Dec 22 Watch 11:24 Who has the upper-hand in Yemen’s conflict? By PBS News Hour More than three years into civil war, the Yemeni people are suffering from the fastest-spreading cholera epidemic in history, while millions are on the brink of famine -- a crisis worsened by a Saudi blockade. William Brangham reports and Judy… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 10:11 Decades later, Bosnia still struggling with the aftermath of war By PBS News Hour This week, the United Nations war crimes tribunal will deliver a verdict in the trial of a former general accused of ethnic cleansing during the former Yugoslavia’s civil war. Twenty-two years after the war, residents of Bosnia continue to struggle… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 10:25 Meet an American citizen fighting with South Sudan’s rebels By PBS News Hour Two years after South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan in 2011, the world's newest nation became embroiled in civil war. The conflict, cut along tribal lines, has led to a man-made famine, mass rape and a refugee crisis. NewsHour… Continue watching
Sep 29 3 books you need to read to understand the Civil War By Elizabeth Flock Ron Chernow, acclaimed biographer of "Hamilton" as well as Ulysses S. Grant, recommends three books to read to understand the Civil War and its legacies. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 13:40 Why America is wrestling with Confederate monuments By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson How should Americans remember the past and confront the deep wounds of slavery? The events of recent weeks have intensified a national conversation about Confederate monuments, with calls to remove them from public spaces. William Brangham talks to Peniel Joseph… Continue watching
Aug 22 Take a 360° tour of President Lincoln’s summer retreat By Gretchen Frazee, Joshua Barajas President Abraham Lincoln could relate to President Donald Trump's "working vacation" away from the White House. Lincoln often retreated to his own summer cottage, where historians speculate he formed many of his ideas about how to preserve the Union. Continue reading
Aug 15 Robert E. Lee opposed Confederate monuments By Lisa Desjardins White supremacists, neo-Nazis and others have protested the removal of Confederate monuments. But the Confederate general Robert E. Lee himself never wanted such monuments built. Continue reading
May 04 Should Texas secede? Why breaking up is hard to do By Mindy Fetterman, Stateline An online survey by Reuters in 2014 found that nearly one in four Americans want their state to secede. The desire was highest — 34 percent — in the Southwest, which includes Texas. Continue reading
May 03 South Sudan’s violence hasn’t stopped the spirit of dance hall music By Elizabeth Flock Despite civil war, many young people seek to keep living life as usual, a major part of which is the infectious, can't-stop-dancing, culture of dance hall music. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 9:12 South Sudan’s civil war spirals into genocide, leaving ghost towns in its wake By PBS News Hour South Sudan was founded in 2011, and now it’s on the edge of collapse: Forces allied to the president and vice president have been fighting along tribal lines. Murderous raids on civilian communities are a favored tactic, and UN peacekeepers… Continue watching