Thursday, September 13, 2018

Michael Moore: How The F*** Did This Happen? | All In | MSNBC


Filmmaker Michael Moore joins Chris Hayes in Flint, Michigan to talk about his anticipated new movie, Fahrenheit 11/9, which explores how we got President Trump and what the stakes are this November.

Lawrence: GOP Midterm ‘Shipwreck’ Could Be Worse | The Last Word | MSNBC


Donald Trump is worried about impeachment as the prospect of a GOP midterm "shipwreck" looms. Lawrence O'Donnell explains how the 1994 elections show the polling might be wrong, though, and that the GOP loss could be even worse than the party fears.

Cooper to Woodward: This Part of Book Was Terrifying


CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to veteran journalist Bob Woodward about his new book, "Fear."

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Anderson Cooper Slams Trump's 'Tone-deaf' Remarks


CNN's Anderson Cooper discusses President Donald Trump's remarks about the administration's "successful" response in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Majority Say President Donald Trump Not Fit To Serve, New Poll Shows | The Last Word | MSNBC


Two new polls shows "devastating" numbers for Trump following revelations in Bob Woodward's book and the anonymous Times op-ed. Trump's approval is back under 40% and 55% of Americans say the president is not fit to serve as president.

Trump Abandons All Pretense of Being a 'Fair Broker' in the Israel-Palestinian Conflict


Gideon Levy explains that the US is doing everything to disempower, humiliate and weaken Palestinian representation. Contrary to common belief, the US is not doing the State of Israel any favors

State of the Union: Jean-Claude Juncker sur l’état de l’Union européenne


A quelques mois des élections européennes, Jean-Claude Juncker a prononcé ce mercredi son quatrième et dernier discours sur l’état de l’Union.

Devant le Parlement européen à Strasbourg, le président de la Commission a fait le bilan des douze derniers mois et a présenté les grandes priorités de l'exécutif européen pour l’année à venir.

En substance, voici les grands points abordés dans son discours : - le président de la Commission appelle l'UE à "devenir davantage un acteur global"

- il désire une force de "10 000 gardes-frontières européens" d'ici 2020/>

- il propose "une nouvelle alliance" entre l'UE et l'Afrique

- sur le brexit, il indique que Londres ne peut pas être uniquement "dans certaines parties du marché unique"

- il souhaite "renforcer le rôle international de l'euro" face au dollar.


Juncker Delivers Annual State of the Union Address


European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his fourth State of the Union address in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 12. This year's speech comes ahead of the 2019 European elections and highlights the ongoing debate about the future of the European Union.

Bundestag: Rede von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel zur Regierungspolitik am 12. September 2018


Rede von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel zur Regierungspolitik und den Vorkommnissen in Chemnitz.

Muslims Forced Into Internment Camps


Bob Woodward Speaks Out On ‘Fear’ In 1st Live Interview | TODAY


Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward joins TODAY to talk about his bombshell new book, “Fear,” an unsparing look at President Trump’s administration. “I’ve never seen an instance when the president is so detached from the reality of what’s going on,” Woodward tells Savannah Guthrie.

Monday, September 10, 2018

India Court Legalises Gay Sex


India's top court has handed down a landmark victory for gay rights in the world's largest democracy. A law dating back to British colonial rule, which made gay sex a criminal offence punishable by up to ten years in prison, has been struck down.

Five judges ruled it was discriminatory - and was used as a weapon to harass members of India's gay community. Outside the court, campaigners cheered and some broke down in tears as the decision was announced.


Fox News Host Picked for Anti-Propaganda Post at State Department


The State Department is eyeing Fox News host Lea Gabrielle for a top position with the agency’s anti-propaganda department, a relatively new undertaking of the State Department. The irony is obvious here, as Fox News is one of the biggest sources of Pro-Republican, Pro-Trump propaganda in the United States with little to no regard for accuracy and truth. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

'This Is Not Sedition; This Is Not Treason' | Morning Joe | MSNBC


The White House search for the anonymous writer of the now notorious New York Times opinion column continues, with Trump calling for AG Sessions to investigate and saying the column amounts to treason. Kellyanne Conway also weighed in on the matter.

