Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the national political scene in Iran, where, in large part thanks to U.S. intervention, the population is increasingly aligning behind the most conservative forces, and moving away from President Rouhani. Iranians, Porter says, have...
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5/20/21 Daniel Larison on Israel’s De Facto Annexation of Palestine
by Scott Horton | May 20, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Daniel Larison talks Israel-Palestine. He takes on the common straw man argument that Israel "has a right to defend itself" from the belligerence of its neighbors. In the abstract, of course, every sovereign nation should have the right to self-defense; the problem is...
5/17/21 Hassan El-Tayyab on American Complicity in Saudi Arabia’s War of Genocide in Yemen
by Scott Horton | May 17, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Hassan El-Tayyab discusses the state of the war in Yemen. The Biden administration famously announced in February that it would be ending support for Saudi "offensive operations" in Yemen, including targeting assistance and maintenance on their military equipment. In...
5/13/21 Mike Swanson on the Post-Covid Economic ‘Recovery’
by Scott Horton | May 17, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Mike Swanson gives his take on what's in store for the U.S. economy as the covid restrictions begin to lift. Although the early economic recovery isn't looking as rosy as some predicted, many businesses do seem to be getting back to normal as the pandemic subsides....
5/13/21 Ben Freeman on Saudi Arabia’s Covert Influence in American Politics
by Scott Horton | May 16, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Ben Freeman about his research into the Saudi lobby's activity in American politics. Freeman explains that while it's illegal for foreign governments to donate directly to politicians in this country, it's easy to get around these restrictions by...
5/13/21 Max Blumenthal on the Real History of Israel-Palestine
by Scott Horton | May 16, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Max Blumenthal about the true state of affairs between Israel and Palestine, which you won't hear about in most mainstream media sources. Although the situation is often depicted as two neighboring states engaged in a religious conflict, the truth is...
5/13/21 Jim Bovard on the Dangerous Consequences of America’s Secret Police State
by Scott Horton | May 15, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Jim Bovard discusses the way the American surveillance state has slowly dismantled the fourth amendment, especially thanks to the FISA courts and the way they've enabled legal loopholes for spying on nearly any American citizen. Bovard cites interventions by the NSA...
5/13/21 Alan Macleod on the Global PR Offensive of the Israeli Propagandists
by Scott Horton | May 14, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Alan Macleod about all the ways the mainstream media distorts the Israel-Palestine narrative to make it seem like both sides share some of the blame for an unfortunate situation that isn't really anyone's fault. What's never explained is the fact that...