Food insecurity is a chronic occurrence in the life of millions of Americans that are not sure they will have something to eat on any given day. Foodbanks via Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens across the nation work on a distribution model that provides food for free or at a nominal cost that otherwise would be discarded by supermarkets and other producers. Foodbanks, have become a critical factor in the contention of hunger in America. We speak with the CEO of one of the largest and most...
Almudena Bernabeu, a recognized international attorney, has been called the nightmare of torturers and genocides. With the sophistication and tenacity of a Swiss watch repairman, Almudena has successfully advanced legal actions against human rights violators from Syria to El Salvador, obtaining in many instances historical outcomes and precedent-making juridical strategies.
There are many examples from Minneapolis to Rio de Janeiro of disproportionate use of force by police units. But about 8 minutes or more of a police officer on George Floyd's neck, an unarmed African-American man, has sparked a worldwide debate. A renowned criminologist in the world of academia and the author of several books opines.
Based on a more than 160 years old technology, 99 percent of the intercontinental communications are invisible to us, and it takes place in the oceans. A network of approximately 466000 miles, or its equivalent of 3 one way trips to the moon, has changed the way the world lives. An expert tells us how this was made possible.
Why was no senior banker prosecuted on the financial crisis of 2008? A famous whistleblower speaks. Richard Bowen was responsible for $ 90 Billion/year of mortgage approvals at Citigroup, and he warned the documents were defective to Citibank brass, and the Federal regulators. He tells his story that culminated with him being removed from the Bank and with evidence suppressed from becoming public.
The world has experienced the challenges of Covid19, and in the process, it learned to adapt. Today we visit different parts of the world, and we talk with innovators who have introduced products and services during this period to make our way of life safer and different.
Fake news has much traction. It undermines professional media coverage, social media information, and the reliability and value of information that citizens need to make decisions in a functioning society. Who decides what is false and what is real? There is a thin veil between facts and interpretation of those facts. Regardless, every day, almost every hour, in the newspapers, radio, TV, or social media, we face "fake news," and more often than not, they slide in unrecognized and undetected.
Vladimir Putin is one of the most influential figures in international politics. Under his leadership, Russia has tried to reposition itself around the world. Under Putin's initiative, 200 amendments were introduced to its Constitution. A world-class expert on Russia shares his thoughts on today's Russia and analyses its implications in the world arena.
Traditional television is facing great, and new challenges, the development of technology has forever changed the way we consume entertainment and information. Is this the beginning of the end of TV as we know it? An industry expert explains it.
Vladimir Putin is one of the most influential figures in international politics. Under his leadership Russia has tried to re position itself around the world. Under Putin's initiative 200 amendments were introduce to its Constitution. A world class expert on Russia shares his thoughts on today's Russia and analyses its implications in the world arena.
Food insecurity is a chronic occurrence in the life of millions of Americans. Foodbanks via Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens across the nation work on a distribution model that provides food for free or at a nominal cost that otherwise would be discarded by supermarkets and other producers. Foodbanks, have become a critical factor in the contention of hunger in America. We speak with the CEO of one of the largest and most successful of those operations in the USA.
Presently, there is a base exclusively operated by Chinese nationals under the Peoples Army's final supervision; the facility is located in Argentina, and it is 200 hectares in size, with an exclusion area of 100 km of diameter, and it enjoys free of charge as a concession for 50 years. The Chinese and Argentinean authorities indicate that this operation is solely for research into the deep space; others declare the base has dual scientific and military purposes.
Food insecurity is a chronic occurrence in the life of millions of Americans that are not sure they will have something to eat on any given day. Foodbanks via Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens across the nation work on a distribution model that provides food for free or at a nominal cost that otherwise would be discarded by supermarkets and other producers. Foodbanks, have become a critical factor in the contention of hunger in America. We speak with the CEO of one of the largest and most...
Most of us do not realize that in the 21st century, there are over 40 million people in the condition of slavery. This is not a practice prevailing in only remote places, but this practice taints nearly every country in the world. A world expert on anti-slavery issues joins us in describing the problem and telling us about how they are combating it.
This is the dramatic story of the Soviet Union's efforts to reach the moon and to prevail in the technological and geopolitical challenge against the United States in the second half of the last century. A world-class historian specialized in technology and space exploration join us to share little known incidents of that remarkable journey.
Latin America has a big challenge, to balance the interests of the US and China, deeply involved in the region, but often with clashing interests. We ask a world expert in this relationship, whether the newcomer, China, is a partner or a predator and what are the strategies of all the parties involved in the region.
Dos organizaciones establecidas y reconocidas involucradas en el tratamiento de sustancias que controlan la vida en los Estados Unidos, comparten su filosofía de recuperación para aquellos adictos al alcohol y opioides.