Amanpour and Company

September 14, 2020

Military veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reacts to President Trump’s reported comments about veterans. Photojournalist Kent Nishimura discusses his work documenting the West Coast wildfires. FRONTLINE correspondent Jelani Cobb reflects on police reform and the struggle for racial justice. Joan C. Williams explains how the pandemic is overburdening working mothers.

Apocalyptic Images from the West Coast Wildfires

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Images from the West Coast wildfires are truly apocalyptic: buildings in ashes, searing red skies cloaked in smoke, and entire communities destroyed. Kent Nishimura has risked his life to document all this in his role as photojournalist for the Los Angeles Times. He joins the show to share his images and experiences from the past few days.

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    Are We Facing a Generational Wipeout of Working Mothers?

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    COVID lockdowns forced working parents to find a way to reconcile their jobs with the burdens of homeschooling and household management. And who is doing the lion’s share? Working moms, says Joan C. Williams. She is the founding director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, and she tells Michel Martin about the increasingly impossible dilemma of the working mom.

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    Jelani Cobb on Police Reform and Racial Justice

    S2020 E3054 - 2m 53s

    After the killing of George Floyd and the global outcry that followed, Jelani Cobb – one of the nation’s foremost journalists on race and politics – felt compelled to revisit his 2016 documentary, "Policing the Police." Set in Newark, New Jersey, the film focuses on the city's efforts to reform its police force. Now, four years later, Cobb reflects on what has changed – and what hasn’t.

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    Sen. Tammy Duckworth: We Need a Carbon-Neutral Future

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    Wildfires of historic destructive power are ravaging America’s West Coas. The fingerprints of the climate crisis are all over the fires, teeing up another political brawl as Democrats accuse President Trump of denying that reality. Here to discuss these crucial tests of leadership and the race for the White House is military veteran Senator Tammy Duckworth.

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