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May 14, 2024

55m 53s

Georgia's parliament passes a controversial bill which critics say mirrors a law used in Russia to crack down on opposition. Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili joins the show. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk joins from Kyiv. The Washington Post's David Herszenhorn on Putin's Russia. Writer and religious scholar Reza Aslan on "A Kids Book About Israel & Palestine."

Episodes

  • February 10, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 10, 2022

    S2022 E4161 - 55m 47s

    Rep. Karen Bass is teaming up with Republican Ann Wagner, co-sponsoring a bill to battle human trafficking and help its survivors. Melissa Bell reports on how the weather might impact a Russian invasion. Bill Hayes explores the history of our relationship with exercise in his new book, "Sweat." Public Wise has launched an online database identifying those who supported the insurrection.

  • February 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 8, 2022

    S2022 E4159 - 55m 46s

    French President Macron in the effort to defuse tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Unresolved questions about a key energy pipeline from Russia, and the issue of sanctions should Putin invade Ukraine. Ukrainian security forces are training at Chernobyl. Heather McGhee argues that racist structures are costly to everyone. Examining the relationship between the classics and identity politics.

  • February 8, 2022: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    February 8, 2022

    S2022 E4158 - 55m 55s

    Sen. Todd Young discusses tensions between the U.S. and China. Author Viet Thanh Nguyen explains why he's taking a stand against book banning. "South to America" author Imani Perry analyzes the divide between the Northern and Southern states in the U.S.

Extras + Features

  • Is Asian-American Safety Backsliding?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Is Asian-American Safety Backsliding?

    S2022 E5007 - 18m 14s

    Hate crime targeting Asian Americans is on the rise, and many are recalling the gruesome murder of Vincent Chin in 1980s Detroit. Helen Zia was on the front lines as an activist then and still leads the fight today. She speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about Chin’s story and the current danger to her community.

  • "The Pandemonium Prime Minister:" Boris Johnson Resigns: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "The Pandemonium Prime Minister:" Boris Johnson Resigns

    S2022 E5005 - 1m 42s

    Boris Johnson’s term in office is one of the shortest in post-1900 British history. Whether he has sufficient legitimacy to stay on as caretaker prime minister remains in question. To assess Johnson's legacy and the historical parallels, historians Simon Schama and Catherine Haddon join the show.

  • 7 Tips on How To Navigate Your Way Through a Recession: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    7 Tips on How To Navigate Your Way Through a Recession

    S2022 E5003 - 16m 20s

    With record high inflation rates around the world and skyrocketing gas prices, the risk of a recession is on the minds of many. In a recent article for The Washington Post, financial columnist Michelle Singletary offered seven ways to prepare for a recession. She joins Michel Martin to explain.

  • Climate Change Could Result in "Mass Casualty": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Climate Change Could Result in "Mass Casualty"

    S2022 E5001 - 17m

    SCOTUS has voted to curb the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon emissions. This comes amid a period of increasingly extreme weather around the world. More than 40 million Americans were under heat advisory last week. Kristie Ebi has been researching the health risks of climate change for decades, and she tells Hari Sreenivasan that death rates will increase unless response systems are improved.

  • Jamal Greene: "How Rights Went Wrong": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jamal Greene: "How Rights Went Wrong"

    S2022 E4261 - 16m 47s

    Having reversed Roe v. Wade and loosened gun laws in New York, the Supreme Court looks more like a political body than an independent judiciary, say experts like Jamal Greene. Greene, a Columbia law professor, is author of "How Rights Went Wrong." He speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about the high stakes of America’s constitutional conflict.

  • The History of the Anti-Abortion Movement: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The History of the Anti-Abortion Movement

    S2022 E4259 - 17m 52s

    As the anti-abortion movement evolved in the United States, a group of women influenced the strategy and ideology that perists today. Karissa Haugeberg is a historian and author of "Women Against Abortion." She speaks with Walter Isaacson to trace the history of the movement and those who shaped it.

  • Ukrainian First Lady: “Our Relationship Is on Pause”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ukrainian First Lady: “Our Relationship Is on Pause”

    S2022 E4259 - 2m 4s

    Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska is busy on many fronts, rallying the world to Ukraine’s cause, supporting her people during this devastating war, and being a mother to two children. In a TV exclusive from Kyiv, she tells Christiane that her relationship is necessarily on pause, like so many other families fighting for their nation’s survival.

  • Fmr. Pro-Life Leader Rev. Schenck on Abortion Ruling: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Fmr. Pro-Life Leader Rev. Schenck on Abortion Ruling

    S2022 E4258 - 18m

    Overturning Roe v. Wade has been the goal of a decades-long campaign by activists like Rev. Robert Schenck. He was a high-profile organizer and spokesman for Operation Rescue in New York State, a particularly aggressive anti-abortion group. Then a series of events forced Schenck to re-evaluate the term “pro-life” and the power of words, as he explains to Michel Martin.

  • Rohingya Forgotten and Stuck In World’s Largest Refugee Camp: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rohingya Forgotten and Stuck In World’s Largest Refugee Camp

    S2022 E4257 - 17m 24s

    Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh after a brutal military campaign of killing five years ago. Dr. Mohsina Chaklader has been visiting the now infamous refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar, since those killings. She’s the medical chair of Humanity Auxilium, and joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the conditions refugees are facing there.

  • If the Rioters Found Pence “They Would've Killed Him”: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    If the Rioters Found Pence “They Would've Killed Him”

    S2022 E4256 - 17m 50s

    The January 6 hearings have aired powerful testimonies from those impacted by the attack on the Capitol. One person following closely is Olivia Troye, former homeland security and counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence. She joins Michel Martin to discuss Trump's effort to coerce Pence, the danger to his life, and what the GOP needs to do to mitigate domestic terrorism.

  • Sportswashing: Countries Use Sports To Distract From Crimes: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Sportswashing: Countries Use Sports To Distract From Crimes

    S2022 E4255 - 18m 10s

    Is 2022 the year of sportswashing? The Beijing Winter Olympics and the Qatar World Cup have shed a light on the relationship between major sporting events and governments hoping to clean up their image. Sports journalist Dave Zirin joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss.

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