Do the Right Thing
A US governor advocates on behalf of Syrian refugees as other politicians turn them away
We speak with Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, who is advocating on behalf of Syrian refugees as other American politicians try to turn them away. Then, we sit in on a cooking class that teaches people in Boston how to eat healthier with traditional African dishes. And, the US wants to give peanuts to malnourished kids in Haiti — we find out why that idea is so controversial.
Plus: a US army officer sues President Obama over the legality of the war against Islamic State; Italy’s most prominent transgender politician weighs in on North Carolina’s controversial ‘bathroom bill’; and a Sudanese human rights activist finds inspiration in America's civil rights movement.
Image: A refugee mother and son from the Syrian town of Kobani walk beside their tent in a camp in Sanliurfa, Turkey. October 19, 2014. (Credit: Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)
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A Sudanese cartoonist inspired by Malcolm X
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A US soldier sues Obama over the war against IS
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Eat healthier with traditional African dishes
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- Sat 21 May 201604:32GMTBBC World Service except News Internet
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Boston Calling
How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.






