Arts May 18 What’s behind the growing popularity of Japanese comics and animations in U.S. By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson, Michael Boulter
Politics Aug 14 Why 1920 can offer clues about the 2020 elections In 1920, Americans were reeling from a flu pandemic, recovering from an economic crisis and grappling with violence against Black people, creating political divisions and debates that are similar to the ones we're having today. Yale University professor Beverly Gage… By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux
Politics Aug 09 Watch 5:15 Will COVID-19 mean the end of already-fading conventions? COVID-19 has disrupted a centuries-old political mainstay -- national political presidential nominating conventions. As Republicans and Democrats scale back their in-person conventions this summer, Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports on how these multimillion dollar events were losing their sheen even… By Jeff Greenfield, Ivette Feliciano
Politics Jul 27 Watch 7:01 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on presidential polling, convention symbolism NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss the latest political news, including what to make of poll numbers showing former Vice President Joe Biden with a substantial lead over President Trump,…
Politics Jul 26 Watch 6:00 Without a convention, how do Dems plan to rally voters? The Democratic National Convention, which was to be held in Wisconsin this month, has been cancelled in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic party in Wisconsin joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the party’s plans for… By PBS NewsHour
Jul 24 Watch 12:27 Shields and Brooks on Democrats’ Senate momentum, John Lewis’ legacy Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how declining support for President Trump is shifting the momentum in several key Senate races toward Democrats, Trump’s decision… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 8:18 Why sneakerheads are obsessed with the quest for a rarer pair By Paul Solman At "Sneakerhead" conventions around the country, anyone can buy, sell or trade a pair, and much-hyped limited releases demand premium prices. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on what drives this specialty sneaker culture. Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch Support grows to cut public funding for political conventions By PBS News Hour A proposal to cut off public funding for national political conventions is gaining support across both aisles in Congress. How much do the conventions cost American taxpayers? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Molly Hooper, a reporter for The Hill, about the… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch For Campaigns, Online Outreach on Libya Attacks, Conventions, Get-Out the Vote For Campaigns, Online Outreach on Libya Attacks, Conventions, Get-Out the Vote… Continue watching
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