A Holocaust Survivor Tells Her Story | DW Documentary


Margit Meissner tells young people about the Holocaust and her own narrow escape from the Nazis. 96-year-old Margit Meissner survived the Holocaust, and now she’s doing all she can to make sure it’s never forgotten. She’s a very active volunteer at Washington D.C.’s Holocaust Memorial Museum. She regularly meets young people to tell them about the genocide of the Jews and how she herself narrowly escaped the Nazis over 75 years ago. She’s also taking part in a project by German photographer Luigi Toscano. He’s been travelling around the world, trying to document as many Holocaust survivors as possible. It wasn’t easy for Margit Meissner to agree to his request – just hearing the German language still invokes traumatic memories for her.

Sweden's Electorate Lurches to the Right


Sweden's Elections Swing Right: Despite its reputation as a cosy left-leaning country, Sweden’s liberal immigration policy has divided opinion within its population. Now, the general election has brought simmering resentments to the fore.

Sunday, September 09, 2018

Bernstein: Trump Presidency Teetering with an Unstable President


Carl Bernstein discusses Bob Woodward's book "Fear" that describes chaos inside the White House and the reporting behind it.

Saturday, September 08, 2018

Omarosa: Trump Is 'Not Well'


Omarosa Manigault Newman questioned President Trump's mental state. The former White House aide also said she has a pretty good idea of who might be behind the anonymous New York Times op-ed.

Ex-UK PM Blair Says No-Deal Brexit Possible, But Unlikely


Sep.06 -- Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses the UK's path to Brexit, the potential for a second Brexit referendum, and the rise of populism in Europe. He speaks with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Michael Avenatti: Trump Is More Interested in Personal Vendettas


Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, says that President Donald Trump is afraid to answer any questions under oath.

Democrats Try To Make Case For Brett Kavanaugh Perjury With Past Emails | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC


Rachel Maddow shows how e-mail evidence released by Democrats senators on the Judiciary Committee contradict sworn testimony Brett Kavanaugh in this week's confirmation hearing, as well as his past confirmation hearings, raising the suggestion that Kavanaugh could face impeachment as well as confirmation.

Omarosa Manigault: I Think Op-Ed Writer Is In Mike Pence’s Office | Hardball | MSNBC


President Trump said that he wants the Attorney General to try and find the New York Times op-ed writer.

Linguist Expert: President Donald Trump Sounds Like Your Beer-Swilling Uncle | The 11th Hour | MSNBC


John McWhorter, a professor at Columbia University and a contributor at the Atlantic, breaks down the language of the president which is unlike any other who came before him.

Friday, September 07, 2018

The Far Right: Can Germany Defeat Its Demons? | DW English | Quadriga


The city of Chemnitz in the eastern German state of Saxony made headlines around the world for right-wing violence and anti-immigrant sentiment. But at a concert, tens of thousands took a stand against xenophobia and extremism. Can the movement 'There are more of us' last? Guests: Linda Vierecke (DW), Valerie Höhne (Spiegel Online), Matthew Karnitschnig (Politico)

Die Stunde Null - Berlin im Sommer 1945


The Secret Jews of Berlin | World War 2 Documentary | Timeline


Report: White House Has List Of Who Could Have Written Op-Ed | The Last Word | MSNBC


The New York Times is reporting that John Kelly and advisers have a list of about 12 suspects who could have written the now-infamous New York Times op-ed. Lawrence discusses the development with Peter Baker.

Trump Administration Struggles To Deny Op-Ed


Who wrote the op-ed? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.

CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, September 6, 2018 – President Trump Breaking News Today


Thursday, September 06, 2018

CNN Wolf Blitzer, September 6, 2018 – President Trump Breaking News Today


Trump Responds to 'Treason' from Within


In Washington a frenetic guessing game is underway to unearth the identity of the author of a New York Times opinion essay who claims to be part of a 'resistance' inside the White House.

