The French government is anticipating more protests and violence this weekend, despite efforts to mend wounds by scrapping the planned fuel tax rise. Christiane Amanpour asks Laurence Haim, a journalist and President Macron’s former campaign spokeswoman, discusses the challenges facing Macron’s presidency.

Alicia Menendez sits down with Zoe Kazan, best known for her role in the “The Big Sick,” to discuss her prolific career on stage and screen.

Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Steve Lopez who recently published a four-part series on child poverty in Los Angeles, focusing on the stories from Telfair Elementary School, an oasis for some of its homeless students.

Seeking the middle ground may have cost Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill her seat in the Senate. She joins the program to discuss the consequences of fierce partisanship in the United States.

As 2018 draws to a close, one of the women at the helm of the Me Too movement, actress and activist Ashley Judd, reflects on what it has achieved and the road ahead.

Alicia Menendez sits down with Malcom Nance, a respected counter-terrorism analyst who was at the forefront of reporting the 2016 Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee. They discuss his latest book, “The Plot to Destroy Democracy.”

As President George H. W. Bush is laid to rest and his funeral brings Washington to a standstill, David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, joins the program to discuss six decades in public service that left behind a complicated legacy.

As Robert Mueller argues President Trump’s former national security advisor has given “substantial” help to his team, one of his former colleagues at the FBI, Josh Campbell, joins the program to discuss.

In July 2015, Sandra Bland was arrested in Texas for a traffic violation, and died three days later in police custody. Michel Martin sits down with Kate Davis, the director of a new film looking back at her death, as well as Sharon Cooper, Sandra’s sister.

After weeks of furious and sometimes violent protests across France, President Macron makes a major concession and suspends his controversial fuel tax hikes. Dominique Moïsi, special advisor at the Institut Montaigne, discusses the future of Macron’s presidency amid mounting anger amongst his citizens.

In an unprecedented move, the UN is trying to create a global framework to manage the mass migration crisis. But a growing number of countries are refusing to cooperation. Louise Arbour, a UN veteran and its current migration chief, has been at the helm of these negotiations and joins the program to discuss.

As Republicans look back to remember the legacy of former president George H. W. Bush. Rich Lowry ponders its future. He is the editor of news magazine “National Review”, a publication that has long been a leading voice on the American right. Just before President Bush’s death was announced, Michel Martin sat down with Lowry.

As host of blockbuster series like “Life on Earth”, “Blue Planet II” and his current series called “Dynasties”, Sir David Attenborough has done more to bring the natural world into our homes than almost anyone. Christiane Amanpour spoke with him from COP-24 Conference, where 197 nations around the world write the rulebook that will govern, and fund, the fight against climate change.

Former Senator Alan Simpson knew George Bush, first as a Congressman; then as President, but also as a father and friend. He spoke to Christiane from Cody, Wyoming.

After more than a year of planning, US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has finally unveiled her proposals to overhaul rules governing sexual assault on campus. Anurima Bhargava helped write the Obama-era guidance on the issue, while Samantha Harris from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education backs the new proposals. They debated the issue with Christiane Amanpour.

The UN warned of a 3.2 degree Celsius temperature rise by the end of this century – woefully short of the two degree goal stated at the Paris Climate Accord. So will we survive the 21st century? 15 years ago, Britain’s Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees gave it a 50/50 chance. Now, he remains doubtful about humanity’s future, and discusses his fears and possible solutions with Christiane Amanpour.

Ericka Hart was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer at the age of 28. A writer and sex-ed teacher, she realized that cancer’s impact on her identity did not feature prominently in her treatment. So she embarked on a mission to spark a broader conversation about the visibility of cancer survivors. She spoke with Alicia Menendez about pushing boundaries, and even going topless to make a point.

Paul Salopek is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow taking on the ‘Out of Eden Walk,' tracing the route our ancestors took on their global migration. He spoke to Hari Sreenivasan from the outskirts of Jaipur, India, eleven thousand miles after setting off. Follow Paul's Out of Eden Walk in real-time online: http://www.nationalgeographic.org/projects/out-of-eden-walk/

As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at the G20 summit in Argentina, the US Congress is souring on the Saudi/US alliance. The senate voted to end US military support for the war in Yemen, while the CIA says that MBS was directly responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Ali Shihabi is close to the Saudi leadership, knew Khashoggi well, and spoke to Christiane Amanpour from DC.

President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen pled guilty to lying to Congress about dealings with Russia, a big coup for Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Democratic Congressman Adam Schiff is the Ranking Member on the House Intelligence Committee, and in January will become its chair; he reacts to the breaking news on Cohen, as well as the latest developments regarding Saudi Arabia and Yemen.