Janine Jackson talks about Chelsea Mannings re-incarceration for her refusal to testify in Julian Assange's Wikileaks case. Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for her leaking of classified state department information, but had her sentence commuted by...
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4/8/19 Ramzy Baroud on the Great March of Return
by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Ramzy Baroud about the Palestinians' March of Return and their broader struggle for civil rights in Israel. Discussed on the show: "‘The Essence of Being Palestinian’: What the Great March of Return is Really About" (Counterpunch) Obstacle to Peace: The...
4/11/19 Joe Lauria on Julian Assange’s Arrest
by Scott Horton | Apr 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
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...
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,...
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