Exploring Identity through Literature: A Story of War and Womanhood

Could today's critical minerals deal be a win-win for the United States and Ukraine? It marks a hard turn from the bitter oval office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky in February. Now the deal must be ratified by the Ukrainian parliament, where Oleksandr Merezhko chairs the foreign affairs committee. He joins the show to discuss. 

Also on today's show: Dr. Samer Attar, US surgeon recently in Gaza; Isabel Allende, author, "My Name is Emilia del Valle"; Douglas Belkin, Higher Education Reporter, The Wall Street Journal 

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