Meet the organization using an age old approach to overcome poverty and help young people chase their dreams. He grew up in a life of poverty, drugs and jail, but chased his dreams to become a voice for his community.…
The American Dream means something different to everybody, but most people can agree on one aspect of it: it can't be achieved alone. Bob McKinnon is the creator of our Your American Dream Score tool, and now he's sharing his…
A third of the Marshall Islands’ population has moved to the U.S., leaving a country reeling from high unemployment and the looming effects of climate change. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Mike Taibbi reports. This story is part of an ongoing…
PERSONAL STATEMENT follows three high school seniors from Brooklyn intent on defying the odds for themselves and their classmates by becoming the very resource they don't have for themselves: peer college counselors. The film weaves together their individual struggles, family…
Troy Williams did his time -- 18 years of a life sentence in California prison -- and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other documentation on the inside. Continuing these pursuits after parole in…
Veterans facing legal hurdles have allies on Long Island. Tonight, a look at how Hofstra University is changing the lives of our warriors in need.
How state governments and Wall Street led America’s public pensions into a multi-trillion-dollar hole. Correspondent Martin Smith investigates the consequences for teachers, police, firefighters, and other public servants -- and who will be held accountable.
Dayton, Ohio was once a hub for innovation and industry, before businesses shut down or moved away. Then came the Great Recession. In its aftermath, part-time, low-wage work rather than full-time work with benefits has often become the new normal…
Renowned writers James and Deborah Fallows are known to travel to places at the forefront of change. In their latest book, Our Towns, the couple details their “100,000 mile journey into the heart of America.” They found that Americans are…
By Jenna Flanagan There’s a certain blissful joy that comes from digging into a favorite pint of ice cream, and for me, that’s anything with brownies in it. Now, as an adult, I have to limit my ice cream intake…