German women post-reunification, Italian mob show ‘Gomorra’ and children in India’s Tamil Nadu State

German women post-reunification, Italian mob show ‘Gomorra’ and children in India’s Tamil Nadu State
German women post-reunification, Italian mob show ‘Gomorra’ and children in India’s Tamil Nadu State

German women post-reunification, Italian mob show ‘Gomorra’ and children in India’s Tamil Nadu State

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We look at the impact of Communism on German attitudes toward women, work, and childcare with University of Iowa Professor, Elizabeth Heineman. Then, Paola Jacobbi (Vanity Fair, Italy) tells us why the series ‘Gomorra,’ which focuses on the Camorra mafia clan, is such a hit in Italy. Plus, we speak with Subramaniam Sriram and Mridu, both of the Bhuvana Foundation, about providing meels, primary care and education for children and their families in India’s Tamil Nadu State. PHOTO: Woman dressed with a bavarian dirndl holds Angela Merkel mask in protest of a benefit program for child care at home. June 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)