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The Pentagon Puts 8,500 Troops on ‘High Alert’ Amid Ukraine Tensions

Today on the show: The Pentagon Puts 8,500 Troops on ‘High Alert’ Amid Ukraine Tensions…IS THE U.S. STEAMING TOWARDS ANOTHER MILITARY CONFRONTATION ON HEELS OF ITS 20 YEARS AFGHANASTAN DISASTER: We’ll speak to Nation Magazine publisher and columnist, Katrina Vanden Heuvel about the volatile situation: Also Pulitzer winning-reporter David Cay Johnston on the latest twists … Continued


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On today’s show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich), host of Letters and Politics weekdays at 10AM on KPFA joins us to reflect on the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency. 0:33 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health joins us to review the latest COVID … Continued