Is North Korea's Timeline Denuclearize for Real? | Inside Story


There is renewed hope of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, and a re-start of discussions which have stalled over the last few weeks since June's landmark summit between President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader.

Trump has welcomed Kim Jong-un's remarks, saying his faith in the US President remains unchanged. Kim is meeting the South Korean President later this month for the third time this year and discuss measures towards denuclearization.

What's been blocking the progress in nuclear diplomacy? Is the North Korean leader's offer for peace, for real?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra | Guests: Laura Rockwood ex Vienna Executive Director, Vienna Center for Disarmament & Non-Proliferation; Robert Kelly ex Busan Professor political science and diplomacy at Pusan National University; Se-Woong Koo Managing Editor, Korea Exposé


What the 25th Amendment Could Mean for Trump


CNN's John Avlon takes a look at the history of the 25th amendment of the Constitution, after an unnamed senior Trump administration official claimed in a New York Times op-ed that there were whispers within President Trump's Cabinet to invoke the amendment to remove him from office.

“A Beautiful Moment”: Arundhati Roy Hails Indian Court Legalizing Gay Sex, Overturning Colonial Law


India’s Supreme Court has overturned a law criminalizing consensual gay sex, in a major victory for LGBTQI groups. The ruling voids a portion of the Indian Penal Code written by Britain’s colonial government in the 1860s, which, although rarely enforced, made sodomy a crime punishable by up to life in prison. We speak with Arundhati Roy, the acclaimed activist and author based in New Delhi. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her first novel, “The God of Small Things.”

John Brennan: President Donald Trump Is Mercurial, May Try Something Rash | Morning Joe | MSNBC


An op-ed released in the New York Times from an anonymous source in the Trump administration remains the subject of the morning. Former CIA Director John Brennan and Adm. James Stavridis discuss the impact and what Trump may to do cause distraction.

#democracynow: Top US News & World Headlines — September 6, 2018


Lawrence’s Guess: Who’s The Trump Official Behind The Anonymous Op-Ed? | The Last Word | MSNBC


Lawrence O'Donnell considers who among the senior Trump officials could have written the anonymous NYT op-ed. Jennifer Rubin, Ron Klain and Jason Johnson share their guesses as well.

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Sanders Discredits Woodward Book on Trump


In an interview on ABC, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the new book on President Trump written by journalist Bob Woodward does not depict what is going on inside the White House.

Parkland Victim Father: Kavanaugh Turned Away When I Brought Up My Daughter | The Last Word | MSNBC


Fred Guttenberg gets The Last Word on the day that Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee turned away from him when he tried to introduce himself at Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing. Guttenberg explains what happened and why he is concerned about Brett Kavanaugh’s record.

Brexit: Sympathy without Support from Europe – BBC Newsnight


Why Austria's sympathy for Brexit doesn't necessarily translate into solid support.

Lawmaker Questions Why Trump Picked Kavanaugh


CNN's Don Lemon speaks to Senator Cory Booker about the clash between Democrats and Republicans during the first day of hearings to confirm or deny President Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Don Lemon on Woodward Book: This Is Really Ominous


CNN's Don Lemon discusses the revelations from the new book "Fear: Trump in the White House" by Bob Woodward.

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Jeffrey Toobin: Trump Tweet May Be Impeachable


CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin discusses President Trump's tweet that blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions over the Justice Department's decision to bring charges against two GOP congressmen.

Welcome to the 'Nazi Village'! | DW Documentary


The Lohmeyers stand up to the neo-Nazis in their German village with a rock festival.

