Joe Lauria joins the show for an update on Julian Assange, who was arrested this morning at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Lauria explains why it's so dangerous for governments to prosecute Wikileaks, which is nothing more than a platform for information. This...
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4/8/19 John Kiriakou on Chelsea Manning’s ‘Don’t Tread on Me’ Moment
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to John Kiriakou about Chelsea Manning, who is refusing to testify against Wikileaks. Kiriakou explains that she probably doesn't want to incriminate herself by forgetting things while rehashing details of previous testimony. Scott and Kiriakou both agree...
4/8/19 Medea Benjamin Rates the Democratic Presidential Candidates on Foreign Policy
by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Medea Benjamin joins the show for a rundown of some of the democratic presidential candidates' positions on war and the military-industrial complex. Some candidates, like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, are better now than they once were, perhaps due to increased...
4/8/19 Joanne Leon on the Principled Russiagate Skeptics
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Joanne Leon of Around the Empire about all the left-leaning journalists who were skeptical of the mainstream "Russaigate" narrative all along, which, as opponents of President Trump, went against their interest in a certain sense. These people held an...
4/4/19 Bette Dam on the Secret Life of Mullah Omar
by Scott Horton | Apr 9, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to journalist Bette Dam about her new book, Searching For An Enemy: The Secret Life Of Mullah Omar. Dam also reflects on how journalists may need to rethink the ways they report on the terror wars. Bette Dam is a journalist and the author of A Man and A...
4/4/19 Ryan McMaken Explains the Real Cause of Economic Instability
by Scott Horton | Apr 5, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Ryan McMaken joins the show to explain the economics of central banks—specifically the way our Federal Reserve destroys people's savings by inflating the money supply and causes the boom/bust cycle through its manipulation of interest rates. People will often object,...
4/4/19 Matt Agorist on the Political Tactics of the New Zealand Terrorist
by Scott Horton | Apr 5, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Matt Agorist of the Free Thought Project about the recent shooting in New Zealand and the tactics used by the killer to intentionally sow political division. The point of radical action is often to provoke an equally violent political backlash, explains...
3/30/19 Aaron Maté Was Also Right About Russiagate
by Scott Horton | Mar 30, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Aaron Maté discusses the aftermath of the Russia investigation and what it's revealed about mainstream American journalists. In addition to seriously undermining media credibility, the obsession with possible Russian influence over the president has made it next to...
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