Syrian Researcher: Focus on Alleged Chemical Attack Ignores War’s Ongoing Deaths by Airstrikes, Bullets; As Trump Reconsiders TPP Stance, Fair Trade Advocates Say Real Fight Is over NAFTA Renegotiation; Nearly 4 People Are Evicted Every Minute: New Project Tracks U.S. Eviction Epidemic & Effects.
As Donald Trump feels increasingly isolated and livid over the FBI raid of his lawyer’s office, speculations abounds as to what he will do next. If he listened to Fox News, which is what appears to set his agenda these days, he may fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller or DOJ Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. … Continued
Join Sarah Holmes as she discusses a few of her favorite herbs.
To talk about the history of the US-Russia relations and the current state of affairs between the two countries over Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons, host Mitch Jeserich talks to two prominent historians. Guest: Anthony D’Agostino is a professor of History at San Francisco State University and an expert on the history of Russia; he is … Continued
Will Senate Dems Block Confirmation of Climate-Denying, Torture-Backing State Dept Pick Mike Pompeo? Political Scientist Corey Robin: Paul Ryan Is Retiring After Failing to Fulfill Right-Wing Agenda; Corey Robin: Striking Teachers Are “Real Resistance” to “Incoherent” Republicans and “Gutted” Dems.
7:08 – Phyllis Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and works as a writer, activist and analyst on Middle East and UN issues discusses the US’s decision to start military operations in Syria. 7:34 – Andrea Ritchie in conversation with Cat Brooks about her new book, Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women … Continued
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has faced two days of questioning by Congressional lawmakers about controversies that include data security and privacy, fake news, and the ability to influence politics. On our show today we’ll take an in-depth look at what the issues are, whether Zuckerberg adequately addressed them, and if the social media behemoth can … Continued
El crítico de cine Iñaki Fernández de Retana comenta sobre el Festival Internacional de Cine de San Francisco.
In 2013, Edward Snowden’s revelations of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency pointed to spying on a mind-bending scale. Journalist Pratap Chatterjee weights in on the connection between that mass data collection and drone warfare – and the state of surveillance and drone attacks five years on. Resources: Pratap Chatterjee and Khalil, Verax: The … Continued
We are in conversation with Daniel Ziblatt about demagoguery and democracy. Daniel Ziblatt is co-author of the book with Steven Levitsky How Democracies Die which addresses the question Is our democracy in danger? Daniel Ziblatt is a professor of Government at Harvard University, his research addresses comparative politics, with focus on democratization, state-building, historical political economy, and European politics.
