Tag: News & Commentary

[Coming 10/09, 12PM ET] Parents Targeted by FBI Won’t Back Down; IRS Plans to Monitor Your Bank Account

Are parents who challenge their local school boards domestic terrorists? That’s what the FBI aims to find out based on a recent directive from the Department of Justice. A mom in Virginia, Asra Nomani, says parents like her won’t be intimidated. And in America Q&A, we ask how much input parents should have in public…


Parents Targeted by FBI Won’t Back Down; IRS Plans to Monitor Your Bank Account

Are parents who challenge their local school boards domestic terrorists? That’s what the FBI aims to find out based on a recent directive from the Department of Justice. A mom in Virginia, Asra Nomani, says parents like her won’t be intimidated. And in America Q&A, we ask how much input parents should have in public…


Parents of Jailed Marine Go to Battle; Australia’s Extreme Lockdown Enforcement

The parents of Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller are waiting to hear their son’s fate. On August 26, amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, Lt. Col. Scheller aired his frustrations on social media, demanding accountability from senior military leadership. Now, the decorated Marine is facing the consequences. Scheller’s parents, Cathy and Stuart Sr., tell us…


[Coming 09/25, 11AM ET] The Innocent Victims of Street Violence; Getting Used to Government Overreach? | The Nation Speaks

Murder rates across America are going up. Some victims are just innocent children. They’re barely mentioned in the news, but our guest Leonydus Johnson, host of “Informed Dissent” podcast, is determined to make sure these little victims are not forgotten. Then, in America Q&A we ask if you think people with religious beliefs are respected…


The Innocent Victims of Street Violence; Getting Used to Government Overreach?

Murder rates across America are going up. Some victims are just innocent children. They’re barely mentioned in the news, but our guest Leonydus Johnson, host of “Informed Dissent” podcast, is determined to make sure these little victims are not forgotten. Then, in America Q&A we ask if you think people with religious beliefs are respected…


[Coming 09/18, 12PM ET] Fallout of Gen. Milley’s Calls to China; New Alliances Form Amid Calif. Recall

The turmoil in Washington continues over secret phone calls made by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, and his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng back in the final days of the Trump administration. How do the calls, and the brewing scandal around those calls, impact US-China relations? That’s what we…


Fallout of Gen. Milley’s Calls to China; New Alliances Form Amid Calif. Recall

The turmoil in Washington continues over secret phone calls made by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, and his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng back in the final days of the Trump administration. How do the calls, and the brewing scandal around those calls, impact US-China relations? Bill Gertz, national…


Fallout from Gen. Milley’s Calls to China; New Alliances Form Amid Calif. Recall

The turmoil in Washington continues over secret phone calls made by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, to his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Li Zuocheng in the final months of the Trump administration. How do the calls, and the brewing scandal around those calls, impact US-China relations? Bill Gertz, national security…


Work to Identify 9/11 Victims Persists; Civilians Lead Rescue Ops in Afghanistan

Twenty years after 9/11, forensic scientists are still working to identify victims of the New York terror attacks. And they’re having some success, as we hear from Mechthild Prinz, who was an assistant director at New York’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner back in 2001. Then, in America Q&A we ask: If regular COVID-19…


[Coming 09/04, 12PM ET] Teacher Warns of Troubled Next Generation; Tackling Digital Addiction | The Nation Speaks

Today’s youth are shockingly unhappy and spending their time in some troubling ways, including deep inside their cellphones. That’s what Jeremy Adams says after 24 years in the classroom and in his new book “Hollowed Out: A Warning About America’s Next Generation.” Then in America Q&A we ask if you think you spend too much…