it is about a little known american missionary named howard baskerville, who traveled to iran to teachospel. he ended up dying in iran while helping the iranians fight for their freedom. he is regarded as a national hero in iran. what can we learn from baskerville story? what does it mean for this protest underway today? >> well, this 22-year-old christian missionary who went there in 1907, and ended up fighting, as you rightly said in iran's first democratic revolution, the constitutional revolution was very specifically told by the american government, that he had no business in this fight. he was told it was not his country, these were not his people. this was not his revolution. it had nothing to do with him. and ali, very famously near the end of his life, he responded to the american government, the only difference between me and these people fighting for their most basic rights, is the country of my birth, and that is not a big difference. it has been 115 years. and on one hand, it's depressing that iranians are still dying for the same exact writes that howard baskerville died

and his new book is titled "an american martyr in persia: the epic life and tragic death of howard baskerville welcome you both to democracy now! raha bahreini, can you talk about the broadening scope of the protests and the iran government's crackdown on them? what have you documented at amnesty international? >> hello, amy. thank you for having the. the iranian authorities have shown to crush resistance among the youthful population and to retain their ire. amnesty international has documented widespread unwarranted use of firearms and lethal force by iran security forces. the iranian secure forces have been firing live ammunition civilly to disperse crowds and crush the protests. the deadly crackdown has left over 144 that we have identified by name, among them 24 children. their names and details of their deaths have been documented by amnesty international in a report we're issuing today. among the children are three girls who were beaten to death. in addition, the vast majority of the boys were shot by live ammunition in their head, chest, or other body. the vast majority of those kids h

your new book features the story of howard baskerville, an american missionary teacher who fought inhe 20th century. he is a hero in iran. but he isn't known here in america. why is his story so important and relevant? >> well, because vax kerrville died for the same rights that iranians are 116 years later still fighting for the same -- the most basic human rights. the ability to have a say in the decisions that rule your life. while that is somewhat depressing to think that here we are still, still begging for the same rights we've been begging for in iran for more than a century. at the same time what baskerville does is he gives us a guide, a model for how we, especially in the united states, where we take these freedoms for granted, can actually raise our voices and support those clamoring for those very same freedoms in iran. >> and you are talking about an american in iran. of course, america's relationship with iran is one of the most fascinating geopolitical relationships of them. all it goes back several decades. how do you think that biden administration has handled the si

the epic life of howard baskerville. he joins me now. i want to start with your piece and time this week. you're right that we are now witnessing what can only be described as a fourth revolution in iran. walk us through why you say that. because some might say, come on, that is hyperbole! there have been massive protests before. and this regime always survives. >> there have been mass protests before, that truth. but this is in protest. these aren't demonstrations. what we are seeing here is a massive coalition that certainly began with a group of brave women who were protesting and rallying for their most basic rights. but, has since become something much bigger than this. we are seeing farmworkers and factory workers and retirees and teachers. old people, young people. the majority of the provinces in iran have now seen massive uprising. this isn't just an urbanized middle class, you know, demonstration like we've seen in 2000 and. right now, obviously, it remains to be seen where this all goes. but, make no mistake. this is, by now,

capitol and in an american martyr in persia, the epic life and tragic death of howard baskerville, iranian american scholar and tv host reza aslan tells the story of a south dakota christian missionary turned iranian revolutionary in the early 20th century and bestselling author temple grandin has a new book out titled visual thinking the world renowned animal science professor and autism advocate writes that, quote, it's possible that the most important thing my mother did for me was to not see herself primarily as the mom of a disabled kid. dr. grandin says she wrote her latest book because of the rise in autism diagnoses and that these seem to be holding children back. her book was recently reviewed in the wall street journal. and as a side note, temple grandin appeared on book tv's in-depth program a few years back, and that entire three hour interview can be watched online at book tv, dawg. well, each week as well, national publications publish their reviews of newly released books. here's to the national review magazine looks at john aggressive. those new book, the death of learning.

capitol and in an american martyr in persia, the epic life and tragic death of howard baskerville, iranian american scholar and tv host reza aslan tells the story of a south dakota christian missionary turned iranian revolutionary in the early 20th century and bestselling author temple grandin has a new book out titled visual thinking the world renowned animal science professor and autism advocate writes that, quote, it's possible that the most important thing my mother did for me was to not see herself primarily as the mom of a disabled kid. dr. grandin says she wrote her latest book because of the rise in autism diagnoses and that these seem to be holding children back. her book was recently reviewed in the wall street journal. and as a side note, temple grandin appeared on book tv's in-depth program a few years back, and that entire three hour interview can be watched online at book tv, dawg. well, each week as well, national publications publish their reviews of newly released books. here's to the national review magazine looks at john aggressive. those new book, the death of learning.