Scott interviews Justin Cornett and Josh Eakle about their organization, For All Tennessee, which they describe as a lobbying group for the people. Cornett and Eakle target specific reforms that just about everyone in their state can agree on, bringing together...
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7/30/21 Kevin Gosztola and John Kiriakou on the Sentencing of Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Kevin Gosztola and John Kiriakou about the trial of drone whistleblower Daniel Hale, who was just sentenced to 45 months in prison for crimes under the espionage act. Hale's case is unlike some other recent whistleblowers, in that he freely pled guilty...
7/30/21 Gareth Porter on the Stressing of US-China Relations over Taiwanese Independence
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the tenuous and secretive relationship between the U.S., China and Taiwan. Since the Nixon administration, Porter explains, America has had an official, but mostly tacit, policy of supporting the "one China" principle—but U.S....
7/30/21 David Swanson on the Unexpectedly Good War Powers Reform Bill
by Scott Horton | Jul 31, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
David Swanson discusses the new congressional and presidential war powers legislation that's been proposed by Senators Murphy, Lee and Sanders. Swanson describes his initial fears about the bill, given how bad previous attempts to modify congressional war powers and...
7/27/21 Dave DeCamp: Recent Updates on America’s Forever Wars
by Scott Horton | Jul 28, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Dave DeCamp about what's going on in the various corners of America's would-be empire. In Afghanistan, as predicted, the Taliban have been making gains against the Afghan government as the U.S. military withdraws—but the Biden administration's...
7/25/21 Mark Curtis on Britain’s Secret Role in Syria and Yemen
by Scott Horton | Jul 26, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott interviews journalist Mark Curtis about his investigations into the UK role in the wars in Syria and Yemen. Regarding Yemen, Britain has long denied any involvement in that war, says Curtis, but it's now been revealed that they, like the U.S., have been helping...
7/19/21 Peter McCormack on the Bitcoin Revolution Taking the World by Storm
by Scott Horton | Jul 19, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Peter McCormack discusses the latest developments in the world of Bitcoin. The most important news is that El Salvador moved to make Bitcoin legal tender, alongside the U.S. dollar, which McCormack says is huge for its viability as a mainstream currency. Bitcoin...
7/16/21 Ron Enzweiler: Requiem for America’s Ineffectual War State
by Scott Horton | Jul 18, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Ron Enzweiler discusses the unlearned lessons of America's wasteful and doomed wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. First of all, he says, we should have known that the only thing keeping Iraq together was Saddam Hussein's stranglehold on power, which prevented a civil war...
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