Amanpour and Company

July 24, 2020

Steve Leifman and Norm Ornstein discuss mental illness and the prison industrial complex. Director Amma Asante discusses Hulu's new mini series "Mrs. America." Charles Stewart, director of MIT's Election Data and Science Lab, discusses voting by mail and why election officials need to prepare now for November.

Mental Illness and the Prison Industrial Complex

2m 37s

A new documentary on PBS called “The Definition of Insanity” examines mental illlness and the prison industrial complex. Steven Leifman, a judge for the eleventh circuit court of Florida, joins the program alongside Norm Ornstein, a resident scholar at The American Enterprise Institute, who helped commission the documentary.

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    Election Expert Challenges Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Claims

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    With the presidential election fast approaching and many states expanding postal voting in an effort to keep people safe amid the pandemic, problems with recent primaries are ringing alarm bells. Charles Stewart is a professor of political science and the director of the MIT Election Data and Science Lab. He speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about why this has become so politically charged.

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    Director Amma Asante Discusses Hulu Series "Mrs. America"

    S2020 E3018 - 2m 44s

    A new Hulu mini series called “Mrs. America” examines the controversial 1970s anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly, who was determined to defeat the equal rights amendment. Amma Asante directed two episodes of the series. She joins Christiane to discuss the feminist movement and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's electrifying floor speech lambasting what she calls a “faux apology” by Rep. Ted Yoho.

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