Trump and G.O.P Stoke Fears of a Migrant Caravan, Global Activism: Literacy NGO, Bookwallah, on its India Mission and Lost Friend, Ed Kramer, Saudi Arabia Crisis: Tough Talk from Turkey’s Erdogan and Iran’s Role

APTOPIX Central America Migrant Caravan
Mexicans from religious organizations hand out small bags containing water, toilet paper, diapers and medicine to Central American migrants who got a free ride from a motorist, in Xochiltepec, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Motorists in pickups and other vehicles have been offering the Central American migrants rides, often in overloaded truck beds, as the group of about 7,000 people heads to the U.S. border. Moises Castillo / AP Photo
APTOPIX Central America Migrant Caravan
Mexicans from religious organizations hand out small bags containing water, toilet paper, diapers and medicine to Central American migrants who got a free ride from a motorist, in Xochiltepec, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Motorists in pickups and other vehicles have been offering the Central American migrants rides, often in overloaded truck beds, as the group of about 7,000 people heads to the U.S. border. Moises Castillo / AP Photo

Trump and G.O.P Stoke Fears of a Migrant Caravan, Global Activism: Literacy NGO, Bookwallah, on its India Mission and Lost Friend, Ed Kramer, Saudi Arabia Crisis: Tough Talk from Turkey’s Erdogan and Iran’s Role

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On today’s show: 

  • President Donald Trump tweeted that he would declare a “national emergency” over the Central American migrant caravan heading towards the United States, through Mexico. 
  • Global Activism: we catch up with Bookwallah founder Seena Jacob and we are also joined by her husband Randall Kramer. Kramer is the son of the late Ed Kramer who was a beloved WBEZ volunteer. 
  • Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was planned by the Saudi Arabian government.