On today's In the News roundtable, Nicole Roussell, Esther Iverem and  Walter Smolarek discuss how the fighting in Ukraine is intensifying in  the country’s east at the same time as the United States and its NATO  allies are seeking to prolong the war for their  own geopolitical benefit. The panel also discusses how the courts  continue to offer impunity for police brutality, the arrest of a Texas  woman on murder charges for having an abortion, the presidential  election in France, the status of Iran nuclear deal negotiations, and more.

Article referenced in this show:

The Origins of Ukraine’s Fascists & Why It Matters, with Historian Tarik Cyril Amar

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