At a protest the night before Donald Trump’s inauguration last year, a woman accused me of “taqiyya” on the street. I didn’t know it at the time, but she was telling me I’m a liar because I’m Muslim.
During a disgusting softball interview with Fox News recently, Donald Trump made the absurd claim that his critics are dangerous for this country. Trump is attempting to incite violence once again by claiming that those who don’t blindly follow him are a threat. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
Nancy MacLean, Author of must read Democracy in Chains joins the Thom Hartmann Program to the deep history of the radical right's stealth plan for America.
Ed Schultz, host of ‘News with Ed’ on RT America, passed away on July 5 at his home in Washington, DC. The veteran radio and television broadcaster was 64. RT America’s Anya Parampil is joined by Ed’s RT colleagues for a tribute, including Larry King, Lionel, Mitch Ceasar, Ashlee Banks, Steve Christakos, Dan Cohen and Ed’s longtime producer, Brent Jabbour.
For decades Ed was a prominent sports and political radio commentator and personality in the upper Midwest. After several years as one of the most watched anchormen on MSNBC, Ed moved to RT America in January of 2016. The News with Ed Schultz aired weeknights, Monday – Thursday at 8PM Eastern. Ed’s broadcast was the flagship show at RT.
This week's Question Time, filmed in King's Lynn, with the main focus of debate being dominated by Brexit, and the concept of party before country. All rights go to the BBC and Mentorn Scotland.
Whistleblowers Shahmir Sanni and Chris Wylie respond to Vote Leave's alleged overspending ahead of an Electoral Commission report expected to find the official Leave campaign guilty of breaking electoral law. Earlier Vote Leave's former chief Matthew Elliott spoke to Channel 4 News and denied the allegations.
The Trump administration has put together a draft of new rules. The draft of the new rules are collected under what they’ve called the United States Fair and Reciprocal Tariff Act – in other words, Trump wants to enact the FART Act to grant himself new powers over trade and tariffs that rebuke both US and international laws. Trump is drunk with power, and it only seems fitting that his FART Act exposes it. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
President Trump has written letters to the leaders of NATO allies including Germany, Belgium, Norway and Canada and warning the United States is losing patience, according to New York Times reporting. The panel discusses.
Leaked letters are said to show the U.S. President's increasing frustration with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Donald Trump accuses allies in the military alliance of failing to adequately pay for their protection.
The New York Times says Trump wrote to NATO members, including the leaders of Belgium, Canada and Germany. In his letter to Chancellor Angela Merkel, he warned that what he called Germany's continued under-spending on defence undermines the security of the alliance.
Will NATO members heed Trump's call? And is the North Atlantic alliance still relevant?
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam | Guests: Peter Galbraith - Former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia & former UN envoy to Afghanistan; Marko Nihkelson - Estonian Member of Parliament & head of the Estonian delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly; Fabrice Pothier - Former Director of Policy Planning at NATO
On Sunday, Austria takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. It means Chancellor Sebastian Kurz will temporarily lead an institution struggling to find a united front on migration. Kurz is pro-European but has taken a tough line on immigration in the past. So what direction will the bloc take with Austria at the helm? Al Jazeera's Dominic Kane reports from Oberndorf bei Salzburg.
Ben Rhodes played a key role in crafting both the Iran deal and the historic thawing in relations between the US and Cuba - and was by Obama's side on all but one of his overseas trips. Here he gives his views on the world after Obama.
Rhodes was deputy foreign policy advisor and speechwriter for the Obama administration, joining the Obama campaign as a speechwriter when he was just 29 years old. Rhodes stayed on for the full eight years of his term, tasked with the role of interpreting and explaining Obama's vision for the world.
In a new book, he reveals that after the election of Donald Trump, Obama wondered whether his presidency came too early, for a world that wasn't ready.
"Pipe down" and "Put a sock in it" - the playground insults from senior Tories were flying on Twitter today in response to arch-Eurosceptic Jacob Rees-Mogg's warning that the Prime Minister must deliver the Brexit she promised or risk the collapse of her government.
