Sep 04 Watch 6:20 What universal health care means during a pandemic By William Brangham, Jason Kane Our series on universal health care, "The Best Health Care? America & the World," was filmed before the novel coronavirus pandemic exploded. How have the three countries we explored -- the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Australia -- responded to this… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 12:10 David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart on Kenosha politics, Trump and the military New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including visits to Kenosha, Wisconsin, by President Trump and Joe Biden and how their responses to social unrest have… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 3:06 Mourning 5 individuals lost to COVID-19 As yet another devastating week comes to an end, we take the time to honor individuals who have fallen victim to the novel coronavirus, including a 29-year-old father and a 60-year-old flight attendant. Judy Woodruff shares five stories. Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 2:27 A Brief But Spectacular take on empowering Malawi during the pandemic The pandemic has created immense challenges for people around the world. In Malawi, an extremely poor country in southern Africa, the situation is complicated by the fact that many residents don’t have access to services and supplies that Americans tend… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Germany confirms Russia’s Navalny was poisoned In our news wrap Wednesday, Germany says it has confirmed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was indeed poisoned. He fell into a coma last month in Siberia and is now in a Berlin hospital. German Prime Minister Angela Merkel said he… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 6:02 How Iowa became a coronavirus hot spot Iowa is dealing with a surge of coronavirus cases that has turned the state into a hot spot for the disease. The increase has been driven in part by the return to school, with virus clusters developing around the state’s… Continue watching
Sep 02 Fauci says COVID-19 vaccine trials could end early if results are overwhelming By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The nation’s top infectious disease official is confident that an independent panel will base vaccine approval on science, not politics. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: Black former McDonald’s franchise owners sue company In our news wrap Tuesday, more than 50 Black former McDonald’s franchise owners sued the fast food chain. Their federal lawsuit, filed in Chicago, accuses the company of steering them to less-profitable locations in crime-ridden neighborhoods. Also, in New York,… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 6:37 How pandemic, politicization could jeopardize 2020 census By Amna Nawaz The United States Census is always a daunting challenge, but in 2020, the effort is further complicated by the novel coronavirus pandemic. With a compressed timeline to complete the once-per-decade population count, some census officials worry that the effort is… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 5:50 Why ‘withering’ of local news landscapes is dangerous for democracy By Jeffrey Brown, Stephanie Kotuby More than 2,000 American newspapers have been shuttered since 2004, and now the global pandemic means local news organizations are facing additional challenges in keeping the presses running. Margaret Sullivan recently published a new book about this decline, titled “Ghosting… Continue watching