AP journalist killed, another injured in Afghanistan, day before elections

One AP journalist is killed and another is wounded in Afghanistan, a day before the country's presidential elections

Learn more via Associated Press and Al Jazeera America

Guest:

Amb. Peter Galbraith

Former UN Deputy Special Rep. for Afghanistan

Vermont state senator

US Secretary of State John Kerry weighs options on Israel-Palestine peace talks

Learn more via Al Jazeera

Guest: 

Greg Myre @gregmyre1

Co-author, “This Burning Land: Lessons From the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict"

International Editor, NPR.org

Former Jerusalem-based correspondent, New York Times and Associated Press

Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich steps down due to backlash over a 2008 donation he made, in support of California’s Prop 8. Should someone’s political beliefs and activities matter when it comes to running a company?

Learn more via Al Jazeera America

Guests:

Jason Johnson @DrJasonJohnson

Al Jazeera English Contributor

Prof. of Political Science, Hiram College

Wayne Besen

Executive Director, Truth Wins Out (@truthwinsout)

Progressive Talk Radio Host

In anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, we speak with “A Thousand Hills to Heaven” author Josh Ruxin, who lives in Rwanda and writes that the 1994 genocide casts “a shadow over everything, but a fading shadow.” 

Learn more via The Daily Beast

Guest:

Josh Ruxin @JoshRuxin

Author, "A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope and the Restaurant in Rwanda”

Founder & Executive Director, Health Builders (@HB_Rwanda)

Assistant Professor of Public Health, Columbia University 

Japan halts whale hunting after United Nations court ruling, but will they stop hunting completely?

Learn more via Agence France-Presse

Guest:

Captain Paul Watson @CaptPaulWatson

Founder, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

“Anti-social” apps allow you to avoid your friends. Daily Dot editor Molly McHugh joins us to talk about her latest article, “Why We Need Anti-Social Apps to Save Us From Ourselves”

Learn more via Daily Dot

Guest:

Molly McHugh @iammollymchugh

Editor, The Daily Dot (@DailyDot)

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