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Why is it so hard to watch our children fail? Why might a highly structured life for a child be a bad thing? And how important is our behavior, as adults, in the development of a child? Psychologist Angela Duckworth explains how to raise a child with strong character.

Corporations play a critical role in closing the wealth gap and confronting systemic racism in America. Taking a hard look at diversity in their workforce, supply chains, and customer base will pay off—not just in a better corporate image but in an improved economy that benefits everyone, including the corporations.

With millions of Americans already infected with COVID-19, public health officials are working to ensure that a safe and effective vaccine is available for every American who wants one.

Harvard professor Micheal Sandel says climbing the ladder of success is getting harder in the United States, because the rungs on the ladder are growing further apart.

Current political fault lines are fracturing American society as people grow further apart from one another due to differing beliefs and opinions.

Claudia Rankine and Eric Liu discuss how to have the difficult conversations necessary to confront systemic racism and about building coalitions to effect change.

Civil rights experts and Stanford University professors Pamela Karlan and James Steyer discuss the history of civil rights movements in this country.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks says liberal democracy has become about “me” instead of “us.”

As scientists work to develop a vaccine to battle the coronavirus pandemic, many people question whether the process has been rushed and if the results will be effective and safe.

President Trump’s National Security Advisor, Ambassador Robert O’Brien, joins former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley to discuss critical security and counterterrorism issues.