"Security forces in Egypt have tortured children as young as 12, including with waterboarding and electric shocks to their tongues and genitals." That's what John Kerry calls: "The restoration of democracy" after the people overthrew their last dictatorship and voted...
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News Roundup 3/26/20
US News A Congressional audit finds that the two newest aircraft carriers have $130 billion in underestimated maintenance costs. The maintenance costs include septic problems that force the use of chemicals to prevent clogging. The chemicals add up to total $400,000 a...
3/20/20 Philip Weiss on Israel’s Uncertain Political Future
Scott talks to Philip Weiss about the latest in Israeli politics, where Benjamin Netanyahu still has neither been removed from power in a decisive election, nor tried for his corruption charges. His main opponent, Benny Gantz, may now be offered the chance to form a...
3/20/20 Gareth Porter on the New York Times’ Ongoing Russiagate Disinformation Campaign
Scott talks to Gareth Porter about the New York Times' continued efforts to bolster the story that Russia both interfered in the 2016 presidential election and continues to do so in the lead up to the 2020 election. This time around, they allege, Russian actors are...
To Kill Markets Is the Worst Possible Plan
Momentous events usually leave strong memories on those who have lived through them, and those memories often become passed on to later generations in the form of historical interpretations of why and what had happened in the past. This has certainly been so in the...
News Roundup 3/18/20
US News Federal prosecutors have dropped the charges against Concord Management, an alleged part of the Russiagate conspiracy. The company was alleged to have fun online ads to ‘sow discord’ in the US. [Link]The Space Forces has its first offensive weapons system. It...
3/12/20 Stephen Zunes on Biden’s Sponsorship of the Invasion of Iraq
Stephen Zunes talks about Joe Biden's shameful history helping to advocate for the invasion of Iraq in 2002 and 2003. These days he claims he was caught up in the aftermath of 9/11 and was simply mistaken about the intelligence, like everyone else who voted for the...
Greater Idaho Movement Is the Latest Indicator of a Shift toward Decentralization
Recently disgruntled residents of rural counties in southwest Oregon have been organizing a petition to move Idaho’s border westward to form a “Greater Idaho” that could also potentially include parts of Northern California. This petition...
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