Politics Apr 22 Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow explains why she stood up to a culture war attack By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Apr 21 Watch 6:35 ‘Don’t Say Gay’ causes unexpected showdown between Florida, Disney corporation The Walt Disney Company is more than a giant corporation. To many, it's long been synonymous with family entertainment. It's now caught up in a much larger battle in Florida tied to the country's cultural and political divides, prompted by… By John Yang, Dorothy Hastings
Nation Apr 16 Watch 7:09 Trans athletes say they are being ‘othered’ as record number of bills seek to limit rights It's been a record-breaking year of bills proposed in state legislatures that would limit transgender rights - from access to medical care to sports participation. Despite that, a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll found that Americans across the political spectrum oppose… By John Yang, Matt Loffman, Kate Grumke, Ian Couzens
Arts May 05 Watch 6:41 Seeing Robert Mapplethorpe’s idea of perfection in a new retrospective Artist Robert Mapplethorpe found himself at the center of the culture wars of the 1980s and ‘90s for his best-known work, homoerotic and often explicit photographs that drew the ire of federal lawmakers. Now two major Los Angeles museums have… By PBS NewsHour
Politics Nov 21 Watch Polarization in Politics Leaves Progress on Party Lines Amid congressional funding battles and veto showdowns with the White House, partisan power struggles appear to be as prevalent as ever in American politics. An expert panel examines the polarization divide and assesses how lawmakers might better bridge the partisan…