Amanpour and Company

September 5, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker sits down with Christiane Amanpour to explain his plan to address the climate crisis. Alistair Burt joins the program to discuss Brexit chaos, followed by Yascha Mounk, who reflects on democracy and European unity going forward. Linda Villarosa breaks down her article for the New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project with Walter Isaacson.

Cory Booker Addresses the Lead Crisis in Newark

2m 40s

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the lead crisis in Newark and his plan to address climate change.

Previews + Extras

  • Alistair Burt on Boris Johnson's Party Purge: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Alistair Burt on Boris Johnson's Party Purge

    S2019 E2049 - 2m 58s

    Alistair Burt was one of the over 20 Conservative MPs who rebelled to vote against Prime Minister Boris Johnson and in favor of legislation to block a No Deal Brexit. His reward? Johnson kicked him out of the Conservative Party in what critics called a purge. Burt joins the program from London to discuss the week’s extraordinary events.

  • Yascha Mounk on Brexit, Democracy and European Unity: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Yascha Mounk on Brexit, Democracy and European Unity

    S2019 E2049 - 2m 36s

    As Europe looks on in bafflement at the U.K.’s paroxysms, what Brexit could herald for the future of democracy on the continent is still in question. Political scientist Yascha Mounk joins the program from Berlin to provide reflections on democracy and European unity going forward.

  • Linda Villarosa on the Legacy of Slavery in the US: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Linda Villarosa on the Legacy of Slavery in the US

    S2019 E2049 - 16m 58s

    400 years ago, a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, starting the long and painful history of slavery in the U.S. Journalist Linda Villarosa, a contributor to the New York Times Magazine's 1619 Project, sits down with Walter Isaacson to discuss slavery’s powerful legacy in shaping the very physical health of Americans today.

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