• How the Curry and King families are working to unite communities through service

    How the Curry and King families are working to unite communities through service

    Sep 10, 2025 10:25 PM EST

    ... Curry and Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King for her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: Judy Woodruff has more now on a new partnership in Oakland, California, seeking to bring communities across the country together through service. It's part of her series America at a ...

  • 3 ways Americans are trying to overcome polarization

    3 ways Americans are trying to overcome polarization

    Sep 10, 2025 04:36 PM EST

    ... the Deal, our weekly politics newsletter, here. Since early this year, so much of the news focus has been on Washington. In that time, the “America at a Crossroads” team and I have been on the road, reporting from a dozen different communities and speaking to people who are working ...

  • What Americans can learn from Northern Ireland's history of political violence

    What Americans can learn from Northern Ireland's history of political violence

    Aug 27, 2025 10:25 PM EST

    ... Crossroads. ... Amna Nawaz: The United States today is a deeply divided country awash in weapons, leading many to worry about escalating political violence and even a broader sectarian conflict. For her series America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff recently traveled to a place steeped in both political violence and the ...

  • How a Kentucky community is using AI to help people find common ground

    How a Kentucky community is using AI to help people find common ground

    Aug 06, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    ... Kentucky county is taking a different approach, using the emerging technology to boost something far more human, civic engagement. Our Judy Woodruff reports on an A.I. experiment that, during these divided times, revealed surprising levels of agreement. It's part of her ongoing series America at a Crossroads. Judy ...

  • 'Tell me more': Activist Loretta Ross explores a new way to face disagreements

    'Tell me more': Activist Loretta Ross explores a new way to face disagreements

    Jul 23, 2025 10:20 PM EST

    ... way to face disagreements. Judy Woodruff spoke with Ross about her method of turning tough conversations into productive ones. It’s part of her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: As our national politics grow increasingly polarized, Judy Woodruff explores one approach to transforming divisive conversations into meaningful dialogue ...

  • Program helps bridge political divides by connecting people through personal stories

    Program helps bridge political divides by connecting people through personal stories

    Jul 09, 2025 10:25 PM EST

    ... communities to address the issues that matter most to them. A program in Rhode Island is trying to rebuild trust across those divisions, one relationship at a time. Judy Woodruff visited for her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Amna Nawaz: Even amid national discourse about a divided country, many Americans ...

  • Rio Grande Valley voters explain why the area shifted support to GOP in last election

    Rio Grande Valley voters explain why the area shifted support to GOP in last election

    Jun 25, 2025 10:25 PM EST

    ... the southern border in Texas, a heavily Hispanic area that flipped from blue to red. Judy Woodruff returned to the area for a closer look at what’s behind that shift and what it means for divisions in the community. It’s part of her series, America at a Crossroads ...

  • A look inside community groups working to build trust to bridge divides

    A look inside community groups working to build trust to bridge divides

    Jun 11, 2025 10:35 PM EST

    ... her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: To North Carolina now, where Judy Woodruff visited a project aimed at restoring social trust, part of a broader national effort to boost civic engagement. Judy's report is part of her ongoing series America at a Crossroads. Judy Woodruff: They gathered ...

  • Activist and former educator works to restore dignity to political disagreements

    Activist and former educator works to restore dignity to political disagreements

    May 21, 2025 10:20 PM EST

    ... series, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: As partisan battles play out here in Washington, Judy Woodruff introduces us now to someone working to bridge America's divides by placing dignity at the heart of conversations between everyday citizens. It's part of her series America at a Crossroads. Tim ...

  • How a social network is bringing people together in increasingly divisive times

    How a social network is bringing people together in increasingly divisive times

    May 07, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    ... one grown locally, might hold lessons for another way forward IRL, or in real life. It's part of her ongoing series, America at a Crossroads. Judy Woodruff: On a recent Tuesday evening in the Chapel of Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont, the Freedom and Unity Chorus, a ...