Amanpour and Company

February 6, 2020

Infectious disease expert Jeremy Farrar assesses how dangerous the coronavirus outbreak is. Pennsylvanians John Fetterman and Lee Van Horn discuss how a ban on fracking would affect key swing states in the 2020 election. New York Times tech correspondent Mike Isaac tells Hari Sreenivasan why Uber should be a cautionary tale for corporate greed and the limits of the gig economy.

Mike Isaac on Uber, Corporate Greed and the Gig Economy

18m 21s

Mike Isaac has been covering Uber for years. His book "Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber" presents the dramatic rise and fall of a start-up that came to symbolize everything wrong with Silicon Valley. Though the current CEO has enacted wide reforms in the company, Isaac tells Hari Sreenivasan why Uber should be a cautionary tale for corporate greed and the limits of the gig economy.

Previews + Extras

  • A Coronavirus Update From Public Health Expert Jeremy Farrar: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Coronavirus Update From Public Health Expert Jeremy Farrar

    S2020 E2159 - 2m 58s

    With almost 600 people dead and tens of thousands infected, the Wuhan Coronavirus shows no sign of slowing down. While the Chinese government has imposed severe quarantine restrictions, the disease poses a major challenge to President Xi Jinping. To assess just how dangerous the outbreak is, Christiane speaks with Sir Jeremy Farrar, a global expert on infectious disease.

  • John Fetterman and Lee Van Horn on Fracking in Swing States: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    John Fetterman and Lee Van Horn on Fracking in Swing States

    S2020 E2159 - 2m 22s

    While Joe Biden and other moderate candidates in the 2020 election support a gradual transition away from fracking, Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren call for banning it outright. But in key 2020 swing states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of workers rely on fracking for their jobs. Christiane gains insight from two Pennsylvanians in the crosshairs of the debate.

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