Author: Richard Eskow

Nuclear Ticking Time Bomb 28 Miles From NYC – America’s Lawyer

Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio speaks to senior attorney and president for the Waterkeeper Alliance, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., about the decision to shut down the troubled Indian Point nuclear power plant by 2021. Transcript of the above video: Mike Papantonio: For years, environmentalists have been fighting to shut down the Indian Point nuclear plant, and this year, they finally got their wish. The plant, which opened more than 40 years ago and is located only 28 miles from New York City, has had dozens of sketchy safety events since 2012 from bird droppings landing on electrical equipment and...

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After Trumpcare’s Failure, Let’s Expand Medicare – The Zero Hour

Trumpcare is down and presumable out for the count. In the meantime, the opposition to the disastrous health care bill is looking towards a new target to preserving the Affordable Care Act. Nancy Altman, President of Social Security Works, joins Richard Eskow, host of The Zero to talk about the response to defeating...

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Eric Trump Says President Bombed Syria Because Ivanka Told Him To

According to the President’s son, Eric, the President made the decision to bomb Syria because Ivanka urged him to.  Supposedly, she was so broken-hearted over the images on the news that she told daddy he had to do something. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.   Transcript of the above video: According to Eric Trump is was Ivanka Trump that actually persuaded President Donald Trump to lob missiles at Syria after the gas attacks of last week. According to an interview that Eric Trump gave to The Telegraph, he said that, “Look, Ivanka’s a mother of three children. She...

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