Amanpour and Company

January 15, 2021

Former FBI agent Ali Soufan and journalist Margaret Sullivan assess the threat of domestic terrorism leading up to Inauguration Day. Acclaimed director Sam Pollard discusses his new film "MLK/FBI." Melinda Gates explains how the pandemic is setting women back and how to get them back into the workforce.

Melinda Gates on the Pandemic's Toll on Women

15m 29s

Getting vaccines to the developing world has been a top priority with Melinda Gates. She is especially aware of the heavy toll the pandemic is taking on women, whose jobs are twice as vulnerable in this crisis to those of men. She takes up these issues in her book "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World." She joins Walter Isaacson to discuss.

Previews + Extras

  • The Threat of Domestic Terrorism Leading up To Inauguration: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Threat of Domestic Terrorism Leading up To Inauguration

    S2021 E3143 - 2m 58s

    President-elect Biden says that come Wednesday, America will start a new chapter. But the country is facing a homegrown threat in the days leading up to the inauguration. Washington, D.C. is in lockdown as officials warn of the potential for domestic terrorism. Journalist Margaret Sullivan and former FBI agent Ali Soufan discuss online disinformation and domestic terror.

  • The FBI's Ugly Obsession With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The FBI's Ugly Obsession With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    S2021 E3143 - 2m 49s

    The FBI plays a vital role in protecting the American homeland. Why did the agency abuse its authority to spy on one of the country's greatest civil rights leaders? That question is at the heart of a new documentary titled "MLK/FBI," which examines the Bureau’s ugly obsession with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Director Sam Pollard joins the show on King’s birthday to discuss his film.

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