Thursday, June 29, 2017

Historian: Republican Push to Replace Obamacare Reflects Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America


The Debate - What Does the UK Want? Tide Turns against Weakened Theresa May


Joe Scarborough Rips Trumpcare: It's Going To Devastate The Working Class That Voted For Trump


Mika Brzezinski Demolishes Trump & His 'Lobotomized' Staffers Over Tillerson Report: Out Of His Mind


’Not a Good Idea': German Foreign Minister on Erdoğan's Public Appearances Outside G20


German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has advised Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan not to hold public events during his trip to G20 summit.

Fighting Terrorism: What Can the UN Do?


Morning Joe | June 29,2017 | 'It's Like Quitting Smoking': Writer on Leaving Twitter


Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Muslims Are Lazy


Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Oliver Stone on How the US Misunderstands Putin


The Oscar-winning filmmaker spent 20 hours shooting a documentary with the Russian president, and tells the FT's Matthew Garrahan that the western world has Vladimir Putin all wrong.

'Trump Was Slapped in the Face' | Tucker Chats With Oliver Stone About 'The Putin Interviews'


Tucker Carlson interviews Oliver Stone about his upcoming Showtime documentary "The Putin Interviews"

Saudi Demands Are Unacceptable - Qatari FM in Washington


The foreign minister of Qatar is in Washington, seeking ways to resolve an ongoing diplomatic crisis. He met with the U.S. secretary of state, to discuss the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar.

UN: Demand to Shut Al Jazeera a Threat to Media Freedom


The United Nations has condemned a Saudi-led bloc’s demand for Qatar to close Al Jazeera, calling it “a major blow to media pluralism”.

Jeremy Scahill on Trump Team: A Cabal of Religious Extremists, Privatization Advocates & Racists (January 2017)


In this web exclusive, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill of The Intercept talks in depth about Trump’s team, from unofficial adviser Erik Prince to Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis to education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos.

Trump's Only Iran Policy Is Confrontation


If the White House has an Iran policy, "the only one visible is confrontation," says Adam Weinstein of the National Iranian American Council

Martin Wolf on the Rise of Populism | Opinion


FT chief economics commentator Martin Wolf explores with comment editor Jonathan Derbyshire the causes of populism today, cultural and economic, and they also discuss why populism has become more potent nearly a decade after the financial crisis.

The Last Hong Kong Governor: Chris Patten on 20 Years after the Handover


Chris Patten, Hong Kong’s last governor, handed the former colony back to China on 1 July 1997 to be ruled with a degree of autonomy under a system called “one country, two systems”

Angela Merkel Softens Resistance to Gay Marriage


Qatar Crisis: "Saudi King Salman Knows He Has the Ear of Trump, the Most Powerful Man in the World"