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The 1990s were a decade of transformation and optimism. Teenagers were listening to grunge rock and hip hop on their walkmans. Flannels and jean jackets became staples of ‘90s fashion. And seemingly without warning, the Cold War was over, the Soviet Union had dissolved, and the United States emerged as the sole superpower. Today's world seems more dangerous and competitive than that of 30 years ago. So how did we get here? In this episode of None Of The Above, the Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah revisits some of the most pivotal events of the 1990s with the help of Stephen Walt, a professor of international relations at Harvard University. They discuss promises and follies of America's efforts to shape the new world order. Former NPR correspondent Deborah Amos and retired ambassador Thomas Pickering also provide personal insights and commentary.

The entire junior class is in a tizzy about the imminent PSAT, the practice for the test that could possibly determine the entire course of their lives. But maybe they don't ALL have to stress about it so much: somehow, Eve comes into possession of a copy, which -- in her established role as a chaos agent -- she gives to Dawson. Then, he lets all his closest friends know he has it so that they can tell him what to do about it; unfortunately, that's when they all have to go outside for a fire drill, leaving their stuff, and when they come back in...the test is gone. Suspicions start flying around as to who the culprit could be, and the complete lack of evidence, apart from past behavior possibly informing actions in the present, doesn't stop Dawson making some pretty uncharitable AND unfounded accusations. Meanwhile, football is apparently still happening whether we like it or not. Jack suspects his teammates are being extra-hard on him for homophobic reasons; Henry tries to help him so that Jack might return the favor by getting him a proper introduction to his dream girl, Jen. Sharpen your #2 pencil and join us for our podcast on "None Of The Above"! JOIN THE AWT CLUB

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IT'S OUR 150TH EPISODE! YAY! So what are we doing to celebrate it? Getting another famous Bond actor on to talk about their time on the show? Going on location to a Bond location? Making a James Bond movie to celebrate? NONE OF THE ABOVE! Because this time to celebrate our GROUNDBREAKING 150th episode we are here to do ANOTHER RANKINGS! YAY! So you can get excited as we rank all the official James Bond movie posters from the last 62 years! WHAT A WAY TO CELEBRATE! Which, given the occasion, why is Colin not here once again? Why aren't we doing a special episode to celebrate and why are we being so sarcastic in this post? Why is this maybe the worst ever rankings list we've ever seen from one of our hosts? Why does Ben get a knife in this episode? Why does Ben walk away in this episode? Why is Noah forgetting movies this episode? Why do we want to watch Joe Dirt all of a sudden? Where would we rank the poster for Epic Movie compared to all of these? And why is Colin typing to us in this episode but not showing up? There's so much to get to that you have to listen right now so get to it! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In the aftermath of 9/11, America's political leaders lept to action based on, what turned out to be, a series of misplaced and untested assumptions. From conflations between the Taliban and Al Qaeda to misguided theories about nation building, these assumptions drove two decades of policy failure in Afghanistan. Critical missteps came with a human cost for both American soldiers and Afghan civilians. In this episode of None Of The Above, IGA's Mark Hannah sits down with Michael Cohen and Monica Duffy Toft of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project to analyze the key beliefs and decisions that shaped America's longest war.

Haiti has been in a state of political uncertainty since its president, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated two years ago. Ariel Henry assumed power with the backing of the US – but not of most Haitians – and promptly suspended elections. Competing gangs jockeyed for political power, and have seized control of the capital city Port-au-Prince. The proposed solution – a United Nations security mission led by Kenya and a US-backed transitional government that lacks domestic legitimacy – threatens to recreate the mistakes of the past. In this episode of None Of The Above, the Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah sits down with Dan Foote, who was America's special envoy for Haiti until he resigned in protest of US policy there. They discuss the island's recent history, the role of international intervention, and the urgent need to rebuild Haitians' trust in their democracy.

What is the secret to sales? Product knowledge? Good looks? small talk skills? Reading sales books? According to Alex Hormozi.... NONE OF THE ABOVE. He tells us to skip the entire concept of sales, make an offer SO GOOD people feel stupid saying no.... And sell you company for 46M and be richer, more jacked, and better in all ways than all of us. This is his blueprint. Behold.

From the Crimean War of 1853 to Russia's war inUkraine, journalists, reporters, and the media have shaped the public's understanding of war. But do the stories we read and the photos we see provide an impartial picture of the wars they document? As the Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah explained in his 2022 Foreign Policy piece, certain aspects of American war coverage—reliance on government sources and incentives to simplify geopolitics as battles between good and evil—have long compelled news organizations to tilt toward military action. In this archival episode of None Of The Above, host of WNYC's On The Media Brooke Gladstone and Slate's “War Stories” columnist Fred Kaplan, are interviewed by Mark at the American Academy in Rome. Together, in these excerpts from that conversation, they unpack the media's coverage of the Russia-Ukraine War and the biases which influence how the media understand and depict these conflicts.

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Last month the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take measures to prevent acts of genocide, and protect the human rights of Gazans. Almost everything about the case has generated controversy, from South Africa's invocation of the Genocide Convention to the court's decision not to order a ceasefire. In this episode of None Of The Above, the Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah sits down with Kenneth Roth, who was executive director of Human Rights Watch for more than 30 years, and Dr. Mia Swart, an expert in international law, transitional justice, and human rights law. They share their perspectives on this landmark case, the role of South Africa and the United States in upholding international law, and the challenges of enforcement.

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Next month will mark two years since Russia invaded Ukraine after amassing over 100,000 troops at the border. As we look ahead, we ask: What has victory in Ukraine come to symbolize for the Biden administration's foreign policy? Are Ukraine and its partners making full use of diplomacy to bring an end to the war? And how might the 2024 Presidential election shift the conversation around US interests in Ukraine?  In this episode of None Of The Above, the Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah consults with Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation and Alex Ward, national security reporter and anchor of POLITICO's “National Security Daily” newsletter. They discuss the trajectory of the war, how President Biden and his team have approached it, and the stakes involved for all parties.  

It's always difficult to gather and verify information in times of armed conflict. But recently that task has gotten much harder. From Russia's invasion of Ukraine to Israel's ground invasion of Gaza, journalists and consumers alike are inundated with intentionally misleading images, information, and narratives. The media ecosystem has become increasingly treacherous, with old photos and quotations taken out of their original context and offered as evidence in conflicts today. In this episode of None Of The Above, the Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah sits down with Dr. Claire Wardle, an expert on misinformation, and Steven Lee Myers, a veteran foreign and national security correspondent for The New York Times currently covering misinformation. Together they discuss how misinformation and disinformation spread, and the challenges they pose for accessing accurate information in times of conflict.

Instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been making headlines in Western newspapers for months. Since the fall of Mobuto Sese Seko's 30 year dictatorship in 1997, the cobalt rich Congo has dealt with civil war, insurgencies from bordering nations, and government corruption. But before Mobuto, there was another charismatic leader.  Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the independent Democratic Republic of the Congo, was ousted, imprisoned, and eventually assassinated thanks to CIA intervention. It would be the first time a US president greenlighted the assassination of a foreign head of state. In this episode of None Of The Above, the Institute for Global Affairs' Mark Hannah sits down with executive editor of Foreign Affairs Stuart Reid to discuss his new book The Lumumba Plot and the legacy of wanton intervention.

The United States military is one of the most advanced and best funded militaries in the world. But critics argue this has helped make US foreign policy overly reliant on the use of military force. Over the past several decades, the US has grappled with blowback and retaliation, a ballooning defense budget, and a decline in traditional diplomacy. For the 100th episode of None Of The Above we're revisiting our very first episode. In 2019, IGA's Mark Hannah sat down with defense and foreign policy expert Chris Preble to discuss how big military spending might actually make us less safe. Four years later, as the US weighs the wisdom of continuing to aid the armed conflicts in Ukraine and Israel, the paradox of America's military might remains as relevant as ever.

Chris and Rifa take the ferry to the Eye Filmmuseum in the north of Amsterdam, see an exhibition by film artist Janis Rafa, 'Feed Me, Cheat Me, Eat Me'. They also chat about Chila Kumari Singh Berman's works in neon, including new commission 'The Shining Lights Of Service', which is hung off the side of Brighton's Royal Pavilion. Rifa is reading Travis Alabanza's None Of The Above, while Chris is reading John Robb's The Art Of Darkness, The History Of Gogh.

