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5/13/21 Mike Swanson on the Post-Covid Economic ‘Recovery’

by Scott Horton | May 17, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Mike Swanson gives his take on what's in store for the U.S. economy as the covid restrictions begin to lift. Although the early economic recovery isn't looking as rosy as some predicted, many businesses do seem to be getting back to normal as the pandemic subsides. What's much more worrisome, says Swanson, is the sheer amount of money that the government has created over the last year. With trillions of new dollars injected into the economy, it's impossible that we won't see some kind of inflationary consequences sometime soon. Mike Swanson provides investment advice at wallstreetwindow.com...

5/13/21 Ben Freeman on Saudi Arabia’s Covert Influence in American Politics

by Scott Horton | May 16, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Ben Freeman about his research into the Saudi lobby's activity in American politics. Freeman explains that while it's illegal for foreign governments to donate directly to politicians in this country, it's easy to get around these restrictions by hiring firms in the U.S. to make contributions and to lobby on behalf of governments like Saudi Arabia. Freeman has found hundreds of such filings per year, totaling tens of millions of dollars in contributions. He reminds us that all of this activity contributes to painting Saudi Arabia in a positive light while they continue to...

5/13/21 Max Blumenthal on the Real History of Israel-Palestine

by Scott Horton | May 16, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Max Blumenthal about the true state of affairs between Israel and Palestine, which you won't hear about in most mainstream media sources. Although the situation is often depicted as two neighboring states engaged in a religious conflict, the truth is that the Palestinians are second-class citizens in what has become a de facto single apartheid state. The widely-publicized rocket attacks are the actions of an oppressed minority fighting back in the only way they can. Any violence against Israeli civilians is of course condemnable, but we can't lose sight of the fact that Israel...

5/13/21 Jim Bovard on the Dangerous Consequences of America’s Secret Police State

by Scott Horton | May 15, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Jim Bovard discusses the way the American surveillance state has slowly dismantled the fourth amendment, especially thanks to the FISA courts and the way they've enabled legal loopholes for spying on nearly any American citizen. Bovard cites interventions by the NSA and FBI as major factors in Trump's failure to win re-election in November, and says similar activity has most likely compromised dozens of high-profile politicians in the past. All Americans should be able to agree that the intelligence apparatus is an obstacle to liberty and flourishing in this country. Discussed on the show:...

5/13/21 Alan Macleod on the Global PR Offensive of the Israeli Propagandists

by Scott Horton | May 14, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Alan Macleod about all the ways the mainstream media distorts the Israel-Palestine narrative to make it seem like both sides share some of the blame for an unfortunate situation that isn't really anyone's fault. What's never explained is the fact that the supposed Palestinian territories are at this point little more than heavily-occupied refugee camps, and that attacks from the Palestinians are the predictable result of decades of Israeli aggression. Still, Scott and Macleod are hopeful that when the facts on the ground are so obvious and one-sided, people will soon wake up...

5/13/21 Ramzy Baroud on Palestinian Solidarity in the Face of Israeli Oppression

by Scott Horton | May 14, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Ramzy Baroud discusses the deliberately misleading way that stories about Israel-Palestine are presented in western media. The story, he says, almost always begins with the fact that Palestinians have launched rockets at Israeli forces, or at least presents the conflict as an even fight between two neighbors, in which Israel, of course, has the right to defend its own borders. What's never explained is the fact that the supposed Palestinian territories are at this point little more than heavily-occupied refugee camps, and that attacks from the Palestinians cannot be understood without the...

5/13/21 Phil Weiss on the Growing Recognition of Israeli Apartheid

by Scott Horton | May 14, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott talks to Phil Weiss about Israel-Palestine in light of the violence of the last few days. Weiss begins by pointing out that Human Rights Watch has finally declared Israel to be a single apartheid state. In other words, the two-state solution is dead, and the supposed Palestinian territories are really just occupied Israeli lands. Other human rights groups have echoed this same sentiment. The growing acknowledgement of this fact has helped to fuel recent tensions and violence, says Weiss, but more importantly, it's helping to increase awareness of the plight of the Palestinians. With...

3 new interviews of Me

by Scott Horton | May 12, 2021 | Blog

Is the War on Terror Directed at US Citizens Now? - Buck Johnson The U.S. Empire's Destruction Of Somalia and Yemen - Pete Quinones The State of Policing - Year Zero with Tommy Salmons