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Episodes

  • Saturday, June 6, 2020

    Jun 06 2020

    In Washington, D.C, and elsewhere, demonstrations continue this weekend. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds two-thirds of Americans say President Trump has increased racial tensions. An NFL statement expresses support for peaceful protests but does not mention Colin Kaepernick.

  • Friday, June 5, 2020

    Jun 05 2020

    As protests around policing and against the police killing of George Floyd continue across the U.S., a hearing in the case of the killing of a black man in Georgia by three white men has revealed new and disturbing details. Also, the shooting of a 22-year-old black man during protests in Omaha, Nebraska, is adding to unrest and spurring calls for justice. And, President Trump continues to insist that the protests are violent and may need military intervention. How is that message being received?...more

  • Thursday, June 4, 2020

    Jun 04 2020

    Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis and several other former senior military officials have condemned President Trump's threat to use the military to quell protests across the country. Also, all four of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the killing of George Floyd are now being charged. And, even with the coronavirus pandemic still raging across the country, can the economic damage caused begin to recover?

  • Wednesday, June 3, 2020

    Jun 03 2020

    Protests against the death of George Floyd were largely peaceful for the first time in many nights. We hear from a father in Los Angeles about how he is talking with his sons about this moment. Also, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights is launching an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department's practices and policies over the last decade. And, what is happening in Congress as the country comes to grips with both nationwide protests and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic?

  • Tuesday, June 2, 2020

    Jun 02 2020

    National Guard troops used tear gas and shot rubber bullets to clear a path through a peaceful protest in a city park in Washington, D.C. Also, President Trump threatened to call in the military to end protests around the country and then ventured outside the White House grounds to pose for photographs at a nearby church. And, we go back to Minneapolis to hear from the owner of the corner store that made the initial call to police that led to George Floyd's death.

  • Monday, June 1, 2020

    Jun 01 2020

    Protesters angry at the killing of a black man during an arrest by Minneapolis police raged across multiple cities in the U.S. over the weekend. How are leaders there and police responding? We check in with reporters in Minneapolis, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.