Brian Kamerzel

Video
We’re Catching More Diseases From Wild Animals, and It’s Our Fault.
Scientists who venture into rainforests and bat caves explain how viruses, like Covid-19, spill over from animals to people, and what we must do to stop the next pandemic.
covid-19environment
Brian Kamerzel
Scott Michels
Charu Raman
Video
What the Bungled Response to HIV Can Teach Us About Dealing With Covid-19
Politics, public health and a pandemic. What we didn’t learn from HIV.
covid-19politicsmedicine
Brian Kamerzel
Jill Rosenbaum
Video
Coronavirus Reignites a Fight Over Rights of Detained Migrant Children
Migrant children in federal custody have tested positive for Covid-19, reopening a legal battle over the rights of children in custody.
covid-19law-policyimmigration
Anne Checler
Brian Kamerzel
Sandrine Isambert
Sarah Weiser
Mini-doc
How Biden vs. Sanders Echoes a 1964 Republican Party Split
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are the icons of an ideological split among today’s Democrats, echoing a similar split in the Republican party of 1964.
politics
Brian Kamerzel
Heru Muharrar
Matt Spolar
Sianne Garlick
Victor Couto
Karen M. Sughrue
Mini-doc
Impeached: How Presidents Handled it -- Trump vs. Clinton.
How can a president continue to govern with an impeachment trial looming? President Clinton and President Trump adopted very different strategies.
politics
Emily Orr
Charu Raman
Brian Kamerzel
Karen M. Sughrue
Matt Spolar
Mini-doc
Google Workers Walked Out Over Harassment. A Year Later, What’s Changed?
Sexual harassment. Discrimination. Workplace inequity. Google’s employees demonstrated against unfair practices. But has anything changed?
science-technologysex-gender
Brian Kamerzel
María Villaseñor
María Villaseñor
Video
Athletes vs. Injustice: Protests in Sports
When N.F.L. players, starting with Colin Kaepernick, took a knee during the National Anthem to protest they ignited an uproar over injecting politics onto the playing field.
sportscivil-rights
Brian Kamerzel
Matt Spolar
Video
Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity
With every new advance in prenatal genetic screening, the ability to prevent suffering has also sparked difficult questions about what should count as “a disease” versus “a difference,” and whether we’re in danger of wiping out certain segments of the population. This story was produced in collaboration with PBS, American Experience.
science-technologymedicine
Brian Kamerzel
Jill Rosenbaum
Video
How Supreme Court Confirmations Became So Bitter: From Bork To Kavanaugh
A look at how the bitter hearings over Judge Robert Bork changed how nominees answer questions.
politics
Brian Kamerzel
Barbara Dury
Meral Agish
Video
Gerrymandering's Surprising History and Uncertain Future
Both political parties have always played the redistricting game. But some of today’s battles have roots in a civil rights case decided by the Supreme Court 30 years ago.
PoliticsCivil Rights
Brian Kamerzel
Andrew Kolker
Louis Alvarez
Sandra McDaniel
Video
'Why Hasn't Sexual Harassment Disappeared?'
From naming the problem in the 1970s, to bringing it out of the shadows in the 90s, to a growing accountability today – the evolution of sexual harassment in the workplace.
sex-gender
Brian Kamerzel
Bonnie Bertram
Sandra McDaniel
Video
Reproductive Rights and the Women Who Sparked a Movement
As the U.S. tightens restrictions on women's reproductive health, the new season of The Handmaid's Tale seems more relevant than ever. We look back on a group of women who broke sexual taboos in the 1970s, and how the fight over women's bodies continues today.
sex-gender
Brian Kamerzel
Bonnie Bertram
Sandra McDaniel
Video
Upheaval at the 1860 Democratic Convention: What Happened When a Party Split
Some issues are too fundamental for a party to withstand, and the consequences can last for a generation.
Politics
Brian Kamerzel
Matt Spolar
Victor Couto
Video
Lessons from the 2004 Democratic Convention: Obama's Speech
Sometimes the most important speech at the convention isn't delivered by the nominee.
politics
Brian Kamerzel
Matt Spolar
Victor Couto
Video
How It Started (1831): Conventional Wisdom
In 1831, a radical third party had a new idea for selecting a presidential candidate, and it’s still in use today: the national nominating convention.
politics
Brian Kamerzel
Matt Spolar
Victor Couto
Video
Lessons From the 1964 Republican Convention: Declaring War on the Establishment
Donald Trump's candidacy wasn't the first time the Republican Party was split by an outsider declaring war on the establishment elite.
politics
Brian Kamerzel
Matt Spolar
Victor Couto
Video
Lessons from the 1976 Republican Convention: Why Ronald Reagan Lost the Nomination|
In 1976, Ronald Reagan found owning the soul of a party isn't the same as taking home its nomination.
politics
Brian Kamerzel
Matt Spolar
Victor Couto