On today's In the News roundtable, Brian Becker, Esther  Iverem, Nicole Roussell and Walter Smolarek discuss how powerful figures  in the West are pushing for even graver acts of reckless escalation in  Ukraine, and how big oil is cashing in on the war with plans for massive  drilling expansion with the help of the Biden administration. The panel  also discusses the latest right wing attacks on so-called “Critical  Race Theory”, how the super rich pay little to nothing in taxes, the  latest developments in Palestine, and more.

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