Deadly Protests In Iran, Global Sand Shortage And The Surrender Of Granada

Jan 2, 2018, 3:11pm CT

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, university students attend a protest inside Tehran University while a smoke grenade is thrown by anti-riot Iranian police, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. A wave of spontaneous protests over Iran's weak economy swept into Tehran on Saturday, with college students and others chanting against the government just hours after hard-liners held their own rally in support of the Islamic Republic's clerical establishment. (AP Photo)

Deadly Protests In Iran, Global Sand Shortage And The Surrender Of Granada

Jan 2, 2018, 3:11pm CT

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On today’s show:

Iranian police have arrested close to 500 protesters in Tehran, Iran over the past three days. We analyze the causes of the protests with Mateo Farzaneh.
As global standards of living rise, the demand for sand has risen, which one expert has called “A looming tragedy.”
And for our World History Moment: The Spanish laid siege to the city of Granada in 1491 and recaptured the city on January 2, 1492. Historian John Schmidt shares how the Spanish won.