Amanpour and Company

January 29, 2021

Marty Baron joins Christiane for his first television interview since announcing he will step down as The Washington Post's executive editor. Ahdaf Soueif and Ahdaf Soueif reflect on the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring. Former prisoner Chris Young and former judge Kevin Sharp discuss the criminal justice system.

A Judge Sentenced Him to Life, Then Fought to Set Him Free

18m 5s

Chris Young was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 22 due to mandatory minimum laws, after a third nonviolent drug-related conviction in 2010. Kevin Sharp was the federal judge who handed down that sentence and who later resigned from his lifelong judicial appointment. He then worked with Young’s legal team to overturn the sentence. Sharp and Young join Michel Martin to tell their story.

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  • Why Marty Baron Is Stepping Down From The Washington Post: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Why Marty Baron Is Stepping Down From The Washington Post

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    Martin Baron will step down as executive editor of The Washington Post next month, after overseeing the paper's coverage from the second Obama term through the end of the Trump presidency. Baron joins the show for his first TV interview since announcing his retirement last week.

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    Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of the Arab Spring

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    This month marks the tenth anniversary of the height of the Arab Spring, a time of street protests and revolution stretching across the Middle East and North Africa. Young people rose up to depose dictators and finally claim their freedom – or so they hoped. What began in youthful fervor descended in many countries into crackdowns, civil war, and the establishment of even harsher dictatorships.

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