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In an effort to help bridge the nation's political chasm, the non-profit Braver Angels uses a workshop approach analogous to marriage counseling, to bring together Red and Blue Americans to find common ground - and even friendship.
In an effort to help bridge the nation's political chasm, the non-profit Braver Angels uses a workshop approach analogous to a marriage counselor, to bring together Red and Blue. Correspondent Martha Teichner visits Traverse City in Michigan, a battleground state, where participants work to get over their fear of the other side, to find common ground – and even friendship.
The repeal of the FCC's Fairness Doctrine in 1987 opened the floodgates for extreme partisanship on the airwaves, making commercial talk radio a landscape ripe for controversial opinions aimed at attracting listeners.
The repeal of the FCC's Fairness Doctrine in 1987 opened the floodgates for extreme partisanship on the airwaves, making commercial talk radio a landscape ripe for controversial opinions aimed at attracting listeners. Correspondent Jim Axelrod looks at how increasingly radical talk radio has unquestionably divided Americans and hardened our politics.
The legendary creator of "All in the Family" and "Maude" always managed to make audiences laugh about dangerous topics: Racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia. Today, at 100, he's determined to find out if we will still laugh together.
TV legend Norman Lear, whose credits include such hit series as "All in the Family" and "Maude," always managed to make audiences laugh about dangerous topics: Racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia. And today, at age 100, he's determined to find out if we'll still laugh together. He sits down with "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel to discuss his upcoming projects, including a possible remake of one of the most controversial sitcom episodes of all time.
The humorist has some thoughts about the term "queer" and how people today (or perhaps just humanities professors) identify themselves.
The humorist has some thoughts about the term "queer" and how people today (or perhaps just humanities professors) identify themselves.
Online anonymity has made it easy to be nasty without fear of repercussions – a lack of restraint that psychologists call online disinhibition effect, causing behavior and name-calling (with CAPS LOCK on) that would never be acceptable face-to-face.
The internet has made it easy, and depressingly common, to be nasty without fear of repercussions – a lack of restraint that psychologists call online disinhibition effect, or ODE. Correspondent David Pogue talks with experts who discuss why exchanges on social media can devolve into hateful, spiteful rages and name-calling that would never be acceptable when talking face-to-face.
With COVID accelerating the arrival of the ultra-wealthy, Teton County in Wyoming is now home to the widest income divide in America, with a median house price of more than $3.5 million, squeezing out the middle class.
Teton County in Wyoming is home to the widest income divide in America, with a median house price of more than $3.5 million and an average income of $312,000. Correspondent Ben Tracy looks at how the wealthy, drawn to the state's picture-perfect settings, have been squeezing out the middle class – the very people needed to keep the community running.
The award-winning singer-songwriter, an advocate for prison reform in America, talks about our penal system, racial inequality, and fighting for a stronger democracy.
Not everyone is interested in a white collar job or college degree (or in racking up thousands in student loan debt). Plumbers and apprentices talk about their chosen profession, and how their work is stigmatized by others.
Not everyone is interested in a white collar job or college degree (or in racking up student loan debt). "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel meets plumbers and apprentices about their chosen profession, who talk about their work and why it's stigmatized by others.
