“How does one manage the trauma of war? A group of refugees from Syria, which has been consumed by fighting for eight years, is trying theater. In Glasgow, Scotland, a therapeutic drama program is staging an ancient play about the Trojan War by Euripides in an attempt to help the Syrian refugees reckon with their…
“Stacy Bohlen of the National Indian Health Board breaks down how block grants for states to combat the opioid epidemic neglect Native communities. “The states are under no obligation to share any of that funding with tribes,” she says. “The number one disease that our people suffer from is anonymity or invisibility.” Democracy Now! is…
“Simone was the first African-American female to be selected for the role of the First Captain of the United States Military Academy. In her honest and personal talk, she addresses the downsides of being the first one to earn such an achievement. Simone Askew is a recent graduate from the United States Military Academy where…
“Lakota historian Nick Estes says new efforts to fight climate change are inextricably linked to indigenous-led movements like the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock.” “In many ways, the United States, along with countries like Canada, drilled their way out of the Great Recession largely at the expense of indigenous lands,” he says. “When…
“A nearly two-year investigation into Russian efforts to influence the 2016 election “does not exonerate” President Trump, Attorney General William Barr said in a summary of the Mueller report on Sunday, as Democrats consider whether there is enough evidence to impeach the president. NewsHour politics correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan for a look at…
Robert Molina, owner of Roxanne’s in Long Beach’s California Heights, cut his teeth early in the business world: fourteen years old to be exact. ” The first thing I got into was promoting parties, events, doing little backyard [parties], getting into promotions and actually doing bigger clubs and festivals.” You read it right: fourteen years…
“Luke Ritter’s talk draws comparisons between anti-Islamicism today and anti-Catholicism in the past and suggests that the history of American-immigrant relations warrants a few predictions about the future of Islam in the U.S. Dr. Luke Ritter completed his Ph.D. in American History at Saint Louis University in 2014 and accepted a full-time teaching position at…
“The Trump administration has barred International Criminal Court investigators from entering the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday that the U.S. will start denying visas to members of the ICC who may be investigating alleged war crimes by the U.S. military in Afghanistan. In September, national security adviser John Bolton threatened U.S….
“Outrage has swirled since federal prosecutors charged 50 people, including CEOs and high-profile celebrities, in an intricate scheme to secure college admission for their children through extensive cheating and bribery. High school students share their perspectives on the scandal and broader inequalities in education, and John Yang talks to Jayne Fonash, an independent college consultant.”…
Aydinaneth Ortiz makes very powerful statements with her photography. 70% Isopropyl Alcohol. Sudafed. Acetone. Large photos of each item with a black background that are meant to jump into your face. These common everyday products are ingredients in the making of crystal meth (Methamphetamine). They are part of a series called Ingredients which is included…