How Concerned Should Taiwan be About China (Global Connections)
What Can Taiwan Do to Protect Itself. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Bill Sharp. Bill Sharp, expert on Taiwan and the geopolitical considerations of its relationship with China, helps us understand how that relationship has evolved, the risks of an attack by China, the concerns of the Taiwanese about […]
The Hypocrisy of Iran’s Retaliation (Global Connections)
More and More, Israel Stands Alone. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical analyst, will help us understand changes in US support of Israel, especially in the face of an open threat of retaliation by Iran. After October 7, the goal was clear: to eliminate […]
Review of the Oliver Stone Movie Platoon (Movies We Can Learn From)
What Can it Tell us About Atrocities in Vietnam. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Shackley Raffetto and Michael Lilly. Our panel discusses the Oliver Stone movie Platoon, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon and Forest Whitaker, and its depiction of the American soldiers who […]
Status of the Election Campaigns – all Three (American Issues Take One)
The Three Candidates Seek Voters. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guest is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. There are three candidates seeking voters well in advance of the November election. President Biden, Trump, and Robert Kennedy Jr. now show double digits in the polls. The panel looks at the strengths […]
What we Need is a Little Happiness (Community Matters)
But Exactly What is it and How Do we Get it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roger Epstein. Retired attorney Roger Epstein helps us understand his Committee on Happiness in Business, and we ask him what happiness really means, how it can be achieved to provide a countervailing influence […]
New Connections with Australia and New Zealand (Global Connections)
How Important Are They in US Defense Poiicy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us understand the current and changing security connections with Australia and New Zealand and how that changes the calculus for us in the Western Pacific and […]
Africa: the Forgotten Continent (Global Connections)
Should the US Pay More Attention. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar, geopolitical analyst, help us understand what is happening in Africa and why so many leaders and countries have essentially forgotten about it. In spite of having 54 countries, why is the African element […]
Trump Dumps on the Prestige of Oval Office (American Issues Take One)
Trump’s Desperate Calls for Cash is Lowbrow. The hosts for this show are Tim Apicella and Jay Fidell. The guests are Cynthia Lee Sinclair and Chuck Crumpton. The prestige for the office of President of the United States has lost a great deal if its luster in the past 50 years. The reason is partially […]
Shifting Geopolitics from Germany (Global Connections)
Is it Less Interested in Ukraine and Israel. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the politics and geopolitics in Germany these days, including signs that Germany may not follow through on its earlier assurances of support for either Ukraine or Israel. How […]
What Do Canadians Think of Justin Trudeau (View from the North)
How Does He Compare with his Father Pierre. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers, retired Canadian businessman in Kewlona, BC, helps us understand Justin Trudeau, his politics, power, personality and popularity among the people in Canadian, and how he and his administration compare with the […]
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Rescuers are trying to locate the helicopter on which President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were traveling, state media reported. Their status is unknown. [...]
Mr. Raisi has been seen as a possible successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as supreme leader, the highest political and religious position in the Islamic republic. [...]
Public officials from Congress to City Hall are now regularly subjected to threats of violence. It’s changing how they do their jobs. [...]
Officers were filmed punching three demonstrators at the protest in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The police said protesters were blocking the streets. [...]
A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi made a "hard landing" in adverse weather, state media says. [...]
More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the infected blood scandal. [...]
Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV. [...]
A report suggests shareholders have taken billons but failed to invest as water bills look set to rise. [...]
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange hopes to launch a new appeal. [...]
Tehran's Cabinet has met for an emergency meeting following the helicopter accident involving President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hussein Amirabdollahian. But who is Raisi? [...]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy's term as president officially ends on May 20, and a scheduled election in March was postponed due to the ongoing war. Legal experts explain why he can remain [...]
Speaking with graduating students, US President Joe Biden said he supports their "peaceful nonviolent protest" over the ongoing "humanitarian crisis in Gaza." [...]
Climate change is likely fueling a surge in extreme weather events across the planet. It could be a troubling sign of things to come. [...]
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an "accident" in the north of the country. Rescue teams scrambled but did not immediately find the aircraft, amid [...]
Niger's decision to kick out American forces dealt a blow to U.S. military operations in the Sahel. U.S. troops and some gear already have begun leaving the country. [...]
Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. [...]
Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing." [...]
Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance - and future of - democracy. [...]
Stefanik spoke before a caucus of Israel's parliament focused on antisemitism on college campuses around the world. She called for Hamas to be wiped "off the face of the earth." [...]
Kevin Pillar has a poetic moment, gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas with parents there
Kevin Pillar got a milestone hit that provided a victory for the Los Angeles Angels while his parents were there to watch [...]
Pacers set NBA playoff shooting mark, top Knicks 130-109 in Game 7 to make Eastern Conference finals
Tyrese Haliburton scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers rode one of the most sensational first halves in Game 7 history to a 130-109 victory over the New York Knicks [...]
Scott McLaughlin in the famed “Yellow Submarine” entry led a Team Penske sweep of the front row of Indianapolis 500 qualifying with a new track record Sunday around Indianapolis Motor [...]
Vincent Gray had long wanted to pursue doctoral studies. Now, George Washington University is awarding him an honorary doctorate in public service. [...]
President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling back to Iran from Azerbaijan. Rescuers were struggling to reach the area due to foggy conditions and mountainous terrain. [...]
