House Reps Green, McCarthy Ditch Ukraine. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guests are Chuck Crumpton and Cynthia Lee Sinclair. Yesterday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had to publicly disagree with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy about the GOP’s support for Ukraine with both financial aid and military weapons. […]
Why Ukraine Matters (Global Connections)
A New Book by Fazle Chowdhury. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Fazle Chowdhury. Fazle Chowdhury of the Global Policy Institute is the author of a new book entitled ‘Why Ukraine Matters.’ We review the book with him, and have him explain its background and message about the history and […]
What Happens if Trump Leaves the Political Stage (American Issues Take Two)
How Would his Departure Affect America. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Jeff Portnoy. Our panel addresses what happens if Trump left the political stage. How would that affect America. Nobody lasts forever especially when they’re pushing 80. What would happen to his sycophants and acolytes, to […]
The Global Effects of Putin’s War on Ukraine (Global Connections)
Let us Count at Least Some of the Ways. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor of Pacific Forum, helps us understand the global effects of Putin’s continuing. unilateral war crimes war against Ukraine, including its economic, social, political and geopolitical effects on the rest […]
What is Putin Doing West of Ukraine (Global Connections)
He’s Busy in Eastern Europe and Elsewhere. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. In this hybrid war, Putin is connecting with and supporting Belarus, Hungary, Kalniningrad in Eastern Europe, the UK and Nicaragua and other countries in Latin America. How effective are his moves, and what to they […]
Update on the War in Ukraine (Global Connections)
Positions and Implications Are Changing. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman helps us catch up and understand how things are evolving in the war against Ukraine, including the strange and failing moves of the Russian Army,Putin’s troubles with war crimes investigation and the oligarchs and Russians […]
How Putin’s War Affects European Politics (History is Here to Help)
How Does it Play in Europe’s Rising Populism. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Peter Hoffenberg. The guest is Manfred Henningsen. Our panel, history professor Peter Hoffenberg and political science professor emeritus Manfred Henningsen of UH Manoa, examines the populism of the right and the impact Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is having […]
Xi Jin-ping’s Strategy in Supporting Putin’s War (Global Connections)
How Valuable is his Relationship with Russia. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor of Pacific Forum, will help us understand recent events and strategies in China, including Xi Jinping’s continuing support for Putin and Russia, and the troubles about China’s current covid lockdown, with […]
Ukraine is Not the End of it (Global Connections)
Putin Has Much More on his Mind. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Carl Ackerman, is an author and an historian of Russia, and and will help us understand the next steps of Putin’s aggression there. Putin is likely to have plans to threaten and invade the Baltic […]
This is Wilful and Intentional Mass Murder (Politics for the People)
Is the coalition doing enough to stop it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Tim Apicella. We take stock of the murderous Russian attacks and atrocities in Donbas and Mariupol and how Zelensky and the Ukrainian military and civilians are coping with them. We take stock of the new strategies, […]