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Daily News Lesson October 21 2025

America at a Crossroads: How this non-profit attracts both liberals and conservatives, bucking trend

Learn about the challenges that "bridging groups" face as they grow across the U.S.

The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lansing

Daily News Lesson March 28 2025

America at a Crossroads: Michigan community attempts to heal political divisions deepened by the pandemic

Discuss how the COVID pandemic continues to shape one Michigan community five years after it began

Daily News Lesson March 28 2025

America at a Crossroads: Ex-NIH director and truck driver explore how to bridge divisions deepened by the pandemic

Learn about what they agree on and how they can settle their differences

Daily News Lesson August 16 2023

America at a Crossroads: Tulsa faces reckoning over historical racism as state law restricts how history is taught

As the country has been reckoning with questions of race, justice and equality, many state legislatures have passed laws restricting how American history.

Daily News Lesson August 21 2023

America at a Crossroads: Home-grown extremism 28 years after Oklahoma City bombing

The spring of 2023 marked 28 years since the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City

Daily News Lesson July 21 2026

America at a Crossroads: What political satire can reveal about the strength of a democracy

Political satire can reveal a hidden strength of the democracy of a country

Daily News Lesson February 09 2024

How America's history of racism connects to divisions today

This daily news lesson is based on Judy Woodruff's America at a Crossroads series

Daily News Lesson February 12 2025

Community Connections: How to revitalize American democracy

Discuss ways to revitalize democracy at a national and local level

Daily News Lesson April 16 2026

Community Connections: Why the spirit of volunteering is a defining part of America's identity

Discuss the history of voluntary civic participation in the U.S.

Daily News Lesson June 09 2025

Community Connections: Working to restore dignity to political disagreements

Learn about one educator's pursuit of a better way of talking across division

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