What Happens After the Hostage Deal (How this World is Changing)
Who is Pleased with it and who will Benefit. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, political analyst, will help us understand the effects and implications of the hostage deal, whether it will be achieved, and what is likely to follow after that. How will it […]
Ten Myths About the Israel-Hamas War (Keeping the World Company)
Each of them Needs to be Busted. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Here are 10 myths about the Israel-Hamas war, courtesy an article by David M. Weinberg in the Jerusalem Post. There are, of course, many more. Bad policy thinking and faulty paradigms of […]
Update on the Orthodox View of the War (How this World is Changing)
Coming Together in Israel and in the US. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Itchel Krasnjansky. Rabbi Krasnjansky of Chabad of Hawaii helps us understand how the Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel and in the U.S. have reacted to the war and how factions that were not necessarily in agreement […]
Colorado Judge Rules Trump Guilty for Jan 6 (American Issues Take One)
Trump Remains on 2024 Ballot. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Chuck Crumpton. A Colorado judge accepted the Findings of Fact that Trump was guilty of his role in the Jan 6 insurrection, a first. However, the ruling did not disqualify his name from the 2024 General […]
Fighting Impunity Through UN Sanctions (Transitional Justice)
How UN Sanctions Tackle Mass Atrocities. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Aurélien LLorca. The guest introduces how the Security Council of the United Nations (UNSC) has been progressively willing to use its exceptionally ‘hard’ powers ‘for ‘soft’ purposes of international justice.’ In theory, the Charter adopted by the founding […]
The Brave Women of Bangladesh (Transitional Justice)
Transitional Justice in Bangladesh. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Mahum Qazi. The 1971 Bangladesh genocide marked by mass atrocities during the Liberation War left three million dead and countless women–termed ‘Birangona,’ or brave women–subjected to sexual violence. Their suffering, shrouded in silence and hindered by societal stigma, remains largely […]
The Power of the Arsenal Facing Israel (Keeping the World Company)
There Are Weapons Coming from Far Away. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. In the close-quarter fighting in Gaza, Hamas has displayed some of its upgraded arsenal: a large number of shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenade launchers and antitank missiles. Many of these have been smuggled into […]
Let’s Look at the Plight of the Hostages (Global Correlations)
Why Haven’t They been Released. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Looking at the hostages – one month out, who are they, where are they from, likelihood of groups to be released, how many they are, how many are left alive, how are they, are they getting good […]
Age of Adaline Movie (Movies We Can Learn From)
A Woman who Never Ages. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. This movie was exceptionally developed by its producers and directors to accurately depict a woman who experiences a lightning incident, shortly after an automobile accident, that transforms her DNA whereby she no longer ages. It showcases her relations with […]
Understanding Antisemitism in US Schools (Bigotry In America)
How Has it Changed Since the October Attack. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Max Samarov. Max Samarov of StandwithUs.com helps us understand antisemitism in US schools and how it has grown and changed since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6myz6lV9VczQGSzP6ESIAtP […]
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The timing of the remarks seemed to rebuff the president’s hopes for a speedy end to the war. But some analysts said the prime minister was aiming at domestic supporters, [...]
President Biden outlined a road map put forward by Israel that would begin with an immediate, temporary cease-fire and work toward a permanent end to the war and the reconstruction [...]
Interviews with dozens of Democrats reveal a party hungry to tell voters that Donald Trump’s conviction makes him unfit for office, and hopeful that President Biden will lead the way. [...]
In his post-verdict remarks, the former president sounded more like an aggrieved New York businessman than the political martyr his supporters believe him to be. [...]
Many saw in the jury’s finding a rejection of themselves, of their values and even of democracy itself. [...]
Laura Kuenssberg will be joined by Health Secretary Victoria Atkins and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper on Sunday. [...]
The Prince of Wales is sharing the burden with his father more than ever. What does he want to achieve? [...]
More than 2,000 police officers were on duty for the Champions League final and earlier protests. [...]
Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir say they are opposed to striking any deal before Hamas is destroyed. [...]
The Australian actor speaks about her career, childhood and recent book with Desert Island Discs. [...]
North Korea began sending hundreds of trash and excrement-filled balloons earlier this week. Pyongyang called these "gifts of sincerity." Seoul has decried the move as "low-class," warning of strong countermeasures. [...]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged defense officials at the Shangri-La Dialogue security forum to attend a peace summit in Switzerland. DW has the latest. [...]
Trains between Munich and Stuttgart were canceled again on Sunday, as residents and authorities battled heavy rain. Two wagons of an intercity express train derailed in Baden Württemberg due to [...]
The lunar mission was launched last month to collect samples from the far side of the moon, the first attempt of its kind. [...]
Toni Kroos won a sixth Champions League trophy in the last game of his club career. For his fellow German, Marco Reus, it was another night as second best. [...]
A group of hackers claimed this week to have stolen 1.3 terabytes of Ticketmaster user data, including names, addresses and credit card information. [...]
All of Wyoming is facing criticism after a man there displayed a wolf he captured in a bar. [...]
In South Africa, a seismic moment comes as the ruling African National Congress party loses its absolute majority for the first time. [...]
Consumer spending rose only slightly in April, as shoppers pushed back against rising prices. [...]
What does the prospect of Mexico's first woman president and feminism in the country mean for Elena Poniatowska? [...]
As campaigns nationwide experimented with artificial intelligence earlier this year, the Democratic National Committee approached their committees with a request: Sign onto guidelines to use the technology in a “responsible” [...]
Iran’s hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered as a possible candidate for the June 28 presidential election, seeking to regain the country’s top political position after a helicopter crash [...]
California firefighters aided by aircraft are battling a wind-driven wildfire burning near the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory [...]
South Korea’s military says North Korea launched more trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea, following a similar campaign earlier in the week as it continues to retaliate against activists flying anti-North [...]
A Maryland state parole-and-probation officer was found dead Friday in Chevy Chase, and authorities charged a sex offender he had been sent to check on. [...]
