Oct 17 9:45 PM

Who's the biggest loser in the aftermath of government shutdown showdown?

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on October 17, 2013, the day the federal government reopened after a 16-day shutdown.
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Can Congress avoid another shutdown in January?

Consider This host Antonio Mora will discuss the latest developments in Washington, D.C. with Thomas Doherty, a Republican strategist who served as a senior advisor to former Gov. George Pataki of New York, and Patrick Hedger, a policy analyst for FreedomWorks.

The contributions of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, a contributing editor at New York magazine who wrote a recent essay on Julian Assange, will join Antonio Mora to talk about the controversial figure.

Are humans built to withstand the toll of modern lifestyles?

Daniel Lieberman, the chair of the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University will join Antonio Mora to talk about his new book, "The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease."

A Thai princess becomes a spokeswoman for the rule of law

Princess Bajrakitiyabha of Thailand, the granddaughter of the Thai King, an ambassador to Austria, and a UN Goodwill Ambassador, joins Antonio Mora to describe her work to promote human rights.

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