CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling’s Life as an “Unwanted Spy”
CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling is this week’s guest.
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TV Pundits Praising Suleimani Assassination Neglect to Disclose Ties to Arms Industry
David Petraeus, Jack Keane, Van Hipp, John Negroponte, and Jeh Johnson all celebrate President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Qassim Suleimani.
The Wax and Wane of J Street’s Influence Over U.S.-Israel Policy
Jeremy Ben-Ami claimed his organization would only exist for a few years. But as the two-state solution grew distant, J Street solidified into a D.C. institution.
As the Lebanon Uprising Hits 100-Day Mark, Protesters Allege Torture by Security Forces
With unrest continuing in Lebanon, protesters say security forces are beating, arresting, and even torturing demonstrators with impunity.
George Bush, Barack Obama, and the CIA Torture Cover-Up
Daniel J. Jones, former Senate investigator on the CIA torture program, and Iraqi activist Raed Jarrar are this week's guests.
As the U.S. Blames China for the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Rest of the World Asks China for Help
China’s private and public sectors are filling gaps in medical equipment where other states are failing.
Move Over, Hunter Biden. Meet Eric Branstad, the China Ambassador’s Son Who Got Rich in Trump’s Swamp.
Branstad’s checkered past includes killing two people in a car crash; he has profited from ties to his father and Trump.
John and the Giant Impeachment
Reporter Spencer Ackerman and writer Sarah Lazare are this week’s guests.
In West African Coronavirus Hot Spot, War Has Left 700,000 Homeless and Exposed
Burkina Faso has endured poverty, drought, hunger, and coups. Now experts fear that Covid-19 could decimate entire settlements of the country's displaced.
On Afghanistan, Three Words I Never Thought I’d Write: Bravo, Donald Trump
Trump is awful, and he doesn’t care about peace or the truth, but there is no alternative to his deal with the Taliban.