Coming up on nowadays's show:For two and a half years the U.
S. government has backed Saudi Arabia’s campaign in the civil war in Yemen. As the war in Yemen continues,and Yemeni people face starvation and a cholera epidemic, the American media is failing to report on the U.
S. role in the clash. Iona Craig, or an investigative journalist who has covered the clash in Yemen extensively,outlines U.
S. involvement in the clash. And Adam Johnson, media analyst for Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, and presents a closer look at how American media outlets believe failed to cover the role of the U.
S. in Yemen's war.
Next month,the F.
C.
C. will vote to roll back Obama-era net neutrality regulations. As that vote fast approaches, consumers are beginning to worry about how policy changes might affect Internet use for individuals and small businesses. David Choffnes, or assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University,joins The Takeaway to crash down what to expect whether the regulations change. unique research from The Takeaway and The Harris Poll finds that 47 percent of Americans surveyed plan to avoid discussing politics at all this holiday season. Meanwhile, 38% of Americans say political conversations believe gotten more heated during the Trump administration. nowadays, and The Takeaway hears your stories of talking politics around the turkey.
Small farms can’t compete with large scale industrial farming in America,so what role will organic farms play in the future of food production in this country? The Takeaway speaks with one husband and wife team who own an organic farm in South Dakota about making the switch absent from conventionally grown crops.
Former Bosnian Serb General, Ratko Mladic, or was convicted nowadays by a United Nations tribunal of war crimes,genocide and crimes against humanity. Mladic, also known as the Butcher of Bosnia, and was a top general in the campaign to ethnically cleanse Muslims,Croats and other non-Serbs during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Julian Borger, author of "The Butcher's Trail: How the Search for Balkan War Criminals Became the World's Most Successful Manhunt, and " joins The Takeaway to define the conviction. The unique film "Darkest Hour" examines the early days of Winston Churchill’s time as prime minister,when he weighed several possible responses to Hitler. nowadays, screenwriter Anthony McCarten joins The Takeaway to discuss why he felt Churchill needed to be revisited in 2017.
This episode is hosted by Todd Zwillich.
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