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11/15/19 Daniel Ellsberg on America’s Hair-Trigger Nuclear Holocaust

by Scott Horton | Nov 19, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

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 Michael Bell Sr. on Getting Justice for His Son

by Scott Horton | Nov 17, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

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...

11/9/19 Scott’s Speech at the 2019 Ron Paul Symposium

by Scott Horton | Nov 13, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Listen to the audio from Scott's speech at the Ron Paul Symposium on state propaganda and the 2020 election in Texas last weekend. He talks about how important it is, now more than ever, to present a credible opposition to the neoliberal consensus that dominates both...

11/11/19 Danny Sjursen on Reclaiming Veterans Day

by Scott Horton | Nov 12, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Danny Sjursen advocates for a reclaiming of Veterans Day and a return to the principles of the holiday originally known as Armistice Day. Armistice Day celebrated the end to one of the bloodiest wars in world history, and Sjursen reminds us how eminently worthy of...

11/7/19 Francis Boyle: In Defense of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7

by Scott Horton | Nov 11, 2019 | Hotter Than the Sun, The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Francis Boyle about his attempts to help Liz McAlister and the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 in their legal battle for what he views as justified civil resistance. McAlister helped break into the Kings Bay nuclear base in order to peacefully and symbolically...

11/7/19 Matthew Hoh on the Unwinnable War in Afghanistan

by Scott Horton | Nov 11, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Matthew Hoh discusses the extraordinary difficulties in resolving the complex political and ethnic tensions in Afghanistan, something that the U.S. military has been trying to do for going on 20 years. Hoh says that during his time there he saw lots of practices by...

11/7/19 Ali M. Latifi on Life in the Most Drone-Bombed Country in the World

by Scott Horton | Nov 10, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Ali Latifi talks about his reporting on the drone war in Afghanistan, the most drone-bombed country in the world. He tells us one of the most troubling facts about America's drone campaigns: that almost everyone who is killed in a drone strike gets labeled an "enemy...

11/7/19 Elizabeth Murray Exposes the Lies Behind Douma

by Scott Horton | Nov 9, 2019 | The Scott Horton Show

Scott interviews Elizabeth Murray about the supposed chemical attack in Douma, Syria in 2017, which was used to justify an immediate bombing campaign by the U.S. and its allies. A thorough investigation was only conducted months later, and the reports of this...