Birgit and Horst Lohmeyer live in a village mainly inhabited by staunch neo-Nazis. Once a year the couple takes a public stand against the right with a rock festival that attracts such iconic bands as “Die Ärzte”. The tiny village of Jamel in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern can be quite frightening. Almost all of the 40 inhabitants are staunchly right-wing, but Birgit and Horst Lohmeyer are exceptions. They want to do something to counter the rising blood-and-soil ideology. For the past eight years, they’ve been putting together a music festival in their village that takes a stand against the far right. Some local residents have reacted with hostility, and tried to drive the couple out. Their barn was even burned down by an unknown assailant. The Lohmeyers say it’s an oppressive atmosphere, except for a few days each year when bands and fans fill the village. Cult bands like “Die Ärzte”, “Die Toten Hosen” and “Fettes Brot” have already joined the event to stand up for tolerance and openness. The right, however, won’t stand for it. Will things remain peaceful? A report by Mariel Müller.


Monday, September 03, 2018

Brexit Feud between May and Johnson


"Two thirds of Diddly Squat" is what we'll get from Theresa May's Chequers Brexit plan, according to Boris Johnson. In reply, her office said that his criticisms were not accompanied by an alternative plan. So began the back-to-school Brexit bickering, which looks like it's fast developing into a full-scale feud between the Prime Minister and her former foreign secretary.

Bannon Says Trump’s Presidency Will "Grind to a Halt" If Republicans Do Badly in Mid-term Elections


Steve Bannon, the chief strategist for President Donald Trump tells Four Corners the stakes are very high for both Republicans and Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections.

C-SPAN Interview with Roberta McCain


C-SPAN interview with Roberta McCain, mother of presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).

Sunday, September 02, 2018

Diana – Her True Story


Diana - Her True Story, Andrew Moreton. Mariella Frostrup talks to Andrew Morton about the revelations, controversy and the legacy of Diana: Her True Story

How President Donald Trump Is Increasingly Becoming 'President Non Grata' | Deadline | MSNBC


WaPo’s Ashley Parker, former FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi, former RNC chairman Michael Steele, Daily Beast politics editor Sam Stein and MSNBC analyst Elise Jordan on Trump’s reaction to John McCain’s death and a key consequence of his reluctance to adhere to presidential norms

Saturday, September 01, 2018

Was France Right to Ban the Burqa? (2010)


The Burqa Battle (2010): Sarkozy's ban on burqa's has stirred up a lot of controversy in France, but what do Muslims actually think of it?

How Much of a Threat Is the Far-right in Germany? – Inside Story


The city of Chemnitz, in the east German state of Saxony, has seen a series of violent anti-migrant protests. They began last Sunday after the fatal stabbing of a 35-year-old German man…and the arrest of two suspects...asylum seekers from Iraq and Syria.

Briefly, the streets were owned by far-right protesters, who chanted Germany for Germans, and who reportedly gave Hitler salutes and chased anyone who looked foreign. Police struggled to keep control them and fights continued the following day between far-right and left-wing demonstrators.

The violence has raised concerns that the city is a neo-Nazi stronghold, and has shown divisions in German society about immigration.

Chancellor Angela Merkel allowed more than a million migrants into the country at the height of the refugee crisis in 2015. The biggest opposition party, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) seized on what it saw as an open-door policy, winning 92 parliamentary seats in last year’s elections.

Is anti-migrant sentiment growing in Germany?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra | Guests: Philipp Sauter, Student Activist and anti-Fascism campaigner; Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Professor of Education Sociology at the American University; Mona El Omari, political activist and community educator


President Donald Trump's Disapproval Soars, Robert Mueller Approval Solid | The Last Word | MSNBC


Donald Trump reached his highest disapproval number yet and nearly half of Americans want him impeached, but there is a number that is "stunning” says Michael Tomasky, Neera Tanden and Jonathan Alter join Ali Velshi to talk Trump's rising unpopularity.

Chris Hedges, "America: The Farewell Tour"


A longtime foreign correspondent, Hedges has reported from more than fifty countries. His latest book is a profound exploration of one of the most troubled: today’s United States. Hedges, author of American Fascists and War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, cites the opioid crisis, the increases in gambling and magical thinking, and the explosion of xenophobia as symptoms of a society that has lost hope. He traces this disillusionment to the twin ills of a de facto corporate coup d’état and a failed democracy. The anger and frustration these have spawned helped bring Trump to power and Hedges issues a passionate call to action to reverse them.

