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September 13, 2024

55m 47s

Kholood Khair, a Sudanese journalist, joins the show to shed light on what some call a forgotten crisis in Sudan. Cindy McCain, Director of the World Food Programme, describes the hardship that has spread across Sudan since the outbreak of war. Saad Mohseni on his memoir and the struggle for a free and independent press in Afghanistan. Jerusalem Demsas on the housing crisis in America.

Episodes

  • May 31, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 31, 2021

    S2021 E3239 - 55m 41s

    100 years ago, on 31 May and 1 June, an estimated 300 Black people were killed in a rampage by a white mob in Tulsa, destroying a wealthy neighborhood known as America’s Black Wall Street.

  • May 28, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 28, 2021

    S2021 E3238 - 55m 52s

    Susan Glasser; Fintan O’Toole; Bartlett Sher; Kathleen Kingsbury; John Green

  • May 27, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 27, 2021

    S2021 E3237 - 56m 5s

    Marc Lipsitch; Ed Yong; Hala Alyan; Kev Marcus and Will Baptiste

  • May 26, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 26, 2021

    S2021 E3236 - 55m 56s

    The EU has imposed new sanctions and cut aviation links to Belarus.

  • May 25, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 25, 2021

    S2021 E3235 - 55m 53s

    Karen Bass; Matthew Chance; Tamara Alrifai; Bob Costas; Elizabeth Hinton

  • May 24, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 24, 2021

    S2021 E3234 - 56m 5s

    Over the weekend, many Gazans got their first real look at the devastation brought by the 11 days of bombardments. And now begins the daunting, familiar task of rebuilding.

  • May 21, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 21, 2021

    S2021 E3233 - 55m 56s

    Ben Wedeman; Yossi Klein Halevi; Mariam Barghouti; Daniel Kahneman; Dr. Monica Gandhi

  • May 20, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 20, 2021

    S2021 E3232 - 55m 50s

    Is a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants on the horizon?

  • May 19, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 19, 2021

    S2021 E3231 - 55m 45s

    Frans Timmermans; Dr. Ayoade Alakija; Randi Weingarten; Robert Ballard

  • May 18, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 18, 2021

    S2021 E3230 - 55m 26s

    As the lucky nations get vaccinated, a return to normalcy may not excite everyone. Some are very anxious about going back to how things were, with psychologists calling it “re-entry anxiety.”

  • May 17, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 17, 2021

    S2021 E3229 - 55m 32s

    Dennis Ross; Khaled Elgindy; Safwat al-Kahlout; Dr. Céline Gounder; Anna Sale

  • May 14, 2021: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    May 14, 2021

    S2021 E3228 - 56m 5s

    Violence and unrest in Gaza continue to be reported.

Extras + Features

  • The UN Gathers Evidence of Crimes Against Yazidi People: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The UN Gathers Evidence of Crimes Against Yazidi People

    S2021 E3224 - 2m 53s

    After years of violent crimes against the minority Yazidi people, a UN Security Council team has complied evidence, witness testimonies, and ISIS internal documents to bring the perpetrators to justice. Head of this team, Karim Khan, talks with Christiane to discuss what they found.

  • Tension in The Middle East After Israeli Air Strike: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Tension in The Middle East After Israeli Air Strike

    S2021 E3224 - 2m 53s

    Stav Shaffir, head of the Israeli Green Party and former Member of the Knesset, and Mustafa Barghouti, secretary general of the Palestinian National Initiative discuss the crisis in the Middle East.

  • Resistance Fighter and Holocaust Survivor Selma van de Perre: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Resistance Fighter and Holocaust Survivor Selma van de Perre

    S2021 E3223 - 2m 59s

    Selma van de Perre was just a teenager when the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. She became a resistance fighter and Holocaust survivor. Now, at nearly 99 years old, she is releasing a memoir, “My Name Is Selma”, and joined Christiane to share her incredible tale of survival.

  • 60 Years Since the Freedom Riders. What Has Changed?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    60 Years Since the Freedom Riders. What Has Changed?

    S2021 E3223 - 18m 5s

    This week marks the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Riders, who fought to desegregate the South. At 18, Charles Person became the group's youngest member, traveling from Washington to New Orleans in 1961. In his new memoir, “Buses Are a Comin,’” he details the bravery of these men and women who were instrumental in the battle for civil rights. Michel Martin speaks with Person about his experience.

  • What's the Significance of a Collection of Dead Trees?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    What's the Significance of a Collection of Dead Trees?

    S2021 E3223 - 2m 54s

    From the unique vision of artist Maya Lin comes her latest project, a sprawling collection of dead trees in New York’s Madison Square Park. At the age of 21, Lin famously won a national competition to design the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Her recent work shows a strong environmental interest, and she joins the show from her New York studio to discuss.

  • 24 Protestors Become Victims of Columbian Police Brutality: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    24 Protestors Become Victims of Columbian Police Brutality

    S2021 E3222 - 2m 42s

    24 people have died after eight days of protest in Columbia over tax increases. Though the government says they does not condone violence, protestors have not let up after studies found over 40% of Columbians are living in poverty.

  • Concerns of Police Brutality Spread to Venezuela: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Concerns of Police Brutality Spread to Venezuela

    S2021 E3222 - 2m 43s

    Distinguished Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Moisés Naím explains the relationship between neighboring countries, Columbia and Venezuela, and what it means when one country is in domestic peril.

  • Studies Show Capitol Rioters Were Majority White Men: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Studies Show Capitol Rioters Were Majority White Men

    S2021 E3222 - 17m 30s

    A new study on the January 6 Capitol insurrection finds that of the nearly 400 rioters arrested or charged, 93% are white and 86% are male. Professor Robert A. Pape explains why the majority of attackers were White men.

  • Was The American Pandemic Preventable With Early Warnings?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Was The American Pandemic Preventable With Early Warnings?

    S2021 E3222 - 2m 24s

    Former President Trump repeatedly claimed that no one could have seen the pandemic coming. But with COVID-19 cases dwindling more than a year later, was the pandemic avoidable had Americans heeded the early signs? Author Michael Lewis discuss this and celebrates the unsung heroes of the pandemic in his new book, "The Premonition."

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