Coronavirus and oil shocks rock the global economy

Coronavirus and oil shocks rock the global economy

Coronavirus update and explanation of why an oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia is rocking the global economy. More crackdowns in Saudi Arabia, why Putin might be the Russian President for life, more holes in the US/Taliban troop withdrawal plan, and hopeful progress for abortion rights in Argentina. Then Zarlasht Halaimzai from the Refugee Trauma Initiative joins to offer an Afghan perspective on Trump’s troop withdrawal deal with the Taliban.


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Ambassadors Gone Wild

Ambassadors Gone Wild

Tommy and Ben make the case for Susan Rice as Vice President, the latest on escalating tensions between the US and China, US plans to sell advanced armed drones abroad, two Trump donors turned ambassa...

29 Jul 20201h 16min

Everything Mike Pompeo touches turns to sh*t

Everything Mike Pompeo touches turns to sh*t

Democrats sound the alarm about foreign election interference. Experts say Israel and the US are responsible for mysterious explosions across Iran. Mike Pompeo uses taxpayer dollars to run for Preside...

22 Jul 20201h 11min

Dems in Congress push for a more progressive foreign policy

Dems in Congress push for a more progressive foreign policy

A leadership fight in Congress that could help make the Democratic Party’s foreign policy more progressive. A far-right nationalist wins reelection in Poland. How other countries are reopening schools...

15 Jul 20201h

Trump’s cruel immigration policies

Trump’s cruel immigration policies

Literally no one is surprised that Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has contracted COVID, and how Sweden’s terrible response could help us move past the broken debate about reopening our economy. My...

8 Jul 20201h 11min

Russian bounties with Rep Adam Schiff

Russian bounties with Rep Adam Schiff

Explosive reports that the Russia military has been paying Taliban-linked militants to kill US forces in Afghanistan. Tommy and Ben try to figure out why Russia would do this and how the US should res...

1 Jul 20201h 10min

John Bolton’s sh*tty book

John Bolton’s sh*tty book

Tommy and Ben talk through some of the explosive revelations in John Bolton’s book, from supporting the construction of concentration camps in China, to thinking it would be “cool” to invade Venezuela...

24 Jun 20201h 9min

Assault on the press and democracy in the Philippines

Assault on the press and democracy in the Philippines

An attack on press freedom in the Philippines and what it could mean for the future of their democracy. The two year anniversary of the US-North Korea Singapore summit. Right-wing zealots take over th...

17 Jun 20201h 13min

Why policing is better abroad

Why policing is better abroad

Tommy and Ben examine how other countries structure and run their police forces to see if there are policies or tactics the US can adopt to improve outcomes. New data suggests that claims of election ...

10 Jun 20201h 9min

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