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PBS Criminal Records
Daily News Lesson December 08 2023

One way those with criminal records are barred from seeking jobs

Learn how occupational licensing hurts job prospects for people with criminal records
People walk past a "Practice Random Acts of Kindness" sign in Times Square Manhattan, New York
Daily News Lesson December 07 2023

The science behind random acts of kindness

Why doing good makes us feel good
Sandra Day O'Connor Testifies During Confirmation Hearing
Daily News Lesson December 07 2023

Remembering Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor
SUMMARYSandra Day O'Connor, the history-making justice who was the first woman to serve on the…
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Daily News Lesson December 06 2023

How challenges to the Voting Rights Act could reshape the political landscape

Learn about challenges to a landmark voting law that may weaken voter protections
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Daily News Lesson December 06 2023

1 of the 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont is paralyzed, attacks against Arab Americans mount

Learn about an apparent hate crime directed at three Palestinian students in the U.S.
Former US Secretary of State Kissinger attends the opening news conference of the World Economic Forum in Davos
Daily News Lesson December 04 2023

The legacy of Henry Kissinger

Learn about the troubling but influential career of Henry Kissinger
PBS George Santos
Daily News Lesson December 04 2023

Brooks and Capehart on the ouster of George Santos

David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart discuss the recent expulsion of Congressman George Santos
PBS Native engineer
Daily News Lesson November 29 2023

The cutting-edge work of Native American aerospace engineer Mary Golda Ross

The cutting-edge work of Native American aerospace engineer Mary Golda Ross
PBS Doctor
Daily News Lesson November 29 2023

How Susan La Flesche Picotte became the 1st Native American to earn a medical degree

Learn about Susan La Flesche Picotte, a groundbreaking doctor
PBS Indigenous
Daily News Lesson November 28 2023

Albert Bender, Cherokee, on seeing greater justice for Native Americans and oppressed peoples

A Brief But Spectacular take on Indigenous cultures and struggles
PBS Capehart and Johnson Biden
Daily News Lesson November 27 2023

Capehart and Johnson on Biden’s foreign policy efforts

Jonathan Capehart and Eliana Johnson on Biden’s foreign policy efforts and support for Israel
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Daily News Lesson November 25 2023

This Thanksgiving, follow one Wampanoag family's journey for truth

Learn about the ways one American Indian tribe passes its history and culture to the next generation
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