Today marks one month since the Palestinian militant organization Hamas launched a brutal terrorist attack on Southern Israel. Before October 7th, the Biden administration's foreign policy had largely centered on Europe and Asia. Issues of Palestinian self-determination and self rule appeared to be something the administration (and Israel) were eager to avoid. Now, in the wake of Hamas' attacks, Palestine's political future and the United States' long term strategy for the Middle East have become increasingly unclear. In this episode of None Of The Above, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah sits down with political analyst and public opinion expert Dahlia Scheindlin, and US Program director of the International Crisis Group, Michael Wahid Hanna to discuss the immediate causes of the war, and evaluate Israeli and US strategic objectives. Effective policy, they argue, will require clear-eyed consideration of the longstanding conflicts at the root of today's violence.

With the 2024 presidential election on the horizon, the Biden administration's foreign policy decisions will face increasing scrutiny. Some think foreign policy decisions should be exempt from regular public debate. To gain a better understanding of the concerns and priorities of voting age Americans, we at the Eurasia Group Foundation compiled our sixth annual survey of Americans' foreign policy views.  In this episode of None Of The Above, Mark is joined by his EGF colleagues, Zuri Linetsky and Lucas Robinson, as well as media consultant Deepika Choudhary to dive into our annual report of Americans' foreign policy views. Across partisan, age, and racial differences, our survey reveals a public attentive to global realities, and supportive of recalibrating America's international activities. Though this survey data was collected before the outbreak of violence in Israel and Gaza, we think the discussion provides useful context for how Americans' view their country's role in this turbulent time.

The United Nations, founded in the aftermath of history's most destructive war, is the world's premier forum for international diplomacy. But is the UN a vestige of a bygone era? This year's session of the UN General Assembly, which today closes general debate, has been the site of much frustration over the war in Ukraine, the stalled progress of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, and the lack of representation for the global south.    The world has changed since the end of World War II, and as this episode's guest, Suzanne Nossel, argues, so too must the UN. Currently CEO of PEN America, Suzanne served in the UN under both the Clinton and Obama administrations as Deputy to the US Ambassador for UN Management and Reform and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations. Suzanne joins the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah to reimagine the UN to better address these challenges and others. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter. Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the CEO of PEN America, a leading human rights and free expression organization. Her prior career has spanned roles in both the Clinton and Obama administrations as part of the US Mission to the United Nations.

Yesterday's anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States has us turning to the legacy of America's post-9/11 wars. As veterans reflect on their time in Iraq and Afghanistan, and as the country contemplates the impact of these wars on the morale of the US military and America's standing in the world, literature offers a powerful way to make meaning from war's experience. From Ernest Hemingway to Kurt Vonnegut and J.D. Salinger, the author-soldier has long been a fixture in American literature. In this episode of None Of The Above, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah is joined by two of his favorite contemporary novelists, veterans Elliot Ackerman and Phil Klay. Books, they argue, are more than a medium to unpack trauma and untangle the web of emotions war provokes: war stories have implications for the battles we have yet to fight. Elliot Ackerman is a veteran of the US Marine Corps who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Elliot is the author of several novels, including Halcyon (2023) and 2034 (2021), which he co-wrote with Admiral James Stavridis.  Phil Klay is a veteran of the US Marine Corps who served in Iraq. Phil is the author of the novels Redeployment (2014) and Missionaries (2020). His most recent book is Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in the Age of Endless, Invisible War (2022). To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

We here at the Eurasia Group Foundation are very curious about the extent to which US foreign policy reflects the interests of the American public. In today's episode, we turn our attention to an important group: Black Americans. Black Americans make up 12 percent of the national population. They are over-represented in the rank and file of the US military, but still under-represented in foreign policy circles. What are their perceptions of America's role in the world? Recent polling shows 80 percent of Black Americans have favorable views of the US military, but are far less supportive than the general public of deploying those forces abroad. Why? We dig into this and more with historian Chris Shell and former State Department deputy spokesperson Jalina Porter.  Jalina Porter served as Principal Deputy Spokesperson at the Department of State under the Biden-Harris Administration. Originally hailing from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jalina is also a graduate of Howard University, Georgetown University, and the University of Oxford.  Christopher Shell is a fellow in the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. At Carnegie, Christopher leads a project that examines the attitudes and opinions of Black Americans on US foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

Last week, the Biden administration agreed to share evidence with the International Criminal Court of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. President Biden insists Vladimir Putin has “clearly committed war crimes.” But however atrocious Russia's tactics are, is there a version of this war – or any act of war – that is not? In this week's episode of None Of The Above, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah speaks with historian Samuel Moyn about the evolution of America's thinking on war. From the interwar period to today, war has gone from being something that should be prevented to something that should be made more humane. Through this transformation, Moyn argues, American politicians might face less pressure to avert or end wars. So, while there is an argument to be made for Putin's arrest, Moyn pushes us to think about whether focusing on the distinctions between “humane” war and battlefield atrocities might make the atrocity that is war itself more likely.  Samuel Moyn is Chancellor Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University. His most recent book is Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War (2021). His forthcoming book is Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times (2023). To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

As President Biden meets this week with America's NATO allies at the Vilnius Summit, attention has turned to Sweden's and Ukraine's prospects for the Atlantic alliance. Europe is not the only continent where America's military commitments are up for debate, however. On this episode of None Of The Above, we look further east to America's alliance in the Asia-Pacific. More specifically, its often fraught relationship with one of its longest-standing allies — the Philippines. Caught between the United States and China, Manila — which edged closer to Beijing during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte — has recently doubled down on its alliance with Washington. Earlier this year, it expanded the US military's access to bases there. It is fast becoming the focal point of America's efforts to counter China in the South China Sea. But is this such a good idea? This week's guest, the Quincy Institute's Sarang Shidore, tells the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah this alliance — and America's military footprint across Asia in general —  may be a liability worth reconsidering. Sarang Shidore is the director of studies and senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. His research focuses on Asia, the Global South, and the geopolitics of climate change. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.  

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This week, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi traveled to the United States in his first official state visit as prime minister. Once denied entry into the United States for inciting communal violence in the Indian state of Gujarat, Modi is now being given one of the highest honors for foreign dignitaries by addressing a joint session of Congress. Modi's trip to Washington intends to celebrate, as well as strengthen, the already strong partnership between the United States and the world's largest democracy. And this is all despite Modi's controversial human rights track record as well as India's reluctance to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine with targeted sanctions.    What makes the US-India partnership so important to America's interests that the Biden administration is willing to overlook such contradictions?  EGF's senior researcher and producer, Caroline Gray, sits down with someone who knows India's strategic thinking best: former national security advisor to India's prime minister and foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon. Shivshankar argues there is far too much to be gained for both India and the United States for differences – domestic or international – to stand in the way.   Shivshankar Menon is a visiting professor of international relations at Ashoka University. He has served in many roles in India's government, including as national security advisor to the prime minister, foreign secretary, and ambassador to Israel, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and China. His latest book is India and Asian Geopolitics; The Past, Present. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

When TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress, he was grilled on whether the popular short form video hosting app used by an estimated 150 million Americans has links to the Chinese government. The Biden administration and several members of Congress from both parties want to ban TikTok, which is owned by Chinese tech firm ByteDance, claiming it threatens US national security. But is TikTok really a national security threat, or are these hearings just the latest example of the anti-China hysteria sweeping Washington? To help us make sense of this, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah is joined by tech journalist and self-proclaimed national security junkie Kara Swisher. They break down the arguments for and against banning the app, get real about the threats coming from China, and discuss whether Kara would have been better suited for a career in military intelligence. Kara Swisher has covered issues of power, media, and the tech industry for decades, and has been called “Silicon Valley's most feared and well-liked journalist.” She is the host of Pivot, On With Kara Swisher, and the official companion podcast for the HBO show Succession. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.  

