Super Powers
Why is it so hard to end the violence in Syria?
The war in Syria is well into its fifth year, why can’t it be stopped? We meet "Madaya Mom" a new Marvel comics superhero inspired by a real-life mother from a besieged Syrian town. A Californian explains how he became the "coffee king" of Serbia. And we learn where the term "gaslighting," which has been tossed around a lot this US election season, came from. Plus, singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno shares a story about the time she met her superhero Ricky Martin.
(Smoke rises from buildings in the Syrian city of Aleppo on October 20, 2016. Credit: George Ourfalian/AFP/Getty).
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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.
