This week on CounterSpin: You can’t say elite US news media aren’t on the story of the federal indictment of Robert Menendez, Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. But articles like the New York Times’ “As Menendez’s Star Rose, Fears of Corruption Cast a Persistent Shadow” represent media embrace of the “great man … Continued
Juan González: GOP to Puerto Rico–”Drop Dead”; GOP Debate: Trump Defends Muslim Ban, Other Candidates Debate How to Restrict Rights & Go to Wa; Democracy Is Being Dismantled Before Our Eyes: Bob Herbert on Sheldon Adelson-Backed GOP Debate; Ben Carson: I am OK with Killing “Thousands of Innocent Children and Civilians”; Trump Calls for Closing … Continued
Juan González: GOP to Puerto Rico–”Drop Dead”; GOP Debate: Trump Defends Muslim Ban, Other Candidates Debate How to Restrict Rights & Go to Wa; Democracy Is Being Dismantled Before Our Eyes: Bob Herbert on Sheldon Adelson-Backed GOP Debate; Ben Carson: I am OK with Killing “Thousands of Innocent Children and Civilians”; Trump Calls for Closing … Continued
Today on show: Greg Palast is back with another edition of the election crimes bulletin; we’ll speak to Greg live from Atlanta where he’s going eye to eye with the vote fraudsters and right-wing trumpsters: …Also Professor Stephen Zunes on the Expanding War in the Middle East and What to Expect From the New (US) … Continued
Part I. Understanding Secretary Mayorkas’ Impeachment Guest: Frank O. Bowman III is a law professor, legal historian, and former federal and state prosecutor. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri, currently he is a Visiting Scholar at Colorado College. His most recent book is High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of … Continued
Guest: Stephen Zunes is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies. He is the author of “Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism”, and the co-author of “Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution.” Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash
In the first hour, “That Old Time Religion” with Ruth Conniff. In the second hour, “Which Side Are You On?” with Stephen Zunes.
In the first hour, “Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics”, with Marion Nestle. In the second hour, “The War Goes On” with Stephen Zunes.
A bomb kills Marines and Afghans trying to flee the Taliban—and the bomber was NOT Taliban. Lessons from the past, analysis of the present, and a peer into the future with Stephen Zunes. Hosted by Kris Welch.
In the first hour, “Leaving Is Never Easy” with Stephen Zunes. In the second hour, “The Eternal Covid” with Arthur L. Reingold M.D.
