2/12/18 Jodie Evans on CodePink’s “Divest From The War Machine”

Code Pink's Jodie Evans returns to the show to discuss CodePink's "Divest from the War Machine" campaign. Evans details the confluence of congress, corporations, and civic institutions all of which support and profit from war and Code Pink's role in raising awareness and creating a robust divestment movement. Then she lets you know how you can be a part of the solution. Jodie Evans is the co-founder and director of CodePink. To find out more about what you can do to help divest from the war...

1/12/18 James Carden on the popularity of non-interventionism and the new Cold War

James Carden returns to the show to discuss his latest article "A New Poll Shows the Public Is Overwhelmingly Opposed to Endless US Military Interventions." Carden breaks down the different findings of the poll, including that a vast majority of people think military intervention should be used only as a last resort, that a preponderance of people think that military aid to foreign countries is counterproductive, and that there's particular antipathy directed at support for Saudi Arabia. Scott...

1/12/18 Dan Gifford on the truth and lies of Waco

Documentary film maker Dan Gifford joins Scott to discuss the new television show documenting the Waco massacre, recalls how he became interested in revealing the truth of what happened at Waco, and says if there's one thing people take away from the interview it's this: never talk to the police without a lawyer present. Gifford then explains the role that gun control and religion played in the standoff negotiations and raid and the subsequent destruction and corruption of evidence in the...

9/21/17 Joe Lauria on the 2016 U.S. election and the upcoming Iraqi Kurdish referendum

Joe Lauria returns to the show to discuss his book on Hillary Clinton, “How I Lost By Hillary Clinton,” Trump’s America, and the hysteria over Russia’s supposed actions in the 2016 elections. Then Lauria pivots to the Kurdish referendum in Iraq and gives an overview of the history of the Kurshish movement for independence and details the Kurdish allies and the longer list of opposition. Lastly Lauria reviews the state of ISIS in Iraq and gives an update on Mosul. Joe Lauria is a contributing...

Hillary’s Musharraf

Good old Greg Palast. He's non-partisan in his corruption-exposing. Remember the Riady family? You will. Turns out it was on their behalf that Bill Clinton pushed the Pakistani army into seizing their electricity infrastructure - a short while later, their tool Musharraf overthrew the elected government. The Riadys also paid for the TV ads that convinced your mom to elect Bill in 1992 and again in '96. All they got in return was 3 stage rocket technology. And apparently a bunch of Pakistani...