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Fires on all sides, as France and Spain battle blazes, Europe swelters under high temperatures, and the U.S. sees its third heat dome in a month. Environmentalist Bill McKibben explains how we can still get on top of the climate change challenge, if we act now. And, reflecting on Emmett Till's legacy, and the life he could have had, in a new exhibition "If Emmett Till Lived." Curator Sarah Elizabeth Lewis and Till's cousin, Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., join the program. Then, learning lessons about sleep, from one of the world's most sleep deprived nations. Hanako Montgomery tries out the whacky inventions Japanese inventors are coming up with to improve our sleep quality. Author Dave Eggers discusses his new novel "Contrapposto" and the dangers AI poses to children and teens. Plus, it's not just the western world feeling the impact of the climate crisis as across Africa extreme weather, from droughts to floods, is making life perilous. From Christiane's archives, a look back at the 1992 emergency U.S. military intervention to end a devastating famine in Somalia.

Air date: August 01, 2026

Guests:

Bill McKibben

Sarah Elizabeth Lewis & Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr.

Dave Eggers
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First: Does journalism face its gravest danger yet? Christiane speaks to reporter Amy Goodman and filmmaker Tia Lessin, about their new documentary exploring the fight for an independent press.

Then: A powerful new exhibition imagines the life Emmett Till was denied. Historian Sarah Lewis and the Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr. join the show to discuss.

And: Long before Silicon Valley dominated our lives, Paulina Borsook warned of its growing power. Michel Martin speaks to the journalist who saw today's tech titans coming.
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Ukraine reels from yet another night of deadly strikes from Russia that killed at least nine people, including children. Poland blames Moscow for firing a missile into its territory, creating a massive crater after it landed and exploded in a field. Two NATO fighter jets were activated and prepared to shoot it down. To discuss whether this changes the tide in the war, Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk joins the show.

Also on today's show: Nabiha Syed, Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation; Gioconda Belli, Nicaraguan novelist and poet; Marita Golden, Co-founder, Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation & Gwen McKinney, Creator and Campaign Director, Unerased | Black Women Speak


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The Trump administration recently revoked the Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, removing their right to live and work in the United States. Haiti is plagued by violence and lawlessness with staggering levels of poverty, and Trump’s own State Department advises Americans must not visit Haiti. Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honoré is well known to many Americans for his leadership after of Hurricane Katrina, as well as managing international relief operations in the Caribbean. He's an expert on disaster preparedness and has advised Haitian organizations, and he joins from Baton Rouge.

Also on today's show: Haaretz journalist Nir Hasson; author Samuel Moyn, "Gerontocracy in America”


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Two high-stakes meetings are scheduled at the White House today, as President Trump meets with Ukraine's President Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, both in town for Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral. For the Israeli leader, the Washington reception today will be very different to the last. Rahm Emanuel, formerly a US ambassador to Japan, a White House chief of staff, and a congressman, has been a longtime supporter of Israel. He himself volunteered to serve in the IDF. But he now says the US should not provide its long-time ally with unconditional military aid, arguing they should be treated like any other country. Emanuel joins the program from Chicago.

Also on today's show: environmentalist Bill McKibben; translator Emily Wilson ("The Odyssey")


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