• How citizen investigators are helping the FBI track down Jan. 6 rioters

    How citizen investigators are helping the FBI track down Jan. 6 rioters

    Jan 03, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... as part of her ongoing series America at a Crossroads. Sandy, Citizen Investigator: In the beginning, it was intense. I would drop my children off at school, I would come home, and I would be on it almost like a workday. And then once the kids were in bed, I ...

  • This is what political division looks like in the U.S. right now

    This is what political division looks like in the U.S. right now

    Dec 19, 2023 05:35 PM EDT

    ... along with questions about the other structural, political and cultural forces that are driving us apart, will be some of what we focus on for “America at a Crossroads” in the coming year. I enter 2024 – an election year likely to further deepen divisions -- still with many questions, and still ...

  • Political experts examine America's divisions heading into 2024 election

    Political experts examine America's divisions heading into 2024 election

    Dec 18, 2023 11:20 PM EDT

    ... that much closer to a literal civil war today than we were a year-and-a-half ago. Geoff Bennett: That conversation continues tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8:00 p.m. Central on PBS with the one-hour special "America at a Crossroads With Judy Woodruff."

  • How the pandemic made it difficult for Americans to separate politics from public health

    How the pandemic made it difficult for Americans to separate politics from public health

    Dec 06, 2023 11:35 PM EDT

    ... partly because the government's response to COVID-19 has been so politically charged. Judy Woodruff discussed that with public health experts for her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Amna Nawaz: Just over 15 percent of American adults have gotten the latest COVID booster. Demand for the vaccine has dropped ...

  • Why people in an Ohio town feel left behind in the modern U.S. economy

    Why people in an Ohio town feel left behind in the modern U.S. economy

    Nov 15, 2023 11:25 PM EDT

    ... growth and employment. Judy Woodruff visited the small city to understand why many of its residents say they feel forgotten. It's for her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Amna Nawaz: Steubenville, Ohio, was once a powerhouse of American manufacturing, a center of economic prosperity driven by steel mills. But ...

  • Historian compares America's current divisions to the past and how we can overcome them

    Historian compares America's current divisions to the past and how we can overcome them

    Oct 25, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    ... the State of America," explores other divisive periods in American history and how remarkable individuals help prevent its fall to authoritarianism. The book opens with a familiar diagnosis of our present: "America is at a crossroads." Heather Cox Richardson: We're in a moment in which we are facing a ...

  • College campuses become focus of debate over what constitutes free speech

    College campuses become focus of debate over what constitutes free speech

    Oct 12, 2023 10:25 PM EDT

    ... at many schools over free speech and, increasingly, academic freedom. Judy Woodruff visited four colleges in an effort to understand how this all fits into America's deep political divide. It is part of her ongoing series America at a Crossroads. Protester: Racist, sexist, anti-gay. Charles Murray, go away ...

  • Political theorist promotes 'Our Common Purpose' plan to reinvent American democracy

    Political theorist promotes 'Our Common Purpose' plan to reinvent American democracy

    Sep 27, 2023 10:35 PM EDT

    ... way our government currently works and a growing distaste for both political parties. One of the main voices calling for sweeping change is Danielle Allen, a political theorist at Harvard. Judy Woodruff followed her to Tennessee for her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: A new Pew Research study ...

  • Pennsylvania Democrats discuss nation's political divisions and their feelings for Biden

    Pennsylvania Democrats discuss nation's political divisions and their feelings for Biden

    Sep 13, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    ... done to move forward. For a different perspective, Judy heard from Democrats in Pennsylvania on these topics and more. It's part of her series, America at a Crossroads, and was produced with help from PBS39 WLVT. ... Amna Nawaz: Over the summer, Judy Woodruff listened in as a group of ...

  • The connections between decline of local news and growing political division

    The connections between decline of local news and growing political division

    Aug 30, 2023 10:30 PM EDT

    ... looks at how some news outlets are managing to hang on and whether what they’re doing is sustainable. It’s part of her series, America at a Crossroads. ... Geoff Bennett: In a recent report, Judy Woodruff examined how the loss of thousands of local newspapers across the country is ...