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The politics of immigration

Ross Douthat, Gloria Borger, Richard Haass and Fareed on why immigration has become such a central political issue in America and beyond.
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Lessons of McCarthy's Red Scare

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham examines the parallels between McCarthy in the 1950s and President Trump today.
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The evidence of Russian hacking

"The Perfect Weapon" author David Sanger goes over the multiple sources of evidence that Russian intelligence agents were behind the hacking of the DNC.
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Is war in space inevitable?

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he has little confidence that "we'll all be friends" once political tensions arise in outer space.
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Rhodes on Obama and North Korea

Ben Rhodes gives Fareed his perspective on the Obama administration's approach to dealing with North Korea under Kim Jong Un.
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Was the Iran deal broad enough?

Ernest Moniz tells Fareed that halting Iran's military nuclear program was always considered the first step in resolving broader "regional issues."
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Senor on Paul Ryan's resignation

Dan Senor, a former Paul Ryan adviser, tells Fareed that GOP factionalism is making it 'very hard to get much done' in the current political climate.
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Can America change its gun culture?

Adam Lankford tells Fareed that Americans want guns to protect against tyranny, but the the real tyranny today comes from "public mass shooters."
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Is the U.S. falling behind in A.I.?

Bill Gates tells Fareed that China is making strides in artificial intelligence, but American companies and academics give the U.S. a big lead.
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Web Extra: Has power changed Putin?

Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak tells Fareed that Vladimir Putin has changed since the days her father mentored him in St. Petersburg.

Fareed Zakaria 

  • Fareed Zakaria

    Fareed Zakaria is host of GPS, a Washington Post columnist and author of "The Post-American World." He also regularly contributes his analysis of world events to CNN.com and other programming across CNN Worldwide. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

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