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Ceasefire in Syria, Native American Rights, From School President to Prison


Coming up on today's show:
<ul><li>The U.S. and Russia have agreed to join forces against Islamic jihadists in Syria. Their new plan requires a seven day cease-fire in Aleppo and other besieged areas. <a href="https://twitter.com/SangerNYT?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">David Sanger</a>, New York Times national security correspondent, tells us what it was like to be in Geneva as the deal was negotiated.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have released very little information about their health - less than any other presidential candidate ever. <a href="https://twitter.com/drmarcsiegel">Dr. Marc Siegel</a>, an internist in New York City and Fox News Medical Correspondent, on why more transparency should be required.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Concussions in the NFL are giving the top-brass headaches and the players long-term brain damage. The league has introduced new protocols to decrease instances of concussions. <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisNowinski1">Chris Nowinski</a>, co-founder of the <a href="http://concussionfoundation.org/">Concussion Legacy Foundation</a>, let's us know if the preventative measures actually work.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Last Friday, the Obama administration made an unprecedented announcement in support of Native American rights when it temporarily blocked the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Joining us to discuss the impact of this announcement is <a href="https://law.und.edu/faculty/profile/grijalva.cfm">James Grijalva</a>, professor of Law at the University of North Dakota and the Director of the Tribal Environmental Law Project.  </li>
</ul><ul><li>Our partners at Retro Report eulogize conservative icon Phyllis Schlaffy. Reporter Kathleen Hughes discusses how she contributed to the fall of the Equal Rights Amendment lead to the rise of Ronald Reagan, the moral majority and the nomination of Donald Trump. </li>
</ul><ul><li>Connecticut has a problem: Poor schools do dramatically worse than rich schools. Last week, a state Superior Court judge ordered that Connecticut completely overhaul its education system - changing everything from funding, graduation requirements to teacher evaluations. <a href="https://twitter.com/garthharries">Garth Harries</a>, superintendent of New Haven Public Schools, tells us what the ruling means for his state.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Tourrie Moses was once a highly promising student: Good grades, well-liked, even elected president of the student council in eighth grade. Flash forward to today, Moses is currently serving a 15-year sentence for murder in a New Jersey state prison. We talk to one of Moses' teachers, Dan Gills, who is featured in the documentary about Moses, "The One That Got Away". Also, co-producers Steve McCarthy and John Block weigh in on the systemic causes of Moses' experience.</li>
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The Takeaway

Civil defense members carry a casualty after an airstrike in the rebel held area of al-Sukari in Aleppo.

Conflict

A Chicago surgeon recounts a nightmarish journey through Aleppo 

Syrian boy Aleppo

Images of a shocked, bloodied young boy in Aleppo go viral

How to help: Some of the groups that worked to save Omran Daqneesh — and countless others — in Syria

United Nations urges Syrian government to allow aid deliveries

A woman walks along a damaged street in Aleppo, Syria February 2, 2017.

Do civilian deaths in Mosul and Aleppo deserve the same scrutiny?

Dima Basha (right) watches dubbed cartoons with her daughter, Angelina, to help her learn formal Arabic. 

Culture

How SpongeBob SquarePants is helping one Syrian woman preserve her culture for her daughter

Pussy Riot feminist activist collective, from left to right, Alina Petrova, Diana Burkot, Masha Alyokhina, Olga Borisova.

Protest

A conversation with Russian protest group Pussy Riot

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Gaza Strip from Egypt in Rafah as a temporary ceasefire went into effect, Nov. 24, 2023.

Israel-Hamas war

'We're bracing for what comes after' the truce, MSF Gaza director says

Environment

Confidence in UN climate talks at a low point ahead of COP28 in Dubai 

A few days after the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, Palestinians in the West Bank say they faced extreme harassment and threats. 

West Bank rocked by increased violence, displacement amid Israel-Hamas war

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is interviewed by Neil Cavuto.

Obituary

Henry Kissinger leaves lasting — and controversial — foreign policy legacy

Åsa Koski started the Säg hej! campaign in Sweden to get people to interact more with each other to combat widespread loneliness.

Lifestyle

The ‘Say Hi’ campaign in Sweden is helping to combat loneliness

Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is pictured in his office in New York, Nov. 29, 2023.

Assassination plot in the US allegedly traces back to Indian govt

Jordanians in Amman, the capital, protest against the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza with signs of solidarity.

‘We have cried tears of blood’: Jordanians protest Israel-Hamas war amid security, humanitarian concerns

The warning labels are found on a number of Israeli, American and European products.

Jordanians boycott American companies seen as pro-Israeli

China cut graphite imports to the US, worrying EV carmakers. Can Canada come to the rescue?

Christianne Boudreau and her son Damian Clairmont who died fighting for an extremist group in Syria. 

Justice

Christianne Boudreau lost her son when he went to fight with ISIS.  Now she's doing something about it. 

 Free Syrian Army fighters snap a picture of an elderly man using a mobile phone in Old Aleppo, Syria. 

In Aleppo, cell phones are helping some desperate Syrians find clean water

Young migrants and refugees walk through a town in northern Serbia toward the Hungarian border. There's a fear that young men like these might bring violence with them.

These men say they're leaving Syria because they don't want to fight anyone

Aleppo

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