An educator by profession, Ms. Kavita Anand is a firm believer in quality education and not just education. Ms. Kavita Anand talks about the impact of education and the different methods of teaching and experiences she has had while interacting with children. Her talk highlights the discrepancies in the current education system and how she…
Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced the Senate will vote next week on whether to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement—even though the bill currently lacks enough Republican support to pass. McConnell’s announcement came after President Trump invited all 52 Republican senators to the White House for lunchtime talks aimed at reviving…
While President Trump is promoting “Made in America” week, we turn now to look at a recent investigation by The Guardian that revealed workplace abuse, grueling production targets and deplorably low pay at an Indonesian factory that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s label. Many of the female workers at the factory in West Java say…
President Trump’s claim that millions of illegal votes were cast in the 2016 election is unsubstantiated, but his Commission on Election Integrity is still charged with investigating the matter. What do state officials who actually run elections think? William Brangham talks to Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap and Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan.
Spending on social welfare programs like SNAP, also known as food stamps, would be dramatically cut under the White House budget unveiled in May. In Arkansas, a state that mirrors the national picture, 14 percent of the population was on food stamps last year. How would a cut affect poor families, the state’s budget and…
The Guadalupe Arts and Culture Center celebrates its Latino roots
Chris Paul Speaks About Social Activism In The NBA:
In the last 35 years, California has built approximately 22 new prisons, and the state has one of the highest recidivism rates in the country. The US’s prison industrial complex has been called America’s human rights crisis. So is it possible for prisoners have hope for their future? How do you retain your humanity in…
Jeremy Mitchell identifies one of the main problems with makerspaces and explains why it matters. After citing the success of accessible makerspaces such as CLOUD901 in Memphis, TN, he calls for the audience to urge their community leaders to create more of these programs. Jeremy Mitchell works as the Makerspace Facilitator at the CLOUD901, FedEx…
We go to Arizona, where a hearing is underway that will decide whether a ban on ethnic studies which eliminated the Mexican-American studies program in Tucson schools is unconstitutional. In 2010, Arizona passed a controversial law banning the teaching of any class designed for a particular ethnic group that would “promote resentment toward a race…