Filing taxes in the U.S. can be complicated, stressful and time-intensive. The IRS is aiming to fix this by piloting its own free online tax filing sy...
Former MLB Player Cleon Jones on His Hometown Revitalization Efforts
June 5, 2023
Former MLB Player Cleon Jones on His Hometown Revitalization Efforts
June 5, 2023
After an impressive major league baseball career that included a World Series win, left fielder Cleon Jones retired to his hometown in Alabama: Africa...
Shortage of Home Care Workers Worries Aging Americans
June 5, 2023
Shortage of Home Care Workers Worries Aging Americans
June 5, 2023
Seniors and their families are facing hard decisions with high costs of assisted living facilities. Many people are choosing to age at home with the s...
Sports Gambling Apps Targeting College-Age Students
May 21, 2023
Sports Gambling Apps Targeting College-Age Students
May 21, 2023
Americans have legally bet more than $220 billion on sports since the Supreme Court decision allowing commercial sports betting five years ago. Since ...
One Black Family's Determination to Hold onto their Land
May 21, 2023
One Black Family's Determination to Hold onto their Land
May 21, 2023
Black land ownership has shrunk over the last century, due in large part to the difficulty of obtaining loans and subsidies. But it hasn't stopped one...
The U.S. surgeon general has issued a new advisory on the growing epidemic of loneliness, something that is affecting about half of American adults. A...
Former MLB Player Cleon Jones on His Hometown Revitalization Efforts
June 5, 2023
Former MLB Player Cleon Jones on His Hometown Revitalization Efforts
June 5, 2023
After an impressive major league baseball career that included a World Series win, left fielder Cleon Jones retired to his hometown in Alabama: Africa...
Shortage of Home Care Workers Worries Aging Americans
June 5, 2023
Shortage of Home Care Workers Worries Aging Americans
June 5, 2023
Seniors and their families are facing hard decisions with high costs of assisted living facilities. Many people are choosing to age at home with the s...
One Black Family's Determination to Hold onto their Land
May 21, 2023
One Black Family's Determination to Hold onto their Land
May 21, 2023
Black land ownership has shrunk over the last century, due in large part to the difficulty of obtaining loans and subsidies. But it hasn't stopped one...
Meet the Engineer Inspiring Kids of Color to Pursue an Aerospace Career
May 14, 2023
Meet the Engineer Inspiring Kids of Color to Pursue an Aerospace Career
May 14, 2023
As NASA announces the most diverse crew of astronauts to orbit the moon next year, one Florida aerospace engineer is launching her own mission. Nicole...
Growing political divisions in the secular world are finding their ways into the pews. As heated debates take place among friends outside churches, ri...
Ford Foundation President on Funding fight for Equality
April 30, 2023
Ford Foundation President on Funding fight for Equality
April 30, 2023
The Ford Foundation is one of America's largest charities, giving hundreds of millions of dollars in grants each year. Darren Walker has lived experie...
This week on Matter of Fact, a severe staffing shortage of home care workers is leading to worries for aging Americans. Plus, the IRS is piloting a fr...
This week Matter of Fact takes a closer look at the post-traumatic stress that many former U.S. soldiers experience. Soledad O'Brien meets with vetera...
This week Matter of Fact looks at how one North Carolina family of farmers have kept land ownership alive in their family despite generations of discr...
This week Matter of Fact looks at the epidemic of loneliness, something that a new study says can lead to premature death. Plus, an engineer who is wo...
Church and politics. This week Matter of Fact looks at the growing political divisions in the secular world that are finding their way into the pews. ...
This week Matter of Fact goes to west Texas where expectant mothers are short on options for maternity care, with the closest labor and delivery units...