20% Compass with Sheila MacVicar
Network:Al Jazeera America
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S01E05 - "The Invisible Railroad"
Aired on Jul 6, 2015, 1:30 AM
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Beginning Sunday May 10th, "Compass with Sheila MacVicar" will combine Al Jazeera America's commitment to original, unfiltered reporting with award-winning international journalist Sheila MacVicar's ability to put news into a global context and make connections to U.S. foreign policy goals. This unique foreign policy program will also aim to uncover the hidden agendas, strategic failures, political power plays and special interests that may influence America's foreign policy, and play a role in regional politics around the world."Compass' is about the world, and people's place in it. With Al Jazeera's unparalleled reach, and our ability to report from places no one else covers, we'll go straight to the source of today's most pressing international news," said MacVicar. "With interest in global affairs so strong, and people showing a marked preference for original reporting from the source, this show meets the needs of today's news consumers and delivers on the channel's overall mission of increasing knowledge about global affairs."
Episodes (1 Season · 5 Episodes)
E1
Pilot
May 10, 2015
30 min
E2
Track Marks
From hospitals in West Virginia to fields of the Sierra Madres; the easy process of growing, smuggling and using heroin in current times.
May 31, 2015
30 min
E3
The Great Shell Game
Investigating the amount of money that was spent by the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
Jun 14, 2015
30 min
E4
The Gathering Storm
Climate change refugees in Arkansas, pushed out of their homes by severe storms, drought and rising waters, struggle to keep their culture alive.
Jun 28, 2015
30 min
E5
The Invisible Railroad
Sheila MacVicar uncovers a hidden underground railroad for Syrian refugees undertaking a dangerous journey in Italy.
Jul 5, 2015
30 min
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