Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/july-8-2020-pbs-newshour-full-episode Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wednesday on the News Hour... Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Trump administration steps up pressure on schools to resume in-person classes in the fall -- despite an ongoing coronavirus surge. Plus: How COVID-19 is renewing the debate over American exceptionalism, struggles with U.S. coronavirus testing, Supreme Court rulings, the rush to mine lithium for batteries, two anti-racism scholars on race in America and inside China. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode PBS NewsHour Presents China: Power and Prosperity 56 min Despite virus surge, Trump pressures schools to resume in-person classes this fall 5 min News Wrap: Vindman retires, accusing Trump of blocking promotion 4 min What the U.S. coronavirus response says about American exceptionalism 13 min Why is the U.S. still struggling to test everyone who needs it? 6 min What new decisions say about the Supreme Court’s view of religious freedom 4 min Companies race to mine lithium, a battery essential 7 min How anti-racism is a treatment for the ‘cancer’ of racism 9 min As U.S. tensions grow, NewsHour documentary pulls back the curtain on China’s rise 4 min Coming soon: China: Power and Prosperity