RT America -- August 27, 2015

Gitmo prisoners need to be charged or released in civilian courts – advocate

New reports have revealed that only three of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay were actually captured by US Forces, while the vast majorities were handed over by foreign spies. Ramzi Kassem, professor at the City University of New York and a representative of some of the detainees, speaks to Anya Parampil about how the US is not applying fair legal standards with regards to the prisoners.

‘It’s the guns, stupid!’ –activist to Congress on gun control

The father of slain Virginia reporter Alison Parker, who was killed on-air along with cameraman Adam Ward by a former employee, is leading a crusade against gun violence and lax firearms laws in the United States, but what challenges is he up against? Anya Parampil speaks with Leah Barrett, executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, about the state of guns in America and what can be done to change it.