Friday, August 31, 2018

Full Interview: Lebanon PM Hariri on the Syrian War, Putin as an Ally, and Hezbollah


Right-wing Protests in Chemnitz: What Is the Root of This Hate? | DW English


Rage and violence in the streets of Chemnitz. A deadly knife attack by refugees on a German man has led to riots and the targeting of foreigners. Right-wing demonstrators and anti-fascist counterdemonstrators are facing off. Are police and politicians out of their depth? Our guests: Karen Taylor (Policy Advisor), Hans Pfeifer (DW), Malte Lehming (Tagesspiegel)

Koch Brothers Backed Conservative Archbishop Attacks Pope and "Homosexuals in the Church"


On the heels of the sexual abuse disclosures conservative Archbishop accuses Pope of hiding sexual abuse and attacks "homosexual underground" in the Church. He is backed by the Koch brothers and other right wing Catholics

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The Secrets Donald Trump Doesn't Want You To Know About: Business, Finance, Marketing


David Cay Boyle Johnston (born December 24, 1948) is an American investigative journalist and author, a specialist in economics and tax issues, and winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Best Reporting.

Why Are We So Gay? - Homosexual Documentary


The Court Ruling That Could Lead To President Donald Trump's Tax Returns | The Last Word | MSNBC


President Trump was dealt a major legal setback after a federal judge allows an emolument lawsuit against him to proceed. David Cay Johnston explains what comes next in a court case that could have bigger implications for Trump than the Mueller investigation.

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Can Europe Live without the US? | Inside Story


With friends like Donald Trump who needs enemies? That was the reaction from European Council Chief Donald Tusk when the US president withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and re-imposed sanctions.

EU leaders want to save the nuclear deal - and multi-billion dollar business contracts. But European companies are bowing to US demands by pulling out of Iran - including British Airways and Air France, which are grounding flights to Tehran.

That's despite revised EU legislation called "blocking statute". It's aimed at nullifying US legal action against European firms which defy US sanctions on Iran.

Germany's foreign minister has called for independent payment channels to be created which could avoid US sanctions. And French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe's historical partner 'seems to turn his back on this common history'. So, how wide is the rift across the Atlantic?

Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam | Guests: Thorsten Benner - Director, Global Public Policy Institute; Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook - Executive Director, Future of Diplomacy Project, Harvard Kennedy School; Daniel Gros - Director, Centre for European Policy Studies


Trump Biographer Calls Mike Pence a 'Shadow President'


President Trump's biographer Michael D'Antonio tells CNN's John Berman that Vice President Mike Pence has been positioning himself to assume the Oval Office at the conclusion of Trump's tenure.

Meet the Jews Rejecting Israel for Berlin | Foreign Correspondent


Berlin was Holocaust headquarters — but for young Israeli Jews it’s the paragon of cool. Eric Campbell tracks one of the odder modern migrations.

The Madness of Prince Charles – British Royal Family Documentary | Timeline


Bombshell: Paul Manafort Sought Mueller Plea Deal | The Beat with Ari Melber | MSNBC


Former Trump campaign manager, Paul Manafort, could be changing his approach to the Mueller probe. The Wall Street Journal reports Manafort sought a plea deal in his upcoming trial in D.C. but talks broke down. The reporter who broke the story, Aruna Viswanatha, joins Ari Melber to discuss the potential implications for the Russia investigation.

Monday, August 27, 2018

Teachers Can’t Afford Supplies, But Betsy DeVos Will Pay For Their Guns


The US Department of Education is considering a proposal that would free up some federal money to arm and train teachers in this country how to kill people. This proposal comes at a time when teachers all over the country are paying more than $1,000 each year out of their own pockets on school supplies because schools are so dangerously underfunded, and the administration has actually reduced the amount that teachers can write off on taxes. But Betsy DeVos wants to carry the NRA’s water, and now she’s offering to buy them all guns. What could go wrong? A lot, as Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins explains.

How I See the US After Living in Sweden for 6 Years


WaPo: Trump Rejected Plans for White House Statement Praising McCain


White House aides drafted a fulsome statement for President Donald Trump on the death of Sen. John McCain, but it was never sent out, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN.

Saturday, August 25, 2018

National Enquirer Insider: They Have Safe Full of Trump Stories


Jerry George, who worked at the National Enquirer for 28 years, tells CNN's Erica Hill there were safes in the Los Angeles and New York offices of the National Enquirer.

Friday, August 24, 2018

Trump Calls Off Pompeo's North Korea Trip over Lack of Progress


Citing insufficient progress on the issue of denuclearization, President Donald Trump nixed plans for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to make what would have been his fourth visit to North Korea.

Lawrence: Trump Talks Impeachment, as Trump Allies Talk to Fed Prosecutors | The Last Word | MSNBC


President Trump lashed out at “flippers” and Attorney General Jeff Sessions amid reporting that media mogul David Pecker was granted immunity by prosecutors and the National Enquirer kept a safe with Trump-related documents in it.

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Trump: ‘Impeach Me and Market Will Crash’


'I don't know how you can impeach somebody who's done a great job', Donald Trump has insisted - telling Fox News that if he was impeached the markets would crash and "everybody would be very poor". And in another tirade against his former laywer Michael Cohen - who claimed the President directed him to make hush money payments to two alleged mistresses - Mr Trump suggested plea bargains should be illegal because people "just make up lies". Here's our Washington correspondent Kylie Morris.

What's Next for President Donald Trump? | Inside Story


It's been a bad week for Donald Trump - starting with the conviction of his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort for financial crimes and fraud. Then came the guilty plea by his former-lawyer Michael Cohen, who said he broke campaign finance laws on Trump's orders. But Cohen's statement that he's willing to now help the Mueller investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election, could mean even bigger worries ahead for the US. President.

Trump has denied doing anything wrong and says Cohen is making up stories. All this is ahead of crucial mid-term elections in November. So, is this a turning point for the Trump presidency?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan | Guests: James Boys - US Politics Analyst; Oliver McGee - Advisor at the National Diversity Coalition For Trump; Steven Erlanger - Chief Diplomatic Correspondent Europe, ‘The New York Times’.


How Will Iran Respond to Trump's Escalations?


After re-imposing sanctions, Trump's new "Iran Action Group" is the latest step in his destabilization campaign against Tehran. International Crisis Group President Robert Malley, who helped negotiate the Iran nuclear deal under the Obama administration, joins TRNN's Aaron Maté to discuss the White House's goals and Iran's response.

Syrian Cartoonist Najah Albukai Bears Witness to the Horrors of Al-Assad's Prisons


Wednesday, August 22, 2018

The Case against the Prophet | DW News


Trump's Dirty Energy Appointees Dismantle Clean Energy Controls


Trump's EPA announced a plan to end Obama's Clean Power Plan, using coal companies' proposals, which lowers federal regulations on emissions and allows states to set their own emissions reduction goals. We discuss the proposal with Mustafa Ali.

Spike Lee on Donald Trump and the Rise of the Right – BBC Newsnight


Evan Davis speaks to director Spike Lee about his new film BlacKKklansman, the future of the Oscars and racial politics in the US today.

Anderson Cooper: Cohen Basically Called Trump a Crook


President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen pleads guilty, and Paul Manafort was convicted on eight counts on the same day. CNN's Anderson Cooper breaks down what this means for the President.

Lawrence: Michael Cohen Says Donald Trump Ordered Him To Commit Crimes | The Last Word | MSNBC


Lawrence puts Michael Cohen’s guilty plea into context: Michael Cohen says Donald Trump ordered him to commit crimes so Donald Trump could win the presidency. This is the day that changed everything in the Trump presidency.

Chris Cuomo: This Was a Bad Day for Trump


CNN's Chris Cuomo weighs in on a day of bad news for President Donald Trump after his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was found guilty of eight financial crimes and his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, agreed to a plea deal with the Southern District of New York.

