EA on BBC: Remembering the 1st Kennedy-Nixon Debate
Recalling importance TV “spectacle” in 1st Kennedy-Nixon debate and analyzing how politics and media has evolved — or devolved — in US and UK since then
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US
EA on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: New York State’s Fraud Charges v. Donald John Trump
Analyzing significance of New York State’s fraud charges v. Donald Trump, explaining legal cases — and taking apart disinformation of Republican activist
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Appeals Court Restores Justice Department Investigation of Trump’s Stolen Classified Documents
US Court of Appeals authorizes Justice Department to resume its investigation of classified documents found at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
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New York Attorney General Accuses Trump of “Staggering” Fraud, Says He Broke Criminal Laws
L to R: Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Donald Trump, and Ivanka Trump break ground at the Trump...
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EA on China Radio International: A (Censored) Chat With Beijing About US Democracy
China Radio International asks Scott Lucas to chat about the issues of corruption and money in US politics — and censors some answers it didn’t expect.
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EA on China Radio International: Why “Unity” is Good Politics for the US
Why it is good — and necessary — to pursue a better US through the challenge to hatred and violence against anyone because of race, religion, or gender.
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EA on BBC: Ken Starr’s Contribution to a Damaged US Politics
Analyzing the damaging contribution to US politics of lawyer Ken Starr, the prosecutor of President Bill Clinton who has died at the age of 76
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Bannon Indicted in New York Over “Trump’s Wall” Fraud
Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon is indicted by Manhattan prosecutors over fraud connected with Trump’s mythical “Wall with Mexico”.
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FBI Found Document on Foreign Nation’s Nuclear Capabilities at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Resort
The FBI found a document on a foreign government’s military defenses, among top-secret material retrieved during search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
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“Battle for The Soul of This Nation”: Biden Warns of Threat from Trumpists and Extremists
President Joe Biden warns of threat to US democracy from Trumpists & extremists in “battle for the soul of this nation”: “America is at an inflection point”
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EA on Times Radio: Trump’s Mounting Legal Troubles
Analyzing Donald Trump’s mounting legal troubles, amid the classified documents found in his Mar-a-Lago resort and other civil and criminal cases
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UPDATES: Justice Department Releases Affidavit Behind Trump Search Warrant
Justice Department releases affidavit behind search warrant, with redactions, for recovery of classified documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
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EA on China Radio International: Concerns — But Also Signs of Hope — in the US
Damage to US from polarized system, Trump years, & setbacks on rights – but also hope of achievements over climate change, health care, & competent politics
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EA/EuroFile VideoCast: The Danger of QAnon — and The Trumpists Working With It
Marley Clements on origins and development of the notorious conspiracy theorists, and how they were supported — and arguably led — by Trumpist figures
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Trump Lawyers Gave Sensitive Election Data to Conspiracy Theorists and Right-Wing Commentators
Donald Trump’s lawyers, trying to overturn his defeat in 2020 vote, gave sensitive data to election deniers, conspiracy theorists, & right-wing commentators.
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UPDATE: EA on BBC — Cheney, Trump, & A Divided GOP
Rep. Liz Cheney in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 16, 2022: “Today, our highest duty is to...
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EA on EuroNews: Trump’s Legal Troubles
As the Trump Organization’s former Chief Financial Officer, Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty...
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Trump Organization’s Weisselberg Pleads Guilty, Will Testify v. Company
Ex-Chief Financial Officer of Trump Organization, Allen Weisselberg, pleads guilty to 15 counts of tax fraud and will testify about the company’s affairs.
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EA on BBC — Trump as Criminal Suspect; Cheney Defeated in Wyoming
Explaining cause for FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Florida resort, with possible criminal activity on three fronts, and Justice Department’s next steps
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Biden Signs Historic Climate and Health Care Bill
After almost two years of wrangling and Republican opposition, the US Senate has passed a historic $750 billion climate and health care bill.
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EA on Talk TV: Trump’s Espionage Trouble; A Historic Climate/Healthcare Bill; Salman Rushdie
Scott Lucas’s 30-minute review of latest in the US: Trump and Espionage Act; Congress passes climate/health bill; Iran & attempted murder of Salman Rushdie
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EA on Monocle 24 and BBC: Trump’s 5th Amendment Response in Fraud Investigation
Evaluating the legal and political consequences of Donald Trump’s invocation of the 5th Amendment when questioned in New York State fraud investigation.
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US Justice Department: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Plotted to Kill Trump Advisor Bolton
US Justice Department charges member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards over a plot to assassinate John Bolton, Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor.
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Trump Invokes 5th Amendment in New York Fraud Investigation
In four hours of questioning in a New York State fraud investigation, Donald Trump invokes the 5th Amendment against self-incrimination more than 400 times.
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Federal Appeals Court: Trump Must Give Tax Returns to House Committee
A US federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump, after years of refusal, must hand over his tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee.
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EA on Monocle 24: US Will Finally “Build Back Better”
Evaluating the US Senate’s passage of historic $750 billion climate and health care bill, a slimmer version of Biden Administration’s “Build Back Better”
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Indiana Adopts Near-Total Ban on Women’s Right to Abortion
Indiana adopts near-total ban on woman’s right to abortion, the first state to do so since Supreme Court overturned protection in Roe v. Wade precedent.
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EA on Monocle 24 and BBC: The Poisonous Rise and Not-Quite-Downfall of Alex Jones
Alex Jones may finally face accountability over false claims about mass killing at Sandy Hook — but his poisonous legacy is now virulent in US politics.
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EA on International TV and Radio: Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan
As US House Speaker Pelosi visits Taiwan, analysis of the political dynamics, including the consequences for Asia and for US-China relations
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Kansas Voters Protect Women’s Right to Abortion
Kansas voters firmly protect women’s right to abortion, in 1st electoral test after US Supreme Court overturned the protection of the Roe v. Wade precedent.
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