Download Episode. Scott interviewed Andrew Cockburn about some recent articles he’s written. They start with a piece digging into the actual national security budget, which is much higher than people typically think. They also talk about the consequences of the war...
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Rights Groups Demand US End Weapon Shipments to Israel
Oxfam and Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a joint letter calling for President Joe Biden to halt arms transfers to Israel. Over the past five months, Washington has shipped weapons to Tel Aviv on a near-daily basis. The rights groups documented Israel conducting...
CIA Further Discredits ‘Uyghur Genocide’ by Admitting Covert Influence Campaign
On March 14, Reuters released a bombshell report: in 2019 the Donald Trump White House began a clandestine CIA influence campaign to smear China's international reputation. According to three former U.S. officials with direct knowledge, “the CIA created a small team...
3/18/24 Michael Tracey on Why the Latest Attempt to Ban TikTok is a Scam
Download Episode. Michael Tracey returned to the show to discuss the bill Congress is trying to pass to ban the social video-sharing app TikTok. Tracey explains what the bill actually says and the two talk about what the government could do going forward if it...
Pentagon Still Open to US Troops in Haiti
A senior US military official said the Pentagon has not yet ruled out an American deployment to Haiti, which has seen a spike in violent unrest that prompted the resignation of the country’s prime minister last week.
What About the Roads, Huh?
Oh, please. The government absolutely despises you. They spent all your road money murdering Palestinian children instead. It's the one thing they all agree on. Therefore: Bridges Are Collapsing and the Candidates Aren't Talking About It
The World’s Worst Hypocrites
Just as the UK courts are deciding on Julian Assange's last appeal before he is extradited to the United States and prosecuted for espionage for RECEIVING and PUBLISHING classified information, in direct violation of the First Amendment and the government's own...
The Principled Cannot Convince the Irrational
No matter how brutal an event, there will be those who can justify, rationalize, or spin a positive narrative. Real and imagined injustices inspire reactions that lead to more injustice, creating a spiral of revenge. Or a group can decide that it is superior,...
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