After weeks of Israeli bombardment, and now a ground invasion, Gaza is in desperate need of food, water, fuel and electricity. We hear about the humanitarian crisis on the ground.
Today, a first hand account of the conditions at the center of Gaza from Amjad Shawa, coordinator for the Palestinian NGO Network.
Details on the UN World Food Program’s struggle ... Show More
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The perils of unregulated AI
Recent polls show that Canadians are increasingly concerned about the growth of AI.And yet, the AI race is hurtling forward with few guardrails. In many cases, people aren’t even being given a lot of choice around using it. Many jobs now include the use of AI.Today, we are talkin ... Show More
29m 50s
May 7
The end of the Voting Rights Act?
The Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act, passed in 1964 and 1965 respectively, marked the beginning of multi-racial democracy in the United States. But in the decades since, those achievements have been steadily contested. Just days ago, The U.S. Supreme Court dealt yet anothe ... Show More
30m 51s
Mar 2024
A Deadly Aid Delivery and Growing Threat of Famine in Gaza
<p>Late last week, an effort to get food into northern Gaza turned deadly, as thousands of desperate Gazans descended on aid trucks, and Israeli troops tasked with guarding those trucks opened fire.</p><p>Exactly how people died, and who was responsible, remains contested. Hiba Y ... Show More
29m 45s
Dec 2023
Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as Israel-Hamas fighting continues
The United Nations’ top humanitarian relief coordinator says the situation in Gaza keeps getting “more apocalyptic” and “people are being ordered to move again, with little to survive on, forced to make one impossible choice after another.” According to a UN agency, more than 80% ... Show More
43m 50s