Rep. Jahana Hayes Talks Education Improvements, COVID-19

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Connecticut Congresswoman Jahana Hayes has over 10 years of experience as a teacher and was named National Teacher of the Year by President Obama in 2016. She speaks with Michel Martin about the pandemic’s impact on education and how the American Rescue Plan will help teachers and their families get back on their feet.

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    Is the AstraZeneca Vaccine Safe?

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    Doctors and scientists say there is no evidence of any link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots, while the head of the European Medicines Agency said today the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risk. To discuss our tendency to rush to cause-and-effect thinking, Christiane speaks with former WHO official Anthony Costello and renowned British statistician David Spiegelhalter.

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    Misogyny and the Need for Male Allies

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    A startling new report finds one in three women globally is subjected to physical or sexual abuse in their lifetime. To discuss this and the need for male allies in the campaign against misogyny and abuse, Christiane speaks with Mandu Reid, leader of the UK Women’s Equality Party, alongside Jackson Katz, an anti-sexism educator and co-founder of Mentors In Violence Prevention.

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