[ad_1] Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has long been a chronicler of the American experience. He talks with John Dickerson about his latest film for PBS, “The American Revolution”; the importance of studying history; and why the end of the Revolutionary War did not mean the end of our nation’s revolution. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] To dispel the idea that the American Revolution refers only to a war, we’re going to start our look at Ken Burns’ latest epic, “The American Revolution,” at the end, after the war is won. In a 1787 address, founding father Benjamin Rush said, “The American war is over: but this is far from…
[ad_1] Auctioneer Aurel Bacs knows what makes watch enthusiasts tick, as he puts exquisite, rare and vintage timepieces on the auction block. For 30 years, Bacs (whose love of watches began as a teenager in Zurich) has sold luxury timepieces at the world’s most celebrated auction houses. Over the past decade, he and his wife,…
[ad_1] For some, the high cost of child care in the U.S. is a higher expense than rents and mortgages, or even in-state college tuition, and has pushed tens of thousands of women out of the workforce this year alone. Tracy Smith talks with Reshma Saujani, CEO and founder of Moms First, who says Americans…
[ad_1] After the senior class at Cleburne County High School, in Heflin, Ala., covered the local police department in toilet paper last month, folks were surprised to see the police chief’s response: Fight toilet paper with toilet paper. Steve Hartman reports from the front lines of a battle that has tickled the fancies of pranksters…
[ad_1] Democratic Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that it was “insulting” when President Trump said that “when you talk about SNAP, you’re talking about largely Democrats” as federal food aid benefits have been cut off amid the government shutdown. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Gunfire erupted early Sunday at a large rental home where teenagers had gathered for a birthday party that was promoted on social media, injuring nine people. The scene in northeastern Ohio was chaotic as some people fled and first responders performed life-saving measures, police said. The shooting happened at around 12:15 a.m. in Bath…
[ad_1] Juan Andrade, CEO of financial services company USAA, which has many customers who are veterans, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that he is seeing “uncertainty, anxiety and, for some, real hardship, and that’s really within the active-duty community” as there are worries that active-duty military won’t be paid if the government shutdown…
[ad_1] Universities have found themselves under pressure from President Trump – from blocked funds for research, to attacks on their admission policies and diversity programs. Robert Costa talks with Princeton University President Christopher Eisgruber about the challenges facing higher education today – on campuses and in Washington – and about his focus on promoting civility…
[ad_1] Sen. Mark Warner, the senior Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the Trump administration’s Republican-only briefings on U.S. strikes on vessels allegedly carrying drugs and cartels are “not the way our system is supposed to work” as they “further partisan national security.” [ad_2] Source link
