What’s Next For Pakistani Politics, The Directors Of ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ And Musicians Against Torture

Aug 4, 2017, 3:53pm CT

In this photo released by Pakistan's Press Information Department, newly-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, right, is greeted by the Opposition leader Khursheed Shah, left, and others at the Parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Pakistan's lower house of parliament elected Abbasi as the country's new prime minister, a loyalist of outgoing Nawaz Sharif, who was disqualified by the Supreme Court for concealing assets. Pakistan Press Information Department via AP

What’s Next For Pakistani Politics, The Directors Of ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ And Musicians Against Torture

Aug 4, 2017, 3:53pm CT

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On today’s show:

Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, resigned last week after the country’s Supreme Court ruled he was no longer fit for office. We take a look at Pakistan’s political future.
The filmmakers behind An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power talk about the legacy of the original film and how it affected the modern climate change movement.
On this week’s Weekend Passport, global citizen Nari Safavi recommends a “global tapas” of music styles available at the Marjorie Kovler Center’s annual Musicians Against Torture benefit concert.