Amanpour and Company

September 11, 2020

Christiane speaks with Gaisu Yari and Orzala Nemat about

In the Digital Age, Lies Spread Faster, Truth Will Never Win

17m 52s

Does our growing dependence on social media have a dark side? A new docudrama, "The Social Dilemma," warns that it is breaking down our shared reality. Director Jeff Orlowski joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this, alongside Tristan Harris, who heads up the Center for Humane Technology and also appears in the film.

Previews + Extras

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    The Case for Universal Healthcare

    S2020 E3053 - 2m 58s

    Coronavirus has killed 64 times more Americans than were lost on 9/11, and the pandemic is casting a particularly harsh light on America’s healthcare system. Its dysfunctions nearly cost historian Timothy Snyder his life. His new book takes the reader through his near-death experience and makes the case that universal healthcare is in fact key to American freedom.

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    Women's Rights in Afghanistan

    S2020 E3053 - 2m 36s

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is currently trying to secure a peace deal between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Women’s rights campaigner Fawzia Koofi will be wearing an arm cast at the negotiating table after surviving an assassination attempt last month. To assess Afghanistan's future, Christiane speaks with two women who refuse to let their country go backwards.

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