• Jamie Dimon on how economic inequality fueled political polarization and what can be done

    Jamie Dimon on how economic inequality fueled political polarization and what can be done

    Aug 14, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... bank, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, has been speaking out about some of these. Judy Woodruff spoke with him in Bentonville, Arkansas, for her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Amna Nawaz: Many U.S. corporations are navigating a divisive political climate on a range of issues that impact their businesses ...

  • Exploring the links between political polarization and declining trust in news media

    Exploring the links between political polarization and declining trust in news media

    Jul 31, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... t share a reality, and indeed you think the people next to you are out to get you, it's not just democracy that's at risk. It's peaceful coexistence. Judy Woodruff: In an upcoming installment of America at a Crossroads, we will look at how the Internet and ...

  • Intersection of faith and politics a central message at Republican convention

    Intersection of faith and politics a central message at Republican convention

    Jul 18, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    The intersection of faith and politics has been a central message heard this week at the Republican National Convention. It's also something Judy Woodruff has been following closely as part of her America at a Crossroads series. She joined Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to discuss more. ... Geoff Bennett ...

  • Historian explores how polarization and division leads to political violence

    Historian explores how polarization and division leads to political violence

    Jul 16, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... how this moment of violence and deep division relates to the country's past. Amna Nawaz: It's the latest in her ongoing series America at a Crossroads. Judy Woodruff: Kevin Boyle is a professor of American history at Northwestern University and author of the 2021 book "The Shattering: America ...

  • How to watch the 2024 Republican National Convention

    How to watch the 2024 Republican National Convention

    Jul 12, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... Watch the segment in the player above. Judy Woodruff, then an NBC White House correspondent, was on the scene more than 40 years ago when a gunman attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. Much has changed since then. In the last two years, through her “America At a Crossroads” reporting ...

  • Tennessee church thrives by leaning into hardline politics as attendance falls nationwide

    Tennessee church thrives by leaning into hardline politics as attendance falls nationwide

    Jul 11, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... Tennessee that's bucking that trend, seeing strong growth as its leaned into hard-line politics. It's part of her ongoing series on divisions, America at a Crossroads. Judy Woodruff: In a country where many pews increasingly sit empty, twice a week in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, outside of Nashville ...

  • Christian communities face growing political divide as religious affiliation declines

    Christian communities face growing political divide as religious affiliation declines

    Jun 26, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... reports that, for white Christians, there's also been a growing political divide within some faith communities. It's her latest installment of America at a Crossroads. Judy Woodruff: Across America, each week, a familiar sound, Christians of different denominations gathering to sing, worship and find community. Yet, in a ...

  • Israel-Hamas war reopens old divisions and reveals new ones among Americans

    Israel-Hamas war reopens old divisions and reveals new ones among Americans

    Jun 12, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... them as a group together, but, after meeting resistance to that, we held two separate conversations. This story is part of Judy's ongoing series America at a Crossroads and was produced with help from our friends at PBS39 WLVT-TV. Judy Woodruff: For the eight people we brought together ...

  • How open primaries and ranked-choice voting can help break partisan gridlock

    How open primaries and ranked-choice voting can help break partisan gridlock

    May 29, 2024 10:30 PM EDT

    ... trying something different. It's already showing results but facing some resistance. Judy Woodruff traveled there for her ongoing series about divisions in the country, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: A major factor in the increasing partisanship we have seen in recent years is how the parties select their ...

  • How the politically diverse Latino community can help moderate U.S. polarization

    How the politically diverse Latino community can help moderate U.S. polarization

    May 15, 2024 10:25 PM EDT

    ... also help strengthen it against the polarization we see in the country more broadly. This report is part of her ongoing series, America at a Crossroads. Judy Woodruff: This is your parents, your mom. Sylvia Gonzalez Andersh, Latino Voter: My mom, my dad. Judy Woodruff: Sylvia Gonzalez Andersh is a ...