Steve Ellner discusses the economic and political situation in Venezuela, and the U.S. role in pushing the country to where it is today. Ellner dispels a common misconception, which is that foreign influence has had little to do with Venezuela's recent problems...
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How Not To Argue Against the Minimum Wage
Among the hotly contested list of Joe Biden’s promises is an increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. There are plenty of sound reasons to oppose government minimum wage laws, but there is one objection making the rounds that is based on bad economics and...
1/22/21 Gareth Porter on the Latest Chapter in the Manufactured Iran Crisis
Scott interviews Gareth Porter about the competing attitudes toward Iran in American foreign policy. During his presidency, Trump was sometimes the voice of restraint against those who favored a more aggressive stance toward Iran and in some cases even advocated...
1/23/21 Hassan El-Tayyab on Biden’s Promise to End the War in Yemen
Hassan El-Tayyab discusses the prospects for an end to the war in Yemen under the incoming Biden administration. President Biden and Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken have both signaled that they'd like to end U.S. participation in the war right away, though...
RIP Jeff Riggenbach
My dear old friend Jeff Riggenbach died today. Jeff was a brilliant writer who penned two pieces on Randolph Bourne, the namesake of Antiwar.com’s parent foundation, The Randolph Bourne Institute. The Brilliance of Randolph Bourne Randolph Bourne Biography As a...
1/22/21 Matt Agorist on the Growth of the American Police State
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...
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...
Episode 525: Reflections on the ‘Storming of the Capitol’ w/ Aaron from ‘Timeline Earth’
74 Minutes Not Safe For Work Aaron is one of the hosts of the Timeline Earth podcast. Pete invited Aaron back on the show to talk about the "storming of the capitol." They then the get into the response from the government and the corporate press, as well as the...
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