Fault Lines

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the political climate as Americans look to enjoy their Thanksgiving weekend..

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including the Alabama Senate Race, Ukraine, discussion about Bill Browder; and much more.

Scheduled guests: Alex Krainer - Author of The Killing of William Browder: Deconstructing Bill Browder’s Dangerous Deception, Jacqueline Luqman Co-Founder of Luqman Media, Dr. Bill Honigman and Dr. Annette Bosworth, and Veteran Civil Rights Lawyer Stephen Spitz.

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss Trump’s announcement that accusations aside, he prefers Roy Moore for Senate over Democratic Candidate Doug Jones in the Alabama special election that is mere weeks away.

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including the unsettled German political situation; Aggressive policies by Saudi Arabia in Yemen; Immigration policies; the Mainstream Media’s biases and failures; and other major news items.

Scheduled guests: Ilona Pfeffer - Correspondent and Radio Presenter for Sputnik News Germany Topic: Merkel's Efforts to Form a Coalition Government; Liana E. Montecinos former DREAMER, President Latinx Law Student Association Topic: Immigration; Paul Kawika Martin Peace Action Senior Director for Policy & Political Affairs on Saudi power plays, Yemen crisis, & US use of force; Jeff Morley - Writer and Author of 'The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Angleton'

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss admitted bias and censorship by Google, the most-used search engine. This in addition to troubling allegations of invasions of privacy by Google such as a report by Nathan Newman writing in the Huffington Post in 2015 that stated: “Google’s illegal ‘wi-spy’ program of collecting user data over home wi-fi hubs using its Street View cars has led to investigations and fines for violations of the law in countries around the world. Investigators were outraged when they reviewed the downloaded data and found Google had collected massive amounts of personal emails and data revealing everything from people’s medical histories to their sexual preference to marital infidelity.”

Is Google (and are other tech titans like Twitter and Facebook) unaccountable and too powerful? What can users do to protect themselves from bias, spying, and other abuses? Are there better alternatives?

Garland and Lee will also discuss long simmering and newly developing allegations against the Clintons—including sexual assault charges against Bill Clinton and possible findings from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Investigation. Meanwhile, Charlie Rose joins the lengthening list of government officials, media and entertainment personalities, business leaders, and others accused of abusing power and influence to demand sexual favors.

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including the rebooted Poor Peoples Movement; Aggressive policies by Saudi leaders including a domestic purge and the war on Yemen; Corporate and Financial Corruption; the Mainstream Media’s biases and failures; and other major news items.

Scheduled guests: Joel Segal-National Director, Justice Action Mobilization Network, Former Speech Writer for Rep. John Conyers topic: Poor People’s Movement; Ted Rall - award winning columnist, editorial cartoonist, and author topic: mainstream media’s many flaws; Ed Klein - Longtime Investigative Journalist and Author, topic: His New Book and Sexual Assault Accusations against Bill Clinton; Medea Benjamin cofounder of Code Pink, author of “Kingdom of the Unjust” topic: Saudi Arabian aggression in the Middle East; Lucy Komisar - Investigative Journalist focusing on Corporate and Financial Corruption, topic: Bill Browder and The Magnitsky Act; Michael Goodwin - NY Post Columnist topic: the Clintons and Mueller Investigation.

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss national and international controversies and conflicts.

Garland and Lee will also continue discussing the widening Ethics Crisis sweeping through society as Senator Al Franken joins Roy Moore, Senator Robert Menendez, Trump. The Clintons, and others facing charges of wrongdoing. A lengthening list of government officials, media and entertainment personalities, business leaders, and others come under scrutiny for abusing power and influence. Has this been going on all along? What can and should be done about it?

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including U.S. foreign policy; the coup in Zimbabwe; the mistrial in the Senator Robert Menendez trial; the U.S. backed Saudi war on Yemen; the tax haven revelations known as “The Paradise Papers”; and other major news items.

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the ramifications of the Trump Tax Plan which critics claim will substantially benefit Trump, his own family, and other billionaires and millionaires as well as large corporations. while hurting many poor, working class, and middle class Americans. Supporters of the measure claim this as a major victory for Trump and House leadership, and promise it will spur economic growth. Who is correct? Will the Senate pass the House version?

