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Back to SearchTrump's America Really IS A Banana Republic
Episode 381
A week ago, we were noting that President Trump fired the head of the statistics bureau that gave the world the bad news about US jobs growth. And we speculated over whether he was really going to pu…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Trump’s Alaska Summit with Putin Is Already a Disaster
Episode 380
The more that President Trump does his trademark freewheeling in the run-up to his summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, the more it becomes apparent that this is an illegitimate process. T…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Is Britain Falling Apart?
Episode 379
A growing number of rather vocal people, some with large platforms to amplify their message, are utterly convinced that Britain is in deep decline, on the verge of a massive uprising and even civil w…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump’s Putin Summit Based On A Big Misunderstanding?
Episode 378
The Trump Putin summit has been confirmed to take place in the state of Alaska next Friday. But as more has come to light, it seems possible that the whole event, and the optimism that Trump expresse…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Trump Bringing In The New Dark Ages?
Episode 377
The comforting line is that it's all just temporary. Sacking the scientists. Removing the research studies. Publishing anti-scientific conspiracy nonsense as if it were fact. But there are some very …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Will The Trump / Putin Summit End The War In Ukraine?
Episode 376
Suddenly, President Trump and Russia's President Putin are on course to have a face-to-face meeting, possibly as soon as next week. What changed? Was it the threat of secondary tariffs against countr…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump’s Epstein Diversion: What His ‘Revenge Plan’ Really Means
Episode 375
As he campaigned for re-election, Trump made it quite clear that part of his agenda was one of vengeance against all those he felt had wronged him - especially his political opponents. He appointed s…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
There Are No Adults In The Trump White House
Episode 374
In his first time, President Trump was partly constrained by the so-called 'adults in the room' - people who could explain to him why some particularly mad idea would not work. We already knew that t…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Elon Musk’s New Political Party Dead Already?
Episode 373
Elon Musk just got the first piece of good news he's had for a long time - a massive $30 billion bonus from the Tesla board if he stays with Tesla as CEO and, you know, actually focuses on doing that…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Real Meaning Of Trump’s Nuclear Threat
Episode 372
President Trump claims he ordered two nuclear submarines to change their position in relation to Russia, in response to some inflated rhetoric from Dmitry Medvedev. This was portrayed as projecting s…
Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago