• Why Robert F. Kennedy was not an ‘orthodox liberal’

    Why Robert F. Kennedy was not an ‘orthodox liberal’

    Jun 03, 2018 09:20 PM EDT

    ... is the unique persona of this guy and here was the second most powerful person in America suddenly thrown into political exile because of his brother's murder who somehow deepened an acute feeling of empathy with the folks left out -- blacks in the ghetto, native Americans on reservations, Hispanics ...

  • Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry into Israeli response

    Gaza border protests resume as UN calls for inquiry into Israeli response

    May 18, 2018 08:53 PM EDT

    ... anti-Israel majority whose results were known from the start," he said. "Israel will continue to defend its citizens and soldiers as it has the right to defend itself." Israeli ambassador Aviva Raz Schechter said "the unfortunate outcome of Monday's riots can only be attributed to Hamas' cynical exploitation ...

  • Inside the 'free speech' debate that rocked a Wisconsin campus, with ripples across the country

    Inside the 'free speech' debate that rocked a Wisconsin campus, with ripples across the country

    May 13, 2018 10:25 PM EDT

    ... his stage yelling, “Safety!” Those ten minutes would soon become the tinder to a national narrative casting students as one of two stereotypes – the outnumbered right and intolerant left – and universities as their battleground. Since the 2016 presidential election, clashes on college campuses spurred by extremist speakers such as Milo ...

  • New biography recounts how Eunice Kennedy Shriver 'changed the world'

    New biography recounts how Eunice Kennedy Shriver 'changed the world'

    May 10, 2018 10:15 PM EDT

    ... bright as she was -- she graduated from Stanford -- she wasn't given the opportunities in politics or in public life that were available to her brothers. They just simply didn't see her, because she was a girl. Judy Woodruff: And that mainly was her father? Eileen McNamara: It was ...

  • After the Castros, what do Cubans want from this new era?

    After the Castros, what do Cubans want from this new era?

    Apr 19, 2018 10:40 PM EDT

    ... Azam Ahmed of The New York Times. ... Judy Woodruff: And now to Cuba. Today marked the end of an era, the rule of the Castro brothers. The late Fidel Castro and then his younger brother, Raul, controlled Cuba for nearly 60 years. Now, as William Brangham reports, a younger generation ...

  • Remembering Barbara Bush, political dynasty matriarch

    Remembering Barbara Bush, political dynasty matriarch

    Apr 18, 2018 10:40 PM EDT

    ... had the sense that she was ready to go. She couldn't talk back, but I told her how much I loved her. And my brothers and sisters did the same thing. And then she was by dad's side. Interestingly enough, he sat there for, you know, four or ...

  • WATCH: Stephon Clark's funeral begins in Sacramento as protests continue

    WATCH: Stephon Clark's funeral begins in Sacramento as protests continue

    Mar 29, 2018 01:53 PM EDT

    The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to give the eulogy for Stephon Clark at Thursday's funeral at Bayside of South Sacramento church.

  • These girls escaped Boko Haram. Now they’re pleading for help to save their generation

    These girls escaped Boko Haram. Now they’re pleading for help to save their generation

    Mar 20, 2018 10:20 PM EDT

    Two girls who were abducted by Boko Haram in 2014 thought they would never be able to escape their cruel captors. They were married to insurgents, faced brutal treatment and rape, and gave birth to their own children. Now Ya Kaka and Hauwa join Judy Woodruff to recount their harrowing experiences, how their lives have...

  • Amid a barrage of negative headlines, VA chief faces push for more privatization

    Amid a barrage of negative headlines, VA chief faces push for more privatization

    Mar 15, 2018 10:35 PM EDT

    Despite denials of another Cabinet shakeup from President Trump, Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin's standing has taken a hit on multiple fronts, including a probe revealing improper use of taxpayer funds for his wife's travel and ongoing scandals about how the VA delivers care. William Brangham learns more from Lisa Rein of the Washington Post.

  • Tillerson is one of a wave of departures. Why is Trump cleaning house?

    Tillerson is one of a wave of departures. Why is Trump cleaning house?

    Mar 13, 2018 10:45 PM EDT

    What led President Trump to shake up his national security team and dismiss Secretary of State Rex Tillerson? Judy Woodruff gets insights into the firing from Robert Costa of the Washington Post and Josh Lederman of the Associated Press.