We recently marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine. Many are wondering: how does this seemingly intractable conflict end? On Friday, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin's arrest. On Monday, Putin and Xi Jinping met to discuss China's peace proposal for Ukraine. The United States and its allies in Europe continue to support Ukraine's defense with military assistance and aid. Will any of this finally put an end to the war? This week, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah sits down with possibly the best person positioned to answer this question: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley. They dive into the causes of and potential ways to end the war, and also discuss: the prospect of US-China conflict, the technology shaping the future of war, and the national security risk posed by sharks.  General Mark A. Milley is the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation's highest-ranking military officer, and the principal military advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and National Security Council. To listen to more episodes of None Of The Above and to read transcripts, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

President Biden traveled to Poland in February after his surprise visit to Kyiv to encourage NATO countries' continued support for Ukraine as the war enters its second year. “Democracies of the world will stand guard over freedom today, tomorrow and forever,” Biden said. The United States reiterated its commitment to defend countries throughout Europe by remarking on the NATO charter: “It's absolutely clear: Article 5 is a sacred commitment the United States has made. We will defend every inch of NATO.” While the Bucharest Nine summit focused on the importance of alliances, back at home, their costs and benefits are being debated. One such debate took place at The College of William & Mary's Global Research Institute between None Of The Above veterans Barry Posen and Kori Schake, with Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah as moderator. Are America's security commitments a good thing, or are they overextending the United States and its finite resources? Should our alliances be permanent, or should they change based on the security environment? We dive into all of this and more on this week's special episode of None Of The Above.  Barry Posen is the Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the director of MIT's Security Studies Program. He is an expert on grad strategy and national security.  Kori Schake is Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. She has had a long and distinguished career in national security roles in government.  To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

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A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the war grinds on. Early Russian advances were successfully rolled back, but intense fighting continues in the east, where a renewed Russian offensive looms. The United States and many of its European allies remain resolute in their support for Ukraine. In a sign of their commitment, the United States and Germany recently overcame their initial reluctance and decided to provide Ukraine with tanks. But with neither a victory nor a peace settlement on the horizon, can the United States sustain its assistance indefinitely? Even if its interests diverge from Ukraine's war aims? Even if the threat of nuclear weapons use becomes more plausible? These are some of the questions which likely weigh on President Biden as he prepares for tonight's State of the Union address. In this episode of None Of The Above, The Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah sits down with CNN White House reporter Natasha Bertrand and nuclear weapons expert James Acton. They discuss Washington's efforts to support Ukraine under the nuclear shadow. Natasha Bertrand is a CNN White House and National Security Reporter. Previously, Natasha was a correspondent for POLITICO and Business Insider. James Acton is the Jessica T. Mathew Chair and Co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. James is a physicist by training and is the author of the recent War on the Rocks article, “The Case for Caution on Crimea.”

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, observers anxiously watched China's reactions as many feared a similar conflict would break out in the Taiwan Strait. In recent years, it appears China has been increasingly determined to enforce its One-China policy, first against Hong Kong and now against Taiwan. From afar, the United States is caught between deterring China from an all-out military conflict and supporting a democratic Taiwan.  A few months ago, President Joe Biden broke away from America's traditionally ambiguous stance and said the US would defend Taiwan if China attacks. However, Eurasia Group Foundation's annual survey found that the number of Americans who support US intervention to help Taiwan is waning. So, how likely is it that a conflict between China and Taiwan breaks out? Is it possible for the US to navigate conflicting interests without resorting to involving itself in another war? In this episode, EGF senior fellow Mark Hannah sits down with Bonnie Glaser of the German Marshall Fund to discuss the state of US-China relations and the future of Taiwan.  Bonnie Glaser is the managing director of the Indo-Pacific program at the German Marshall Fund. Glaser has worked at the intersection of Asia-Pacific geopolitics and US policy for more than three decades.  To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to be sworn in as Israel's 15th prime minister in the coming days. Israel's government, which is expected to be the most right-wing in the country's history, has raised questions about the role the United States should play, if any, in what could be a high consequence and volatile year for Israelis and Palestinians. But before we can begin to think about America's current role, we wanted to explore what role the United States has played historically in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Has the United States always been an ardent supporter of Israel? Has it ever taken meaningful steps to help de-escalate the conflict? In this week's bonus episode, Eurasia Group Foundation research fellow and guest host Zuri Linetsky sits down with historian Rashid Khalidi to unpack over a century of American relations with Palestine and Israel.  Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. His latest book is The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917–2017. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

In early December, just weeks after Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party won Israel's parliamentary election (again), US Secretary of State Antony Blinken remarked that America's commitment to Israel has “never been stronger.” The incoming governing coalition that Netenyahu is forming is expected to be the most right-wing in Israeli history. What does this mean for Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Does this change US policy vis-à-vis one of its closest partners in the Middle East? This week, guest host and EGF research fellow Zuri Linetksy speaks with journalists Neri Zilber and Muhammad Shehada who help us break down what affect Bibi's new government might have on Israeli-Palestinian relations, and offer thoughts on what the United States can do to mitigate potential violence coming from both sides of the Green Line.   Neri Zilber is an Israeli journalist and analyst living in Tel Aviv, and host of the Israel Policy Pod.   Muhammad Shehada is a Palestinian journalist and analyst from the Gaza Strip. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

Last month, President Biden warned of “nuclear Armageddon” as tensions with Russia reached their highest point since the Cuban Missile Crisis. While the Biden administration appears to be working around the clock to prevent this kind of nuclear catastrophe, the American public has been largely kept in the dark about how the United States would respond if Russia used a tactical nuclear weapon against Ukraine.  To help us make sense of all of this, and to walk us through what options are on the table for the United States to de-escalate tensions with Russia, we are joined by none other than Rose Gottemoeller. Rose was the chief negotiator of New START, the last remaining strategic arms control treaty between the two nuclear-armed countries. With the treaty set to expire in 2026, and recent news of Russia delaying talks on a potential New START renewal, is there hope for the easing of tensions via diplomacy? Or, is a new arms race to out-compete Russia (and other nuclear-armed countries like China) the answer to avoid nuclear war? Rose Gottemoeller is the Steven C. Házy Lecturer at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its Center for International Security and Cooperation. Rose recently served as Deputy Secretary General of NATO and the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security at the U.S. State Department. She is the author of Negotiating the New START Treaty (2021). To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

Iran is in upheaval. The death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of Iran's “morality police” has sparked an uprising throughout the country. Protesters have turned the current regime's revolutionary iconography against it. Faced with what might be the biggest test to its legitimacy since 1979, the Iranian government has imposed a brutal crackdown on dissent.  Countries and human rights organizations around the world condemn the government's violence. In the United States, President Biden has paused nuclear negotiations and expressed his administration's support for the protesters. But there is little consensus on how and whether this support should transform into official U.S. policy. This week on None Of The Above, EGF's Mark Hannah speaks with Assal Rad and Reza Aslan, two experts on Iranian politics and culture. They discuss Iran's history of uprisings and revolutions, the importance of international solidarity, and why  Iran's future is ultimately in Iranian hands.  To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter. Assal Rad is the research director at the National Iranian American Council and the author of The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran (2022). Reza Aslan is a scholar, writer, and television producer. He is the author of numerous books including his most recent, An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville (2022). Reza is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside.

Brazilians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president and other key legislators in Brazil's general election. If neither candidate – Brazil's current right wing president Jair Bolsonaro or Brazil's former left wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – gets 50 percent of the vote in the first round, a runoff election will take place on October 30. Election watchers in Brazil and around the world are concerned Bolsonaro will contest the election results should he lose and January 6th-like violence across the country will ensue.    What is the likelihood Bolsonaro and his supporters will stage a coup-like event in Brazil? And, how has the Brazilian right been inspired or influenced by the events of January 6th in Washington? Is America's example, for good and bad, really that powerful in Brazil? Foreign Policy's Catherine Osborn joins the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah to dig into all of this and more as the world awaits the results of the Western hemisphere's second largest democracy's presidential election.    Catherine Osborn is the writer of Foreign Policy's weekly Latin America Brief. She is a print and radio journalist based in Rio de Janeiro.   To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

In early August, the FBI seized boxes of classified documents, some suspected to contain nuclear secrets, from former president Donald Trump's residence at Mar-a-Lago. News of the FBI's raid ignited a political firestorm but it also shed light on an obscure aspect of US foreign policymaking — America's “nuclear secrecy regime.”   From its WWII origins in the development of the atomic bomb to the latest controversy miring Trump, nuclear secrecy has cast a shadow over the development and execution of US national security policy. In this episode, historian Alex Wellerstein joins the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah to help us make sense of America's byzantine classification system, the bureaucratic process that makes it work, and its inherent tensions with democracy. Alex also explains how a president's ability to declassify information is more complicated than some would have us think.  Alex Wellerstein is an associate professor at Stevens Institute of Technology, where he is the director of Science and Technology Studies in the College of Arts and Letters. Alex is the author of the book, Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States (2021), and the creator of NUKEMAP, an online nuclear weapons effects simulator. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

The one where trans is always punk Emma and Nicole speak with Travis Alabanza - fashion icon, award-winning performance artist, and author of None of the Above: Life Beyond the Binary. Travis is one of the most prominent voices in the LGBTQIA+ space in the UK and their work has garnered international recognition over the years. They spoke about the freedom in being trans, the state's consistent control over our bodies, growing up in a large mixed and multicultural family and how passing is always conditional.    Preorder our book The Half Of It: https://amzn.to/3rDq1qo Our website: https://www.mixedup.co.uk/ Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mixeduppodcast Our Instagram: https://instagram.com/mixedup.podcast Travis' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travisalabanza/  None Of The Above: https://amzn.to/3zYawyR    Culture mix: Home Grown article: https://homegrown.co.in/article/802031/a-look-at-indias-drag-culture-6-flawless-queens-tell-us-their-stories  Kim Saira: https://www.instagram.com/kimsaira/ 

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest growing regions in the world and home to some of the world's most critical developing economies. But historically, US foreign policy has treated the continent as a monolith and a site for great power competition, ignoring the role of African nations in deciding their own future. This week, None of the Above is joined by Horn of Africa expert Michael Woldemariam, and journalist Robbie Gramer, to discuss America's relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa.    How should Washington balance the often conflicting priorities of human rights and security in the region? Can Washington develop productive partnerships with African states, outside the prism of competition with Russia and China? And is there even room for coexistence on the continent between the United States and these competitors? As the Biden administration begins to reveal its strategy, guest host and Eurasia Group Foundation research fellow Zuri Linetsky asks Michael and Robbie whether Biden's Africa strategy represents something new, or is more of the same.    To listen to previous episodes and learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.​​   Michael Woldemariam is an associate professor of international relations at Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies, who focuses on security and politics in the Horn of Africa. Michael is the author of the book, Insurgent Fragmentation in the Horn of Africa: Rebellion and its Discontents (2018). Robbie Gramer is a diplomacy and national security reporter at Foreign Policy, who covers the US State Department, the Pentagon, and most recently the Biden administration's new US-Africa strategy.

