Anne Checler

1 day ago | retroreport.org | Anne Checler |Scott Michels |Sarah Weiser |Meral Agish

Today’s debates over sanctuary cities have roots in the 1980s, when churches defied the law to shelter refugees fleeing civil wars in Guatemala and El Salvador. When the government refused to grant asylum to those escaping the violence, church leaders took matters into their own hands, smuggling families across the border, hiding them in churches and helping them resettle. Federal prosecutors launched undercover investigations, ultimately convicting eight sanctuary activists.

2 weeks ago | retroreport.org | Scott Michels |Anne Checler

The bomb’s long-term effects were not acknowledged by the authorities for years. Hibakusha like Masako Wada later became activists, helping to build a worldwide movement. “We still have two major demands,” she said. “One is the abolition of nuclear weapons, and the other is national compensation.”The risks of nuclear conflict remain high, with more than 12,000 nuclear weapons stockpiled globally, some many times more powerful than the ones dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Oct 29, 2024 | retroreport.org | bret sigler |Singeli Agnew |Veronika Adaskova |Anne Checler

Finalists are firing on all cylinders, giddy and nervous and dressed to the nines as they prepare to be challenged by contest judges. A winner is crowned. “Citizen Nation” is a four-part coming-of-age story that follows teenagers from across the U.S. with diverse personal and political backgrounds as they come together to compete in the nation’s premier civics competition, We the People. Watch the series. Stay up to date. Subscribe to our newsletters.

Oct 13, 2023 | retroreport.org | Anne Checler

Last month, an exhibition titled “Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s” opened at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. It includes four posters depicting America's national parks that were designed during the Works Progress Administration, a program created in 1935 by President Franklin Roosevelt following the Great Depression. One of the featured artists, Riva Helfond, worked in New York City’s W.P.A. graphics division.

Jul 25, 2023 | retroreport.org | Anne Checler |Kit R. Roane |Heru Muharrar

Ruling in a case that challenged practices that colleges use to select a diverse student body, the Supreme Court reverses itself. In this video, Retro Report looks at an important test case in 2003, when Justice Sandra Day O’Connor cast the crucial vote to uphold race-based admissions policies, despite her concerns about unintended consequences. This video was released in collaboration with Pulitzer Center, The Hechinger Report and WCNY/PBS. Stay up to date. Subscribe to our newsletters.