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William Arkin Quits NBC Over Their War Mongering

by Scott Horton | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog

Bill isn't always right, but like 95% or something at least. Read his great "goodbye letter" here. For me I realized how out of step I was when I looked at Trump’s various bumbling intuitions: his desire to improve relations with Russia, to denuclearize North Korea,...

4/27/18 Tim Shorrock on the Latest Developments on the Korean Peninsula

by Scott Horton | Apr 27, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Tim Shorrock returns to the show to discuss the encouraging developments on the Korean peninsula and the prospects for peace. Scott also takes the opportunity to give a brief history lesson on how the situation with North Korea got to this point (spoiler: it was...

Foreign Policy Focus #166 – Max Boot Fearmongers Against Peace

by Kyle Anzalone | Mar 12, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #166, I discuss Max Boot's Washington Post article North Korea and South Korea Snooker Trump. Boot argues that Trump talking with Kim Jong Un is very dangerous. Boot even claims that a deal with North Korea could lead to North Korea conquering the Korean...

Seoul: North Korea Open to Denuclearization, Offers to Halt Missile Tests

by James Holbrooks | Mar 6, 2018 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Korean Peninsula — Extending the progress made at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, officials from South Korea said on Tuesday that the North is now open to the idea of abandoning its nuclear weapons program and...

Tensions further mounting on the Korean Peninsula

by James Holbrooks | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. Korean Peninsula — Following the revelation that Britain is now drawing up battle plans for a potential war with North Korea — which comes just days after Donald Trump said “only one thing will work” when it...

U.S. Admiral Says He's Ready to Launch Nuclear Strike Against China if Trump Orders It

by James Holbrooks | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog

This article originally appeared at Anti-Media. A day after the director of the CIA called China the greatest threat to the United States — and right as China began live-fire naval drills off the Korean Peninsula — an admiral of the U.S. military said Thursday...

U.S. Admiral Says He’s Ready to Launch Nuclear Strike Against China if Trump Orders It

by James Holbrooks | Jul 28, 2017 | Blog

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The Capitalist Competition Myth

Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...

Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!

ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...

My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate

In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...

These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress

On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...

Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition

In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...

Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults

The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...

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