Coal Wars | The Most Dangerous Woman in America | 1
In the early 20th century, coal was the fuel that powered the nation. But the men who mined it in the rugged and remote hills of West Virginia endured harsh exploitation by the coal companies that con...
16 Dec 202039min
Supreme Court Landmarks | The Outsize Power of the Supreme Court Today | 8
Throughout our series, we've seen how social movements and partisan politics helped influence the decisions of landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases, and thus shape America itself. But how did the Supreme...
9 Dec 202037min
Supreme Court Landmarks | Jane Roe | 7
In 1970, a 22-year-old woman in Texas named Norma McCorvey tried and failed to get an abortion from her doctor. Abortion was illegal in Texas, just as it was in most states. Women hoping to terminate ...
2 Dec 202041min
Supreme Court Landmarks | A Recount in Florida | 6
The morning of Nov. 8, 2000, Americans woke up to an undecided election. Pollsters had predicted a close race between Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush, but no one knew just how...
25 Nov 202041min
Supreme Court Landmarks | The Warren Court | 5
Before the 1950s, the Supreme Court was best known as an institution that adhered to the status quo. It often sought to protect the rights of property owners and businessmen, shying away from cases th...
18 Nov 202040min
Supreme Court Landmarks | Loaded Weapon | 4
Through most of 1941, as fighting raged across Europe, the United States held back from entering the war. That all changed in December, when Japanese fighter planes bombed Pearl Harbor and the nation ...
11 Nov 202040min
Supreme Court Landmarks | Separate and Unequal | 3
After the Civil War, America began to rebuild a shattered nation. For the first time, the country could create a society without slavery, and a nation where Black people could forge their own path as ...
4 Nov 202035min
Supreme Court Landmarks | The Cherokee Cases | 2
In the early 1800s, the United States was growing rapidly, seeking land and resources for its expanding population. But the growth threatened Native American communities throughout the East. In the so...
28 Okt 202040min
