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February 4, 2022

Season 2022 Episode 4157 | 55m 41s

Ai Weiwei explores his complicated relationship with China in his new memoir. Why is Putin so fixated on Kyiv? For a bit of historical perspective, Christiane speaks with two authors who are experts on Russia, propaganda, and how wars start. A wave of book-banning is washing over America. Art Spiegelman's "Maus," an acclaimed graphic novel about the Holocaust, is the latest target.

Aired: 02/03/22
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