President Trump has recently condemned white supremacy following the discovery that the El Paso shooter had posted an anti-immigration manifesto online. Many have criticized the president for enabling white supremacy. To discuss, we FEATURE Kelly J. Baker. Baker is the author of Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK’s Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930 (University Press of Kansas, 2011), which is the first to analyze the white religious nationalism of the 1920s Klan and the continued legacy of their particular form of white nationalism today. She has a PhD (2008) in American religious history from Florida State University and her academic scholarship included 14 articles, 39 conference presentations, and two books on religious and racial hatred, apocalypticism, religion and gender, religion and popular culture, and horror. She’s been researching and writing about white supremacy, white nationalism, racism, and religious intolerance for over 11 years. Media includes: The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Chronicle for Higher Education, Religion & Politics.

Toni Morrison has died at 88. She is the author of Beloved, the first African American women to win a Nobel Prize in literature, and an acclaimed figure in American literary history. To commemorate her life, we FEATURE Koritha Mitchell. Mitchell is an associate professor of English at Ohio State University. Her research centers on African American literature, racial violence in United States history and contemporary culture, and black drama and performance. She examines how texts, both written and performed, help targeted communities to survive and thrive. She briefly hosted a segment on African American literature for Austin radio station KAZI-FM. Media includes: PBS, CNN, ColorLines,The Feminist Wire, Feministing, Vox.

All unaccompanied children have been removed from a migrant detention center in Homestead, Florida. The center was the largest detention center for migrant children and was ciriticized for its mistreatment of the children there. To discuss, we FEATURE Marcia Anne Zug. Zug teaches Family Law, Advanced Family Law, Immigration law and American Indian law. Her op-ed on VAWA's mail order bride amendments was recently published by The New Republic Magazine and her recent articles "Separation, Deportation, Termination" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go," which exposed the growing practice of separating fit immigrant parents from their American citizen children, garnered national attention. Media includes: New Republic Magazine, US News and World Report, The Atlantic, The New York Times.   

The Chinese government recently devalued the yuan as a result of the U.S.-China trade war, leading to a plunge in the U.S. stock market. To discuss, we FEATURE Ann Lee. Lee is an internationally recognized leading authority on China’s economic relations and an adjunct professor of economics and finance at New York University. She consults with policymakers from Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the U.S. about U.S.-China relations, international finance and trade, and China’s political economy. Media includes: MSNBC, Bloomberg, ABC, CBS, CNN, CNBC, Fox Business, NPR, CCTV, BBC.

The Indian government has announced it will be revoking Article 370 from the Indian Constitution, which allowed Jammu and Kashmir to rule autonomously. To discuss, we FEATURE Samina Ahmed. Ahmed oversees Crisis Group’s work in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nepal. Together with analysts throughout the region, she prepares reports on the political, social, economic and military factors that increase the risks of extremism, internal conflict and war, and she makes policy recommendations to overcome these threats. In general, her team focuses on political, security and stability issues in South Asia. Extensive media experience. 

Afton Williamson has quit her co-leading role in The Rookie, stating that she had to endure racist remarks, sexual harassment, and sexual assault while working on the TV show. To discuss, we FEATURE Linda A. Seabrook. Seabrook is General Counsel at Futures Without Violence, where she leads a number of programs aimed at reducing violence against women and children. Prior to that, she was a lawyer with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, a national top-tier labor and employment law firm where she focused on employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases, and occupational safety and health law. Media includes: The Post & Courier, USA Today, NPR.

North Korea has fired two test missiles into the ocean, which might be a result of the U.S. and South Korea military drills that began on Monday. To discuss, we FEATURE Soo Kim. Kim is a former CIA North Korea analyst and currently a policy analyst at the RAND Corporation. Her East Asia subspecialties include leadership and decision-making, authoritarian regimes, regional security, nonproliferation, and North and South Korea. Media includes: National Review, The Cipher Brief, The National Interest, The Hill, RealClearWorld, The Diplomat, CNN, BBC, PBS NewsHour.