This week Matter of Fact heads to Pittsburgh to talk with advocates and rail workers worried about train safety after recent derailments in other states. Plus, a community group teaches community members how to treat gun victims in Chicago neighborhoods with slow emergency response times. And we look at how rising sea levels are turning stretches of Maryland land into “Ghost Forests.”
Chicago Community Group Trains Residents to Help Victims of Gun Violence
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January 15, 2023In certain areas of Chicago's south side, victims with gunshot wounds have a low chance of...
January 14, 2023
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January 15, 2023This week, Matter of Fact of heads to Chicago to talk to a community group training high s...
Medical Schools Scramble to Accommodate Influx of Applicants from States Enacting Abortion Bans
January 8, 2023Medical Schools Scramble to Accommodate Influx of Applicants from States Enacting Abortion Bans
January 8, 2023Last summer, the Supreme Court paved the way for states to enact abortion bans by overturn...
An Unlikely Bond Between Chicago Teens from Rival Neighborhoods
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November 29, 2020In the late ‘90s, a group of teens from rival neighborhoods on Chicago’s West Side formed ...
Preview of “A Most Beautiful Thing”: An Unlikely Bond Between Chicago Teens from Rival Neighborhoods
July 19, 2020Preview of “A Most Beautiful Thing”: An Unlikely Bond Between Chicago Teens from Rival Neighborhoods
July 19, 2020In the late ‘90s, a group of teens from rival neighborhoods on Chicago’s West Side formed ...
Full Interview on “A Most Beautiful Thing”
July 19, 2020Full Interview on “A Most Beautiful Thing”
July 19, 2020The documentary “A Most Beautiful Thing” is ready to premiere at the end of this month. It...
October 26, 2019
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November 2, 2019This week on Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien, our listening tour rolls into Chicago. A...
Conservative Environmentalists Look for a Middle Ground
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November 24, 2024President-elect Donald Trump is outlining his energy and environmental policy. Some of his...