Nation Dec 22 A therapist’s advice for dealing with the pain of family estrangement during the holidays By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Andrew Chambers
Nation Nov 22 How to navigate tough conversations at the holidays Food, family … and friction. By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis
Arts Aug 27 Watch 6:15 In ‘Flag Day,’ Sean and Dylan Penn aim to break cinema’s ‘three thought rule’ Jeffrey Brown talks to Sean Penn and his daughter, Dylan, about their real-life family ties, and those on-screen in their new film "Flag Day." They also discuss Sean Penn's relief work as he's on the ground in Haiti this week. By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet
Arts Mar 18 Watch 2:28 Why you should be proud of your ethnic name Filmed before the Georgia shootings, writer Te-Ping Chen shares with us her "Humble Opinion" that people with ethnic names must embrace them instead of shying away. Chen, who says she was given a "boy's name" at birth, looks back on…
Politics Nov 23 A grandmother, a granddaughter and a deep post-election divide After a bruising election, one President Donald Trump has so far refused to concede, Americans are left trying to repair divides that are deeper and more personal than ever. In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham speaks to a… By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux
Mar 28 Watch 3:13 A college student’s take on overcoming obstacles for family Naomi De La Rosa was nine when her mother was deported from the U.S., after authorities learned she had entered the country illegally a decade earlier. Though she was thrust into a caregiver role for her younger brother and eventually… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 2:37 Carmen Maria Machado on marrying after your parents divorce By PBS News Hour Writer Carmen Maria Machado wasn't totally surprised when her parents informed her, 31 years into their marriage, that they were planning to divorce. But the news did produce a wave of anxiety over her own upcoming wedding. She shares how… Continue watching
Jan 16 New report shows majority of U.S. students are low-income By Corinne Segal The report measured poverty among students by the number of those that qualified for free and reduced lunch. Continue reading
Jan 15 This is how Facebook stresses you out, according to study By Ruth Tam According to a new Pew Research Center study, If you see a friend post something stressful about their life online, it can, in turn, make you stressed. Continue reading
Jan 13 The case for having just one kid By Wendy Thomas Russell For the first five years of my daughter’s life, I was frequently told that I should consider having more children. I was still in my early 30s, after all, and had no fertility issues holding me back. “Don’t you at… Continue reading