Garland and Lee will also discuss the widening Ethics Crisis sweeping through society as Senator Al Franken joins Roy Moore, Senator Robert Menendez, Trump. The Clintons, and others facing charges of wrongdoing. A lengthening list of government officials, media and entertainment personalities, business leaders, and others come under scrutiny for abusing power and influence. Has this been going on all along? What can and should be done about it?

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including U.S. foreign policy; the coup in Zimbabwe; the mistrial in the Senator Robert Menendez trial; the latest mass shooting in California; the U.S. backed Saudi war on Yemen; the tax haven revelations known as “The Paradise Papers”; and other major news items.

Scheduled guests include: John Kiriakou; Dominic Carter - Reporter for Verizon Fios News Topic: Bob Menendez Mistrial; Kani Xulam Founder and Director of kurdistan.org Topic: the situation in Kurdistan after the recent earthquake; Joseph Lawler - Economics Reporter at The Washington Examiner Topic: Tax Reform; Jeff Morley - Writer and Author of 'The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Angleton; Benjamin Young - Contributor to NKnews.org, PhD candidate at George Washington University Topic: North Korea; Michael Krieger - Founder of LibertyBlitzkrieg.com Topic: Saudi Politics and the War in Yemen.

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the GOP tax plan.

Garland and Lee will also discuss the military coup in Zimbabwe and other international stories.

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including alcoholism and binge drinking; UCLA basketball players’ troubles in China; mainstream media investigation mania; and other major news items.

Scheduled guests include: Jacqueline Luqman Co-Founder of Luqman Media, Co-host of “Coffee, Current Events & Politics” and “Brick by Brick”; Ted Rall award winning columnist, syndicated editorial cartoonist, and author topic: media’s investigation mania; Dr. Bosworth - Internal Medicine Physician in South Dakota | (Topic: Binge Drinking/Alcoholism); Tim Black - Host of the Tim Black At Night Show | (Topics: RT/FARA, Zimbabwe/Mugabe, UCLA Players in China); Anna Claire Vollers - Investigative Reporter for the Alabama Media Group | (Topic: Roy Moore Allegations).

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the accusations of sexual misconduct against GOP Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore that have led some Republican Senators to vow they will work to expel the embattled candidate from the Senate should he win the special election next month. Some erstwhile Moore supporters such as FOX News personality Sean Hannity are demanding that Moore explain himself or lose their support. Meanwhile, many Evangelicals remain steadfastly behind Moore. Can Democrat Doug Jones—best known for bringing the KKK terrorists who killed 4 little girls in the infamous Birmingham church bombing to justice—win in one of the reddest of red states?

Garland and Lee will also discuss federal authorities ordering the RT news network to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)—a law intended to curtail Nazi propaganda before World War II. What are the ramifications of this edict for other foreign-based news agencies including the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), Al Jazeera, and Agence France-Presse (AFP)? Will this have a chilling effect on other news agencies that question more or tell the untold?

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including the coup in Zimbabwe; the Senator Robert Menendez trial; the latest mass shooting; the U.S. backed Saudi war on Yemen; the tax haven revelations known as “The Paradise Papers”; American Government and Black Politics under Trump; U.S. Nuclear Weapons policies; and other major news items.

Scheduled guests include: Rosie Perper - Global News Reporter for Business Insider. Topic: The Paradise Papers—international tax haven sandal. Dominic Carter - Reporter for Verizon Fios News. Topic: Senator Robert Menendez Trial; Steve Cobble associate fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies. Topic: Analysis of 2017 Elections, Moore Scandal; Dr. Wilmer Leon, Author, Radio Host, Professor. Topic: American Government and Black Politics under Trump; Vanessa Favier Co-Chair of Events for UDC David A Clarke law school Latinix Law Students Association. Topic: Changes in Cuban culture, economy, and politics; Paul Kawika Martin Peace Action Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs. Topics: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policies and the historical congressional vote to end U.S. backing for the Saudi

A fifth woman has accused GOP Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct, leading several top Republicans including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to urge him to step aside. Other Republicans have defended him, raising questions about the GOP unity less than a year before the critical midterm elections. Meanwhile, acrimony between the progressive and corporate wings of the Democratic Party flare, even during celebrations of their sweeping victories last week. What do these divisions say about the two party system?

