Were yesterday's primaries a harbinger of things to come in November’s mail-in ballot Presidential election? Interesting trends are already apparent: Progressive Democrats in New York and Kentucky have the advantage against party establishment figures. Mark McKinnon, host of "The Circus," and Faiz Shakir, former campaign manager for Bernie Sanders, analyze yesterday's events.

Artist Kadir Nelson is behind some of the defining images of these times, including the New Yorker's June cover and Rolling Stone's July cover. He joins Christiane to explain his inspiration and reflect on racial justice in the U.S.

Norm Stamper was a cop for 34 years and spent six of them as Seattle’s police chief. Stamper resigned over his handling of the 1999 World Trade Organization protests -- after he authorized the use of tear gas. Stamper has been a vocal advocate of police reform ever since. He tells Michel Martin how he became aware of what he calls the "dark side" of police culture and how to fix the problem.

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton's tell-all memoir, "The Room Where It Happened," hits shelves today. Once the dust settles, what will this country's relationship with the rest of the world look like? To answer that question, Christiane speaks with another person who sat in "The Room Where it Happened" during a different presidency.

Clifford Stott is an expert in the psychology of crowds. He has spent his career studying protests and is advising the government in the United Kingdom on how to reduce the risk of civil unrest in the wake of the pandemic. He joins Christiane to discuss.

With little access to affordable housing, the majority of poor Americans spend more than half of their incomes on keeping a roof over their heads. Many end up on the street. "The Eviction Lab" at Princeton University proposes remedies that are in turn the key to economic mobility. Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond talks with Michel Martin about our broken system.

Reverend William Barber is Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign, which this weekend conducted its own march on Washington, calling for economic justice: a virtual march, with more than two million participants. Reverend Barber joins Christiane from Raleigh, North Carolina, to discuss racial and economic justice.

Why did Attorney General William Barr fire Geoffrey Berman, the top prosecutor at the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's office? Berman was appointed after President Trump fired his predecessor in 2017, but now his office is investigating some of the President's allies--including his lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani. Former federal prosecutor Anne Milgram joins Christiane to discuss.

The International Monetary Fund is preparing to release an updated assessment of the world economy later this week. IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva joins Christiane for an exclusive interview.

Lonnie Bunch is the first African American and the first historian to oversee the Smithsonian – the world’s largest museum complex – and before taking on that role last year, he led the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Bunch speaks with Walter Isaacson about curating a response to this historic uprising.

Malcolm Gladwell has for years reflected on and written about race and policing in America--notably in his most recent book, “Talking to Strangers.” Now, with a new season of his hit podcast “Revisionist History” being released, he joins the show to discuss this moment in race relations.

Today, America commemorates Juneteenth. On this day in 1865 Union soldiers rode into Galveston, Texas to tell the slaves the Civil War was over and they were free. This year, the day is particularly meaningful, as America protests racial injustice. To reflect on past, present and future, Christiane speaks with distinguished historian Eric Foner and renowned professor and author Carol Anderson.

President Trump says COVID-19 is dying out, but the data directly contradicts his claim. Oklahoma is seeing a record increase in new cases this week and 23 other states show spikes as well. Epidemiologist Dr. Larry Brilliant has been sounding the alarm about pandemics for years. He explains to Walter Isaacson what he learned about combating viruses while working for the WHO in India.

John Bolton's forthcoming memoir, “The Room Where It Happens,” recounts his 17 months with an administration he describes as corrupt, ill-informed, and reckless. President Trump calls the book “pure fiction,” while his Justice Department tries to stop its distribution, citing “national security interests.” CNN correspondent Jim Sciutto joins the program to discuss.

Domestic abuse is so severe in some regions that the United Nations is calling it a “shadow pandemic.” It’s happening everywhere, but Iran and in Mexico stand out as particularly egregious cases. Christiane speaks with reporter Farnaz Fassihi and activist Gabriela Jauregui about this hidden crisis.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we have been bombarded with stats and facts about the economic fallout. But what does it all mean? Raj Chetty is trying to make sense of it in his role as economics professor at Harvard and director of the research group Opportunity Insights. The group's new index looks at jobs, income and spending, neighborhood by neighborhood, with some surprising conclusions.

At the 1968 Olympic Games, U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos -- shoeless, in a protest against poverty -- raised the black power salute for freedom. They never ran again. Decades later in the NFL, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest police killings of unarmed black Americans. He hasn’t played since. LA Times sports columnist LZ Granderson joins to discuss.

In Latin America, there is an alarming number of new COVID cases. Brazil reports a record 35,000 new cases in just 24 hours, even as the government insists the outbreak is under control. Peru has also turned into a hotspot despite early measures to control the virus; there’s an exodus from Lima, of those unable to pay rent or feed themselves. Former Mexican Health Minister Julio Frenk discusses.

White evangelical Christians are a key support group for President Trump. Rev. Robert Schenck is a clergyman from this very group. His rhetoric against abortion clinics helped motivate the 1998 murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, an OB/GYN in Buffalo, NY. Since then, Rev. Schenck's soul-searching has led him to a new ideology. He discusses the importance of embracing empathy in these times.

President Trump has lashed out at German Chancellor Angela Merkel, pulling nearly 10,000 U.S. troops out of Germany and accusing her of delinquency on military spending. In fact, Germany has raised its share of the NATO budget to more than $50 billion since President Trump took office. Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, responds to the president's decision.