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...
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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...
2/4/19 David Stockman on the Waning American Empire
by Scott Horton | Feb 8, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
David Stockman joins the show to talk about his new book, Peak Trump: The Undrainable Swamp And The Fantasy of MAGA. Stockman explains how the U.S. has painted itself into a corner with both its unwinnable wars in the middle east, and its unsustainable fiscal and...
2/1/19 Jon Schwarz on Elliott Abrams’ Bloody History in Latin America
by Scott Horton | Feb 6, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
The Intercept's Jon Schwarz joins the show to talk about Elliott Abrams, President Trump's new pick as special envoy to Venezuela. Abrams comes from a long line of neocons with a history of supporting regime change, often resulting in massive civilian casualties and...
2/1/19 Sheldon Richman on the FDA’s War on Tobacco, Part 2
by Scott Horton | Feb 6, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Sheldon Richman comes on the show for part two of his series on the FDA's recent moves to control tobacco products even more tightly. Not only is the agency allowed to regulate all products containing tobacco, they can now determine what constitutes a "tobacco...
2/1/19 Eric Margolis on Pulling Troops out of Afghanistan
by Scott Horton | Feb 6, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Eric Margolis joins the show to talk about President Trump's apparent intentions to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. This idea has met with a surprising amount of pushback—somehow ending the war is seen as more shameful than the war itself. Scott and Margolis fear...
2/1/19 Max Blumenthal on Trump’s ‘Presidential’ Posture Toward Venezuela
by Scott Horton | Feb 5, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Max Blumenthal about the political unrest in Venezuela. Blumenthal explains how dangerous it is that there's been a mostly positive, and bipartisan, response to President Trump's comments about intervening there. Just like when he was bombing Syria,...
2/1/19 Jason Hickel on the Crimes of British Colonialism
by Scott Horton | Feb 5, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show
Jason Hickel discusses the history of British colonial rule in India and his new piece, "How Britain stole $45 trillion from India." He explains the British government's clever scheme: forcibly extract tax revenue from the people, use the money to buy goods from other...
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