Episode

5/12 Why Joe Biden Is the Embodiment of US Empire Foreign Policy w/ Jeremy Scahill

May 12, 2021

Sam and Emma host founder and senior correspondent at the Intercept Jeremy Scahill to discuss his new series Empire Politician on how Biden is the manifestation of US foreign policy over the past 50 years, including Biden’s relationship to the intel community, the on-going apartheid efforts in Israel and more.

And in the Fun Half: Steven Crowder edits Sam out of a video about left violence and vitriol, why political scientists need to be cautious sharing research online, Tucker Carlson reminds his audience he thinks they’re dumb as hell, amending the For the People Act in the Senate, Palestinian writer speaking out against Israeli apartheid is forcibly removed from his home, Israel’s trajectory is continued oppression of Palestinians and isolation, somehow a question about Force the Vote, a caller explains how she got into politics through Majority Report, a truther says MR comedy guest David Feldman wrote copy for the CIA ad, plus your calls and IMs!

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