Mike Swanson joins Scott to talk about President Trump's latest tariff announcement against Mexico. Trump and his team may think these trade policies are good for the economy, says Swanson, but they may also just be using the trade war as a way to shift blame...
Presidency
CNN Falsely Claims Venezuela’s Guaido Was Elected President in January
Continuing to try to advance the US narrative that Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is the “duly elected” president, CNN went to the trouble on Sunday afternoon of inventing an entire election to base this around. In the CNN report, they declared “pressure is...
5/3/19 Greg Palast on Venezuela and the Death of American Journalism
Scott talks to Greg Palast about Venezuela, Deepwater Horizon, and the importance of whistleblowers like Chelsea Manning. Palast explains that most Venezuelans still basically support President Maduro, and that the prospect of Guaidó—a wealthy white guy—ruling reminds...
4/26/19 Phil Giraldi on the Tireless Russiagate Truthers
Phil Giraldi makes the case that the Russiagate investigation was not simply a good faith effort to ensure then-candidate Trump was not an agent of the Russian government, but a legitimate plot to ruin his chances at the presidency by insiders connected to the Clinton...
The Failure Of Socialism: The Venezuelian Experiment
Socialism has reappeared again as an alternative to capitalism in the United States. In a few words, socialism is a political ideology and an economic system in which the state determines the price of labor, retains the means of productions, confiscate private...
But Why is the USA Committing Genocide in Yemen?
To placate the Saudis during the negotiation of the Iran deal, of course. Now check out this insane recitation/rationalization of the facts by Obama-man Robert Malley: "Why the U.S. got entangled in this war—and why a president so determined to keep the country out of...
FPF #310 – Is Iranian Regime Change Next?
On FPF #310, I discuss Trump's Iran policy. In the first two years of Trump's presidency, his Iran policy has been a massive failure. Many of his top advisers are life-long Iran hawks who believe the key to American security regime change in Iran. I examine the...
2/1/19 Greg Palast on Avoiding Regime Change in Venezuela
Greg Palast explains the situation in Venezuela, where the Trump administration has recently been signaling for U.S.-backed regime change. Although the claim is that it's the U.S.'s duty to support "democracy," says Palast, the concern is really for Venezuelan oil....
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