• Finding clues of the high court’s future in Gorsuch’s record

    Finding clues of the high court’s future in Gorsuch’s record

    Feb 02, 2017 12:18 AM EDT

    ... judge. MILES O'BRIEN: Gorsuch was schooled at Columbia University, obtained a Harvard law degree, and then a degree at Oxford. He clerked for then-Justice Byron White and Justice Anthony Kennedy, who still serves on the court. And he practiced law privately before joining the Department of Justice. Then ...

  • How a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks of the mental health system

    How a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks of the mental health system

    Apr 27, 2016 11:42 PM EDT

    ... he'd seen in 20 years. JENNIFER HOPPER: There was never any question as to whether I would or could testify. There wouldn't be justice for my family without speaking the truth about what happened, but there would never have been justice for her. I mean, I got to ...

  • Baltimore braces as Freddie Gray jury wrestles with a deadlock

    Baltimore braces as Freddie Gray jury wrestles with a deadlock

    Dec 16, 2015 01:05 AM EDT

    ... PROTESTER: Every day, every day! PROTESTERS: We will fight for Freddie Gray! GWEN IFILL: Gray's death galvanized large protests and neighborhood unrest, despite appeals for calm by his mother and community leaders. GLORIA DARDEN, Freddie Gray’s mother: I want you all to get justice for my son, but ...

  • White Millennials are products of a failed lesson in colorblindness

    White Millennials are products of a failed lesson in colorblindness

    Mar 26, 2015 04:58 PM EDT

    ... presence carried the potential of inspiring hope of a coming revolution. But as a frequent participant and observer of conversations that deal with the quest for racial justice, I know better than to place too much hope in these optics. For one, movements toward racial justice have always attracted a ...

  • 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

    ... GWEN IFILL: As tens of thousands of children have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, many of them fleeing violence and poverty in Central America, there have been a lot of questions about what will happen to them. But, even as they wait for their day ...

  • 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

    Saturday marks the 60th anniversary of “Brown v. Board of Education,” the landmark Supreme Court ruling that declared separate schools for black and white children were “inherently unequal.”

  • 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

    [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="480"] Civil liberties activists hold a rally against surveillance of U.S. citizens as President Barack Obama is expected to announce NSA reforms Friday at the Justice Department. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] President Barack Obama is expected to unveil new guidelines Friday limiting the National Security Agency's surveillance activities, a move that...

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    Congress looks to beat the holiday rush

    Dec 09, 2013 02:10 PM EDT

    Rep. Paul Ryan listens to Sen. Patty Murray during a Nov. 13 budget conference meeting on Capitol Hill. The two are tasked with finding a compromise spending plan to fund the government by Friday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Members of the House and Senate on Monday will be in the same place at the...

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    The Alternative American Dream: Inclusive Capitalism

    Aug 28, 2013 05:40 PM EDT

    // In this 1987 MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour report, Paul Solman reported on workers' attempt to buyout the General Dynamics shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, and spoke with Chris Mackin, a leader in the worker ownership movement. Paul Solman: Worker ownership: When I joined the labor force in 1970, it was the dream of many an "alternative" business,...