in a post pandemic world, it is clear the countries in africa and asia, when they needed help, when they needed vaccines, they still feel like they do not get enough help from the west. when it comes to this moment, they see themselves as the rest. we this feels like a discussion we need to continue, and we will continue to have it because it s important. the editor and columnist for bloomberg opinion. robbie alcohol is the editor in chief of foreign policy. we have a workforce and economy based on american women s ability to come to work when they want. the fall of roe v. wade is not just an issue of women s autonomy and reproductive, writes it will have implications for the u.s. economy. and i want to speak with best spelling offer rj palacios, the graphic knowledge will tour to france and it has friendship and the power of kindness and a call for removal
general of michigan, we appreciate your time. moments, ago i was telling you about a senate delegation that arrived in kyiv, we have video of that. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy posted this video on telegram showing republican senators led by mitch mcconnell also there. susan collins of maine, john barrasso of wyoming, and john cornyn of texas. on telegram, he called it a powerful symbol of the two party support of ukraine by the united states congress as well as the american people. a few weeks, ago margaret atwood, the author and creator of the fictional dystopian land joined the book club. i remarked that sometimes life imitates, arts and days later, the nation found out that the supreme court was set to deal away with abortion rights. i invented the supreme court is making a real. urt is making real
humanity. some people have lost this light. they have darkness inside of them. that is all they see and others, darkness, no beauty, no love. why do they hate us? they cannot see our light nor can they extinguish it as long as we shine our light, we will win. when nazi armies stormed the zone libra, one of his classmates, hard her in the barn. after falling ill with polio, he faced bullying and worse, indifference from sara. he begins not only her savior but her best friend and the namesake for her future grandchild. white bird has beautiful striking imagery done by the author, r. j. palacio. it is beloved and slated to debut as a feature film in the phil fall. this is the velshi banned book club such a come as no surprise, white bird did his face calls for removal, this time from a
a story about the power of kindness and on relenting courage in a time of war and it has been targeted for removal from school library shelves. the velshi banned book club convenes this morning with r. j. palacio author of the powerful graphic novel white bird. velshi starts now. good morning. i am ali velshi. it is saturday may 14th, day 80 of the invasion of ukraine and the war that is not going as putin planned or as anyone expected. the consequences of the war of choice on the neighbor, both intended and unintended, are now out in the open and on display for the world to see. there is a global economic toll and ramifications for the world food supply, ukraine being one of the largest producers of green in the world. we will dive into this later on in the show. other consequences are more direct and visual with ukraine