Feb 10 What to read and watch to understand how fringe movements turn to terrorism By Elizabeth Flock Barak Goodman, director of "Oklahoma City," offers recommendations on what to read and watch to better understand fringe movements on the left and the right. Continue reading
Oct 15 Kansas ‘Crusaders’ arrested for plot to bomb Somali community By Michael D. Regan Three Kansas men face federal charges after authorities said Friday they uncovered a plot to bomb an apartment complex housing Somali refugees. Continue reading
Jun 01 Watch 3:37 Keeping your family safe and dealing with the ‘what ifs?’ By PBS News Hour With horror stories of extremist violence dominating headlines around the globe, it’s easy to get worked up over the threat, however improbable, of domestic terrorism. National security analyst and mom Juliette Kayyem says there’s no such thing as perfect safety,… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 7:06 News Wrap: 4 Marines killed by gunman targeting Tennessee military sites By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a gunman attacked two military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee, within minutes. Four U.S. Marines were killed, and the gunman was killed by police. The U.S. attorney for Eastern Tennessee said they are treating the attacks… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 14:55 ‘There was no playbook’ for handling the Oklahoma City bombing By PBS News Hour At the 20th anniversary, we look back at the Oklahoma City bombing. Public television station OETA shares reflections from survivors and victims’ families, and Judy Woodruff talks to former Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick, former Director of Homeland Security of… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Counterterrorism adviser on understanding and responding to homegrown extremism By PBS News Hour When random violence strikes on home soil, what do we call it and how do we prosecute it? Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, talks to Gwen Ifill about domestic terrorism, including why we must… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Suspenseful Story of Justice System and Friendship in “Better This World” Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway discuss their latest film, "Better This World". Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch NYC Bomb Plot Suspect Pleads Guilty With a Warning to U.S. Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the failed Times Square bombing plot, pleaded guilty to terrorism and weapons charges on Monday afternoon. Ailsa Chang of WNYC Radio describes the scene in the courtroom then Steve Coll of the New American Foundation… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Risk of Homegrown Terrorism Plots Examined Two New Jersey men are the latest American citizens arrested for alleged involvement with international terrorism groups. Jeffrey Brown examines the ongoing concern over homegrown terror risks with two terrorism experts. Continue watching
May 05 Watch Airline Security Scrutinized Again After Arrest of NYC Terror Suspect U.S. officials are calling for tighter checks of no-fly lists following the arrest of a man accused trying to detonate a bomb in New York City. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching