Expanding Wars With a Lame Duck President w/ Matt Duss
The Israeli incursion into Lebanon has rapidly shifted from a bombing campaign into a ground invasion, one that the Pentagon now says might last for some time. This current escalation of the Middle Ea...
6 Okt 202426min
Israel’s Expanding War Against Lebanon w/ Trita Parsi
Joe Biden’s foreign policy team was hoping for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas before his term was over, perhaps as early as the end of September. This always seemed wishful thinking but now is ...
22 Sep 202425min
The Plutocratic Threat to Democracy w/ David Sirota
Kamala Harris and many other Democrats often warn that Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. This is true enough, but it raises the question of how a ridiculous reality-TV star got in a position to b...
15 Sep 202439min
How Kamala Harris Can Use the Debate to Win Big
After the convention and on the cusp of a debate, the presidential election is a near dead heat. The polls show Kamala Harris has a slight edge, but it is well within the margin of error. This is a ma...
7 Sep 202436min
Why Biden Continues Supporting Israel’s Onslaught in Gaza
On June 28, I delivered a speech at the central branch of the Regina Public Library on the history of American support for Israel. The speech almost didn’t happen. The library briefly cancelled it bec...
7 Juli 202425min
The Real Problem With Joe Biden’s Bad Debate
Joe Biden’s performance on the first presidential debate, held on Thursday in Atlanta, has been widely criticized. Much of the criticism has focused on Biden’s style: his horse voice, frequent halting...
1 Juli 202447min
Joe Biden’s Muddled Middle East Policy
Joe Biden has often been described as among the most pro-Israel politicians in America, a characterization which has a large element of truth but misses some important nuances. As David Klion argues i...
23 Juni 202456min
Trump Versus the Sharks with Chris Lehmann
Donald Trump does not like sharks. During his memorable encounter with Stormy Daniels, he fixated on a documentary about the predator that was playing on the hotel television and muttered, “I hope all...
16 Juni 202430min
