China's tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods have been imposed as a response to the U.S. tariffs that were implemented last week. To discuss, we FEATURE Ann Lee. Lee is an internationally recognized leading authority on China’s economic relations. Ann is the author of the book What the U.S. Can Learn from China, an award winning international bestseller, and the book Will China’s Economy Collapse? She is a former faculty member at Peking University, New York University, and Pace University where she taught macroeconomics and financial derivatives and was made an honorary professor at Sias University. Media includes: The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, ABC, CBS, CNN, CNBC.

The Trump administration has officially canceled 83% of USAID contracts, raising concerns of disease outbreaks and heightened security risks. To discuss, we FEATURE Céline Gounder. Trained at Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Washington, and Harvard University, Gounder is an internist, infectious disease specialist, and epidemiologist. She is one of the world’s leading experts in science, medicine, and public health communication. Gounder is best known for her coverage of health inequities and the COVID, Ebola, Zika, mental health, opioid overdose, gun violence, and disinformation epidemics. Gounder is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine. Media includes: The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post, NPR.

Sunday, Mark Carney was elected to be Canada's next prime minister. To discuss, we FEATURE Nomi Claire Lazar. Lazar is a professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa where she is also an elected member of the governing board. With a background in legal and political thought, she has written extensively on emergency powers, political ethics, national constitutions and their legitimacy, utopian and apocalyptic politics, time and temporality, and political rhetoric. She is also a member of Canada’s Foreign Interference Commission’s Research Council. Media includes: Macleans, Channel News Asia, Toronto Star, Singapore Straits Times, PBS.

Saturday, Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who played a prominent role in pro-Palestinian protests on campus, was detained by ICE. Khalil has a green card, which the Department of Homeland Security is threatening to revoke. To discuss, we FEATURE Anu Joshi. Joshi is the National Campaign Director for Immigration at the ACLU. Before that, she was the Senior Director of Immigrant Rights Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition, an umbrella policy and advocacy organization that represents over 200 member organizations statewide. Joshi led the organization's work on issues relating to immigration status and enforcement on both the state and federal level. Her work has focused on federal appropriations, Dream Act and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) negotiations, the proposed public charge rule change, access to drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants in New York, and broad statewide sanctuary policies. Media includes: The Brian Lehrer Show, Capitol Tonight, Democracy Now!, Albany Times Union.

As the Trump administration works to restructure the government, Alzheimer's research centers have been facing delays due to the government cutting costs. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Saskia Sivananthan. A data scientist and neuroscientist specializing in dementia, Sivananthan consults with senior health experts from around the world, offering the benefits of years of experience in the field. She has worked with multiple health systems in Canada and internationally and was appointed by the Canadian Minister of Health to the Ministerial Advisory Board on Dementia. She was the former Chief Research Officer of the Alzheimer Society of Canada and Senior Consultant for the WHO where she co-drafted the WHO Global Dementia Action Plan which received unanimous consensus at the World Health Assembly. Media includes: The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Zoomer Magazine, CBC.

Black Lives Matter Plaza will be demolished in Washington, DC. The plaza, which is located near the White House, was ebstablished in 2020 following the George Floyd protests. To discuss, we FEATURE Melanie L. Campbell. Campbell is an expert and passionate advocate on issues impacting African Americans, women, immigrants and youth and the intersection of how politics, public policy, race, gender, class and age impacts quality life for all Americans. Ms. Campbell has a strong knowledge base in Black voter participation, civil rights, voting rights, women’s rights, election reform, Katrina-Rita Gulf Coast recovery and rebuilding, Census Count, youth leadership development, non-profit management and cross-cultural coalition building. Media includes: The Washington Post, Black Enterprise, The New York Times, Philadelphia Tribune.

March is Women's History Month. To discuss, we FEATURE Aly Palmer. Palmer is a singer/songwriter/artist/activist best known for her ongoing work with the award-winning vocal trio, BETTY. In 2014, the band created The BETTY Effect, a non-profit organization for the empowerment, communication and self-advocacy of women, girls and groups striving for equal rights worldwide. As Arts Envoys of the U.S. Department of State, BETTY and The BETTY Effect have worked to advance social justice across Eastern Europe, India, South America, Mexico, Israel and South Africa. Media includes: Nightline, MTV, NPR.