• 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 ...

  • WATCH: Journalist Kara Swisher on Elon Musk, what’s next in tech and AI | 2025 Reframe Festival

    WATCH: Journalist Kara Swisher on Elon Musk, what’s next in tech and AI | 2025 Reframe Festival

    May 05, 2025 07:59 PM EDT

    ... of the Reframe Festival, hosted by PBS News in partnership with PBS Bay Area member station KQED. More from the Reframe festival: The future of Democratic leadership — a conversation with Nancy Pelosi The future of conservatism — a conversation with Lanhee Chen ‘America at a Crossroads’ — Judy Woodruff on political divisions

  • WATCH: A conversation with Robert Reich about wealth disparities | 2025 Reframe Festival

    WATCH: A conversation with Robert Reich about wealth disparities | 2025 Reframe Festival

    May 05, 2025 07:55 PM EDT

    ... of the Reframe Festival, hosted by PBS News in partnership with PBS Bay Area member station KQED. More from the Reframe festival: The future of Democratic leadership — a conversation with Nancy Pelosi The future of conservatism — a conversation with Lanhee Chen‘America at a Crossroads’ — Judy Woodruff on political divisions

  • How Springfield and its Haitian immigrants are still dealing with election’s spotlight

    How Springfield and its Haitian immigrants are still dealing with election’s spotlight

    Apr 23, 2025 10:25 PM EDT

    ... of deportation. Judy Woodruff visited the town for her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: Last September, the small city of Springfield, Ohio, became a flash point in the national conversation around immigration, when then-vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance amplified a lie, that Haitian immigrants there were ...