Fault Lines

On today's episode of Fault Lines, Garland and Lee discuss the Trump administration reconsidering the Iran deal, plus ask whether the mainstream media overhyped Georgia's special election and ask what's next for Fox after Bill O'Reilly's exit.

The Trump administration says it is reconsidering sanctions against Iran – is this another foreign-policy flip-flop or a bold strategic move by the president?

In round two of the show; the Democrats poured millions into yesterday's Georgia congressional race but were unable to break 50% so is the election is going to run on. Is this a sign of things to come in 2018 or just media hype?

And in round three: Fox news is severing its relationship with longtime host Bill O'Reilly. Combine that with recent shakeups at the Blaze and Breitbart and Lee and Garland ask if right-wing media will be the new establishment or are they falling apart?

On today's episode of Fault Lines, Garland and Lee discuss the President’s proposed changes to the H1b visa program, today’s special election in Georgia’s sixth district, and the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the battle by Iraqi forces to retake Mosul from Isis fighters.

President Trump signs an executive order that targets the h1b visa program which is frequently used by the tech industry to bring in foreign workers for skilled jobs. Will this help or hurt American workers? Democratic and Republican spin masters prepare for the results of the special election in the sixth congressional district in Georgia. Lee and Garland decide if the spin and rhetoric match the reality on the ground.

In the third round, they discuss the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in the Iraqi city of Mosul and the suicide bomber bus attack in Syria. Are these arguments against the strategy of regime change?

On today's episode of Fault Lines, Garland and Lee talk about the clash of pro and anti-Trump forces in Berkeley, Vice President Pence’s hard line rhetoric about North Korea, and whether the United Airlines story is related to larger issues in the industry.

Text: Protests in Berkeley California have reached a dangerous new level as the arrests and injuries begin to pile up. Our Co-hosts discuss who’s to blame and if this situation could get worse. Vice President Mike Pence lands in the Korean Hot Zone and reiterates the hard-line rhetoric of his boss. Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan talk about the current state of affairs, the end of “strategic patience,” and China’s response. They also discuss the United Airlines debacle, the most recent case of a couple being removed from a United Airlines flight in route to their wedding, and whether this is connected to the Airline market dominance in the United States.

As the US and North Korea exchange military threats, co-hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan talk about the Trump administration’s foreign policy and whether this showdown could turn into a dangerous and open ended war. They also discuss the recent press conference in which CIA Chief Mike Pompeo lobs a barrage of threats towards WikiLeaks and their founder Julian Assange. Are those threats confined to WikiLeaks or should all members of the press be concerned?
Then, Nixon and Stranahan talk about President Trump’s latest policy on defunding Planned Parenthood and discuss the fate of his flagship platform policy, the border wall.

On today's episode of Fault Lines, Garland and Lee discuss the battle for Trump’s mind and how the media craziness is making everyone more confused.

There’s a battle for the ear of President Trump as Team Bannon dukes it out with the New York Democrats led by first daughter Ivanka and her husband Jaren Kushner, and meanwhile a New York Times columnist is saying the USA should STOP fighting ISIS. It’s all part of the media’s bizarro world, where it’s harder to tell real news from fake new and even harder to tell the difference between reporters and mental patients.…

On today's episode of Fault Lines, Garland and Lee discuss the first official meeting of the U.S. and Russian envoys and the subsequent press conference, President Trump's domestic agenda in a divided GOP, and the Kansas special election results.

Now that Secretary Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov have emerged from their meeting with little evidence of improvement in the chilly relationship between their two nations, co-hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan discuss what this reflects about The Trump administrations foreign policy. They also discuss the odds of the President enacting his domestic agenda in a party deeply divided over healthcare and whether that will tie up his plans for tax reform.

Then, Nixon and Stranahan talk about the results of the special election in Kansas and banter about which party should be celebrating the results.

As US Secretary of State Tillerson heads to Moscow, co-hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan talk about the Trump administration’s turnaround on foreign policy and how it impacts the situations in North Korea and Syria.

They also discuss whether Ivanka Trump and her husband Jerad Kushner are behind the shocking shift in direction from what candidate Trump ran on.

Then, Nixon and Stranahan talk about whether the Republicans “stole’ the Supreme Court nomination and how minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will impact issues like law and order.

On today's episode of Fault lines, Garland and Lee Discuss the White House turf war and the international assault on internet privacy and information access.

In their first show, Co-hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan introduce themselves to their new audience and discuss the grassroots reaction to Donald Trump’s missile strikes on Syria. While the establishment rejoices, grass roots voters are concerned and in many cases, feel betrayed.

The power struggle in the White House between the duo of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon is producing mixed messages and a confused foreign policy. Garland gives
voice to a variety of concerns and Lee provides an insider’s view.

The hosts discuss the new legislation in Germany to address internet hate speech, the Google fact check feature, and President Trump’s new broadband policy and with an eye towards skepticism and suppression of free speech.