them, skier Lindsey Vonn, who will return to the Olympics after coming out of retirement and a torn ACL

Daily News Lesson March 28 2026

Learn why millions marched together in protest across the country

Daily News Lesson March 16 2026

Examine how a weak system of checks and balances affects how Americans view democracy

Daily News Lesson March 23 2026

The case sparked conversations around the constitutional right to free speech and the limits of parody

Daily News Lesson March 23 2026

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

Daily News Lesson March 19 2026

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

Daily News Lesson August 11 2025

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

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

Daily News Lesson March 17 2026

Discuss the major stories influencing voters going into the 2026 midterms

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