Ali Abunimah comments on the recent controversy surrounding Minnesota's Representative Ilhan Omar and her tweets about the Israel lobby's influence in American politics. Unlike virtually any other lobby, explains Abunimah, AIPAC seems to be off limits in the public...
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2/15/19 Kate Gould on Ending US Participation in the War in Yemen
by Scott Horton | Feb 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Kate Gould joins the show to talk about her work with the Friends Committee on National Legislation lobbying for an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen. The house just passed a resolution invoking the War Powers Act, which should send the motion to...
2/15/19 Gareth Porter on the FBI Putsch Against Trump
by Scott Horton | Feb 18, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show, Uncategorized
Gareth Porter gives an update on the "Russiagate" investigation, which he has long maintained is nothing more than a thinly-veiled ploy to remove President Trump from office. Recent reports on the investigation have only confirmed Porter's suspicions that the...
2/8/19 Tom Eddlem on Venezuela’s ‘Free and Fair’ Elections
by Scott Horton | Feb 12, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Libertarian Institute contributor Tom Eddlem gives some of Venezuela's recent history, focusing on the elections of Chavez and Maduro, and most recently Juan Guaido's self-proclamation as the country's legitimate leader. Scott and Eddlem debate the validity of the...
2/8/19 Trita Parsi on the Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel, and the US
by Scott Horton | Feb 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Trita Parsi talks about his book, Treacherous Alliance, which details the complicated political dealings of Iran, Israel, and the United States in the 1980s, 90s, and early 2000s. Most of us forget how closely aligned Israel and Iran were before Bush Jr. and Obama's...
2/8/19 Sheldon Richman on the FDA’s War on Tobacco, Part 3
by Scott Horton | Feb 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman joins the show for part three of his series on the FDA’s increasingly domineering control of tobacco products. Check out parts 1 and 2. Discussed on the show: "TGIF: The FDA's Assault on Tobacco Consumers, Part 3" (The Libertarian Institute) "1/25/19...
2/8/19 Muhammad Sahimi on Iran’s ‘Fake Opposition’
by Scott Horton | Feb 9, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Muhammad Sahimi talks about the delicate state of Iranian politics and the necessity of avoiding war there. Discussed on the show: "Pompeo, Bolton, And Iran’s “Fake Opposition”" (LobeLog) Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Going to Tehran: Why America Must Accept the...
2/8/19 Philip Weiss on the Democratic Split over Zionism
by Scott Horton | Feb 9, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Philip Weiss talks about the opposing camps of the democratic party, one that's close with the zionist Israel lobby, and the other, younger one that views the plight of the Palestinians as a civil rights issue echoing America's own. Most American Jews support a two...
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