General George Marshall occupies a central place in the pantheon of American heroes. He helped lead the Allies to victory in World War II, and as the secretary of state, he championed the plan to rebuild Europe which would be named for him: The Marshall Plan. But Marshall's record as a statesman wasn't perfect. Tapped by President Truman to negotiate an end to China's civil war, he proved unable to broker a lasting settlement and prevent the country's Communist takeover.    In this episode, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah concludes Season 3 of None Of The Above with a discussion of Marshall's legacy with Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, the editor of Foreign Affairs and the author of The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947. As the United States deals with competing global challenges, from Ukraine to Taiwan, Daniel's depiction of Marshall's career—for all its triumphs and failures—holds important lessons on the limits of American power. Have a listen, and stay tuned for when we return in June for Season 4.    To listen to previous episodes and learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.   Daniel Kurtz-Phelan is the editor of Foreign Affairs magazine and host of the upcoming podcast, The Foreign Affairs Interview. Previously, he served in the US Department of State, where he was a member of Secretary Hillary Clinton's policy planning staff. He is also the author of The China Mission: George Marshall's Unfinished War, 1945-1947 (2018).

From the Crimean War of 1853 to Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year, journalists, reporters, and the media have shaped the public's understanding of war. But do the stories we read and the photos we see provide an impartial picture of the wars they document? As the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah recently explained in Foreign Policy, certain aspects of American war coverage—reliance on government sources and incentives to simplify geopolitics as battles between good and evil—have long compelled news organizations to tilt toward military action.   In this special episode of None Of The Above, host of WNYC's On The Media Brooke Gladstone and Slate's “War Stories” columnist Fred Kaplan, are interviewed by Mark at the American Academy in Rome. Together, in these excerpts from that conversation, they unpack the media's coverage of Russia's war on Ukraine and the biases which influence how the media understand and depict these conflicts.   To listen to previous episodes and learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.   Brooke Gladstone is a journalist and host of On the Media, a Peabody Award-winning podcast by WNYC Studios. Brooke is also the Rea S. Hederman Critic in Residence at the American Academy in Rome and the author of The Influencing Machine (2011) and The Trouble with Reality: A Rumination on Moral Panic in Our Time (2017).  Fred Kaplan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and columnist for Slate, where he authors the “War Stories” column. Fred's most recent book is The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War (2020).

The Russian military withdrew from Bucha at the end of March, a suburb of Ukraine's capital, Kyiv. Soon after, photos and stories revealed Russian atrocities, including the apparent intentional killing of civilians. This is sadly characteristic of the Russian way of war in other conflicts beyond Ukraine. Some, including President Biden, have accused Russia of committing genocide in Ukraine. But even if Putin's military is guilty of acts of genocide and war crimes, will the world actually be able to hold it accountable?    In this episode of None Of The Above, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah looks back at history with New York Times columnist Max Fisher to understand the roots of the Russian military's targeting of civilians and past efforts to bring war criminals to justice. Though prosecuting those in power is difficult, Max argues justice might come in other forms.   To listen to previous episodes and learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

In October 2021, the United States and Mexico put an end to the Mérida Initiative—a thirteen-year, $3 billion security assistance package central to a new “war on drugs.” Despite years of weapons sales, military training, and intelligence sharing, the initiative failed to reduce crime and drug trafficking. Instead, violence and homicides increased throughout Mexico. Why? Our guests this week, Mexican movie star Diego Luna and scholar Ernesto López Portillo, argue America's and Mexico's militarized approach to security is to blame.    Recently back from Mexico where she explores the consequences of the Mérida Initiative, Eurasia Group Foundation senior researcher and producer Caroline Gray speaks with Diego and Ernesto about the US-Mexico drug war, the accountability problems that plague both countries, and what non-military solutions to insecurity in Mexico might look like.    Diego Luna is an actor, director, and producer who has starred in Narcos: Mexico, Rogue One: A Star War Story, and Y tu mamá también. He is a co-founder of Corriente De Golfo, a Mexico-based production company.    Ernesto López Portillo is the coordinator of the Citizen Security Program at Ibero-American University in Mexico City, where he researches policing and militarism.  To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

It is day fourteen of Russia's war on Ukraine. Ukrainian resistance and Russian logistical issues have together denied Moscow a quick victory, but the fighting continues—and intensifies. Meanwhile, despite several rounds of diplomatic talks, a peaceful settlement does not seem to be in sight. However, our guest this week, Russia expert Anatol Lieven, offers proposals that he thinks could end the war.  Days before Ukrainian and Russian officials met for the third time for negotiations, Anatol joined the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah to discuss Russia's invasion, Ukraine's and Russia's interwoven history, and what a peace deal might look like. As the costs of war mount, Anatol makes it clear that compromise, though painful, is in the interest of both countries. Anatol Lieven is a senior research fellow on Russia and Europe at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and author of several books including, Ukraine and Russia: A Fraternal Rivalry. To listen to previous episodes and learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter. Show Notes:  “How to get to a place of peace for Ukraine,” (Anatol Lieven, Responsible Statecraft, March 3, 2022) “It's time to ask: what would a Ukraine-Russia peace deal look like?” (Anatol Lieven, The Guardian, March 4, 2022)

This episode contains explicit language. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into eastern Ukraine. This follows months of tensions precipitated by Russia's mobilization of its military on the Ukrainian border. Putin's order came shortly after a gruff speech in which he accused Ukraine of rejecting its historical links to Russia and asserted the independence of two breakaway regions — the self-declared People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. In the week before the Kremlin's orders, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah spoke with journalists Nataliya Gumenyuk and Peter Pomerantsev, who help us better understand the history behind today's crisis, Ukraine's perseverance under the threat of invasion, and Putin's seeming obsession with Ukraine.  To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are underway and more than just athletic competition has drawn international attention. Amid calls for a complete boycott due to China's crackdown on Hong Kong and its persecution of the Uyghurs and other vulnerable populations, the United States has issued a diplomatic boycott of the games.    On this episode of None of The Above, we revisit an important conversation between Isaac Stone Fish and Stephen Orlins, two China experts with divergent points of view on the US-China relationship. Against the backdrop of protests in Hong Kong and the Trump administration's trade war with China in 2019, we discussed many of the issues and questions currently accentuated by the Olympics: How should the United States approach China, and how should the US respond to China's human rights violations? To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter. Stephen Orlins is the president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations. Prior to that, he was the managing director of Carlyle Asia and the chairman of one of Taiwan's largest cable television and high-speed internet providers. Isaac Stone Fish is the founder and CEO of Strategy Risks. He is also a contributing columnist for The Washington Post, a visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council, and an adjunct instructor at New York University's Center for Global Affairs.

Eight years after it annexed Crimea and instigated a civil war in Eastern Ukraine, Russia has mobilized 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border. With the threat of a Russian invasion looming, negotiations between Washington and Moscow are at an impasse. Moscow's demands, which call for a transformation of the US-backed security order in Europe, were summarily dismissed by Washington. But according to our guests this week, the authors of the recent Politico article, “How to Get What We Want From Putin,” there is still room for a diplomatic resolution.   On this episode of None Of The Above, The Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah is joined by Thomas Graham and Rajan Menon, who provide a roadmap for negotiation which, combined with shrewd strategic thinking and skilled diplomacy, could not only quell the immediate crisis but lay the foundations for a more stable Europe.    To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.   Thomas Graham is a distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a senior advisor at Kissinger Associates, Inc. During the George W. Bush administration, he was the senior director for Russia on the National Security Council. Rajan Menon is the director of the grand strategy program at Defense Priorities. He is also the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Professor of International Relations at City College of New York and a senior research scholar at the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace at Columbia University.

