Program Date:  05/07/2019 mp3audio:  Full Program

May 7 - Pompeo Denies Global Warming But Praises its Results; The Country's Leading Authority on Russia; The Market Plunges as Trump Reignites a Trade War with China

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Israel Joins Peace Talks in Cairo Amid IDF Escalation in Gaza | Strengthening the Laws of War as Non-combatants Die in Gaza and Ukraine | Brazen Examples of Foreign Governments Buying US Senators and Congressmen
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The Gaza Impasses With Hamas Wanting a Permanent Ceasefire and Israel a Temporary One | A Possible Change in the US's Israel/Palestinian Policy as Grassroots and Student Protests Ended Support For South Africa's Apartheid Regime | Russia Announces Drills For the Use of Tactical Nukes Ahead of Putin's Inauguration Tomorrow
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May 6, 2024 - Dr. Guy Ziv | Jeremi Suri | Eugene Rumer

The House Speaker Uses an Antisemitic Trope Blaming George Soros as he Launches Hearings on Anti Semitism on Campuses | The Role of Right Wing, Christian Zionist and MAGA Provocateurs in Campus Violence | Models of Dialogue and Deescalation as Outside Opportunists Stoke Violence on Campuses
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May 5, 2024 - John Nichols | Harold Meyerson | Brian Levin

On the Brink of the Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza as Ceasefire Talks Are Deadlocked | The DEA's Decriminalization of Marijuana as Too Little Too Late | Could a Change in DEA Policy Revive California's Troubled Marijuana Industry?
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May 2, 2024 - Paul Pillar | David Pozen | Cat Packer

A Pro-Israel Mob Invades the UCLA Campus to Beat up Pro-Palestinian Students While the Police Look On | Assessing the Flaws and Exploring the Fixes to a Constitution That is Failing Americans As Fascism Threatens Our Democracy
Host: Ian Masters
Producer: Graham FitzGibbon
Assistant Producer: Evan Green

May 7 - Pompeo Denies Global Warming But Praises its Results; The Country's Leading Authority on Russia; The Market Plunges as Trump Reignites a Trade War with China

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