Scott talks to Matt Agorist about police violence in America. Agorist is adamant that although police brutality is disproportionately a problem in black communities, this is an issue that affects us all, and Americans should be unified in opposition to growing police...
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1/22/21 David Swanson on Joe Biden’s Dangerous Cabinet Appointments
David Swanson discusses the foreign policy of the incoming Biden administration. On the positive side, he thinks there's a good likelihood of ending U.S. support for the war in Yemen, lifting some of America's oppressive economic sanctions and better relations with...
News Roundup 1/20/21
US News The US has filed an appeal in UK court in hopes to overturn a judge's decision not to extradite Assange to the US. [Link] In his final day in office, Trump failed to pardon Julian Assange or Edward Snowden. He did pardon Steve Bannon and Lil Wayne. [Link] The...
Congress Prepares to Excommunicate Millions of Americans
"Have you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?” was the question used in congressional hearings in the 1950s in what was portrayed as a witch hunt against leftists that blighted American freedom of speech. A new witch hunt is sweeping Washington,...
1/15/21 Andrew Quilty on the CIA’s Afghan Death Squads
Scott interviews journalist Andrew Quilty about his recent piece for the Intercept, which details the horrific violence being carried out in Afghanistan by U.S.-backed militia groups. In several recent attacks, these "death squads" have raided religious boarding...
Silver Lining to the Lockdowns?
Something good is coming out of the covid lockdowns. Economist David Rosenberg released a special report via the eponymous Rosenberg Research, concluding “the pre-COVID-19 ‘norm’ of a 7% personal savings rate will morph into a post-COVID-19 norm of 10%.” Rosenberg...
Trump Brings Troop Levels in Afghanistan to Lowest in 19 Years
The U.S. has reduced the number of U.S troops in Afghanistan to 2,500, the Pentagon announced Friday. President Donald Trump had promised in October to bring all remaining U.S. forces in Afghanistan back home by Christmas. “We should have the small remaining number of...
News Roundup 1/15/20
US News A large GOP House caucus is against the waiver Gen. Lloyd Austin will need to become Secretary of Defense. The post is meant for a civilian, for a soldier to sit in the position they must get a waiver from Congress. [Link] Laura Poitras says she was fired from...
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