Amanpour and Company

August 7, 2019

Karen Bass and Christiane Amanpour discuss divisive rhetoric and racial tensions that persist in the United States. Jesse Moss and Jeff Sharlet join the program to speak about the new series, "The Family." Nanfu Wang, co-director and producer of “One Child Nation,” sits down with Hari Sreenivasan to explain how the award-winning new film exposes the devastating cost of China’s one-child policy.

Karen Bass on Racial Tensions in the United States

2m 57s

As President Trump visits Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas—two towns that witnessed devastating mass shootings this week—Karen Bass, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, joins the program to discuss the divisive rhetoric and racial tensions that persist in the United States.

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  • Jesse Moss and Jeff Sharlet on "The Family": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jesse Moss and Jeff Sharlet on "The Family"

    S2019 E2028 - 2m 59s

    A new series called “The Family” sheds light on the deep ties between religion and politics through an intensely secretive and influential organization. The show’s director, Jesse Moss, and the author who wrote the book that first exposed the group, Jeff Sharlet, join the program to discuss.

  • Nanfu Wang Discusses China's Former One-Child Policy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Nanfu Wang Discusses China's Former One-Child Policy

    S2019 E2028 - 18m 21s

    Hari Sreenivasan sits down with the co-director and producer of “One Child Nation,” Nanfu Wang, to discuss how the award-winning new film exposes the devastating cost of China’s one-child policy.

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