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October 15, 2018
Sunday Show – October 14, 2018
Ben Freeman interviewed
The recent disappearance of Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi has turned a spotlight on U.S. Saudi relations. Saudi Arabia has spent nearly $30 million dollars in the last year on lobbying firms to influence U.S. foreign policy and sway public perception of the despotic government and it’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman...
October 17, 2018
FACTBOX-U.S., Saudi Arabia have leverage on each other; using it has costs
William Hartung quoted
The United States and Saudi Arabia have had a mutually dependent relationship for seven decades based on a central bargain: the kingdom would pump oil and the superpower would provide security...
October 16, 2018
As Khashoggi Case Highlights Saudi Crimes, UN Warns Famine Driven by US-Backed War in Yemen Could Kill 13 Million People
William Hartung quoted
While the U.S. faces pressure to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia, the United Nations estimates that if current conditions continue, Yemen could face "the worst famine in the world in 100 years."...
October 16, 2018
Could Nucor lead the steel industry on clean energy?
Mighty Earth quoted
An environmental advocacy group claims electric mills of the U.S. steel industry could cut carbon emissions by 11.7 billion tons a year by converting to clean energy sources and calls on Nucor Corp., the nation’s top steel producer, to lead the way...
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