World War II is nostalgically remembered throughout American culture as the “good war”––a conflict where Americans idealistically banded together to free the world from tyranny. Of course there is more to this story, but is this simplified popular understanding dangerous?   In this week's episode of None Of The Above, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah talks with West Point English professor Elizabeth Samet about the importance of literature for preparing America's future officer corps for life in and out of uniform, and about Americans' collective memory of the Second World War. Elizabeth shows how our romanticized reading of history has led US policymakers to overstate the effectiveness and righteousness of military force.       To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter. Elizabeth Samet is the author of Looking For the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness and a Professor of English at West Point. The views Elizabeth expresses here do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the US Government.

In this part two of the None Of The Above mini-series, Spencer counters the Demobilization Hypothesis with NOTA, introduces the ‘Doing Better Together Fiestas', reveals that he has a time machine and thanks The Rock for putting NOTA over. This episode will set up the format of this series & begin introducing likely scenarios that we'll encounter over the next couple years. Buckle up; its going to be bumpy ride.

President Joe Biden argues the contest between democracy and autocracy will be the defining challenge of the twenty-first century. Meanwhile, Freedom House observes democracy around the world has experienced its steepest drop in its fifteen-year decline. Seeking to reverse this trend, the United States is hoping to “set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal” this week when it brings together 110 countries for a two-day virtual Summit for Democracy. But can the US effectively lead this charge when, as Freedom House has shown, America's own democracy is in decline? This week, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah is joined by Freedom House president Michael Abramowitz, who guides us through the 2021 edition of his organization's flagship report, “Freedom in the World.” Along the way, Abramowitz discusses the democracy summit's challenges and opportunities, and America's nonmilitary tools for supporting democracy and human rights around the globe. Michael Abramowitz is president of Freedom House. Previously, he was a White House correspondent for the Washington Post before becoming director of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum's Levin Institute for Holocaust Education. To listen to previous episodes and learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter. Shownotes: The Summit for Democracy (US Department of State) “Who's In and Who's Out From Biden's Democracy Summit” (Steven Feldstein, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, November 22, 2021) “Freedom in the World 2021: Democracy under Siege” (Sarah Repucci and Amy Slipowitz, Freedom House, 2021) “Biden's Summit for Democracy shouldn't be just a photo op” (Michael J. Abramowitz and David J. Kramer, Washington Post, November 23, 2021) “U.S. to Urge Democracies to Sanction Corrupt Foreign Officials, Human-Rights Abusers” (Ian Talley and Dustin Volz, The Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2021) “From Crisis to Reform: A Call to Strengthen America's Battered Democracy” (Sarah Repucci, Freedom House, March 2021) “Reversing the Tide: Towards a New US Strategy to Support Democracy and Counter Authoritarianism” (Task Force on US Strategy to Support Democracy and Counter Authoritarianism, April 2021) Episode 7: Democracy in America, Democracy in the World (Reimagining American Democracy, December 16, 2021) “As Global Democracy Retreats, Ethnic Cleansing Is on the Rise” (Michael Abramowitz and Arch Puddington, Freedom House, February 25, 2019)  Archival: Biden invites more than 100 countries, including S. Korea, for Summit for Democracy: Reuters (Arirang News, November 8, 2021) Biden plans to host summit to promote democracy (Associated Press, August 11, 2021)  Democracy vs hypocrisy: Biden's ‘Summit for Democracy' | The Bottom Line (Al Jazeera English, November 25, 2021) Freedom House: Trump is a Threat to US Democracy (VOA News, February 6, 2019) European Think Tank Lists U.S. As A 'Backsliding' Democracy | The Mehdi Hasan Show (MSNBC, November 23, 2021) Is Narendra Modi dismantling democracy in India? | UpFront (Al Jazeera English, March 19, 2021) India elections: 'Democracy could be backsliding' (FRANCE 24 English, April 12, 2019) The Magnitsky Act and the Russia investigation (CNN, July 16, 2017) William Browder: My Lawyer Sergei Magnitsky Was Murdered By Vladimir Putin | AM Joy | MSNBC (MSNBC, August 13, 2017) Magnitsky Act Press Conference (U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, December 6, 2012)

This week we bring back a timely episode from season 1 with journalist Amanda Sperber and anthropologist Catherine Besteman, who helped us understand an important, yet underreported topic: America's military involvement in Somalia. Since we last spoke to Catherine and Amanda, The New York Times has reported that the terrorist organization, Al Shabab, is at its “strongest in years” and that the Biden administration may be debuting a new Somalia policy in the coming weeks. But will the administration, which has prided itself on ending “relentless war,” pursue a policy less reliant on drone strikes than its Republican and Democratic predecessors?  Though much is still to be seen, airstrikes in July and the Biden administration's touting of its “over-the-horizon capabilities” to attack a globally “metastasized” terrorist threat doesn't augur much change. Catherine and Amanda explore the history of Al Shabab and America's involvement in Somalia and argue that the human costs of current policy lay bare the strategic and moral failings of America's global war on terror. Amanda Sperber is a Nairobi-based award-winning investigative journalist, foreign correspondent, and multimedia storyteller. Her work focuses on East Africa, specifically on Somalia, and the consequences of U.S. drone strikes. Catherine Besteman is Francis F. Bartlett and Ruth K. Bartlett Professor of Anthropology at Colby College in Maine. Her work focuses on U.S. militarism in Somalia. She is the author of The Costs of War in Somalia from Brown University's Costs of War Project, and Militarized Global Apartheid (2020).  To listen to previous episodes and learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.

KARL MARX WHO WROTE THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, WROTE THIS: “MAN MAKES RELIGION, RELIGION DOES NOT MAKE MAN! MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION. A. KARL MARX'S QUOTE IS COMPLETELY TRUE. B. KARL MARX'S QUOTE IS COMPLETELY FALSE. C. KARL MARX'S QUOTE IS HALF TRUE. D. NONE OF THE ABOVE. FIND OUT THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IN THIS MESSAGE!!!

Although President Biden has ended the war in Afghanistan, America's twenty-year global war on terror has not yet drawn to a close. Initiated by the Bush administration, and waged in various forms under four presidents, the war on terror has shaped not just US foreign policy, but many aspects of American life. This week, the Eurasia Group Foundation's Mark Hannah is joined by Spencer Ackerman, whose new book, Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump contends that the Trump administration was no aberration. Charting the war on terror through the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, Ackerman shows how this war inflamed America's nativist impulses  and spurred authoritarian tools of domestic surveillance.  To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.  Spencer Ackerman is the author of Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump and the Substack, Forever Wars. He is also a contributing editor at the Daily Beast, where he was a senior national correspondent from 2017 to 2021.

Would you like to fire all our federally elected officials? Are you tired of only having to choose between lesser evils when going into the voting booth? Spencer proposes that we literally vote for “None Of The Above” & at least remove the current slew of grifters from power; so that they can't do anymore harm. This episode is essentially, another part 1 of 2: the optimistic companion to the “Devouring Democracy” episodes. It would be too bad (sarcasm there), if people decided that they would no longer support our destructive duopoly.

Tensions have been high on the Korean Peninsula this past month. In mid-September, both North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles just hours apart. And though Pyongyang had signaled interest in convening discussions to formally end the Korean War, it launched a short-range missile on Tuesday. This week on None Of The Above, we're bringing back another one of our favorite episodes from Season 1 with Korea expert Sue Mi Terry. When we sat down with Sue in 2019, Donald Trump was president, and the United States was engaged in talks with North Korea on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Though talks have since stalled, Sue's analysis of the discussions and her case for a unified Korea, remain just as thought-provoking today. Sue Mi Terry is the Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a contributor to NBC News and MSNBC. She previously served as a senior analyst on Korean issues at the CIA and as a member of the National Security Council. You can follow Sue on Twitter at @SueMiTerry. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter. 

Hey, y'all! We are back, this time for the both of us to get all nostalgic for the days of Occupy Wall Street. But did you know that Occupy actually ran against Barack Obama in the 2012 Democratic Presidential Primaries? 

Since the end of World War II, policymakers have puzzled over the proper way to approach Russia. U.S.-Russia relations have arguably deteriorated to their lowest point since the end of the Cold War as a myriad of issues strain the relationship. From election interference to cyberattacks and Russia's military expansion Westward, is America's response effective? Or, does the United States need to consider a new approach? This week, Eurasia expert Terrell Jermaine Starr joins us to discuss the future of U.S.-Russia relations. According to Terrell, the U.S. strategy is hobbled by racism, groupthink, neoliberalism, and military primacy. Terrell advocates for a more inclusive strategy that emphasizes diversity of thought and securing domestic institutions at home.  Terrell Jermaine Starr is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center and Senior Reporter at The Root, where he writes about U.S.-Russia politics and race in America. He is the founder and host of the Black Diplomats podcast. To listen to more episodes or learn more about None Of The Above, go to www.noneoftheabovepodcast.org. To learn more about the Eurasia Group Foundation, please visit www.egfound.org and subscribe to our newsletter.   

