Scott talks to Eric Margolis about the history of the Soviet Union and its aftermath, in honor of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall last week. Margolis reminds us what a mistake the Cold War was, as is the new Cold War that American neocons and...
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The Great Hero Mikhail Gorbachev: Don’t Build Berlin-style Wall Between Russia and West
Here's a man who deserves some attention when he beseeches: Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, has warned against building a new physical or invisible wall between Russia and the West, 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. In written comments to Reuters...
News Roundup 8/1/19
US News Police departments are finding facial recognition programs are not worth the price. [Link] The New Cold War The Pentagon would like more ice breakers in anticipation of competing in the South Pole with Russia. [Link] US officials say Hazam bin Laden - son of...
News Roundup 6/14/19
US News Black drivers in Missouri are 91% more likely to be pulled over than white drivers. [Link] A new law will require some Alabama sex offenders to be medically castrated before getting parole. [Link] All criminal charges have been dropped against Flint officials...
News Roundup 5/9/19
Russiagate US and foreign intelligence worked to interfere in the Trump campaign. [Link] The Mueller Report allows readers to look past the no collusion finding and hold on to the Russiagate conspiracy theory. [Link] US Foreign Policy Danny Sjursen: the Left needs...
4/12/19 James Carden on America’s New Cold War with Russia
James Carden joins the show to talk about the obsolescence of NATO as the organization turns 70 this year. Far from Russia expanding its influence westward, as was feared, Carden explains how the U.S. has actually been the one to expand eastward, largely by including...
News Roundup 2/7/19
Venezuela Trump takes guidance from Marco Rubio on Venezuela policy. [Link] NSA John Bolton says the US may lift sanctions on Venezuelan military officers who defect to the Juan Guaido government. [Link] US sanctions are punishing the Venezuelan people. [Link] The...
1/4/19 Ted Galen Carpenter on America’s New Cold War with Russia
Cato Institute fellow Ted Galen Carpenter talks about his latest article, "NATO Partisans Started a New Cold War With Russia." He lays out the prevailing narrative about Russian aggression: Nixon and Kissinger were able to defuse the threat of global communism by...
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