Aug 18 Watch 11:06 2016 Hutchins Forum: Race & the Race to the White House By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 29 How did first-time voters see this year’s conventions? By Adelyn Baxter The Student Reporting Labs team covered the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, exploring each host city to find a diverse range of youth perspectives on this year’s presidential race. Continue reading
Jun 27 Column: Trump’s policies would massively increase the national debt By Maya MacGuineas It’s four months until Election Day, and neither of the presumptive nominees of the two major parties has a plan to reverse the growth of our record-high national debt. Continue reading
Jun 23 Minute by minute: How the Democrats shut down the House for gun control By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush It all started with a small group of House Democrats from New England. Fed up with federal inaction on gun violence after the Orlando massacre, Reps. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, David Cicilline of Rhode Island and John Larson of Connecticut… Continue reading
Jun 15 The hidden sexism that could sway the election By Daniel Bush Hillary Clinton has one big demographic problem area, a major voting bloc that’s truly up for grabs in 2016: moderate white men. Trump will need them to turn out in record numbers to have any chance at a win. And… Continue reading
Jun 05 Clinton promises to take on gun lobby By Associated Press Clinton told an enthusiastic crowd at Greater St. Paul Baptist Church that the country is "getting indifferent to the great toll of gun violence."… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 9:48 What California voter trends could mean for the national election By PBS News Hour In 1994, strict immigration policies in California, supported by then-GOP Gov. Pete Wilson, mobilized the Latino community into political action. The work of immigrants rights advocates, along with demographic changes in the Golden State, turned the home of Ronald Reagan… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 3:23 What to expect from Tuesday’s primary in New York By PBS News Hour The presidential campaigns are homing in on their New York supporters with two days left before the Empire State’s delegate-rich primary. For more about the boisterous New York campaign, Bob Hardt, the Political Director for NY1 joins Alison Stewart. Continue watching
Apr 15 Teachers’ Lounge: Teaching politics in the age of Trump By Justin Christensen Presidential elections give teachers a chance to engage students in lessons about the electoral process, but some of the behavior exhibited during this primary season has posed a challenge for teachers. Continue reading
Mar 05 On ‘Super Saturday’ five states weigh in on 2016 candidates By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Eager to lock up the GOP nomination without a convention fight, Donald Trump battled Saturday to pad his lead in the delegate count as four more states delivered verdicts on the fractious Republican race for president. Democrats in three states… Continue reading