Reese Erlich has the latest on some of the many conflicts in the Middle East today. He first discusses the strange fact that most Americans seem utterly unaware of what's going on between the Israelis and the Palestinians whose land they are occupying. Too often, the...
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11/15/19 Jimmy Dore on the Moral Bankruptcy of the Democratic Party
Scott talks to comedian Jimmy Dore about all the problems with the foreign policy positions of the Democratic presidential candidates. He and Scott agree that the only one with a halfway decent antiwar stance is Tulsi Gabbard, who the media has been trying their...
Pennsylvania Aims To Move Forward Both On Medicinal & Adult Use Cannabis Programs
Pennsylvania Considers New Recreational Cannabis Legislation A new effort to legalize recreational cannabis is coming to the Keystone State. Pennsylvania lawmakers Daylin Leach and Sharif Street are hoping to build support for their latest proposal, Senate Bill 350...
11/15/19 Daniel Ellsberg on America’s Hair-Trigger Nuclear Holocaust
Daniel Ellsberg discusses the Kings Bay Plowshares case, in which he was set to testify as an expert witness before such testimony was banned by the judge at the last moment. His testimony would have centered on the threat that these Trident missiles pose to end...
11/15/19 Eric Margolis on the Fall of Communism and the New Cold War
Scott talks to Eric Margolis about the history of the Soviet Union and its aftermath, in honor of the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall last week. Margolis reminds us what a mistake the Cold War was, as is the new Cold War that American neocons and...
Warning: Actual Costs of Government Programs Higher Than Advertised
As outrageous as the price tag promised to us for initiatives like Elizabeth Warren’s healthcare plan, Bernie’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan, or AOC’s ‘Green New Deal,’ history tells us the actual cost to taxpayers would be far higher. In its first year, Medicare cost $3...
News Roundup 11/18/19
US News A man in Georgia was executed. The state refused to test DNA his lawyers' claim would clear him of the murder. [Link] The 11th Circuit of Appeals rules that distributing food in public is protected by the First Amendment. The ruling comes over a Florida group...
11/15/19 Michael Bell Sr. on Getting Justice for His Son
Michael Bell shares the story of his son, who was killed by police in 2004 at age 21. Michael Jr. was coming home after a night out, was accosted by officers for spurious reasons, and was eventually fatally shot after one officer claimed Michael was trying to take his...
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