With America’s 250th birthday as an independent nation coming up in 2026, the big debate this season about what it means to ...

The chaotic confrontation in Dearborn, Mich., on Tuesday — when a demonstrator attempted to burn a Quran and counterprotesters defending Islam surged — was more than a brief flash of drama. Along with ...

A Slice of the Community is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart ...

Are you proud to be an American? Many Americans aren't. Or at least, that's what a new poll from Gallup found. The survey, released June 30 before the Independence Day holiday, found 58% adults in the ...

We began by asking people how they planned to celebrate the Fourth of July this year — or whether they would be celebrating it at all. That quickly unfolded into some deeper questions. What does it ...

Fireworks, parades, and barbecues are traditions that get people out of their homes to line streets for Independence Day. The holiday signifies many different concepts to many different people.

If you’re examining what it means to be an American today, What the Constitution Means to Me will feel especially important in today’s divided political climate. In the heart of Westchester, the play ...

As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution during a time of severe political division, what does it mean to be a good American? A good place to start would be the revolutionary ...

Being an American means something different to everyone. We hear from listeners across the U.S. on what patriotism means to them. And, ALS hasn't stopped John Driskell Hopkins from making or ...

Independence Day is coming up, and we need your help for a story we're working on for July 4. Our question is simple: What does being an American mean to you? Send us a voice message by clicking on ...