“A new HBO series based on Philip Roth’s novel “The Plot Against America” reimagines another period of national trauma, but with a fictive twist. In his world, Roth has the national hero and aviator Charles Lindbergh winning the 1940 presidential election amidst anti-Semitic activity. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Roth when the book was published in…
“On Tuesday, the Supreme Court revived President Donald Trump’s plan to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court lifted two lower court rulings that had blocked the ban from going into effect on constitutional grounds. Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan…
“Since banks constricted credit after the 2008 housing bust, they have been slowly increasing the amount they’re lending. But this economic prosperity has not reached everyone. Watch part two of a two-part series by Aaron Glantz of Reveal.” Watch more at https://www.pbs.org/newshour/