Storm, but now it is my pleasure to get the program started by passing it on to the museums Senior Historian and the executive director of the institute for the study of democracy doctor rob who will be leading todays conversation. Thanks, jeremy and welcome to everyone from beautiful new orleans louisiana. Quite literally in the path of the storm perhaps a few hours from now on the eye of the hurricane. We hope everything goes smoothly. New orleans gets a lot of the latter but we hope we do not get any today. Having said that, we are excited about todays program. Every now and then in my line of work you get to interview an author whose line of work you feel like youve read the published but with this particular author that might be difficult. A writer for the times uk and bestselling author of numerous books the supply and the traitor among the great big trail what a great book that is. I will just tell the audience you really dish this up in the style. Let me begin by asking the kin
His musical career. The name is Eddie Micah Jr welcome to the program tensions are running high head of president ial elections in ivory coast on saturday after any of the side in not to run for controversial president ouattara is seeking reelection after the death of his favorite success in july the opposition say they are not having it and are calling for you boycott of the elections and civil disobedience people are longing for peace and stability but many a repeat of history about a decade ago at least 3000 people were killed and now ive least 30 people have already died from communal violence our correspondents funny fresh our reports from. You can see the tension but you can feel it as ivory coast braces itself for election day obbie john the commercial capital is awash with billboards of the sitting president and his son and what he promised not to run for a 3rd term but then his chosen successor died and he changed his mind. Several dozen people have been killed in protests aga
Coronavirus crisis is causing many to go hungry. Leiria tuberculosis hiv these often fatal diseases are still widespread in africa. And now theyve been joined by coded 19 the worst is yet to come on the continent that is home to 1300000000 people warns the world health organization. Africa has the Worst Health Care in the world with one doctor for 3300 people on average. By comparison o. E. C. D. Countries have one doctor per 300 people. The coronavirus is exacerbating poverty and hunger even in countries like kenya long considered east africas economic powerhouse more than 2 thirds of kenyans work in the Informal Sector as artisans vendors cleaners most of these jobs have been wiped out by the pandemic. Now many people can only afford one meal a day and residents of nairobis biggest slum are desperately worried about their livelihoods and their childrens future. Its a tense evening in nairobis keep it district and ambulances brought a weak elderly man back to the village who are suppo
Wells here with us as our speaker. Adam wells is a naturalist, conservation consultant, writer and filmmaker whose work has appeared in the guardian, the Atlantic Yale environment, 360 time magazine, and numerous other publications. Hes a recipient of the middlebury fellowship in environmental journalism and to compliment his writing and reporting. Hes an avid naturalist and birder while he currently lives cape town, south africa, with his wife and their triplet daughters. Hes lived in cities and communities over the world where hes the opportunity to observe strikingly wildlife communities and, ecosystems as well as hollows environments have changed across time. In that vein, hes just written a new book, the end of eden wild nature in the age of climate breakdown, which is what hes here to talk tonight. Reviewers are the end of eden exquisitely and beautifully written. Both celebrates and heartbreaking. An elegy, an exhortation and a climate book for everyone. If youd like to get a co
This is a film about storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. Every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. To introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. This is nelson walker. We are independent documentary filmmakers. Were making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. Were filming in different schools all over virginia and were going to place this with a deep connection to this histo