• During Black History Month, helping students understand their role in history

    During Black History Month, helping students understand their role in history

    Feb 18, 2015 04:41 PM EDT

    ... frequented in high school. Instead, I said that I too knew how they felt, and I too saw what they saw, and I too wanted justice for the murders of young men and women of color. I also mentioned how their feelings might be further complicated by having relatives in ...

  • Wave of child migrants pose challenges for Florida schools

    Wave of child migrants pose challenges for Florida schools

    Sep 27, 2014 12:41 AM EDT

    ... staying in the U.S. But even that may not speed things up. Cheryl Little is the executive director of the South Florida nonprofit Americans for Immigrant Justice. CHERYL LITTLE, Americans for Immigrant Justice: Cases have been backlogged for years. I mean, I think that the number now is something ...

  • 60 years after Brown v. Board, how far has the nation come in eliminating segregated education?

    60 years after Brown v. Board, how far has the nation come in eliminating segregated education?

    May 16, 2014 06:12 PM EDT

    ... book “Place, Not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America" Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education Ron Brownstein, editorial director for Atlantic Media and a columnist for National Journal Related: Educational resources for teaching students about Brown v. Board of Education

  • Obama to call for limits on NSA data collection programs

    Obama to call for limits on NSA data collection programs

    Jan 17, 2014 02:30 PM EDT

    ... states, i.e. Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, back under the pre-clearance conditions. Those states would have to ask the U.S. Department of Justice for approval before changing any voting conditions such as district lines or polling places. The new bill also outlines a "bail-in" process, meaning ...

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    Congress looks to beat the holiday rush

    Dec 09, 2013 02:10 PM EDT

    ... three South Africans currently teaching in the U.S. about what Mandela meant to them and their country. Keep an eye on the Rundown blog for breaking news throughout the day, our home page for show segments, and follow @NewsHour for the latest. TOP TWEETS Some of the South Africa ...

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    The Alternative American Dream: Inclusive Capitalism

    Aug 28, 2013 05:40 PM EDT

    ... Paul Solman: Worker ownership: When I joined the labor force in 1970, it was the dream of many an "alternative" business, including ones I worked for. Egalitarianism. Justice. Capitalism for all. A Boston weekly newspaper of which I was the editor, "The Real Paper," was in fact entirely owned by ...

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    Happy Birthday ADA

    Jul 26, 2013 04:11 PM EDT

    ... prevent discrimination and provide equal opportunity. On one of these evenings when you get discouraged thinking about today's gridlock in Washington, go to the Justice Department website for a list of ADA "Enforcement activities", legal settlements reached to require changes made in physical structures or classroom teaching arrangements, for ...

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    Boston Blasts Put Politics On Hold

    Apr 16, 2013 12:57 PM EDT

    Unclaimed finish line bags remain at the scene of the blasts. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. And sometimes, politics just takes a pause. With more questions than answers in the hours since two explosions rocked the scene at the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday, it's unclear just yet how far-reaching the implications of...

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    Communism: Plato's "Cure for Extreme Political Ambition"

    Dec 20, 2012 04:53 PM EDT

    Photo by Science Source via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's query: Eric Forbis: In "Communism, Capitalism and the Third Thanksgiving" you state that Bob Faulkner and Mark Kleiman believe that the Republic is 'one long reductio ad...

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    Communism: Plato's 'Cure for Extreme Political Ambition'

    Dec 19, 2012 04:43 PM EDT

    Photo by Science Source via Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on his Making Sen$e page. Here is Thursday's query: Eric Forbis: In "Communism, Capitalism and the Third Thanksgiving" you state that Bob Faulkner and Mark Kleiman believe that the Republic is 'one long reductio...