Civics

In today’s polarized political climate, the leanings of certain TV news outlets are common knowledge. But how did big name networks come to represent two sides of an extremely divided society? Author and history professor Kathryn Cramer Brownell goes back in time to find out where it all started. Tracking TV history to the 1960s, […]

In 2020, amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States experienced a profound wave of political unrest, evoking memories of the transformative 1960s. The murder of George Floyd sparked a nationwide outcry, with tens of thousands taking to the streets in passionate protest. Major corporations and nonprofit organizations, typically apolitical, also joined […]