Highest percentage of Americans in 52 years, 19%, says "race relations" is the most important problem facing the nation. However, that number is nowhere near the high in the 1960s of 52%. In the latest Gallup survey where Americans were asked "to name, off the top of their head, the most important problem facing the […]
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WATCH: Media mistakes
(Original air date: October 20, 2019) In recent days, after President Trump withdrew US troops from Syria, some of the criticism was accompanied by dramatic video on the news. ABC News aired video they claimed showed attacks by Turkish troops on Kurdish civilians, telling of slaughter and 'horrific reports of atrocities'. But ABC removed the […]
WATCH: Finally disposing of our chemical weapons
(Original air date: October 20, 2019) The U.S. was among the other nations that used chemical weapons in World War One. Most of the world agreed to ban their use in 1993. Today, we’re on the short list of countries that still have stockpiles-- But not for long. The military is finally destroying the last […]
WATCH: Eyes at the border
(Original air date: October 20, 2019) Today, we head to the Southwest border for an incredible story about an Arizona county that felt overrun by Mexican drug cartels for years. Now they claim they’ve been able to slow that to a trickle— without a lot of money, high tech, federal help or even a wall. […]
How narratives have warped journalism as we once knew it (PODCAST)
How journalism as we once knew it has been warped by efforts to control the narrative.
Rash of black-on-white attacks after protests over racial injustice
The following is a news analysis Alert: some of the video images may be disturbing Racial tensions and violence continue to escalate amid the discussion and media coverage of numerous incidents. Some of the events did not lead to violence but garnered national attention. There was the New York woman who was videotaped calling the […]
WATCH: The origins of the impeachment inquiry against Trump
(Original air date: October 13, 2019) For the first time in two decades, a US President faces the threat of impeachment, which, in simple terms, means Congress may officially charge President Trump with wrongdoing. James Rosen has been investigating the story and has a fascinating look at the controversy over the origins of how it […]
WATCH: Exploring Casablanca
(Original air date: October 13, 2019) Finally today, on a recent work trip to Morocco Scott Thuman took time out to experience the famous, ancient city of Casablanca where there’s a lot to see and taste. With two millennia of history and mystery to boast of, Morocco carries an allure that most countries can’t. From […]
