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Daily News Lesson May 06 2024

Brooks and Capehart on campus protests and Trump's vision for a 2nd term

Students: Share your thoughts on these matters
FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate Trump campaigns in New Hampshire
Daily News Lesson November 15 2023

Trump’s ramped-up rhetoric raises new concerns about violence and authoritarianism
SummaryFormer President Donald Trump attacked his political opponents in a speech over the weekend …
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Post January 06 2023

"Strongman" author Kenneth C. Davis talks with educators about teaching Jan. 6 and how democracies fall
In conversation with several dozen teachers, Davis also discusses the need for robust social studies programs for saving our democracy
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Daily News Lesson July 26 2022

Myanmar junta executes four pro-democracy activists
A year and a half after Myanmar's coup, further repression continues in military's execution of four pro-democracy activists.
The U.S. Supreme Court, Roe vs. Wade
Daily News Lesson December 14 2021

Latest: News summary with video & discussion questions
Supreme Court declines to block New York vaccine mandate, media tycoon jailed for Tiananmen Square vigil
Philippine court finds news site chief Maria Ressa guilty of libel
Daily News Lesson December 12 2020

Activity: Are press freedoms under threat?
Hear from a journalist convicted of "cyber libel" in the Philippines and research threats to press freedoms in the U.S.
Anti-extradition bill protesters wave flags with Chinese calligraphy that reads "Liberate Hong Kong, the revolution of our times", at a mass demonstration after a woman was shot in the eye during a protest at Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong
Daily Video August 15 2019

Study guide: Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests
Use this NewsHour Extra lesson plan to learn about the pro-democracy protests taking place in Hong Kong over the past few months.

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