Immigration raids that began in Charlotte, North Carolina, last November set off a chain reaction: emptying community spaces, crippling businesses and illustrating the damaging effects of the Trump administration’s deportation campaign on local economies. As has been the case in communities all across the US, mass immigrant detentions have left […]
‘Tales From the Bottle’ returns to bring you the tragic tale of the Weaver family and the siege of Ruby Ridge. “Ruby Ridge was the site of an eleven-day siege near Naples, Idaho, U.S., beginning on August 21, 1992, when Randy Weaver, members of his immediate family, and family friend […]
Discover how opioid addiction affects the brain and how evidence-based treatments are saving lives. “Addiction” is streaming online now: www.pbs.org/addictioncrisis #AddictionCrisisPBS © 2018 WGBH Educational Foundation MEDIA CREDITS “Addiction” Written, Directed, and Produced by Sarah Holt Camera Stephen McCarthy Sound Stephen Schmidt Edited by Jaro Savol
A simple fix to get more Americans to vote. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Americans are notoriously bad at voting, but it’s not because they’re unpatriotic or lazy. It’s because most states make it really difficult to even register to vote. It’s time for the US to join other advanced […]
Another day, another fight. This time a very unusual one – we’re going back to World War II, and the time US and German Forces united. “The Battle for Castle Itter (German: Schlacht um Schloss Itter) was fought in the Austrian North Tyrol village of Itter on 5 May 1945, […]
WOW! Folks, we’ve been tricked! Bamboozled! Goofed! They got us! In this video, I revel in the beauty of the song known as “You Know You Lit (Remix)”. What a time! A huge thank you to every single Dobre brother for being in my video, and an extra huge thank […]
Minority rule is a majority problem. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Political systems depend on legitimacy. In America, that legitimacy is failing. In an earlier version of this video, we incorrectly reported the population of New York. The state’s population in 2017 was 19.85 million people. Read more about how […]
Scientists race to understand and defeat the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in or stream “Decoding COVID-19” on Wednesday, May 13 at 9/8c on PBS to learn more: https://to.pbs.org/2xnYanv Thumbnail Image: Illustration of coronavirus structure Courtesy CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS © 2020 WGBH Educational Foundation
A video looking at the US Department of Defense’s “Narrative Summaries of Accidents Involving US Nuclear Weapons 1950-1980”. Yes, there’s quite a few, unfortunately. “Broken Arrow refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components that does not create a risk of nuclear war. These include: Accidental […]
We live in the most peaceful time in human history. Wait, what? Seriously? That can’t be right, there are more wars than ever! Well, no and they’re killing fewer and fewer people, even though the world population is at an all-time high…and the numbers prove it! We explain how we […]
