welcome to hardtalk i am stephen sackur. in all cultures, all languages, there are writers whose imaginations prompt them to challenge the status quo. in democracies, they are called critical voices. in authoritarian regimes, they are labelled enemies of the state. the novelist and playwright ariel dorfman was forced into exile and saw his books burned in chile after the coup of 1973. he made a new life straddling the us and post dictatorship chile, his international literary success with books full of ghosts and foreboding. why? ariel dorfman in north carolina, welcome to hardtalk. i am so glad to be with you. we are delighted to have you. your latest book, the compensation bureau. it is fascinating on many levels but if i had to, i guess i would describe it as a surreal apocalypse fantasy. is that because that is where you believe we human beings are right now? i think we are in danger of apocalypse certainly from climate change, pestilence and especially from nuclear warf
dorfman was forced into exile and saw his books burned in chile after the coup of 1973. he made a new life straddling the us and post dictatorship chile, his international literary success with books full of ghosts and foreboding. why? ariel dorfman in north carolina, welcome to hardtalk. i am so glad to be with you. we are delighted to have you. your latest book, the compensation borough. it is fascinating on many levels but if i had to, i guess i would describe it as a surreal apocalypse fantasy. is that because that is where you believe we human beings are right now? i believe we human beings are right now? right now? i think we are in dancer right now? i think we are in danger of right now? i think we are in danger of apocalypse - right now? i think we are in i danger of apocalypse certainly from climate change, pestilence and especially from nuclear warfare which i think is going to be easier to come by because of climate change that is coming. wars for water, warfor
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the affection and yes, the love, that david was held in across politics and across different communities. southend on sea will be granted city status in honour of sir david who had campaigned for the change. in other news. the former us secretary of state, colin powell, has died of covid complications at the age of 8a. are social media companies doing enough to tackle online hate, particularly towards women? we have a special report. and ford is to invest more than £200 million in its halewood plant in merseyside, safeguarding jobs for 500 workers. the prime minister has led a series of warm tributes to sir david amess, the conservative mp who was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery at a church in essex on friday. in the house of commons, mps from across the parties lined up to praise sir david for his dedication to the people he represented, his skill at campaigning, and his kindness and gentleness. tonight, borisjohnson and mps across the political spectrum have
morning. stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. hi, there. i m stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it s monday, october 18th, and we start with breaking very sad news. colin powell, the trailblazing former secretary of state and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff has died of complications from covid-19. he was 84 years old. powell who was also a four-star general and served in five presidential administrations had been suffering from cancer. his family confirmed his death just about an hour ago. i want to bring in my colleague shannon pettypiece from the white house, dr. patel, former ambassador douglas lute. he served as the u.s. representative to nato and retired lieutenant general in the u.s. army. shannon, what can you tell us about what has happened? reporter: certainly a man who had big influence in the building behind me and shaping the course of history in many ways. we have not heard from president biden on this. we re a