A look back at what we've been covering on “CBS This Morning"

A look back at what we've been covering on “CBS This Morning.”

• Apr 25, 2014
• 01:19

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who challenged a federal agency in a land dispute, says he wonders if black people on government assistance "were better off as slaves"

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who challenged a federal agency in a land dispute, says he wonders if black people on government assistance "were better off as slaves." Republicans, who championed his cause against big government, are now condemning his comments. CBS News congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.

• Apr 25, 2014
• 02:53

Bundy, who was feuding with the government over fees he owed, set off a firestorm of controversy when he wondered whether black Americans were better off as slaves

Cliven Bundy, a Nevada rancher who was feuding with the government over fees he owed, tries to clarify a controversial remark wondering whether black Americans were better off as slaves.

• Apr 24, 2014
• 01:30

8/21: 60 Minutes

60 Minutes investigates medical gear sold during Ebola crisis; then, Lesley Stahl reports on what's being called the financial technology revolution; and, a journey to recover the first artifacts known to be preserved from a slave ship.

• Aug 21, 2016
• 43:31

9/17/20: Red and Blue

When will the COVID19 vaccine be available?; Pa. Supreme Court rules on Green Party candidate

• Sep 17, 2020
• 48:41

New effort to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced the Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. The change was initially announced during the Obama administration but didn't happen during the Trump administration. Watch her comments on the renewed effort.

• Jan 25, 2021
• 00:51

Biden dissolves controversial 1776 Commission

President Biden dissolved President Trump's controversial 1776 Commission, whose "patriotic education" report had outraged some historians, through executive action. Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, and Democratic strategist and founder of Northern Starr Strategies Michael Starr Hopkins join CBSN's "Red and Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss the commission and its report and Mr. Biden's call for racial justice in his inaugural address.

• Jan 22, 2021
• 09:04

Pompeii excavation unearths well-preserved bodies of two men

Archaeologists have discovered the bodies of two men who died during so-called second pyroclastic flow, after the initial eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

• Nov 21, 2020

Voters to decide ballot initiatives

Washington Post political reporter Dave Weigel spoke to "Red and Blue" host Elaine Quijano about some of the initiatives on state ballots this year, including potential new rules for gig economy workers, legalizing marijuana and psychedelic drugs, and removing clauses about slavery and indentured servitude from state constitutions.

• Oct 29, 2020
• 06:09

Black man led by rope by cops on horseback suing for $1 million

Donald Neely's suit claims he was humiliated during the August 2019 arrest on a trespassing charge that was later dismissed.

• Oct 12, 2020

California to study and recommend reparations for Black Americans

The reparations would not be limited to slavery, but the law requires the task force to give special consideration for Black people who are descendants of slaves.

• Oct 1, 2020

AP uncovers labor abuses in palm oil industry

A disturbing new report is exposing evidence of widespread labor abuse in the lucrative palm oil industry. An investigation by the Associated Press uncovered dire conditions at plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia, the world's largest producers of palm oil. Palm oil is the world's most widely consumed vegetable oil and has made its way into the supply chains of world-famous brands. Associated Press investigative reporter Margie Mason joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.

• Sep 27, 2020
• 08:16

Trump blasts 1619 Project and proposes his own "1776 commission"

The president said the project aimed at exploring how central slavery was to America's founding "warped" American history. He also signed an order creating a "1776 commission."

• Sep 18, 2020

Barr compares coronavirus lockdowns to slavery

Attorney General William Barr is under fire for comparing coronavirus lockdowns to slavery. Jeff Pegues reports.

• Sep 17, 2020
• 02:01

Barr compares pandemic to slavery

The attorney general made several shocking statements at a Constitution Day event sponsored by Hillsdale College. Catherine Herridge reports from the Department of Justice.

• Sep 17, 2020
• 03:11

Juneteenth is officially a holiday in New Jersey

Governor Phil Murphy announced that every third Friday in June will be a state and public holiday to "celebrate the end of the physical chains which once held Black Americans down."

• Sep 12, 2020

Police probe magazine that depicted French lawmaker as chained slave

Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy says political correctness has gone too far. Daniele Obono says a magazine's "cruel" attack on her proves otherwise.

• Sep 11, 2020

Chiwetel Ejiofor is hardly a household name, but his harrowing performance in the film "12 Year’s a Slave" is beginning to change all that. He's been nominated for almost every Best Actor award this season, including an Oscar

Chiwetel Ejiofor is hardly a household name, but his harrowing performance in the film "12 Year’s a Slave" is beginning to change all that. He's been nominated for almost every Best Actor award this season, including an Oscar. Lee Cowan reports.

• Feb 2, 2014
• 07:07

London police moved in on a house after receiving a tip that three women had been held there against their will for 30 years. A women's charity had arranged for the three to escape, and police arrested a man and a woman

London police moved in on a house after receiving a tip that three women had been held there against their will for 30 years. A women's charity had arranged for the three to escape, and police arrested a man and a woman. Mark Phillips reports.

• Nov 21, 2013
• 01:35

McQueen directed the bio-pic about a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery

"12 Years a Slave" has been in theaters nationwide for a short time, but is already generating Oscar buzz. The film tells the true story of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slaver before the Civil War. Director Steve McQueen discusses the film with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts.

• Nov 18, 2013

Britain examines its slave-trade past

The Black Lives Matter campaign, which was propelled by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, has become a worldwide movement, particularly in Britain, where the former colonial power is struggling to come to terms with the global stain of racism and its slave-trading history. Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with art curators and historians about how countries like Britain profited from the triangle trade, and how slave owners profited even after slavery was abolished.

• Aug 9, 2020
• 06:51

A historical reckoning for the global slave trade

The Black Lives Matter campaign has resonated in former colonial powers, like Britain, which are now struggling to come to terms with a racist past and the stain of slavery

• Aug 9, 2020

Does the U.S. need another Reconstruction?

The U.S. is continuing to struggle with the consequences of slavery and generations of institutionalized racism. Brooklyn Law School associate professor Wilfred Codrington III joined CBSN to discuss his recent piece in The Atlantic about why the U.S. is in need of a third Reconstruction to correct the nation's past mistakes.

• Aug 5, 2020
• 11:04

Tom Cotton criticized for slavery comment

Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton is facing criticism after saying in an interview that slavery was viewed as a "necessary evil" in the founding of the United States. He is seeking to withhold funding to schools that teach "The 1619 Project" to reexamine the legacy of slavery. CBSN's Lana Zak has details.

• Jul 27, 2020
• 01:10

Senator Tom Cotton under fire for comment about slavery

Cotton made the remark while discussing a bill that would reduce federal funding to schools that teach The New York Times' 1619 Project.

• Jul 27, 2020

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