Foreign Policy Biden releases documents showing Trump loosened the rules on drone strikes. [Link] The US will put more pressure on the Salvadoran government. [Link] Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the G7 needs to work against China and Russia. [Link] China...
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News Roundup 5/2/21
by Kyle Anzalone | May 3, 2021 | News Roundup
US News Two Texas police officers were fired for committing crimes on the job. One officer punched a teenage boy for no reason. The other officer pulled his gun and threatened to kill people without cause. [Link] The US announced it will cut its embassy in Moscow...
COI #103 – An Overextended Empire
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 30, 2021 | Conflicts of Interest
On COI #103, Kyle discusses America's overextended empire. The Coast Guard just deployed the USCGS Hamilton to the Black Sea. A US Navy ship fired warning shots at Iranian ships in the Persian Gulf. China reports US operations in its territorial waters have increased...
News Roundup 4/29/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 29, 2021 | News Roundup
US News The state of Michigan’s multi-million fund to pay out settlements for wrongful convictions is facing a $7 billion deficit. [Link] The FDA is considering a ban on menthol cigarettes this week. [Link] Sam Power was confirmed to head USAID. [Link] Great Power...
News Roundup 4/26/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 26, 2021 | News Roundup
NATO Biden announces his first overseas trip will be to NATO HQ. [Link] NATO is pushing India to join an anti-Russia/China alliance. [Link] Afghanistan The Pentagon has not informed defense contractors on their future role in Afghanistan. [Link The US is deploying...
News Roundup 4/22/21
by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 22, 2021 | News Roundup
Great Power The US and Russia both have their ambassadors recalled. Russia recalled its ambassador after Biden called Putin a killer and the US just recalled its ambassador. [Link] Ukraine’s president says his country is ready for war and signed a bill calling up...
The US State Department & Independent Media ft. Joanne Leon Ep. 163
by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 18, 2021 | Foreign Policy, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://youtu.be/zvpOFgLcNto I joined forces with Joanne Leon of the "Around the Empire Podcast" to discuss the US State Department's influence on the independent media. We also discuss the West's narrative against China and Russia, nuance in foreign policy positions,...
4/13/21 Gareth Porter on Staying in Afghanistan, the Iran Deal and Getting Shut Out of Vietnam
by Scott Horton | Apr 14, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Interview #5,500! Scott talks to Gareth Porter about a range of U.S. foreign policy issues, beginning with the Biden administration's announcement that it will withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. To some extent, this is good news, but it obscures...
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Joe Biden’s Second Best Day
After ending the war in Afghanistan: Biden pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession President Biden will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, the White House said Thursday, a move toward decriminalizing the drug....
The Antiwar Comic: Fixing Martha’s Vineyards
Could've done this with Kamala's house. And they're still coming! More comics at the Webcomic Factory.
Latest Amazon Customer Review for Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism
A. writes: A must-read for every American Every US senior high student should read this before deciding whether to join the military under the current political climate of placating the military industrial complex. This book is heart wrenching for anyone with an ounce...
The Carl Sagan Case Against Democracy
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. - Carl Sagan, BrainyQuote How has science and technology advanced when "we the people" never "voted" for such a thing to...
John Bolton Joins W. Bush and the Cheneys as Heroic Inspiration to Millions of American Liberal Democrats
Donald "America First" Trump's National Security Advisor calls for regime change in Russia. *all the pussy-hat ladies swoon*
AOC is 100% Wrong About Inequality
...[I]n 1800 AD, 95% of the world was destitute, living in what we’d now consider extreme poverty. In 1900 AD, about 75% were. Now, maybe 9% of people are, while nine out of ten people live above extreme poverty. In 1950, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong,...
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