It feels as though an out-and-out civil war is in full swing within the party as battle lines are drawn in the run-up to Friday's crucial meeting at Chequers, where Theresa May will thrash out the government's Brexit policy with her cabinet. Two Conservative MPs, leading Brexiteer John Redwood, and Simon Hoare, who earlier today tweeted that Jacob Rees-Mogg's warning to the Prime Minister was "blackmail" and "hectoring nonsense", give their views.
Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has called for the formation of a Europe-wide anti-refugee alliance. Addressing the annual gathering of his League Party, Salvini said he is thinking of a European alliance which unites all the free movements that want to defend their borders.
While US President Trump reportedly hopes to use Gulf funding to pressure Egypt to take over Gaza, splitting it from the West Bank, expert Phyllis Bennis warns no Israel peace deal is possible when "there is no Palestinian voice" involved.
A wave of hate crime against Jews is forcing many to take extra security measures. Some are even considering what had once been unimaginable to them -- moving to Israel.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon discussed the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU during an interview with DW. She said the Tories' accusations that the SNP was "weaponizing" Brexit to undermine negotiations were "nonsense."
Exclusive Channel 4 News interview with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. He accuses Britain of 'extermination of the evidence' in the Skripal poisoning and of 'all kinds of tricks' to change the rules of the OPCW.
After a spate of antisemitic attacks Germany's 100,000 strong Jewish community is becoming increasingly anxious about a new wave of hate crime. There are fears that it may be linked to an upsurge in migration from Muslim countries hostile to Israel.
In a story for the Washington Post, CNN political analyst Josh Rogin reports that during a private conversation, President Trump suggested to French President Emmanuel Macron that France leave the European Union.
This week's Question Time, filmed in Exeter, where panellists focus on key issues such as Heathrow expansion and Brexit. All rights go to the BBC and Mentorn Scotland.
Are the comparisons being made between the Trump administration and Nazi Germany hyperbolic, Dr. Henry Oster, Sole Survivor of the Holocaust from Cologne Germany, doesn't think so.
CNN's Chris Cuomo questions Rep. Steve King (R-IA) about retweeting a message from a self-described Nazi sympathizer who has expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler.
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim elected to Congress, reacts to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Trump's travel ban, saying Trump has "his Supreme Court tailor-made to his ugly philosophy."
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned Iran will ‘face the wrath of the world’ if it pursues nuclear weapons. Meanwhile the top diplomats of Germany, United Kingdom, Russia and France are scrambling to rebuild the nuclear deal the United States abandoned in May. Dan Kovalik, professor of international human rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, joins Manila Chan to discuss.
CNN's Dana Bash reports on Mitt Romney's complex approach to President Trump as he runs for senate in Utah, saying he is ready to speak out against Trump if he disagrees, but recognizes it's Trump's Republican Party.
Journalist Dan Rather says Trump's call to take away due process for undocumented immigrants is contrary to American ideals and classic authoritarianism.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders addresses being asked to leave a Virginia restaurant, saying "calls for harassment and the push for any Trump supporter to avoid the public is unacceptable."
Turkey has become a "one-man regime" - the words of President Erdogan's main rival after losing yesterday's election by ten million votes. The Turkish leader wins another five years in office, in what is seen as the country's most important poll in decades.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dominated Turkey's political scene for the past 16 years, and looks set to continue for many more to come. His re-election on Sunday makes him Turkey's first executive president. That means he has new, expanded powers because of changes to the constitution approved in last year's referendum.
His main opposition rival accepts the result - but Muharrem Ince says the election was unfair, and warns Erdogan's 'one man rule' is a danger to Turks. So how will the balance of power be changed?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan | Guests: Enes Bayrakli - Professor of International Relations, Turkish-German University; Selim Sazaka - Fellow at the Century Foundation focusing on Turkey's foreign policy in the Middle East; Ege Seckin - Turkey specialist, IHS Markit financial services company
Lehnt sich Staatspräsident Recep Tayyip Erdogan vor den Türkei-Wahlen zu weit aus dem Fenster? Und ist der neue selbstbewusste Kurs der österreichischen Bundesregierung nötig - oder zu riskant? Darüber diskutierte krone.at-Kolumnistin und #brennpunkt-Moderatorin Katia Wagner mit Bundeskanzler Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP), Juristin und Sektionschefin im Integrationsressort des Außenministeriums Susanne Raab, Chef des Türkischen Kulturvereins Birol Kilic und Leiter der Landesverteidigungsakademie Brigadier Walter Feichtinger.
"We are living in a political moment in which nationalism, protectionism, and withdrawal have become a great temptation," says the head of the United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner. On DW Interview, he praised Germany’s role in the refugee crisis.
Lebensborn – eine geheimnisvolle Einrichtung im Dritten Reich, um die sich bis heute viele Legenden ranken. Waren das geheime Bordelle für potente SS-Männer? Begattungsheime für blonde deutsche Frauen ? Wie die „arische Rasse“ mit Hilfe der Lebensborn-Heime vergrößert werden sollte und wie es den Kindern aus diesen Heimen erging, darum geht es jetzt.
President Donald Trump on Sunday called for the US to deport people without judicial proceedings, referred to an invasion by "these people" and railed against standing immigration laws.
Glenn Beck walk off an interview with CNN's Brian Stelter after Stelter asked Beck about a Daily Beast report about layoffs at Beck's company "The Blaze."
Diplomats are assessing the fallout of the US withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council. The move was widely condemned by activists and even some of Washington's allies. They say the retreat could leave the US with less influence on the international stage.
Tens of thousands of anti-Brexit campaigners have marched through central London on the second anniversary of the vote to take Britain out of the EU - demanding another referendum on any final Brexit deal.
Turks go to the polls on Sunday for what are seen as the most crucial elections in Turkish modern history.
For the first time presidential and parliamentary votes take place on the same day. There are six candidates for president. If no one wins more than 50 percent of the vote in Sunday's poll, the top two will be involved in a run-off. And whoever becomes president will be assuming enhanced powers approved in a referendum last year.
These are not easy times. Turkey's been in a state of emergency since a failed coup attempt in 2016 and the economy is in crisis. So could there be a surprise? And what would that mean for Turkey's future?
Presenter: Martine Dennis | Guests Muhittin Ataman - Editor of Insight Turkey and Director of the SETA Think Tank Education and Social Policy; Fadi Hakura - Associate Fellow in the Europe Programme at Chatham House; Ozgur Ozdamar - Professor in the Depatment of International Relations at Bilkent University
Stürzt Angela Merkel über die Flüchtlingsfrage? Der Angriff aus den Reihen der Schwesterpartei ist der gefährlichste in Merkels gesamter langer Kanzlerschaft. Schafft sie es, mit einer europäischen Lösung ihre Macht zu sichern? Gäste: Anna Sauerbrey (Der Tagesspiegel), Hélène Kohl (freie Korrespondentin), Jörg Quoos (Funke-Mediengruppe)
Tom Arnold sits down with MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace to discuss his meeting with Michael Cohen. Arnold talks about his Vice series, “Hunt for the Trump Tapes,” which is focused on finding ‘incriminating’ Trump tapes with Cohen’s help. Arnold also speaks about his ex-wife Roseanne Barr saying she is “full on with the Nazis.”
In the United States, the Trump administration has gone back on its decision to separate migrant children from their parents at the border. But confusion still reigns over the fate of the 23-hundred kids detained. Can this situation be remedied? Also on the programme, Turkish President Erdogan is likely to win Sunday's presidential elections.The government's human rights violations and lack of freedom of the press are well known abroad. Is the government a dictatorship?
The ruling elites are creating a world where the majority of people suffer the consequences of the climate crisis and massive unemployment while the super-rich use artificial intelligence to save themselves - a commentary by TRNN’s Senior Editor
Donald Trump says the Singapore summit ended North Korea's nuclear threat. Is his claim premature? Former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) and Asia expert Mike Chinoy weigh in. Then, "Gatekeepers" author Chris Whipple on John Kelly's future at The White House.
„Die Zukunft gehört euch.“ Das hat Jacek Zieliniewicz gesagt. Er hat das Konzentrationslager Auschwitz überlebt. Sarah Modrow hat ihn beim Projekt "Nahaufnahmen" des Maximilian-Kolbe-Werkes vor Ort in Auschwitz kennen gelernt und interviewt.
Am 11. April 1945 befreiten US-amerikanische Soldaten das Konzentrationslager Buchenwald. Mirko Drotschmann erklärt in der "Zeitreise2Go" das System dieser Lager.
Man kennt ihn als den kettenrauchenden Altkanzler aus Talkshows. Viele haben ihn auch im Portemonnaie, denn sein Konterfei ist auf der 2-Euro-Münze: Helmut Schmidt. Aber wer war dieser Schmidt, welche Rolle hat er als Bundeskanzler gespielt und was hat es mit seinem Familiengeheimnis auf sich?
In einem Interview mit Journalisten der NZZ äußert der ehemalige Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt Skepsis gegenüber dem Engagement Deutschlands in Afghanistan. Seiner Meinung nach hat das militärische Engagement in Afghanistan zu viele Jahre gedauert, ohne sich zu verbessern. Gleichzeitig nimmt die Feindschaft zwischen dem Islam und dem Westen zu. Vor dem Hintergrund, bis zum Ende des 21. Jahrhunderts mehr Muslime als so genannte "Weiße" zu erwarten, sollte dies laut Schmidt eine besorgniserregende Entwicklung sein.
Recently several right-wingers took to Fox News to claim there's a "soft coup d'etat" against Trump. Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, debunks the right-wing conspiracy theory about the FBI's investigation into Trump.
Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson says that he discussed separating kids from their parents as a deterrent to illegal immigration but didn’t think the practice was right.
It is reported that over the course of a month 2,000 immigrant children have been separated from their parents at the US border. American political commentator Ann Coulter has recently made a controversial statement saying that these children are actors so Piers challenges her views.
The US has suspended war games as part of Trump's commitment in Singapore, but his administration can't be trusted to deliver a comprehensive denuclearization deal with North Korea, says Col. Lawrence Wilkerson
Reports say that Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ refusal to talk to the press for most of this week boils down to one reason: She’s sick and tired of defending Trump and his policies that she doesn’t support. Is this a sign that Huckabee Sanders is soon to be leaving the White House? Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
James Comey became a globally known figure following his decision in 2016 to announce that the FBI was re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information. Many argue it was this move which lost Clinton the election.
After Trump took office in 2017 Comey says the President sought to win over and influence him and his inquiry into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election. Comey says he refused, and he was later fired by Donald Trump - an event which sparked the appointment Special Counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into links with Russia.
President Trump has signed an executive order claiming to end the separation of children from their parents at the border, but critics warn the order could lead to the indefinite detention of entire families. The government has no plans to reunite the thousands of children already separated from their families with their parents. We go to Washington, D.C. to speak with Franco Ordoñez, White House correspondent for the McClatchy Washington Bureau. His latest story is headlined, “Trump’s immigration order replaces one crisis with another.”
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says he met with workers at a foster care center in New York, where 239 migrant children who were separated from their families are experiencing mental and physical health issues.
The trade row between the E-U and the United States is in its full force as the European Commission says it will begin charging 25 percent import duties on a range of American products. The E-U formally adopted a law to put in place the duties on 3-point-two billion dollars worth of U-S goods including steel, aluminum and farm products from Friday. The move is in response to the U-S tariffs imposed on E-U metal exports. The U-S president hit the E-U, Canada and Mexico with 25 percent levies on steels and 10 percent on aluminum at the beginning of June. Mexico retaliated against the move two weeks ago while Canada said it would place tariffs on U-S exports from July the first.
