Amanpour and Company

October 13, 2020

Jessica Anderson; Dahlia Lithwick; Dave Eggers; Natasha Threthewey

Natasha Trethewey Reckons With Her Mom's Domestic Abuse

18m 8s

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey has first-hand knowledge of the devastating impact of violence in the home. She was 19 when her former stepfather murdered her mother, and that excruciating pain is the subject of her new book Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir. Michel Martin speaks with Trethewey in a raw and often emotional conversation.

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  • Dave Eggers on His Book "The Captain and the Glory": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dave Eggers on His Book "The Captain and the Glory"

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    Satirists and novelists have grappled with how best to cover this most unusual administration. Its idiosyncracies are proving an excellent fit for Dave Eggers, renowned for his parable-like novels on issues from globalization to technology and political polarization. He discusses his newest novella, "The Captain and the Glory."

  • Dahlia Lithwick Discusses Amy Coney Barret and Roe V. Wade: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dahlia Lithwick Discusses Amy Coney Barret and Roe V. Wade

    S2020 E3075 - 2m 31s

    A key aspect of Barrett’s appeal to conservative activists is her adherence to the legal doctrine of “originalism.” What exactly does this entail, and how useful is it as a legal framework? Dahlia Lithwick, a columnist for Slate, warned recently that Barrett’s confirmation hearings represent an “erosion of representative democracy” in the United States.

  • Jessica Anderson Discusses the Amy Coney Barrett Hearing: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Jessica Anderson Discusses the Amy Coney Barrett Hearing

    S2020 E3075 - 2m 44s

    Day two of confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett and the stakes couldn’t be higher, with healthcare at the top of the list. Judge Barrett claims personal faith shouldn’t interfere with court rulings. But what do anti-abortion activists make of her nomination? As executive director for Heritage Action for America, Jessica Anderson is a strategist for conservative policies. She joins the show

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