402: How Will Putin Respond to an ISIS Attack? (feat. Bernie Sanders)

402: How Will Putin Respond to an ISIS Attack? (feat. Bernie Sanders)

Tommy and Ben discuss the deteriorating relations between the White House and Bibi Netanyahu's government after the UN Security Council calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, the stalling hostage negotiations in Qatar, and Trump's PR advice to Israel. Then, they talk about the ISIS attack at a Moscow concert hall and Putin's response. They also discuss Hong Kong's new national security law, two surprising political resignations, a democratic election in Senegal, why the former president of Brazil was hiding in a foreign embassy, and Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis. Plus, Senator Bernie Sanders and Ben discuss the looming famine in Gaza, conditioning aid to Israel, and changing US foreign policy for the better.

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354: Israel’s Judicial Coup, and Samantha Power on Ukraine

354: Israel’s Judicial Coup, and Samantha Power on Ukraine

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