Scott interviews Gareth Porter about his coverage of the recent and widespread claims of a Chinese genocide of the Uyghurs. Many of these accusations have relied on the work of one man, Adrian Zenz, whose research Porter calls into question. Porter wrote a piece with...
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2/18/21 Nathan J. Robinson on the Crackdown on Critics of Israel
Nathan Robinson shares his story of being fired from the Guardian after posting a sarcastic tweet about Israel. After joking about the amount of military aid the U.S. government sends to Israel, Robinson was immediately labeled an anti-semite and swiftly fired from...
Prepare for Negative Interest Rates
Negative rates are the destruction of money, an economic aberration based on the mistakes of many central banks and some of their economists, who all start from a wrong diagnosis: the idea that economic agents do not take more credit or invest more because they choose...
2/18/21 Phil Weiss on BDS, Biden and Israel’s Apartheid State
Phil Weiss is back to discuss Israel, beginning with the observation us that now that the two-state solution is essentially off the table for good, it's impossible to ignore the fact that Israel is an apartheid state that has enshrined in law its subjugation of the...
2/16/21 Nasser Arrabyee on the Continued Suffering and Devastation in Yemen
Nasser Arrabyee discusses the heavy fighting going on outside of Ma'rib, the last stronghold of the Saudi-backed government in Yemen. The Houthi "rebels" are closing in on the city, says Arrabyee, and may capture it within a few days—doing so could give them the...
Ron Paul Calls Out Joe Biden’s Threat to Restrict Interstate Travel
Candidate Joe Biden promised not to abuse his executive authority or shut down the economy in order to fight the coronavirus. Instead, he said he would "listen to the science." An order limiting the ability of Americans to travel across state lines would violate all...
COI #72 – Hawks Press Biden to Escalate War in Iraq and Afghanistan
On Conflicts of Interest #72, Kyle Anzalone discusses the recent attack on US troops in norther Iraq. The attack left one contractor dead and an American soldier injured. Hawks are claiming Iran was behind the attack and the US must respond. The link between Iran and...
News Roundup 2/15/21
US News Trump is acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial. Seven republicans voted to convict. [Link] A grand jury dismissed assault charges against two Buffalo police officers who pushed an elderly man to the ground and fractured his skull. [Link]...
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