This week Matter of Fact looks at why more than 20,000 ballots were rejected in last month’s Texas primary. Plus, we look at how Ukrainian Holocaust survivors are being evacuated to Germany and sit down with Jackson, Mississippi’s mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba to see where he stands on police funding and abolishing open carry laws.
Around 10,000 Holocaust survivors were living in Ukraine before war broke out. Now, as millions of Ukrainians rush to neighboring countries, at least one organization is working to get the most disabled Holocaust survivors to safety. Soledad O’Brien speaks with Greg Schneider, Executive Vice President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Jessica Gomez sits down with Jackson mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba to talk about efforts to curb violent crime in Mississippi’s capital. Where does he stand on community efforts, more police funding and abolishing open carry laws?
The 2022 midterms are underway – with many new voting laws in place. Correspondent Laura Chavez takes a closer look at the process in San Antonio, where confusion over changes from the new SB1 law led to tens of thousands of mail-in ballots being rejected in last month’s primary.
More than 10 million Ukranians are now displaced either within Ukraine or in neighboring countries, creating the greatest humanitarian refugee crisis within Europe since World War II. Matter of Fact speaks with a young American, 31-year-old Maurice Creek, who went from playing pro basketball in Ukraine to needing to evacuate with those caught in the chaos of war.
The U.S. has seen at least four major spikes in inflation in the last hundred years. Soaring prices for housing, gas and groceries have stretched Americans’ wallets — and stress levels. For Gen Z-ers and millennials, many graduated into the Great Recession and lower starting salaries, the latest spike is complicating purchasing hopes even further. Soledad O’Brien talks with Linda Nazareth, economist, futurist and host of the podcast “Work and the Future.”
As rising violent crimes dominate national headlines, Matter of Fact takes a deeper look at the long standing issues underlying the violence. Correspondent Jessica Gomez heads to Jackson, Mississippi, plagued by the highest per capita murder rate in the country, to see how police and community members are working to bring those numbers down.
This week Matter of Fact visits the community of Jackson, Mississippi, to see how police officers and non-profits are coming together to curb gun violence. Plus, we look at the effects of inflation on millennials and Gen Z-ers, and talk with one of the last American athletes to escape Ukraine.
In this episode of Matter of Fact, Soledad O’Brien looks at some of the changemakers working to close the inequity gaps in American society.
As Americans remain glued to the news coming out of Ukraine, Matter of Fact looks at the amount of misinformation and disinformation on-line. Soledad speaks with Tow Center of Digital Journalism Founding Director Emily Bell about Russian propaganda, social media reshares and how we can all be smarter consumers of media.