Eli Clifton discusses the influence of the Israel lobby over American politics. Even for President Trump, who famously claimed he didn't need money from big donors, Israeli and Jewish-American money is important because it can win congressional elections, and Trump...
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6/7/19 William Astore on the Ten Tenets of Air Power
by Scott Horton | Jun 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews William Astore about his recent TomDispatch piece on American air power. Astore, a retired Air Force officer, explains what he was and was not taught about bombing as a strategy in war, most notably the fact that the perception of the U.S. military by...
6/7/19 Joe Lauria on the Dangerous Precedent of the Assange Indictment
by Scott Horton | Jun 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Joe Lauria discusses the dangerous legal precedent set by the case against Julian Assange, whose actions in leaking government documents are not categorically different from those of a journalist. As Glenn Greenwald points out, there's no "license" that makes someone...
5/31/19 Mike Swanson on Trump’s Trade War and the Current Bubble
by Scott Horton | Jun 4, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Mike Swanson joins Scott to talk about President Trump's latest tariff announcement against Mexico. Trump and his team may think these trade policies are good for the economy, says Swanson, but they may also just be using the trade war as a way to shift blame...
5/31/19 Aaron Maté on Russiagate after the Mueller Report
by Scott Horton | Jun 2, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Aaron Maté about the continuing Russiagate narrative. Democrats have far too much invested in the idea that Trump somehow stole the election from Hillary Clinton, says Maté, to ever admit that they were wrong in their hysteria. Maté reminds us that many...
5/31/19 Giorgio Cafiero on Iraq War III 1/2
by Scott Horton | Jun 2, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Giorgio Cafiero of Gulf State Analytics discusses the mess that U.S. foreign policy has made of the Middle East in light of the news that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is in fact alive after many claims and rumors to the contrary. President Trump, Scott and Cafiero...
5/31/19 Daniel Ellsberg on the Importance of Whistleblowers
by Scott Horton | Jun 1, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Famed whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg talks to Scott about the importance of people like Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning, who are keeping alive the role of good journalists in an age where the media increasingly serves the political establishment. They discuss the...
5/31/19 David Vine on the Plight of the Chagossians
by Scott Horton | May 31, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
David Vine explains the delicate situation of British colonial rule over the Chagos Archipelago, where thousands of native residents were forced to leave their homes in order for the United States to build a military base there. The UN has condemned the move in an...
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