In April, President Biden announced he would withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Within months, Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, fell to the Taliban. The Biden administration's evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans, including one of this week's guests, Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI-3). But Meijer is also a critic of America's twenty-year war in Afghanistan, something he shares with our second guest, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17). On this week's episode of None Of The Above, you'll listen to our conversations from back in May with Representatives Meijer and Khanna, conversations which help us reflect on the current debate over America's global role. As the heartbreaking events in Afghanistan unfold, their reflections on how the U.S. has found itself perpetually at war can serve as a guide for current and future policymakers who wish to avoid the mistakes of the last twenty years. These two Congressmen agree on very little, but are united in their belief of a less interventionist U.S. foreign policy.  Congressman Ro Khanna represents California's 17th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He sits on the House Armed Services Committee and is the Congressional Progressive Caucus Vice-Chair. Congressman Peter Meijer represents Michigan's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and is a veteran of the Iraq War. He also sits on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Additional: Reps From Both Political Parties Deliver Anti-War Message (NowThis and Eurasia Group Foundation, June 9, 2021)  

Arun and Patricia talk about: London Met Police chief urged to resign after police violently break up vigil for Sarah Everard. Silencing #BlackLivesMatter: Priti Patel's anti-protest law. Vaccinated Americans may gather indoors in small groups but should still wear masks in public, the C.D.C. said. Should 90s actors and actresses be on OnlyFans? #HarryandMehganonOprah: Support for Monarchy remains high but with sharp generational and voter intention divides on issue. 'Harry Potter' actor Katie Leung says she was told to deny she was target of racist attacks. NONE OF THE ABOVE 2021: The winners of the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Fred Seibert had some harsh words about Nickelodeon not picking up Adventure Time. Happy Birthday Rob Paulsen. Cartoon SuperTed set for new animation series. Seth MacFarlane's cancelled The Flintstones reboot concepts leak online. Space Jam 2 Cut Pepe Le Pew's Only Scene From the Final Cut. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/old-school-lane/support

Introduction: Ever since the truth came out that methane is one of the greatest contributors to the destruction of life on this planet it has become apparent to one and maybe a few others that this needs to be taken care of. Although the numbers of Bison have been reduced, they have since been replaced with cattle, who seem to be blamed for all the methane problems. However, the fact of the matter is, rarely anyone, except for a few radical extremists who want to “cull humanity” have realized that it isn't the grass grazing animals that have increased in numbers, it is us humans. There are seven billion methane producing creatures on this planet whose rear end muscles that a planet was named after (Uranus) by some bloggers estimates, keep letting out in excess of 7 trillion tankers worth of methane. So rather than blame those poor innocent cattle, or look up to those who wish to cull humanity and along side that change the recipes at some of the best known restaurants so as to include beetles and beetle juice. No not the TV character, but the little critters that are called creepy crawlys. i.e. “Two all bug patties, special beetle sauce, lettuce, tofu on a sesame seed gluten free bun.” This new ingredients list has caused an uproar among many people. Mainly because it can't be said in under a certain amount of seconds, hence the promotional give away deals whereby kids were given a free soda/soft drink/juice of their choice is now no longer possible. It will destroy the whole experience and joy of getting stuff for free and hence ruin the utopia that so many so dearly wish to see. “Money for nothing and the drinks for free!”. For more information please go to: https://hive.blog/satire/@jackmiller/stole-coin-save-the-ozone-layer-eco-sphere On YouTube: https://youtu.be/Z5YmhcXVjoc Disclaimer: The above satirical text is not deliberately promoting or mocking anyone or anything. If anyone feels that we are JABbing them with this satire, then too bad so sad, go look for a safe space or go find someone who allegedly cares. We don't! We do not promote or wish for anyone to go out and start shoving anything up into any hole in their body or the body of any other creature. Leave that job to the Customs Officers at the airports. We do not claim that anything stated about any type of “STOLE COIN” in any way, manner, context or form is factual. If anything may in any way resemble anything seen, heard, experienced or not in any way, who cares, that obviously wasn't and isn't the intention, sort of, maybe, idk. Who cares. In the event that there is a “STOLE COIN” out there, or if one is to come about at any time in future, all we can say is “F#CK IT”, and it is sure not anything related to this satirical text. The one and only thing that we can definitely say, without ripping one is: NONE OF THE ABOVE is financial advice. THE ABOVE IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. If you don't get it, then this world in trouble! & yes, you can let one rip for now.

INTRODUCTION It has become evident that the world of fiat currencies and the relevant governing bodies are not keeping up with the damage control caused by lockdowns all over the world. With the ceaseless printing of fiat, dare we call it “money” the economic damages to all people on the planet are now in the multi trillions of United States Dollars (USD) worth. Hence, there is a need to find a means to ratify this situation and this is where the magical wonders of cryptocurrencies (crypto) can come to help save the day. Maybe. Why Crypto? Well, cryptocurrencies pride themselves as decentralized currencies, owned and run by people and not governments. The underlying facts of each and every code produced to date has resulted in handful of persons controlling the code and economics of the vast majority, if not all cryptocurrencies is something that we shall set aside for the purposes of this introduction. We definitely do not want anything that could be compared to “politics” or “politicians”, not to mention any privately owned and run banks such as “The Fed”. This would be counterproductive for this idea as such and the expected funds that would roll in from peoples fiat accounts may just be put into jeopardy. Considering the fact that many people are very upset at their politicians and affiliated government bodies it is only appropriate that people take things into their own hands utilizing economic means that are not owned and run by the politicians or their affiliated bodies. Hence, this is where Cryptocurrencies come into play. We can state without any repercussions and reasonable responsibility that Cryptocurrencies offer “decentralization” (maybe). As for transparency, need we say more than “it is all on the chain”, no matter what happens, even if it be a “roll back” of a chain, it is all there, sort of, maybe, depending on those who are governing the chain. HOW? Well, cryptocurrencies are “printed” (not physically on any tangible item) as per the economics of the code that governs it. So, it is possible to ensure just about any required amount at any given time, in so much as the people governing the chain so decide. With cryptocurrencies being traded on trading platforms that also accept fiat (your $, EURO etc) it si open to everyone out there on the internet and you too can get a piece of the action. Full details: https://hive.blog/satire/@jackmiller/lockdown-coin-finally-a-non-tangible-currency-that-makes-politicians-and-others-cry Disclaimer: The above satirical text is not deliberately promoting or mocking anyone or anything. If anyone feels that we are JABbing them with this satire, then too bad so sad, go look for a safe space or go find someone who allegedly cares. We don't! We do not promote or wish for anyone to go out and do absolutely nothing, thinking that they may be rewarded with any make believe, digital or any other form of currency. We do not claim that anything stated about any type of “Lock Down” in any way, manner, context or form is factual. If anything may in any way resemble anything seen, heard, experienced or not in any way, who cares, that obviously wasn't and isn't the intention, sort of, maybe, idk. Who cares. In the event that there is a “LOCKDOWN COIN” out there, or if one is to come about at any time in future, all we can say is “F#CK IT”, and it is sure not anything related to this satirical text. The one and only thing that we can definitely say, without tears of laughter is that: NONE OF THE ABOVE is financial advice. THE ABOVE IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE. If you don't get it, then this world in trouble!

On September 14th, 2001, Congress passed a 60-word joint resolution granting President George W. Bush nearly unchecked authority to fight a “War on Terror." Congresswoman Barbara Lee of California was the sole vote against that resolution. She warned that the broad authorities granted by its Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) would be abused by the executive branch. Nearly twenty years later, Representative Lee's concerns have tragically been validated, as the war authorizations passed in 2001 and 2002 have been used to justify military action from North Africa to the Philippines, far beyond what the authorities for which the AUMF was intended.    On today’s episode of None Of The Above, Eurasia Group Foundation senior fellow Mark Hannah is joined by Representative Lee to discuss the legacy of these authorizations. They discuss Lee's 20-year fight, and her transformation from a lone voice of dissent to a leader of what is now a bipartisan movement to restore Congressional war authorities. Will the Biden administration follow through on its promise to respect Congress’s constitutional role? And, might the "forever wars" which have been fought across the globe for nearly two decades finally come to an end?   Congresswoman Barbara Lee has represented California's 13th district in the United State House of Representatives since 1998. In Congress she sits on the Budget and Appropriations Committees, and is the chair of the State and Foreign Operations subcommittee. She also serves as the co-chair of the Policy and Steering Committee in Democratic leadership, and led efforts to place limiting executive authority over military forces in the Democratic Party’s platform last year. 

