Oct 16 9:45 PM

Will Congress avert a default?

Sens. Charles Schumer, Harry Reid, Patty Murray, and Dick Durbin hold a news conference in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 16, 2013.
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Senate passes deal to end the shutdown, but will it pass the House?

Former Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.), a former Democratic congressman from North Carolina, and former Rep. Bill McCollum (R-Fla.), who served as Florida attorney general, join Consider This host Antonio Mora to weigh in on the latest developments in Washington, D.C.

The "rule of law" as a global goal

Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand, the granddaughter of the Thai King, the ambassador to Austria, and a UN goodwill ambassador, joins Antonio Mora to talk about her work fighting for human rights.

The challenge of raising boys

Rosalind Wiseman, the author of "Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope with Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World," joins Antonio Mora to discuss this topic.

The 1968 Olympics Black Power salute, 45 years later

Dave Zirin, the sports editor of The Nation, the host of Edge Of Sports Radio, and an Al Jazeera America contributor, joins Antonio Mora to talk about the lasting influence of the historic gesture by Olympians John Carlos and Tommie Smith in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

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