Fire, then fury: Hong Kong’s deadly blaze

Fire, then fury: Hong Kong’s deadly blaze

The dead are still being found; the displaced huddle in public spaces. Who or what will be blamed, and what policies will change after the tragedy? We visit Georgia, where protests have now lasted a year, probing the differences between popular uprisings that succeed and those that fail. And remembering He Yanxin, last natural inheritor of China’s ancient women-only language.


Additional audio courtesy of Zhao Ke'er from the documentary "Heart of Gold".


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