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Has Assad Won the Syrian War? – BBC Newsnight


The British government has decided to stop giving some aid to rebel-held areas in Syria.

Lawrence: "Melania Trump Has Done Nothing For Our Children" | The Last Word | MSNBC


Lawrence looks at First Lady Melania Trump’s cyber bullying prevention event “for our children,” held on a day her husband spent the day cyber bullying. Meanwhile, 565 children separated from their parents at the border by the Trump Administration still have not been reunited.

Sunday, August 19, 2018

Do US Sanctions Work? | Inside Story


Punishing its enemies economically, when stopping short of armed force, has long been a favoured American way of achieving foreign policy goals.

Sanctions have been around for decades, but came to the fore after the 9/11 attacks on the US in 2001. They are now again present when diplomacy does not work.

President Donald Trump has been imposing them more widely and more often. The latest were over Turkey’s detention of US pastor Andrew Brunson, which has triggered one of the most serious rifts with a NATO ally. But those targetted by the US are hitting back with their own sanctions, some of the same level and scale. And the list of countries affected is long. But do the sanctions serve any purpose? And who gets hurt the most?

Presenter: Hoda Abdelhamid | Guests: Richard Weitz, Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at the Hudson Institute; Mohammad Marandi, Head of North American Studies graduate programme at the University of Tehran; Christopher Preble, Vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute.


"That’s Rich"... Anderson Cooper Laughs at Sanders Explanation about Trump's Revoking Clearances


Twitter CEO: 'We Are Not' Discriminating against Any Political Viewpoint


Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey knows the tech world has a problem. He's asking big questions like "How do we earn peoples' trust?" "We realize that more and more people have fear of companies like ours," Dorsey said in an in-depth interview with CNN.

Ex-Fox News Analyst, Lt. Col. Ralph Peters: Trump Is a Danger to the US


Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, a former Fox News military analyst who left after accusing the network of "assaulting our constitutional order and the rule of law," talks to CNN's Brian Stelter about his views on President Trump's impact on the country.

Stelter Examines Fox's 'Echo Chamber' in Trump


CNN's Brian Stelter breaks down the relationship between President Trump and Fox News.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

900 Litres of Maple Syrup Rejected by Saudi Arabia Have Been Sold


Canadians from across the country offered to buy Anna Hutchinson's 900 litres of maple syrup after the government of Saudi Arabia rejected her shipment amid the diplomatic dispute between the Canadian and Saudi government.

John O. Brennan: I Gave Trump a Year to Live Up to the Office. He Didn't. | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC


John Brennan, former CIA director, talks with Rachel Maddow about his criticisms of Donald Trump and his early awareness of Russian efforts to intrudce upon the 2016 presidential election.

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Dies at 80


The Rise of the Extreme Far-right in Britain – BBC Newsnight


The former head of the Metropolitan Police's counter terrorism unit is warning the extreme right-wing is on the rise in Britain and we "haven't woken up" to it yet.

Ex-CIA Official to Trump Supporter: We're Done. Get Out!


Former CIA and FBI official Phil Mudd debates President Trump's revocation of John Brennan's security clearance with Paris Dennard.

Ronald Reagan's Daughter: My Father Would Be Appalled by Trump


Patti Davis, daughter of former President Ronald Reagan, says that her father would be appalled by the leadership of President Donald Trump.

Friday, August 17, 2018

Sweden Struck by Co-ordinated Arson Attacks 3 Weeks before Elections


A string of arson attacks has rocked Sweden, 3 weeks ahead of September elections. Three suspects have been arrested, one of them in Turkey. It's widely thought that the timing of the fires, which appear to have been co-ordianted, was not accidental. Speculation is rife as to who carried out the attacks and what impact they may have on the electoral race.

Trump: I've Never Respected John Brennan


As he departed the White House for Marine One, President Trump made comments about John Brennan from the South Lawn.

Turkey - US Spat: Trump Called for Release of American Pastor to Win Evangelical Vote