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How the world looks through American eyes, and the myriad and unexpected ways that the world influences the United States.

Boston Calling: To Stay or Leave

Dr William Fischer

20/09/2014

To Stay or Leave

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An American doctor says racism is to blame for the slow response to the Ebola outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in west Africa has killed more than 2400 people, and the World Health Organization has called the crisis “unparalleled in modern times.” We ask why the United States is only now ramping up its efforts to combat the disease. And, we look at the incredible challenges facing healthcare workers in this fight. 

Also in this edition, we investigate why a teen from the American heartland disappeared, only to resurface in Syria. We get an update on a story from a few months ago about a gay rights activist from Uganda who was seeking asylum in the US. And, we meet Russia’s unlikely poster boy for its embargo on Western goods. Plus, how a private collection of family photos—from the 1970s—are now telling a remarkable story of American assimilation and Chinese-American life.

(Photo: Dr William Fischer of Chapel Hill, in North Carolina, wearing protective clothing to treat Ebola patients. Courtesy of Dr William Fischer)

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