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How Response To George Floyd’S Death Reflects ‘Accumulated Grievance’ Of Black America
In the days since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, there have been peaceful protests, violent clashes and persistent calls for justice. But there is a long history behind this particular shocking event. Professor...
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Why The Midwest's Deep Freeze May Be A Consequence Of Climate Change
More than a quarter of the U.S. population is expected to deal with sub-zero temperatures this week. The extreme cold has sparked some public skepticism over global warming, but scientists actually believe it is a consequence of climate...
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Firearms Museum Takes Aim At Understanding History, Culture Of Guns
Wyoming is the least populous state in the U.S. but ranks near the top in per capita gun ownership. It's also home to the nation's most comprehensive collection of historical firearms. Jeffrey Brown reports from Cody, where a renovated...
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Author Sarah Broom On ‘The Yellow House’ And Putting New Orleans East On The Map
Sarah Broom’s 2019 memoir, “The Yellow House,” won the National Book Award for non-fiction. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Broom to discuss her mother and how an obsession with houses passed down two generations to the author herself, why...
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Rahm Emanuel, Author of "The Nation City"
Rahm Emanuel has served as a top adviser to Presidents Clinton and Obama, a three-term congressman from Illinois and a two-term mayor of Chicago. But in his new book, “The Nation City,” the longtime Democrat argues that mayors are...
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The Value Of Writing Our Way Through A Tumultuous 2020
This has been a year of huge events and milestones, from the coronavirus
pandemic to the election of the first woman vice president. How will 2020
be remembered and analyzed in the years to come? Biographer and historian
Janice Nimura...
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The Remarkable Political And Diplomatic Legacy Of James Baker
Former Secretary of State James Baker’s distinguished career and service to every Republican president from Gerald Ford to George W. Bush has elevated him to elder statesman status. Now, his life, career and legacy are examined in a new...
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Despite Oil Wealth, Iraq's Basra Plagued By Broken Infrastructure, Poverty And Violence
Basra, in southern Iraq, contains much of the country's oil wealth -- yet residents there are struggling just to survive. The city lacks basic services like clean water and reliable electricity, and jobs are rare. But people taking to...
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An Essay On The Importance Of Interracial Friendships
In a year when racism has been front and center in Americans’ minds, how can we break out of our own orbits to understand the life experiences of other people -- especially those of other races? Author and journalist Christine Pride...
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Why Black Women Face A Triple Threat From Breast Cancer
For Black women in America, a breast cancer diagnosis brings with it a
disturbing statistic. Black women are less likely to develop breast cancer
but 40 percent more likely to die from it than white women, according to
the Centers for...
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Pandemic Brings Unexpected Perils For British Dog Owners
In the United Kingdom, an unexpected result of the pandemic: a surge in dognapping. Puppy prices have soared during lockdown, and pet thefts have spiked 65 percent in a year. As some owners pay hefty ransoms for their animals' return,...
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American renters hard-hit by pandemic juggle complicated assistance systems, eviction laws
American Renters Hard-Hit By Pandemic Juggle Complicated Assistance Systems, Eviction Laws
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Farming project helps Afghan women grow financial independence
In the 15 years since the U.S. went into Afghanistan, $1.5 billion has been spent to develop women's rights in the country. But even with significant improvements, there remain many hardships, including domestic violence and the lack of...
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Foster father who cares when terminally ill kids have no one
Mohamed Bzeek has become somewhat of a local hero in Los Angeles, taking on a life mission that few others would consider: as a foster parent who cares solely for terminally ill children. Special correspondent Gayle Tzemach Lemmon meets...
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When we talk about North Korea, we forget whatâs happening to its people
When Min Jin Lee sees the latest headlines about nuclear weapons in North Korea, she thinks of her father, who fled the republic when he was 16, and lost touch with his family. And Lee thinks of not just the remains of her family still...
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Subscription Degrees
A program in Arizona supports nontraditional students who want to pursue
degrees at their own speed. Much like a Netflix subscription, the new
program lets students pay a flat fee for a personalized curriculum that
works within their...
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Diane McWhorter: Carry Me Home
Margaret Warner interviews Diane McWhorter, who received a Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction for her book "Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama -- The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution."
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If you think you know everything, you can't learn anything'
When students come into Dan Levitin's lab, he spends most of his time trying to teach them that they don't know everything they think they do. "Knowledge can only be created in an environment where we're open to the possibility that...
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In desperate quest to reach U.S., Central American migrants fear gangs, police
Around 3,000 Hondurans are currently traveling through Guatemala on their way to the U.S. President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the caravan isn't stopped. But migrants say they fear not just deportation, but...
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After Italy’s Pandemic Nightmare, Economy Falters — And Poverty Spreads
The global economy is likely to take a massive hit from the pandemic, and the World Bank warns poverty levels will rise as a result. It’s already happening in Italy, Europe's third-largest economy. The country suffered a devastating...
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The "Speechless: Different By Design" Exhibit Uses Brain Science To Inform Art
At the exhibition "Speechless: Different by Design," touching pieces of art is actually encouraged. As Jeffrey Brown reports, the Dallas Museum of Art show -- created as a collaboration between designers and brain researchers -- explores...
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Can Italian Tourism Industry Survive The Pandemic?
Italy is emerging from its COVID-19 nightmare into what is usually its busiest season for tourism. The industry normally brings in 13 percent of the country’s $2 trillion GDP. But there is no normal this year, and most tourists are not...
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What Dr. Fauci wants you to know about face masks and staying home as virus spreads
As COVID-19 spreads across the country, there has been some debate over the need for government stay-at-home orders, whether Americans should be wearing masks in public and how the coronavirus spreads. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National...
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In latest book, author Erik Larson looks back at another time of crisis: London’s Blitz
In previous books like "The Devil in the White City" and "Isaac's Storm," bestselling author Erik Larson has used everyday people to chronicle historical events. But his latest offering, "The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill,...