US News The US formally request the UK extradite Julian Assange. [Link] The Trump administration calls for Saudi Arabia to show tangible progress into the investigation of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. [Link] Senate Democrats and Republicans are working to block...
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6/10/19 Jim Bovard on Obama’s Forgotten Frauds and Debacles
Jim Bovard reflects on the legacy of Barack Obama's presidency in light of Donald Trump's. Obama is garnering favorable comparisons now, explains Bovard, but we shouldn't forget all of the horrible things he did, especially on civil liberties and foreign wars. The...
6/7/19 Eli Clifton on Israeli Money in American Politics
Eli Clifton discusses the influence of the Israel lobby over American politics. Even for President Trump, who famously claimed he didn't need money from big donors, Israeli and Jewish-American money is important because it can win congressional elections, and Trump...
News Roundup 6/10/19
US News Texas raises the smoking age to 21. [Link] Officials release video showing corrections officers turning off a body camera then beating a restrained prisoner. [Link] Senator Rand Paul says someone in the deep state prevented John Brennan from losing his...
News Roundup 6/7/19
US News Bernie Sanders calls for the end of the occupation of Palestine. [Link] YouTube will begin to ban videos that promote extremist ideologies and conspiracies. [Link] Ben Norton breaks down the legacy media misreporting Kim Jong-un had purged his nuclear...
Mueller’s Sly Speech guest Will Porter
Will Porter returns to FPF to talk about Assange, Russiagate, and Yemen. A Swedish judge rejected a prosecutor's request to ask the UK extradite Assange to Sweden for questioning about sexual assault allegations in 2010. Will explains this may be some of the first...
News Roundup 6/6/19
US News Rep Lieu and Sen Markey warn against creating low-yield nuclear weapons. [Link] Trump blocks cruise ships from stopping in Cuba. [Link] The Trump administration approved the transfer of sensitive nuclear information to Saudi Arabia after the murder of Jamal...
News Roundup 6/5/19
US News A police officer has been charged for his inaction during the Parkland Shooting. [Link] A House panel adds a provision to the NDAA preventing the deployment of low-yield nuclear weapons. [Link] The US will spend $700,000 improving a military base in Germany....
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