Amanpour and Company

July 31, 2020

Chrisitane speaks with Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman about the state of the U.S. economy. She also speaks with Russ Feingold and Paul Rosenzweig about Attorney General William Barr's testimony earlier this week. Walter Isaacson speaks with former Miami Dade college president Eduardo Padrón about why flexibility is needed to ensure every student can get an education.

Will Colleges Survive COVID-19?

17m 54s

The next COVID-related dilemma is the re-opening of schools and colleges. Eduardo Padrón is President Emeritus of Miami Dade College in Florida, a state that set records this week for single-day COVID deaths. His college enrolls more minority students than any other in the U.S. He joins Walter Isaacson to explain why he thinks higher education should be more affordable and accessible.

Previews + Extras

  • Discussing Attorney General William Barr's Testimony: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Discussing Attorney General William Barr's Testimony

    S2020 E3023 - 1m 58s

    Barr’s intervention on behalf of two Trump allies; his role in clearing Lafayette Square of peaceful protesters; and -- most recently -- his ordering federal forces into Portland, have drawn widespread criticism and fear. To reflect on Barr’s leadership, Christiane speaks with former Democratic Senator Russ Feingold and Paul Rosenzweig, who worked in the George W. Bush administration.

  • Paul Krugman on the State of the U.S. Economy: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Paul Krugman on the State of the U.S. Economy

    S2020 E3023 - 2m 57s

    In his latest column for the New York Times, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman writes that the disaster unfolding in America "is what happens when you put a horrible boss in charge of running the country, and nobody can say when, if ever, the damage will be repaired."

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