Co-host Michael Smith revisits how institutions such as Columbia University have capitulated to the imposed policies of censorship against teachers who discuss Israel's war in Gaza and genocide, including the Armenian Genocide. Retired Columbia University Professor and author Rashid Khalidi joins Michael and explains in detail how the policies were enacted including university Board of Directors caving to pressure from the Trump administration. Professor Khalidi held the Edward Said Chair of Middle Eastern history for nearly two decades and is the author of numerous books, including The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017.
Brazilian expert, Professor James N. Green joins hosts Maria Hall and Michael Smith to talk about the unraveling of US-Brazil diplomatic relations and how it will impact the trade relations, the U.S economy and diplomacy with China. James N. Green is Professor of Brazilian History and Culture at Brown University, and former President of the Brazilian Studies Association. He is the author or co-editor of eleven books on Brazil, including Brazil: Five Centuries of Change.