Are pro-Russian forces preparing a power grab in eastern Ukraine?

Are pro-Russian forces preparing a power grab in eastern Ukraine?

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Guests:

Ambassador William Courtney

Former national security council staffer

Former US Ambassador to Kazakhstan

Nina Khrushcheva @nk18

Associate professor of international affairs

Is Afghanistan’s largely peaceful election a turning point for the country?

Learn more via Reuters

Guest:

Matthieu Aikins @mattaikins

Freelance writer, based in Kabul, Afghanistan

Officials at the Central University of Venezuela call on President Maduro to help protect their students, some of whom were attacked by pro-government vigilantes Thursday

Guest:

Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez @DLansberg

Weekly columnist for Venezuelan newspaper El Universal

Fellow, Comparative Constitutions Project at University Of Chicago Law School

A five-day mass vaccination campaign underway after polio found in Iraq, Syria and Egypt

Learn more via UNICEF

Guest:

Chris Maher

Senior Scientist for Polio Eradication, World Health Organization (@WHO)

Report finds African-Americans being left behind in jobs, education and all around well-being. What can be done to close the gap?

Learn more via New York Times

Guest:

Marc Morial @MARCMORIAL

President and Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League (@NatUrbanLeague)

UCONN point guard Shabbaz Napier says he sometimes goes to bed “starving” because he can’t afford food, reigniting the conversation about whether NCAA athletes should be paid

Guest:

Dave Zirin @EdgeofSports

Sports editor, The Nation

Contributor, Al Jazeera America

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