Arun and Patricia talk about: London Met Police chief urged to resign after police violently break up vigil for Sarah Everard. Silencing #BlackLivesMatter: Priti Patel's anti-protest law. Vaccinated Americans may gather indoors in small groups but should still wear masks in public, the C.D.C. said. Should 90s actors and actresses be on OnlyFans? #HarryandMehganonOprah: Support for Monarchy remains high but with sharp generational and voter intention divides on issue. 'Harry Potter' actor Katie Leung says she was told to deny she was target of racist attacks. NONE OF THE ABOVE 2021: The winners of the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Fred Seibert had some harsh words about Nickelodeon not picking up Adventure Time. Happy Birthday Rob Paulsen. Cartoon SuperTed set for new animation series. Seth MacFarlane's cancelled The Flintstones reboot concepts leak online. Space Jam 2 Cut Pepe Le Pew's Only Scene From the Final Cut.

Proving they were more than just an 80's band, Duran Duran had some huge hits and delectable remixes throughout the 1990's. This very special mechamix celebrates those hits and remixes giving you the experimental and exciting sound of Duran Duran in the 90's.BPM = 88 – 140TRACKS:COME UNDONE (12” mix comin' together)COME UNDONE (funkymix)LOVE VOODOO (Sidney street 12” mix)OUT OF MY MIND (perfecto dub 2)OUT OF MY MIND (perfecto mix)SHOTGUNTOO MUCH INFORMATION (12” jellybean mix)NONE OF THE ABOVE (drizabone 12” mix)SAVE A PRAYER (thunder in our hearts DMC remix)WHITE LINES (Oakland fonk mix)WHITE LINES (digital mix)WHITE LINES (watten commission Sanford mix)SHUT UP AND DANCE – Save It Til The Morning AfterWHITE LINES (70's club mix)VIOLENCE OF SUMMER (love's taking over) (the rock mix)BURNING THE GROUNDDECADANCE (extended mix)TOO MUCH INFORMATION (ben chapman 12” mix)DROWNING MAN (d:ream 12” mix)DROWNING MAN (d:ream ambient mix)THE REFLEX (come as you are remix)ELECTRIC BARBARELLA (digital remix)ELECTRIC BARBARELLA (all fired up mix)GIRLS ON FILM (8 millimetre mix)GIRLS ON FILM (salt tank mix)GIRLS ON FILM (tin tin out mix)THE REFLEX (tinman's reflecxion mix)RIO (always mix ya drinks mix)For all your mechamix needs go to:THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE:http://mechanism.podomatic.comTHE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE:https://www.facebook.com/theofficialmechanismpodcastTHE OFFICIAL TWITTER PAGE:https://twitter.com/MechPodTHE OFFICIAL MIXCLOUD PAGE:https://www.mixcloud.com/Mechanism_PodcastTHE OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM PAGE:https://www.instagram.com/mechanism_podcast/GOOGLE PODCASTS:http://bit.ly/GoogleMechamixTUNE IN:http://bit.ly/TuneInMechamixAPPLE PODCASTS:http://bit.ly/AppleMechamixIHEART RADIO PODCAST:http://bit.ly/IheartMechamixYOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/c/THEOFFICIALMECHANISMPODCASTTEESPRING MERCH STORE:https://teespring.com/stores/the-official-mechanism-podcastREDBUBBLE MERCH STORE:http://Mechanism.redbubble.comTEEPUBLIC MERCH STORE:http://bit.ly/Mechamixmerch#mechamix

In the wake of protests surrounding the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, America’s institutions are reckoning with their roles in legacies of slavery and racism. The U.S. military is no exception. This week, Bishop Garrison, a U.S. Army veteran and former homeland security and defense official, joins None Of The Above to discuss this reckoning. From the renaming of Army bases named after Confederate figures to the recruitment of veterans by white nationalist organizations and the importance of diversity in the enlisted and officer ranks, Bishop delves into the moral and strategic importance of representation in America’s most vital national security institutions. Bishop Garrison is the director of national security outreach at Human Rights First and is president and co-founder of the Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy. His most recent article is “Challenges to Improving Racial Representation in the Military.” You can follow Bishop on Twitter@BishopGarrison.

Arun and Patricia discuss: NONE OF THE ABOVE 2020 Results! (KCA 2020 Winners) Billie Eilish wins favourite song: Why is she disliked in some circles? Disney Corporation sweeps up Favourite Films category / Apple buying out Disney? Frozen 2 wins two awards. Is Frozen 3 on the way? Spongebob Squarepants wins Favourite Animated Series for a record 19th time, though has it succeeded while Nickelodeon itself has declined? Netflix to purchase ViacomCBS? “Cold and Sly” Ellen DeGeneres still wins Favourite TV Host Award JoJo Siwa hits back at trolls as she wins Favourite Social Music Star LeBron James reveals Space Jam: A New Legacy logo.

This episode marks the end of the first season of the Eurasia Group Foundation podcast, None Of The Above. We conclude our season with a topic that gets far too little attention in the mainstream media: the history of the U.S. military’s involvement in Somalia, a country deeply mired in terrorism, poverty, and war. Mark sits down with Nairobi-based journalist Amanda Sperber and anthropologist Catherine Besteman to unpack why the United States is waging an unofficial drone war in Somalia and explores the history and human costs of this conflict. They discuss the evolution of Al-Shabaab (an affiliate of Al-Qaeda), civilian casualties from U.S. airstrikes, and how Somalia exemplifies what many consider to be the strategic and moral failings of America’s global war on terror. Have a listen, let us know what you think, and we’ll see you in August when we return for Season 2.   Amanda Sperber is a Nairobi-based award-winning investigative journalist, foreign correspondent, and multimedia storyteller. Her work focuses on East Africa, specifically on Somalia, and the consequences of U.S. drone strikes. She is the author of “Ilhan Omar Demands Answers on Civilian Deaths in Somalia” in The Daily Beast. @hysperbole   Catherine Besteman is Francis F. Bartlett and Ruth K. Bartlett Professor of Anthropology at Colby College in Maine. Her work focuses on U.S. militarism in Somalia. She is the author of The Costs of War in Somalia from Brown University’s Costs of War Project, and the upcoming book Militarized Global Apartheid (2020).   

Arun and Patricia discuss: NONE OF THE ABOVE 2020 Results! (KCA 2020 Winners) Billie Eilish wins favourite song: Why is she disliked in some circles? Disney Corporation sweeps up Favourite Films category / Apple buying out Disney? Frozen 2 wins two awards. Is Frozen 3 on the way? Spongebob Squarepants wins Favourite Animated Series for a record 19th time, though has it succeeded while Nickelodeon itself has declined? Netflix to purchase ViacomCBS? “Cold and Sly” Ellen DeGeneres still wins Favourite TV Host Award JoJo Siwa hits back at trolls as she wins Favourite Social Music Star LeBron James reveals Space Jam: A New Legacy logo.

Cuomo and Trump seem to be outdoing themselves this week, making themselves feel (and, they hope, look) important by ordering everyone around. The only problem is: reality doesn't take orders, nor do reality-oriented people. Amy & Jim discuss a number of examples and explain why during this week's show. Enjoy the show? Please leave ratings and reviews on iTunes, "likes" and shares on YouTube, etc., etc. Keep up with Amy at: www.dontletitgo.com Jim at: www.creatingchrist.com And support for the show is welcome at: www.patreon.com/AmyPeikoff www.subscribestar.com/amy-peikoff www.paypal.me/AmyPeikoff

Is an indefinite lockdown a good idea? Would a lockdown of any kind be justified? Amy brings in analogies to Social Security and the Ground Zero Mosque to try and convince James of her point of view. Please like and share, and consider supporting the show via: www.patreon.com/AmyPeikoff www.subscribestar.com/amy-peikoff www.paypal.me/AmyPeikoff Follow Amy at www.dontletitgo.com or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Amy and James debate--yes, debate!--the Senate Impeachment hearing. We also discuss the latest developments in our projects (www.legalizeprivacy.org, www.creatingchrist.com), Coronavirus, health/diet and more!  https://www.patreon.com/AmyPeikoff  https://www.subscribestar.com/amy-peikoff https://www.paypal.me/AmyPeikoff

In an era of intense political polarization, how can we bring people together and effect political change? This week, actor and comedian Kal Penn joins None Of The Above to discuss how he got involved in public service and public engagement. He shares lessons learned from working on comprehensive immigration reform in the Obama White House, reflections on his cultural diplomacy work, and the inspiration behind his new series Sunnyside, which features one of the most diverse casts on television.   Kal Penn is an actor and comedian, and also served as the White House Associate Director of Public Engagement under President Barack Obama. He produced and stars in the American television series Sunnyside on NBC. 

