Scott celebrates eleven years on the radio by interviewing Gareth Porter about Biden’s first year in office. They discuss the negotiations between the Administration and Iran over a return to the JCPOA. Despite many crossovers with the team that reached an agreement...
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12/16/21 End of the Empire – Episode 8 – Mises Fellow Patrick Newman
Scott and Pete are back for the eighth episode of EOTE with special guest Mises Fellow Patrick Newman. They discuss the horrible events that lead to Neoconremover's wife being shot. Please support them with the Go Fund Me link below. Joe...
COI #201: Biden Allows Israel to Sabotage Iran Talks
On COI #201, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman cover the latest on the JCPOA talks, Tel Aviv’s efforts to sabotage diplomacy, and Joe Biden’s efforts to placate the Israelis. Connor reports on the Americans’ unfair criticisms of Iran. They say Tehran’s delegation in...
News Roundup 12/14/2021
US News Victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar have reached a $380 million settlement with USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympics Committee. [Link] Chicago will pay $2.9 million to Anjannette Young. In 2019, Young was handcuffed naked in front of offices as...
How I Robbed the World Bank
I have always had a bad attitude toward official secrets regardless of who is keeping them. That prejudice and John Kenneth Galbraith are to blame for an unauthorized withdrawal I made from the World Bank. When I lived in Boston in the late 1970s, I paid $25 to attend...
The Blowback of 75 Years of Dollar Hegemony
There is no question. The United States dollar dominates world commerce. In 2019, it made up 88% of global trade, and no other currencies came close. This dominance gave the United States power over any other country that exports anything from anywhere. For example,...
New Roundup 12/09/2021
Police A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds the Department of Justice failed to collect data on police abuse. [Link] James Lucien was exonerated by a Massachusetts court after spending 27 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. [Link]...
12/3/21 Bob Murphy and Jon Schwartz on Whether Current Inflation Is a Good Thing
Jon Schwarz wrote an article for the Intercept last month that stirred up quite a buzz. In the piece, Schwarz makes the argument that, because it’s hurting creditors and shrinking the real value of debt, inflation should be viewed as good news for most people. Scott...
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