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PBC News & Comment: Trump’s Court Nominee is Spawn of Reagan’s Anti-EPA...

Judge Gorsuch, son of Reagan Wrecking Crew member is pro-corporate, anti-women’s rights “originalist” who’s even further right than Scalia….–Neil Gorsuch’s mom, Anne Gorsuch Burford, protégé of James...

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PBC News & Comment: Trump Team Fumbles on Obamacare, Iran and Yemen

Key GOP senator shifts talk of Obamacare repeal to “repair”,  damage control initiated on botched attack in Yemen, Iran tensions….–Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) redefines goal from “repeal and replace...

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PBC News & Comment: Trump’s Foreign Policy Moves Are Confusing, Risky

Trump is quick to impose new sanctions on Iran for missile test and alleged role in Yemen; seeking new war?–Iran missile test doesn’t seem to violate agreements, but Trump seems to be looking for...

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In-Depth Interview: Norman Solomon Says Rachel Maddow is Channelling Glenn...

Free Preview Clip In a recent program, Rachel Maddow used the reported purge of Russian spies to claim “proof” that Russia hacked the DNC and tipped the election to Trump.  Progressive Democratic...

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PBC News & Comment: Trump Says California is “Out of Control”, Stoking Golden...

Trump tells O’Reilly “California is out of control” because we refuse to submit to his dictatorial orders on immigration, travel….–“so-called” federal judge in Seattle puts nationwide hold on Trump’s...

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PBC News & Comment: Senate Dems Unite, But Fail to Block DeVos

After 24 hours of speeches, VP Pence breaks tie to confirm Amway billionaire with charter school agenda as Education secretary….–Dems focused heavily on blocking DeVos, but Pruitt at EPA and Sessions...

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In-Depth Interview: Journalist Trevor Aaronson Shares FBI Manual on Paid...

Free Preview Clip https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Aaronson.mp3 Trevor Aaronson, now reporting at The Intercept, is on the team that just published a mega-expose based on...

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PBC News & Comment: Army Trumps Obama’s Delay on Dakota Pipeline

With stunning speed, Army Corps of Engineers reverses on Trump’s order, grants easement and allows construction to begin today….–in contentious debate over Jeff Sessions nomination, Sen. Elizabeth...

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In-Depth Interview: Just Back From Iraq, Journalist Peter Byrne Talks About...

Free Preview Clip https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Byrne.mp3 Science reporter Peter Byrne just returned from Mosul, Iraq, where he was researching for a new book with the...

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PBC News & Comment: As Sessions is Confirmed Attorney General, Siegelman is...

Bizarre timing, as former AL governor Siegelman is released from prison on same day that Sessions is confirmed Attorney General….–“How sick is this?” asks Roger Shuler, lead chronicler of the Siegelman...

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In-Depth Interview: Former Diplomat, Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. Has...

Free Preview Clip https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Freeman.mp3 Chas W. Freeman, Jr. returns to the program with strong comments, diplomatically delivered, about Trump’s...

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PBC News & Comment: Alabama Sends Extremely Strange Senator to Washington

Augmenting yesterday’s report, the corrupt deal that traded investigation of governor for his appointment of Luther Strange draws attention, condemnation…–Roger Shuler has the inside story at...

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PBC News & Comment: As Huge Dam Springs Leaks, Trump Threatens California

Nation’s highest dam at Oroville, CA is overrun, 180,000 evacuated, and Trump threatens to withhold funds over sanctuary cities….–will national security chief Mike Flynn be the first man pushed from...

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PBC News & Comment: Mike Flynn is the First “Former Trump Administration...

Trump’s first 3 weeks portend volatile administration, as Flynn resigns after intel leaks showed he lied about Russian ambassador calls….–just last Friday, Trump lied about his knowledge of Flynn’s...

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PBC News & Comment: Trashing 4th Amendment, Customs Officers Demand to Search...

American citizens travelling abroad frequently face illegal demands to open smart phones for inspection at airports, clear violation of Constitution…..–latest incident at LAX shows aggressive, unlawful...

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PBC News & Comment: Conman Trump Slams Leaks, Media While Ducking Questions...

In rambling press conference, Trump asserts White House is running like “fine-tuned machine”, hammers media, leakers and fake news….–Trump laid out his alt-reality in animated, bizarre exchanges with...

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In-Depth Interview: Journalist Robert Parry Challenges Corporate Media Over...

Free Preview Clip https://www.peterbcollins.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Parry.mp3 Robert Parry, editor and lead writer at ConsortiumNews, returns to talk about the corporate media’s promotion of...

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PBC News & Comment: Milo Yiannopoulos and the First Amendment

Milo Yiannopoulos is intentionally offensive and distasteful…but are his comments on man/boy relationships, pedophilia protected by 1st amendment?–Breitbart editor is disinvited from CPAC and loses big...

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PBC News & Comment: Scott Pruitt’s Industry Love Letters Released

As EPA Director Pruitt’s emails with energy industry surface, Standing Rock protesters face eviction today, in gross treaty violations….–Madison’s Center for Media and Democracy releases emails that...

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PBC News & Comment: New Details on Awlaki’s Role With Underwear Bomber

NY Times’ Scott Shane gets more documents detailing failed bomber’s connections to Awlaki, but the American’s drone assassination remains illegal….–Read the new report here, listen to PBC interview...

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