Scott talks to Kevin Gosztola about day two of Julian Assange's extradition hearing. Gosztola covers some of the highlights of the day's proceedings, including witness testimony for Assange's defense, the main purpose of which was to emphasize the fact that Assange's...
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9/7/20 Joe Lauria: Day One of the Assange Extradition Hearing
Joe Lauria gives an update on Julian Assange's extradition trial in the UK. The biggest piece of news from day one is that certain media outlets are reporting 17 new charges added to Assange's indictment, when in reality, there was simply a superseding indictment to...
I Can’t Believe You Send Your Children to Government School
Why do you people hire the Nazi Gestapo to teach your kids how to read and write? I know, it's because you're a ridiculous stupid idiot because you went to government school too. Don't you know there's libraries and the internet and stuff? Teacher at Grand Mountain...
News Roundup 9/8/20
US News Kevin Gosztola breaks down the first day of Assange’s extradition hearing. [Link] The criminal justice reform law FIRST STEP Act resulted in the release or reduced sentence of 7,000 prisoners. [Link] Trump says Pentagon leaders want to fight wars to enrich...
Trump accuses Pentagon leaders of wanting to ‘fight wars’ to make defense companies rich
Jeff Schogol in Task and Purpose: President Donald Trump blasted the Pentagon’s leadership on Monday for allegedly caring about defense industry more than U.S. service members. “I'm not saying the military's in love with me – the soldiers are,” the president said at a...
9/4/20 James Carden on the Rotten Alliance between Liberals and Neocons
Scott interviews James Carden about his latest article, which explores the recent return of many prominent neocons to the Democratic Party in opposition to Trump. Carden reminds us that during the 1960s a group of hawkish Democrats moved over to side with the...
9/5/20 Gareth Porter on Trump’s First Term Foreign Policy Record
Gareth Porter discusses President Trump's foreign policy as we near the end of his first term. The story of Trump's time in office, as everyone knows, has been that despite his sense for the futility and unpopularity of America's endless wars, he, like Obama before...
News Roundup 9/7/20
US News After Florida placed more police officers in schools, the number of school arrests and physical restraints went up. Police arrested 345 elementary school children in 2018-19. [Link] Afghanistan Trump plans to nominate Will Rugar to be Ambassador to...
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