Scott talks to Jim Bovard about the Waco massacre, and especially the second investigation into the government's actions, led by Senator John Danforth in 1999. After new evidence emerged that contradicted the official government story, another investigation was...
Presidency
The Establishment Will Never Let Us Leave Afghanistan
With the 20th anniversary of the Afghanistan war now just around the corner, Americans might reasonably wonder whether the nation’s longest war is ever going to end. After carefully considering the question, two retired four-star generals, two former U.S. senators,...
1/28/21 Gareth Porter: Biden’s Coercive Iran Policy Threatens New Regional Crisis
Gareth Porter discusses U.S. relations with Iran, especially the ways the policies of the Biden administration might differ from those of the Trump administration. Even though the JCPOA was one of the signature accomplishments of the Obama presidency, and even though...
1/22/21 Steve Ellner on the Attempted US Destruction of Venezuela
Steve Ellner discusses the economic and political situation in Venezuela, and the U.S. role in pushing the country to where it is today. Ellner dispels a common misconception, which is that foreign influence has had little to do with Venezuela's recent problems...
Kevin Gosztola: No Pardons For Edward Snowden Or Julian Assange
"NSA whistleblower Reality Winner, who was the first to be prosecuted under the Espionage Act under Trump, and former CIA officer John Kiriakou pursued pardons. They were effectively denied as well. On January 17, the New York Times reported that an associate of Trump...
Today’s Riot
I'm swamped editing the book, but just a couple quick things about today's riot at the capitol: Biden did not steal 5 states. Trump lost. That's the deal. Trump's refusal to concede and long delay before telling people to go home today is a goddam disgrace. Still, the...
How State Legislators Can End Our Endless Wars
While President Trump was negotiating yet another peace agreement this week — this time between Israel and Morocco — his enemies beat the drums of war in their ongoing effort to overthrow the America First foreign policy. It’s sad that throughout the entirety of...
12/4/20 Danny Sjursen: The Case Against Jake Sullivan
Danny Sjursen is back for a look at Biden's foreign policy team, in particular his new National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. Sjursen says that Sullivan fits right in with many of Biden's other cabinet picks: extremely talented, well-credentialed, respectable...
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