Mali’s opposition renews calls for President Keita to resign

FRANCE 24 English

Published on Jul 29, 2020

Mali’s opposition on Wednesday reiterated calls for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign, again spurning a compromise floated by West African leaders seeking to resolve a weeks-old political crisis.

Trump Defends Sharing Bogus COVID-19 ‘Cure’ At Odds With His Own FDA | The 11th Hour | MSNBC

MSNBC

Published on Jul 29, 2020

A defiant Trump defended sharing a video promoting the debunked drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 from a conspiracy theory-promoting doctor who also reportedly believes in ‘demon sperm’ and ‘alien DNA.’ Aired on 7/28/2020.

UN Chief on the impact of COVID-19 on Southeast Asia

United Nations

Published on Jul 30, 2020

Video message by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the impact of COVID-19 on Southeast Asia.

Ancient Mysteries: Buried Alive in Pompeii (S3, E22) | Full Episode | History

HISTORY

Published on Jul 29, 2020

Explore the archaeological site of Pompeii, the city that was encrusted by incendiary ash when deadly Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., in Season 3, Episode 22, “Pompeii: Buried Alive”. #AncientMysteries

Will the dollar lose reserve currency status?

CGTN

Published on Jul 29, 2020

Amid rising tensions over technology and geopolitics, #American billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned that the conflict between the U.S. and #China could develop into a “capital war,” which would damage the dollar. Meanwhile, international investment bank Goldman Sachs warned recently the U.S. dollar is in danger of losing its status as the world’s reserve currency. So, how likely is a capital war, will the dollar lose reserve currency status, and as economic ties suffer, what are the implications for the U.S. and the world economy?

Climate on Steroids in the Arctic, Blue Ocean Event 2020

Climate State

Published on Jul 20, 2020

Theatrical release, watch the college edition, without dramatizing music https://vimeo.com/440305603 Release http://climatestate.com/2020/07/20/20… http://patreon.com/climatestate

How Fascism Works: A Warning for the U.S. | Amanpour and Company

Amanpour and Company

Jul 23, 2020

Jason Stanley is a professor of philosophy at Yale University, and in his new book “How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them,” he explores the inner mechanics of fascism and the forces that drive dictatorships. Stanley joins Hari Sreenivasan to explain his concern at signs of fascism on the rise in the U.S. Originally aired on July 23, 2020.

Is the U.S. Headed Towards Tyranny? Timothy Snyder Discusses | Amanpour and Company

Amanpour and Company

Feb 18, 2020

President Trump has just announced the sentence commutation of former Illinois Governor Rob Blagojevich, a move that arrives just days after the DOJ overruled a harsher prison sentence for Roger Stone. Given the increased White House involvement in judicial matters, Yale University’s Timothy Snyder, a historian and author who has devoted much of his career to understanding the rise of tyranny in different parts of the world, sits down with Ana Cabrera to discuss his concerns about a worrying trend taking root in the U.S. Originally aired on February 18, 2020.

$2,000 a Month, Until The Trump Virus Is Over. Pass It On

Acronym TV

Jul 29, 2020 Remember, the effects of the Trump virus will linger for a generation. The time to agitate for outside the box ideas is not after the election, but now—when people are engaged. The proposal to give every American who makes less than 120k a year $2000 a month until the Pandemic is over is one of those ideas whose time has come. 2000 a month until this is over. Pass it on.

AG Bill Barr Grilled by House Lawmakers on Protest Crackdown, Voter Suppression & Pandemic Failures

Democracy Now!

Published on Jul 29, 2020

We play highlights from Attorney General William Barr’s grilling by the House Judiciary Committee over how he sent militarized federal forces to confront Black Lives Matter protesters, and his opposition to voting by mail, and get response from a close friend of Congressmember John Lewis who is now running for Senate. “In spite of the machinations of Donald Trump and those who do his bidding, including the attorney general, the good news is that we’re seeing a multiracial coalition of people pouring out into American streets,” responds Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock, “saying that we’re concerned about the soul of our democracy.” Rev. Warnock is running as a Democrat for Senate in Georgia.