In this episode, Tanya D. Davis talked with former USAID Power Africa Partnerships Office Deputy Director about the impact on American business in African countries and on the safety and security of the United States. Gwen Andersen, outlines all the things the agency was uniquely equipped to handle and predicts that it will be revived in some form because it met too many American needs not to be. She delves into claims of waste, fraud and abuse and argues all claimsof corruption are untrue and misinformed. Andersen also explains how inadequate agency officials were at explaining to the American people all that USAID dollars did for them before it was too late. Andersen is now a co-founder of The A Energy Company, which, according to their website, seeks to "continuethe vital work of electrifying Africa.”

The United States Supreme Court handed down two immigration-related decisions in the last week of the term that left legal scholars, deportees and non-citizen parents with as many questions as answers. Tanya D. Davis jumped into the immigration law melee to see how much refuge is still available in the system - and how much hope can be found in the courts.

As Palestinians are killed seeking food supplies and Jews in the U.S. are targeted with firebomb attacks, Jewish leaders in the U.S. are tasked with balancing the need to help protect their congregations without hiding in fear, while pushing back against the belief of some that Jews everywhere should be held responsibile for the choices of the Israeli government. Tanya D. Davis talks with Andy Gordon, Rabbi of Bolton Street Synagogue, a politically-active Reform congregation, about his efforts to effect change in Israel. The conversation addresses the need for a two-state solution among a broader definition of Zionism that maintains as a requirement security for an autonomous Jewish state.

Organizational Development expert and licensed therapist Elizabeth Speck, Founder & Principal of MindOpen Learning Strategies for Social Change, has been helping organizations create more equitable and diverse working environments for years and is now navigating the assault on DEI initiatives in the public and private sectors. Speck speaks with Quips & Clips on the continued benefits of efforts at inclusion in a society in which she says “we have all been racialized.”

She uses her personal journey, from education in a legally integrated school in Washington, D.C.'s Virginia suburbs to assisting New York City firefighters in learning more about perspectives they never considered, to explore the erroneous belief that diversity, equity and inclusion is about favoring people of color. Speck responds to the hostility of those in opposition to DEI in the workplace and answers the often-posed question of "What's in it for me?"

This week on Quips & Clips, Zahed Rahman, an American critical care nurse who has just left his second mission in Gaza. Nurse Rahman shares his experiences with resilient children who’ve lost their families but do not want to leave their home. He explains what it’s like to attempt to save lives with makeshift supplies and dwindling food sources. We also delve into the politics of the war and the region and what Zahed describes as a "parallel universe" beyond belief that humanity should not tolerate.

Is the U.S. in a Constitutional crisis? Former moderator of Meet the Press, Chuck Todd, sits down with Tanya D. Davis to answer that question and talk about the amendments he believes the administration has violated inside its first 100 days in office. He details the kleptocracy of the Republican Party and the role money has played in changing Washington. He also shares his political analysis of whether the poll numbers will continue to turn against President Trump, as tariffs and the trade war affect the bank accounts of his voters.

How did the U.S.get here? Theories range from racism to protectionism to the need for lower grocery prices. But is the answer as simple as the American character?

Tanya D. Davis continues her debate over the policy choices in the opening weeks of Donald Trump's second admininstration with Niger Innis, chairman of one of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations. The discussion focuses on: deportation policy that circumvents due process; the continued dismantling of the federal workforce while proposing tax cuts for billionaires; the economic impact of tariffs; the national security ramifications of "Signalgate;" the continued assault on diversity, equity and inclusion; and the accuracy of history as displayed in the nation's museums.