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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: And, of course, oil has always been at the center of Western policy toward Iran. And you’ve written about some recently released documents that date back to the 1953 coup of the— ERVAND ABRAHAMIAN: Yeah. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: —organized by the […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: The State Department has announced new sanctions against Iran over allegedly supporting terrorism and the country’s ballistic missile program. The move will blacklist 18 people accused of having ties to Iran’s military, freezing any of their U.S. assets. The new […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: “An absolute shame on humanity.” That’s how the international aid organization CARE is describing the deepening humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The number of cholera cases in that country has now topped 368,000, with 1,828 deaths. The World Health Organization estimates […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We are joined by Phil Stinson, criminologist and associate professor at Criminal Justice Program at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Professor Stinson, thanks for joining us. Also, you are a former cop. When you heard the description of what […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: We begin today in Minneapolis, where fallout continues following the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Australian woman. Transcripts reveal 40-year-old resident Justine Ruszczyk called 911 twice to report a possible sexual assault outside her home a week ago, before […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: It’s “Made in America” week, according to the White House. This is President Trump speaking earlier this week. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: We’re here today to celebrate American manufacturing and to showcase the amazing products from all 50 states made in […]