In This Episode
Trump hates the dictator in Venezuela but loves the one in North Korea, Mueller is nearing his end game with a lot of questions still unanswered, and Senator Dianne Feinstein debates the Green New Deal with some student activists. Then one of the architects of the Green New Deal, Rhiana Gunn-Wright, talks to Jon Favreau about why the ambitious proposal is such an urgent necessity. Also – Pod Save America is going on tour! Get your tickets now: crooked.com/events.
Show Notes:
Venezuela
- Vox: The last 48 hours in Venezuela news, explained
- New York Times: Some Aid From Brazil Pierces Venezuela’s Blockade, but Deadly Violence Erupts
- Washington Post: Venezuelan opposition looks to foreign allies for further steps to unseat Maduro
- Washington Post: Amid chaos and defiance, Venezuelan opposition faces off against security forces as Maduro digs in
- Miami Herald: Trump administration considers sending more humanitarian aid for Venezuela
- CNN: Mike Pompeo calls Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro a ‘sick tyrant’ over aid blockage
- Washington Post: Trump, in risky gambit, ratchets up pressure on Venezuela as tensions flare at the border
- Vox: Trump is exploiting the Venezuela crisis in order to win the 2020 presidential election
- Washington Post: Democrats should stand for democracy in Venezuela — and democratic values in America – Op-Ed
- Washington Post: U.S. lawmakers sound off during humanitarian aid standoff on Venezuelan border
- Politico: ‘He is not going to be the nominee’: Dems slam Sanders over Maduro stance
- Politico: Sanders, Harris weigh in on Venezuela, call for restraint from Maduro
- Washington Post: Bernie Sanders is dead wrong about what’s happening in Venezuela – Op-Ed
- Slate: Sanders Has a Soft Spot for Latin American Strongmen
- Haaretz: Roger Waters Slams Bernie Sanders for Calling for Aid to Be Allowed Into Venezuela
- Mother Jones: Marco Rubio Is So Pumped Up About Venezuela He Just Tweeted a Snuff Film
- Miami Herald: Rubio tweets bloodied Gaddafi photo as he calls for Maduro to step down in Venezuela
- Slate: Rubio Hands Venezuela’s Maduro a Propaganda Victory With Graphic Tweet of Qaddafi’s Murder
- Daily Beast: Marco Rubio Sets World Abuzz with Cryptic Gaddafi Tweet
- Vox: Andrew McCabe claims Trump wanted war in Venezuela because “they have all that oil”
North Korea
- Reuters: U.S. team lowers expectations for second summit with North Korea’s Kim
- The Atlantic: The United States Is Still Trying to Sell North Korea on Denuclearization
- The Guardian: Trump sets more realistic tone ahead of second North Korea summit
- Washington Post: Pompeo says North Korea remains a nuclear threat, contradicting Trump
- Reuters: North Korea warns U.S. skeptics as Kim heads for summit with Trump
- Wall Street Journal: Trump’s North Korea Summit Goal: Lock In the Steps to Denuclearization
- Washington Post: The U.S. wants North Korea to follow the ‘miracle’ of Vietnam’s path. It might be disappointed.
- Washington Post: ‘No rush’: Trump redefines success ahead of second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
- New York Times: Traveling to Meet Trump, Kim Jong-un Takes the Long Route
- Politico: Senate Dems demand ‘serious diplomatic plan’ ahead of Trump-Kim summit
Mueller Time
- New York Times: Sentencing Memo Paints Manafort as Someone Who ‘Repeatedly and Brazenly’ Broke Law
- Washington Post: Paul Manafort a ‘hardened’ and ‘bold’ criminal, Mueller prosecutors tell judge
- Lawfare: Document: Special Counsel Files Manafort Sentencing Memo
- Vox: Mueller issues new sentencing memo for Paul Manafort
- CNN: Five takeaways from Manafort’s sentencing memo – 1. Mueller slams Manafort. – Op-Ed
- The Atlantic: The Loud Silence of Mueller’s Manafort Memo
- Empty Wheel: ON MUELLER’S CHOICE NOT TO ELABORATE ON PAULIE’S LIES
- CNN: Schiff: Dems willing to have Mueller testify, subpoena report if it’s not made public
- Washington Post: House Democrats will subpoena Mueller if report is not made public, Schiff says
- New York Times: Democrats Prepared to Subpoena Mueller and Take Fight Over Report to Court
- Washington Post: Access to Mueller’s report and evidence may be guided by Congress, Clinton email case
- New York Times: The Mueller Report Is Coming. Here’s What to Expect. – Op-Ed
- Washington Post: Mueller’s probe is expected to end soon, but things are far from over
- Washington Monthly: Are Sealed Indictments Mueller’s Backstop?
- Vox: Robert Mueller’s “collusion” case so far, explained
- Wired: 7 SCENARIOS FOR HOW THE MUELLER PROBE MIGHT ‘WRAP UP’
- Vox: 9 questions about the Mueller report you were too embarrassed to ask
- Washington Post: Sarah Sanders says White House confident about Mueller report, that Trump had no reason to collude with Russia
- New York Times: Russian Spy or Hustling Political Operative? The Enigmatic Figure at the Heart of Mueller’s Inquiry
- Politico: Judge broadens gag order against Roger Stone after Instagram post
- Washington Post: Roger Stone takes the stand — and much ridiculousness ensues
Feinstein & the Green New Deal
- Los Angeles Times: Flap over Dianne Feinstein lecturing children in viral video underscores Democrats’ split on ‘Green New Deal’
- Washington Post: Schoolchildren debate Dianne Feinstein on ‘Green New Deal.’ Her reply? ‘I know what I’m doing.’
- Washington Post: The fierce urgency of climate change
- Elle: How Varshini Prakash and the Sunrise Movement Are Making People Actually Care About Climate Change
- New Yorker: The Hard Lessons of Dianne Feinstein’s Encounter with the Young Green New Deal Activists
- The Atlantic: Dianne Feinstein Doesn’t Need a Do-Over
- Vox: This is an emergency, damn it
- Washington Post: Can the Green New Deal make it through Congress? Here are 5 things you need to know.
- New York Times: Time to Panic – Op-Ed
- New York Times: Nine Key Questions About the Green New Deal
- Washington Post: Want a Green New Deal? Here’s a better one. – Editorial
- The Hill: Dems face tough vote on Green New Deal
- Fox News: Kamala Harris dismisses concerns about Green New Deal price tag: ‘It’s not about a cost’
- Bloomberg: Sherrod Brown Defends Decision Not to Endorse Green New Deal
- Washington Post: Trump announces nomination of Kelly Knight Craft to be ambassador to United Nations
Rhiana Gunn-Wright
- New York Times: Dianne Feinstein Lectures Children Who Want Green New Deal, Portraying It as Untenable
- New Yorker: The Hard Lessons of Dianne Feinstein’s Encounter with the Young Green New Deal Activists
- Washington Post: Want a Green New Deal? Here’s a better one. – Editorial
- The Hill: Dems face tough vote on Green New Deal
- Fox News: Kamala Harris dismisses concerns about Green New Deal price tag: ‘It’s not about a cost’
- Bloomberg: Sherrod Brown Defends Decision Not to Endorse Green New Deal
- The Atlantic: A Centuries-Old Idea Could Revolutionize Climate Policy
- Vox: The Green New Deal, explained
