Episode

9/8 Amir Ahmad Nasr: Does Game of Thrones Explain Isis?

September 8, 2014

Journalist and author of Amir Ahmad Nasr explains the historical and ideological legacy that created Isis, the fallout from US foreign policy in the Middle East, the role if Saudi Arabia in spreading dangerous fundamentalism and the global strategy for addressing Isis should be.

Andrew Cuomo awkwardly ignores Zephyr Teachout,

On The Fun Half: President Obama announces his Isis strategy, Iran Saudi Arabia and Isis, Obama reverses himself on immigration pledge, video of Ray Rice beating his wife surfaces, the disgrace of the NFL and Ray Rice, witness says Michael Brown has his hands raised, GamerGate, woman jailed for providing abortion pill to daughter and your IMs.

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