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6/19/20 Patrick Cockburn on the Heinous Mistreatment of Julian Assange
Patrick Cockburn joins the show for an update on Julian Assange, who continues to languish in jail as he awaits the results of his possible extradition from Britain to the U.S. on charges under the Espionage Act. Scott and Cockburn revisit the important role Assange...
News Roundup 6/19/20
US News The Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending the DACA program. [Link] A new bill will require any president to get Congressional approval before removing troops from Europe. [Link] The Senate National Defense Authorization Act expands the Air Force. [Link] The...
News Roundup 6/17/20
US News Iowa’s governor will sign an executive order allowing felons to vote. [Link] Trump signs a new executive order attempting to give minor reform to police abuse. The EO calls for police departments to share more information about police officers with a history...
6/12/20 Jake Johnston on the Phony Bolivian Election Fraud Narrative
Jake Johnston discusses the coup in Bolivia last year following accusations of election fraud by former President Evo Morales. Leading up to the election, the Organization of American States had raised concerns about the legitimacy of the election, given...
Robert Gates Has Dementia
Poor old guy has no idea that he is literally the one and only single human man who was secretary of defense of the United States of America at the start of the Libya war in 2011. The way he remembers it, he had nothing to do with the war at all. "The consequences of...
News Roundup 6/11/20
US News A group in Seattle is occupying several city blocks and declared it an autonomous zone. The occupation includes a police precinct building. The occupiers have released a list of demands. [Link] Minneapolis police slashed the tires of protesters. [Link] The...
6/6/20 Kelley Vlahos on the Arms Dealers and Lobbyists Getting Rich as Yemen Burns
Kelley Vlahos discusses the scandalous ties between the arms industry and the American government, starting with the fact that so many members of the Defense Department are former employees of top arms firms like Raytheon, Lockheed, and Northrop Grumman—and vice...
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