When the President is the 'vector-in-chief'
Irish Times columnist Fintan O'Toole and Washington Post media columnist Margaret Sullivan on how misleading comments from Donald Trump may have cost lives.
April 2020
Thursday, April 30
Heitkamp: Trump coronavirus response 'failed'
The former North Dakota Senator says the problem started with a president who says 'he alone' can solve the problem.
Wednesday, April 29
Koch group president: Don't 'bail out' states
Tim Phillips, president of the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity, speaks about how he thinks the economy needs to be reopened state by state.
Tuesday, April 28
Lancet editor: 'UK was late to lockdown'
Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of medical journal The Lancet, discusses Prime Minister Boris Johnson's return to work and the government's coronavirus response.
Monday, April 27
The authoritarian threats of coronavirus
Christiane speaks with David Rohde, author of "In Deep", and Anne Applebaum, author of the forthcoming "Twilight of Democracy", about government reactions to Covid-19.
Friday, April 24
Israel opposition member: Benny Gantz caved in
Benny Gantz called Benjamin Netanyahu 'unfit to lead.' Now former party ally Ofer Shelah wonders why Gantz is 'crawling into' Bibi's government.
Thursday, April 23
Sir David Attenborough talks life under lockdown
On Earth Day 50, veteran broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough tells Amanpour there are clearer skies under lockdown but we have to be "strong enough" to keep it that way.
Wednesday, April 22
Brown: 'To protect ourselves locally, we must act globally'
Former UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown says a coordinated global response is the only way to solve the coronavirus crisis and that "solidarity is self-interest"
Tuesday, April 21
Chris Murphy: These are 'made for TV' protests
The Connecticut Senator says most Americans don't want to open the economy too early, and says disregarding expert advice could be 'catastrophic'.
Monday, April 20
IMF head: Debt cancellation may be necessary
Christiane speaks with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, about the economic consequences of the coronavirus.
Friday, April 17
Germany's Health Minister explains what they did right
Christiane speaks with German Health Minister Jens Spahn about how his country's intensive testing and high ICU bed capacity have helped reduce mortality rates.
Thursday, April 16
Metzl: Trump 'trying to rewrite history' with WHO
Christiane speaks with Jamie Metzl, member of a WHO advisory committee on human genome editing, about the Trump administration pulling funding from the organization.
Wednesday, April 15
Cohn: Re-opening economy must be 'very incremental'
Christiane speaks with Gary Cohn, former Chief Economic Advisor to President Trump, about the prospects for re-opening the American economy any time soon.
Tuesday, April 14
Krugman: 'Crazy' to re-open economy in a few weeks
Christiane speaks with Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist and author of "Arguing with Zombies," about the economic impacts of the coronavirus shutdown.
Monday, April 13
Rev. Barber: Immoral to not focus on poor
Rev. William J. Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, discusses the government's stimulus bill and the importance of celebrating Easter at a distance.
Friday, April 10
Biden co-chair: He 'wants to earn' Sanders voters
Christiane speaks with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, co-chair of Joe Biden's presidential campaign, about how Biden will campaign during a pandemic.
Thursday, April 9
Axelrod: Sanders must make 'active case' for Biden
Christiane speaks with David Axelrod, former Senior Adviser to President Obama, about Bernie Sanders dropping out of the race for the Democratic nomination.
Wednesday, April 8
Osborne: Boris Johnson is a fighter
George Osborne, former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, discusses Dominic Raab's new role deputizing while PM Boris Johnson is in the ICU with coronavirus.
Tuesday, April 7
Mukherjee: 'People should be wearing masks'
Cancer physician and virologist by training Siddhartha Mukherjee tells Amanpour about the "unusual" behavior of COVID-19 and his new documentary "The Gene."
Monday, April 6
On coronavirus, 'partial measures don't work'
Surgeon and public health expert Dr. Atul Gawande says failure to take a complete national approach leads to higher rates of infection and death.
Friday, April 3
Summers on record surge in U.S. unemployment
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers tells Amanpour Americans must understand "for all our individualism, we need a government that performs basic functions."
Thursday, April 2
The coronavirus threat to refugees in Greece
Christiane speaks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about how Greece is coping with coronavirus and whether its thousands of refugees will be safe.
