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Examining the crisis in America’s democracy

Examining the crisis in America’s democracy and the polarization of its politics

Aired 05/12/2022

PBS News Hour

Examining the crisis in America’s democracy

Clip: 5/12/2022 | 8m 13sVideo has Closed Captions

Examining the crisis in America’s democracy and the polarization of its politics

Nearly 250 years ago, America's founders declared that everyone has "unalienable rights." What those rights are has been debated ever since. As the Supreme Court weighs the future of abortion rights the nation's divide has come into sharper focus, as growing political polarization plays out in the midterms. University of Virginia politics professor Sidney Milkis joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Aired 05/12/2022

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Clip: 5/12/2022 | 6m 2s | Americans reflect on hardship and loss from the pandemic (6m 2s)

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Clip: 5/12/2022 | 8m 17s | Dr. Fauci on the state of the pandemic as the U.S. marks 1 million COVID-19 deaths (8m 17s)

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