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The U.S. Capitol Building is stormed by a pro-Trump mob on January 6, 2021

Daily News Lesson January 06 2023

Exploring the threats to democracy that remain two years after Jan. 6

Learn why democracy in the U.S. is still under threat years after the attack on the Capitol

Preparations are made ahead of the inauguration

Daily Video January 19 2021

Brooks & Capehart classroom resource: A transformative two weeks for the U.S.

DOWNLOAD VIDEO Teachers: This past two weeks have been full of news that can be hard…

Rabbi Goldstein consoles a man at the funeral for Gilbert-Kaye in Poway

Daily Video May 02 2019

Responding to growing domestic terrorism amid California synagogue shooting

Use this NewsHour lesson plan with your students to discuss the shooting at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in San Diego and what the government is doing to prevent more attacks.

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Daily Video March 17 2019

How teachers can discuss New Zealand, violent extremism and Islamophobia

Use this NewsHour lesson plan to teach your students about the shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the concepts of white nationalism and Islamophobia.

Mourners react during a memorial service at the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Hall of the University of Pittsburgh

Daily Video October 29 2018

How to discuss antisemitism in the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Use this NewsHour lesson to help you discuss the shooting at the Pittsburgh synagogue

A Home Depot truck which struck down multiple people on a bike path killing several and injuring numerous others is seen in lower Manhattan in New York

Daily Video November 01 2017

Using media literacy with students to discuss New York City terror attack

In this PBS lesson, teachers use media literacy with their students to discuss New York City's deadliest terror attack since 9/11.

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Daily Video September 08 2016

How one violent extremist decided to change course

In 2012, Jesse Morton, a young man born and raised in in the U.S., was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for his role in running a pro-jihadist website. The site inspired a number of terrorist plots, according to the FBI.

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Daily Video December 14 2015

Young Muslims feeling backlash of extremist terror attacks

Many Muslim communities in the United States say they feel unsafe after a recent string of violence directed at them following attacks by Islamic extremists in San Bernardino, California and Paris, France.

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