Two federal court rulings in Georgia will mean potentially thousands of additional votes will be counted in the highly contested elections. And in Florida today a federal court starts a hearing to decide recount timetables, ballot disqualification rules and whether GOP Gov. Rick Scott can sit on a panel that will certify who wins the race. To talk more about the situation of these elections we are joined by Steven Rosenfeld.
Then, we talk to journalist Reesse Erlich about the latest on the US-Iran relationship.
Guests:
Steven Rosenfeld is a senior writing fellow of the Independent Media Institute, where he covers national political issues. He is the author of several books on elections, most recently Democracy Betrayed: How Superdelegates, Redistricting, Party Insiders, and the Electoral College Rigged the 2016 Election. His latest writings can be found on Alternet.
Reese Erlich is a journalist who has cover the Middle East since 1987 and reported from Iran since 2000. He is the author and co-author of many books including Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn’t Tell You. Most recently The Iran Agenda Today: The Real Story Inside Iran and What’s Wrong with U.S. Policy.