Text: On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the discord within the Democratic and Republican parties. Process rigging, defending questionable conduct, infighting, and similar conflicts demonstrate flaws in the two party system.

Garland and Lee will also discuss the mainstream media’s continuing efforts to suppress viewpoints that challenge the establishment narrative.

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including the Saudi-US war in Yemen; healthcare as a human right; the conflicts between corporate and progressive Democrats; and other major news items.

Scheduled guests include: Andrea Miller executive director of People Demanding Action, former candidate for Congress - topic: Virginia elections & Democratic Party; Kurt Bateman health policy expert, former UAW worker in Ohio - topic: working people’s support for progressive policies; Darlene Brown CEO DivineEmpowerment.org pep talk for Tuesday; George Ripley Founder of "Focus on Democracy" - topic: personally questioning Tom Perez re: rigged primaries; Congress person Alan Grayson on the Democratic Party after DNC shuffle & Donna Brazile book; Matthew Tyrmand - Journalist active in both the US and Poland - topic: Media Coverage of the Polish Independence Day March.

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss the Roy Moore case, and its implications for U.S. politics and society in the context of widening allegations of sexual impropriety by entertainers, business people, politicians, clergy, teachers, and others. Has sexual misconduct increased, or has our acceptance of it decreased?

Garland and Lee will also discuss the mainstream media’s increasing “McCarthyism” against viewpoints they don’t approve of, and widening efforts to censor and suppress information that challenges the establishment narrative. Is this effort to control and silence dissent a dangerous threat to freedom in the United States and the rest of the west? Are the attacks against Russia needlessly increasing tensions between to two nuclear superpowers?

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including the Saudi internal crackdown, its war in Yemen, and concerns they’re holding the (former) Lebanese Prime Minister hostage; the catastrophic earthquake in Iran; Trump’s trip abroad; healthcare as a human right; the corporate Democrats’ war on progressives; the Texas 2nd Congressional Race; and other major news items.

Scheduled guests include: Joe Lauria veteran foreign-affairs journalist reporting from Egypt topic: Suppressed Russiagate article; Darnell Jones – (Brand New Congress) Candidate for Congress in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District; John Kiriakou: Co-host of 'Loud and Clear' - Topic: Removal from European Parliament Panel; Brittany Shannahan Lead Organizer, Healthcare Is A Human Right Maryland topic Healthcare is a human right; Dr. Bill Honigman (ER physician, Bernie Delegate) on Healthcare and Corporate Democrats’ war on progresasives; Paul Gattis - Longtime Reporter in Alabama Topic: Fallout from Roy Moore Allegations.

fter Democrats overwhelmingly defeated Republicans in New Jersey, Virginia, Washington State, and elsewhere, will their opposition to Trump strengthen? Will the landslide vote to expand Medicaid in Maine mark a turning point in healthcare politics? Will Democratic wins Tuesday combine with recent mass shootings to drive common sense gun safety legislation?

On this episode of "Fault Lines," hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss Tuesday’s and next year’s elections including the governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey. Have the Democrats found a winning formula? Was this a referendum on Trump? Or was this an expected outcome that does nothing to change the political climate in America?

Garland and Lee will also discuss the mainstream media’s obsession with certain investigations while they ignore other topics such as the Awan Brothers IT work with Democrats—is there a hidden agenda in these double standards?

The hosts and guests will analyze top news stories and issues including the effects of marijuana, the Alabama Senate Race, and other major news items.

Scheduled guests include: Jacqueline Luqman Co-Founder of Luqman Media, Co-host of “Coffee, Current Events & Politics” and “Brick by Brick” topic: Democratic Party Successes on Tuesday; Ted Rall award winning columnist, syndicated editorial cartoonist, and author topic: media’s investigation mania; Ken Whittle - Assistant Editor at Disobedient Media. Topic: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra's connections to the Awan Brothers; Dr. Annette Bosworth - Internal Medicine Physician, Topic: Marijuana’s Effects on the Brain; John Sharp - Journalist covering news and politics in Alabama. Topic: Alabama Senate Race.