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Barnett Rubin and Ahmed Rashid on Afghanistan
S2021 E4031 - 2m 50s
The Taliban have taken control of Herat, Afghanistan’s third largest city, just moments after they charged into its second largest, Kandahar, where local officials say there is ongoing fighting in the streets. It’s another day of major gains for the extremist group. Barnett Rubin and Ahmed Rashid join the program to assess the latest.
An Update From Kabul
S2021 E4031 - 1m 51s
For the latest from Kabul, we turn to correspondent Clarissa Ward, who’s reporting from the ground.
What Two New Bills Could Mean For the American People
S2021 E4031 - 2m 27s
This week a bipartisan group passed a trillion dollar bill through the Senate; hot on its heels was an additional $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. The latter, however, is a lot more partisan, and Democrats are hoping to push it through via a process known as reconciliation. Former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp joins the program to explain what these bills would mean for the U.S.
Preet Bharara on Cuomo, Trump and Jan. 6
S2021 E4031 - 17m 59s
"Frightening.” That’s how Senator Dick Durbin described the testimony of former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen. Rosen testified over the weekend about what happened at the Justice Department during the waning days of the Trump administration. Former U.S. attorney Preet Bharara says the revelations are pretty stunning, and explains why – and reacts to Governor Cuomo’s resignation.
Lucy Walker's New Film "Bring Your Own Brigade"
S2021 E4031 - 2m 53s
California is battling its second largest wildfire ever, with firefighters exhausted and traumatized as they try and stop the blazes that are devastating the land and destroying homes. Oscar-nominated director Lucy Walker saw this up close when she embedded with a group of firefighters during the megafires of 2018, as she depicts in her new documentary.
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