In The News

Where does the United States stand in regards to North Korea? Speaker Mike Chinoy breaks it down for us in his recent article for The Cipher Brief. In his piece, "Gambling with Catastrophe on the Korean Peninsula," Chinoy outlines how foreign policy regarding North Korea has changed and where the major players in Washington believe it is going.

Imagine that you are colonizing a new planet with the fate of humanity at stake. Which system of government will you choose? And how will that choice impact every other decision that you make? Klang Games, the creator of Seed, a simulation MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) game, called upon no less than Harvard Law professor, constitutional scholar, citizen activist and APB speaker Lawrence Lessig to mastermind their game’s political framework.

Known for his reporting both co-anchoring the CBS Evening News and posting on social media via Facebook Live, APB speaker Dan Rather took to some more personal reporting as he embarked on a four-day road trip with his grandson and education advocate, Martin Rather.

A year after the tragic Pulse Nightclub shootings, APB speaker and survivor Angel Colon shared his story of hope with Anderson Cooper on CNN’s special report “The Pulse of Orlando: Terror at the Nightclub.” Colon, along with parents that were touched by the tragedy, first responders and police officers, retell the story of that night and how, in a year, they turned their pain into inspiring action.

The highly anticipated upcoming movie Stronger is not just about the Boston Marathon Bombing; it’s about “the effect of it and how it brings people together through tragedy,” said Jake Gyllenhaal about his upcoming role portraying APB speaker Jeff Bauman in an interview on The Today Show.

"I saw the bomber. He took my legs, but he didn’t break me…He only made me STRONGER.” -Jeff Bauman

The trailer of Stronger, a film adaptation of APB speaker Jeff Bauman’s book on the Boston marathon bombing, was just released! The film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, tells Jeff’s story of resilience and triumph. Before April 15, 2013, Bauman was a normal 27-year-old. After the bombing, which claimed both of his legs, he emerged a hero and a fighter. Credited with identifying those guilty of the crime, Bauman contributed to making justice happen for so many who suffered that day. The film is set to be released in September of this year.

Best-selling author, CBS contributor and APB speaker Lee Woodruff was interviewed by the Chief Operating Officer at Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, via Facebook Live.

Author, veteran and transformative leader Wes Moore, was announced as the new chief executive officer of the nonprofit Robin Hood.

Eleven years after leaving broadcast news, reporter and APB speaker Dan Rather has made a comeback on a platform that can reach more people than he ever thought possible: social media. The unconventional election of 2016 inspired Rather to speak up about what he saw, and egged on by journalists at his multimedia production company News and Guts, he wrote Facebook posts about his thoughts.

Former president of the Soviet Union, APB speaker Mikhail Gorbachev, advocates for a shift in government when reflecting on his successor Vladimir Putin. TIME magazine recently named Putin as one of the 100 most influential world leaders as part of their annual list.