Jan 17 9:30 PM

How will Obama's proposed changes impact NSA surveillance?

President Barack Obama speaks about the National Security Agency and intelligence gathering in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 17, 2014.
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How will Obama's proposed changes impact NSA surveillance?

We hear two perspectives:

John McLaughlin
Former acting director of the CIA.

Daniel Ellsberg @DanielEllsberg 
Whistle-blower who leaked the "Pentagon Papers" to the press in 1971 and a co-founder of Freedom of the Press Foundation.

Read more about Obama's latest speech on national security, via Al Jazeera America.

Family of executed Ohio inmate plans to sue over use of never-tried drug

Read more about the execution of Dennis McGuire, via Al Jazeera America.

Guests:

Jon Paul Rion
The McGuire family's attorney and chairman of the death penalty commission of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Dr. Bruce Bayley
Associate professor of criminal justice at Weber State University, adjunct instructor at the Weber State Police Academy, and a former correctional officer and deputy juvenile probation officer.

Cecilia Abadie was cleared in Google Glass traffic citation case — the California motorist joins us to react

Guest: 

Cecilia Abadie @cabadie 
Abadie is one of the first 30,000 or so "Google Glass Explorers" who were selected to try out the new hands-free device before it's released to the general public. She was cited for distracted driving for wearing the glasses-mounted computer while driving but a California court found her not guilty.

Read more about Abadie's case, via the BBC.

What special needs do immigrant students have? 

The documentary film "I Learn America" focuses on five students at a Brooklyn, NY high school dedicated to teaching newly arrived immigrant youth. 

Guests:

Jean-Michel Dissard
Co-director of "I Learn America" (@ILearnAmerica).

Gitte Peng
Co-director of "I Learn America" and education reform expert, who served as senior education policy advisor for former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Learn more about the documentary, which will air on Al Jazeera America Presents at 9 p.m. Sunday. 

Tune in to Consider This at 10pm ET/7pm PT on Al Jazeera America. Join the conversation during the show by following our social accounts: @AJConsiderThis@HermelaTV, and @AMoraTV.

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