Scott talks to Tom Collina about the alarming plan to expand America's nuclear arsenal. The $2 trillion package, Collina explains, would include a large investment in what's known as the "nuclear sponge": a collection of ICBMs in America's heartland designed to draw a...
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4/30/21 Aisha Jumaan on US Complicity in Yemen’s Dire Humanitarian Crisis
Aisha Jumaan discusses the situation in Yemen. Although the Biden administration claimed earlier this year that it would end American support for Saudi "offensive operations" in Yemen, they have recently announced that certain support functions—like providing...
When Murray Rothbard Predicted the Menthol Ban
Murray Rothbard wrote the following article in August 1994. Quick: Which is America’s Most Persecuted Minority? No, you’re wrong. (And it’s not Big Business either: one of Ayn Rand’s more ludicrous pronouncements.) All right, consider this: Which group has been...
Remembering Reese Erlich, Pillar of Independent Journalism
When Reese Erlich died in early April, we lost a global reporter who led by example. During five decades as a progressive journalist, Reese created and traveled an independent path while avoiding the comfortable ruts dug by corporate media. When people in the United...
4/23/21 Gareth Porter on Biden’s Promised Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Gareth Porter discusses the recent announcement that the Biden administration will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. This is obviously a violation of the May 1 withdrawal agreement made under the Trump administration, but Porter...
4/16/21 William Arkin: Why America Can’t End its ‘Forever Wars’
William Arkin discusses the changing nature of America's military, specifically the way that operations have shifted away from traditional "boots on the ground" and toward drone strikes, special forces, civilian contractors and intelligence analysts. In fact, for...
White House Uses Debunked ‘Russian Bounties’ Story To Justify New Sanctions on Moscow
In a major escalation with Moscow, the Biden administration announced on Thursday a series of sanctions against Russian individuals and entities. The White House also said it is expelling 10 Russian diplomats. In an announcement on the sanctions, the State Department...
4/12/21 Jacob Sullum: Biden Loves Gun Control by Fiat
Jacob Sullum discusses the Biden administration's possible moves on gun control. Thanks to recent mass shootings, says Sullum, gun control is back in the public eye, resulting in some proposed new laws like background checks, increased "red flag" rules, an "assault...
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