Download Episode. Scott talks with Trita Parsi who just wrote an article for Responsible Statecraft about the path to a new war breaking out in the Middle East. In the article, Parsi runs through the history of tension between Israel and Iran to demonstrate that,...
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The Year of Living Dangerously: Global Economic Prospects at a Turning Point
Recently, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), suggested that the year 2023 could "represent a turning point, with inflation declining and growth bottoming out.” She based the prediction on economic assumptions....
Could a National Sales Tax Be a Viable Alternative to the Income Tax?
Sometime during this 117th U.S. Congress, the long-proposed “Fair Tax” will likely receive its first-ever floor vote in the House. A national sales tax, it would replace not only personal and corporate income taxes, but Social Security, Medicare, estate and gift taxes...
2/24/23 Ray McGovern Dissects the Official Reaction to Hersh’s Nord Stream Revelations
Download Episode. Ray McGovern is back to discuss his testimony at the UN about Nord Stream. They discuss Seymour Hersh’s reporting and the reaction from the White House and CIA. McGovern draws parallels between the official reaction to these revelations and some...
The Ohio Train Derailment, Safety Regulation, and the Historical Improvement in Rail Safety
Earlier this month, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, causing a large fire, releasing hazardous materials, and prompting emergency crews to conduct a controlled release and burn of toxic vinyl chloride. Fortunately, no lives were lost,...
2/24/23 Jonathan Ofir on the Israeli Elites Warning of Apartheid
Download Episode. Scott interviews Jonathan Ofir about a recent article he wrote at Mondoweiss. The article highlights the latest mainstream Israeli voice, a journalist named Ben-Yishai, to voice concerns that the current Israeli government may institute apartheid....
News Roundup 2/28/2023
Russia Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned in an op-ed published on Sunday that the Western policy of pouring weapons into Ukraine could lead to “apocalypse.” AWC Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Ukraine on Monday to discuss an additional $10...
2/24/23 Michael Tracey on His Experience at the Munich Security Conference
Download Episode. Scott talks with journalist Michael Tracey about the Munich Security Conference which he attended earlier this month. Tracey gives an overview of who was at the conference, who was disinvited and what the overall tone felt like. They then dig into...
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