EA on CNN: Trump’s Ego, White Supremacy, and the 2020 Election
Donald Trump’s Twitter outbursts: is his priority giving white supremacy a pass or boosting his ego? Plus: White House tries to block Trump-Russia report
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Explaining Brexit Chaos: A 3-Month Breathing Space v. A Stumbling, Fumbling Government — What Next?
What’s state of Brexit chaos after 3 days of debate in Parliament & UK Government “stumbling, fumbling, & cluster****”? Scott Lucas answers in 5 1/2 minutes
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Explaining Brexit Chaos: Government Shambles as Parliament Rejects No Deal
Scott Lucas on UK still staring into Brexit abyss as Parliament votes on an extension of Article 50, delaying March 29 crash-out from the European Union
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Explaining Brexit Chaos: UK Government’s Plan is Buried for a 2nd Time
Scott Lucas on where UK is now in Brexit chaos, following the heavy defeat by Parliament of Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal plan for a second time
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EA on CNN: Decency and Democratic Race for 2020 Presidential Nomination
“When you say center v. left, you obscure everything about Democratic candidates for 2020 Presidential contest – & you play into Donald Trump’s tiny hands”
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Should We Celebrate International Women’s Day?
University of Birmingham discussion of International Women’s Day: should we be celebrating it or should we instead be marking challenges that continue?
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EA on CNN: Decency and the Law v. Trump’s “Bullshit” Remarks at CPAC
Scott Lucas on the damage of Donald Trump’s two-hour ramble to CPAC — and how we should respond for the sake of the law, the US system, and decency
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EA on CNN: Michael Cohen’s Testimony Against Donald Trump
Scott Lucas on Michael Cohen’s testimony v. Donald Trump: criminal activity, colluding with WikiLeaks and Russia, and lying about Trump Tower Moscow
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EA on CNN: Trump’s Whipped-Up Crises from The Wall to North Korea
Scott Lucas: What Donald Trump’s doing is – whether it’s The Wall or North Korea – create crisis, whip it all up, & magically say, “I’m here to resolve it.”
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EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: Can Bernie Win?
Adam Quinn on Bernie Sanders’ chances amid crowded field of Democrat hopefuls – many of whom take similar positions on issues from health care to economy
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EA on Deutsche Welle and Monocle 24: Challenges Mount to Trump’s “National Emergency”
Scott Lucas on 16-state lawsuit filed to block Trump’s “national emergency”, assessing “political limbo” that lies ahead and possibly through 2020 campaign
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EA on CNN: Trump’s Last-Resort Gamble for The Wall…and 2020
Scott Lucas on Donald Trump’s last-resort gamble to fund Wall with Mexico: declaration of “national emergency” to bypass Congress & take money from military
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EA on CNN: Trump Tries to Cover Up Failed Ultimatum on “The Wall”
Scott Lucas on Donald Trump’s latest attempts, with rallies and “reality TV” performance, to cover up failed ultimatum for $5.7 billion for Wall with Mexico
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EA on CNN: Responding to Trump with a “Spectacle of Decency”
Scott Lucas on response to Donald Trump: “With a spectacle of decency. Decent in our language, decent in our politics, decent in our respect for each other”
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EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: Why is Trump Protecting Saudi’s MBS Over Khashoggi Murder?
Scott Lucas on why Donald Trump, defying US Congress, continues to protect Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman over murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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EA on TRT World: 4 Months After Khashoggi Killing, Will There Be Justice? (No.)
Scott Lucas on the four-month anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey: “Will justice be done?”
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EA on Al Jazeera: Will US Step Away from Saudi Arabia Over Yemen?
Scott Lucas on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: Will Yemen civil war be altered by US Congress bill ending support for Saudi-led intervention?
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What Now with the UK’s Brexit Bumbling? A 6-Minute Guide
Scott Lucas on UK Government’s Brexit bumbling: “The passengers are telling the captain. That iceberg will move. It will move.
Guess what? It won’t move.”
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EA on CNN: How and Why Trump Lost With His Shutdown
Scott Lucas explains to CNN how and why Donald Trump lost with his Trump Shutdown of the Federal Government — and why his troubles are likely to increase.
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EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: After Trump’s Failed Shutdown
Scott Lucas with Al Jazeera to discuss what happens after failure of 35-day Trump Shutdown. Will Trump maintain ultimatum for The Wall with Mexico? Can he?
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Why a No Deal Brexit is Inevitable — A 7-Minute Analysis
Dr Richard Toye: “No Deal is the default situation unless something else imposes itself. To prevent No Deal, a group of politicians have to get together and provide an alternative.”
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EA’s 5-Minute Video: What Happens Now With Brexit
Scott Lucas summarizes where Brexit stands — “limbo last week, limbo today, limbo next week” — and makes clear the two options on March 29, the date for UK withdrawal from EU
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EA’s 2-Minute Video: Here’s What Will Happen With Brexit
Scott Lucas on 2 alternatives after Parliament rejects UK Government’s Withdrawal Bill from EU: 1) a No Deal with economic consequences or 2) an extension of Article 50 delaying departure
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EA on CNN and TRT: Trump, Possibly Compromised by Russia, Persists With Shutdown
Scott Lucas on Donald Trump, possibly compromised by Russian President Vladimir Putin, persisting with his Trump Shutdown of the federal government
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EA on TRT World: Trump Administration in Confusion Over Syria
Scott Lucas on implications for Syria’s 93-month conflict, including for Turkey and for Syrian Kurdish groups, of confusion in Trump Administration policy
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EA on CNN: Cornered Trump Looks at a Long-Term Shutdown and “National Emergency”
Scott Lucas on why Donald Trump, having said he would be “proud” to shut down the Federal Government, is pointing to a closure of “months or even years” as he insists on $5.7 billion for his Wall with Mexico
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EA on CNN: “It’s Ego” — Trump Gets Desperate Over His Shutdown
On the Trump shutdown of the US Government: “Trump will continue to use Twitter rather than discussions with Democrats or his own Republicans because of his ego.”
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EA on TRT World: Why UAE Reopened Its Embassy in Damascus
Scott Lucas on the UAE’s motives for the reopening of its embassy in Damascus and what is likely in the next cycle of Syria’s conflict.
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EA on CNN: Beyond Donald in Iraq — US Policy, Trump Shutdown, and the Markets
Scott Lucas looks beyond Donald Trump’s PR trip to Iraq, discussing US foreign and military policy, Trump’s shutdown of the Federal Government, and his conversion of the stock market into a roller-coaster
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EA on TRT World, RFI, Radio FM4, and BBC: Mattis Gives Up on Trump — A Breaking Point in US Foreign Policy?
“Trump is acting impulsively, without consulting military or civilian advisors and stuck to it despite the universal objection, ‘You don’t know what the consequences are.'”
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