In October, two China experts joined None Of The Above to discuss Washington’s response to the rise of China. Today’s episode digs deeper and unpacks the very notion of great power competition, and whether America requires this strategic framework to succeed as a global hegemon. Jacob Stokes and Ali Wyne sit down with Mark Hannah to evaluate Washington’s obsession with great power competition and the strategic purpose of America confronting a rival like China. Is America in the throes of a new Cold War? Or does the U.S.-China conflict distract from what will always be an entangled, complicated, yet necessary, relationship? Jacob Stokes is a senior policy analyst in the China Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace. He previously worked on the national security staff of Vice President Joe Biden.  Ali Wyne is an international and security policy analyst at RAND Corporation. He is a coauthor of Lee Kuan Yew: The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World (2013) and a contributing author to Power Relations in the Twenty-First Century: Mapping a Multipolar World? (2017). 

It's villains all the way down when Alexis must choose between two men: Dustin, the self-proclaimed “nice guy” who harasses her at work and secretly hired a man to be mean to her; and Tank, a cruel, crude and insulting man who exposed himself to her mother at a family wedding. At no point does she realize there is a third, better option, which is NONE OF THE ABOVE. Burn this movie to the ground. It is awful. We're so sorry. Edited by Andrew Ivimey and produced for the From Superheroes network. Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, YouTube series, web comics, and more.

The foreign policy establishment sees America locked in a fierce and strategic competition with China. With the ongoing trade war, the protests engulfing Hong Kong, and China’s rising geopolitical influence, are Washington’s fears and hardliner policies justified? Two China experts, Isaac Stone Fish and Stephen Orlins, join None Of The Above to discuss and debate Washington’s appropriate response to this rising power and offer new and divergent ways of thinking about the U.S.-China relationship.  Isaac Stone Fish is a journalist, contributing columnist for The Washington Post, and a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations. Stephen Orlins is the president of the National Committee on United States-China Relations. Prior to that, he was the managing director of Carlyle Asia and the chairman of one of Taiwan's largest cable television and high-speed internet providers.

Second episode of "None of the Above" with author and former prosecutor, James Valliant. Hong Kong/China, Purchasing Greenland, Excluding visitors or immigrants for political beliefs, GFDA and more!

First episode of "None of the Above" with author and former prosecutor, James Valliant. Mueller hearing, Hong Kong Protests, FTC-Facebook settlement, and more! For program notes, go to my blog: www.dontletitgo.com

Episode 4: #NONEOFTHEABOVE WE THE PEOPLE make this statement to put on notice to all siting congressmen and women currently on their 2nd term or longer. We are sick and tired! We are sick and tired of you no longer doing to work of the people. You only care about pitting Americans against Americans for the only purpose to get re-elected. You no longer care to serve ALL Americans. You no longer work to better the lives of the people who elected you for that purpose. No matter what side of the aisle you represent you work hard to only divide us by race, creed, sex, religion, social and economic status. The democrats care only about removing the current president and the republicans go to great lengths to protect the president no matter the cost to Americans. So we pledge that we will vote NONE OF THE ABOVE to all sitting congressmen and women from the House and Senate who is on there 2nd term or more that have shown to not carry out the business of the people. We will no longer support congressmen and women who cares only about finding new ways to divide us to use that very same divide you caused to improve your changes of re-election. We the people are sick and tired and will only support members who will work for the American people again. I ask ALL Americans no matter what side of the aisle your on to sign this petition to pledge to vote #NONEOFTHEABOVE to any congressmen and women who no longer is doing the work of the people and causing divides, beholding to rich donors and powerful interests groups and fighting each other and not fighting for ALL Americans. We will support only new candidates that pledge to do the work of the people for the interests of ALL Americans. So I ask all Americans from North Dakota to the southern tip of Texas and to the far west of California the the Eastern coast of New Jersey and every state in between to say no longer will we be used and taken advantage of and WE WILL VOTE #NONEOFTHEABOVE SIGN NOW

Episode 4: #NONEOFTHEABOVE WE THE PEOPLE make this statement to put on notice to all siting congressmen and women currently on their 2nd term or longer. We are sick and tired! We are sick and tired of you no longer doing to work of the people. You only care about pitting Americans against Americans for the only purpose to get re-elected. You no longer care to serve ALL Americans. You no longer work to better the lives of the people who elected you for that purpose. No matter what side of the aisle you represent you work hard to only divide us by race, creed, sex, religion, social and economic status. The democrats care only about removing the current president and the republicans go to great lengths to protect the president no matter the cost to Americans. So we pledge that we will vote NONE OF THE ABOVE to all sitting congressmen and women from the House and Senate who is on there 2nd term or more that have shown to not carry out the business of the people. We will no longer support congressmen and women who cares only about finding new ways to divide us to use that very same divide you caused to improve your changes of re-election. We the people are sick and tired and will only support members who will work for the American people again. I ask ALL Americans no matter what side of the aisle your on to sign this petition to pledge to vote #NONEOFTHEABOVE to any congressmen and women who no longer is doing the work of the people and causing divides, beholding to rich donors and powerful interests groups and fighting each other and not fighting for ALL Americans. We will support only new candidates that pledge to do the work of the people for the interests of ALL Americans. So I ask all Americans from North Dakota to the southern tip of Texas and to the far west of California the the Eastern coast of New Jersey and every state in between to say no longer will we be used and taken advantage of and WE WILL VOTE #NONEOFTHEABOVE https://www.thepetitionsite.com/985/582/675/noneoftheabove/

On this episode we discuss the Books & Boba Book Club pick for June 2017, None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio. A YA novel about a homecoming queen who finds out that she was born intersex, and what happens when her secret is leaked to her entire school. It's a story of coming to terms with one's identity, dealing with bullying, and the importance of support in times of crisis. For additional thoughts and discussion on the monthly pick, visit the Books & Boba Goodreads forums. Support Books & Boba by checking out our Online Bookstore! This Month's Book Club Panelists: Reera Yoo (@reeraboo) Marvin Yueh (@marvinyueh) Follow us: Facebook Twitter Goodreads Group The Books & Boba July 2017 pick is Exit West by Mohsin Hamid This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective

For our second interview this week we welcome Dr. Simon Pardoe, director of "Vote Or Vote NONE" (VoteNone.org.uk), who joins us to discuss the hopes, aims and merits of that campaign as we approach the UK General (S)election on the 7th of May 2015. "Faced with the overwhelming public anger at UK politics, and determination not to vote, I found myself suggesting people Vote NONE as the only potential form of participation. Surprisingly, it shifted those conversations from anger about UK politicians to a shared concern about how to revitalise UK democracy and improve UK politics. I realised that whereas not voting can be an end to thinking and engagement, the option to Vote NONE can re-engage people in thinking about politics and democracy. Suddenly there's no reason to be silent, and every reason to think about what to do." (Simon Pardoe) (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

For our second interview this week we welcome Dr. Simon Pardoe, director of "Vote Or Vote NONE" (VoteNone.org.uk), who joins us to discuss the hopes, aims and merits of that campaign as we approach the UK General (S)election on the 7th of May 2015. "Faced with the overwhelming public anger at UK politics, and determination not to vote, I found myself suggesting people Vote NONE as the only potential form of participation. Surprisingly, it shifted those conversations from anger about UK politicians to a shared concern about how to revitalise UK democracy and improve UK politics. I realised that whereas not voting can be an end to thinking and engagement, the option to Vote NONE can re-engage people in thinking about politics and democracy. Suddenly there's no reason to be silent, and every reason to think about what to do." (Simon Pardoe) (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

For our second interview this week we welcome Dr. Simon Pardoe, director of "Vote Or Vote NONE" (VoteNone.org.uk), who joins us to discuss the hopes, aims and merits of that campaign as we approach the UK General (S)election on the 7th of May 2015. "Faced with the overwhelming public anger at UK politics, and determination not to vote, I found myself suggesting people Vote NONE as the only potential form of participation. Surprisingly, it shifted those conversations from anger about UK politicians to a shared concern about how to revitalise UK democracy and improve UK politics. I realised that whereas not voting can be an end to thinking and engagement, the option to Vote NONE can re-engage people in thinking about politics and democracy. Suddenly there's no reason to be silent, and every reason to think about what to do." (Simon Pardoe) (For show notes please visit http://themindrenewed.com)

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

This sermon reminds us that God didn't ask us to be successful, He asks us to be faithful.

This sermon reminds us that God didn't ask us to be successful, He asks us to be faithful.

This sermon reminds us that God didn't ask us to be successful, He asks us to be faithful.