On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek bring you stories from around the globe. This week: Iran warns of an imminent response to Israel bombing the IR’s embassy in Syria (0:31); Gaza ceasefire talks remain tenuous (6:15) while the IDF’s “withdrawal” has not yet enabled sufficient aid to enter the Strip (10:47); in Myanmar, rebels seize a key border town (15:27); battlefield dynamic shifts in Sudan with a supply of Iranian drones (19:00); in Ukraine, Russia strikes destroy a major power plant (21:17) and the Ukrainian parliament passes a new conscription law (23:17); international fallout ensues after the Ecuadorian goernment raids the Mexican embassy in Quito (25:36); a New Cold War update featuring Biden hosting Japanese PM Kishida and Philippine president Marcos Jr. (29:28); and in climate news, March continues a 10-month streak of the hottest respective month ever recorded (32:43).
Scorsese’s Indigenous Epic | Time of Monsters
After a Gaza Ceasefire: D.D. Guttenplan; plus the UAW Victory
Adam Shatz on Israelis, Palestinians, and Hamas | Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener
What Makes Deion Sanders Deion Sanders | Edge of Sports with Dave Zirin
How Canada Became a Nazi Haven | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Gaza and Us: Amy Wilentz | Start Making Sense
The Moral and Policy Catastrophe in Israel/Palestine | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The UAW’s Historic Victory, plus Elon Musk and American Democracy | Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener
Len Bias and the 1980s War on Drugs | Edge of Sports
The GOP Congressional Clown Show | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Bill McKibben: Power to the People in Maine, plus Clinton’s ‘Fabulous Failure’ | Start Making Sense
Why Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Didn't Stand For The Anthem | Edge of Sports
The Auto Strike Upturns Politics | Time of Monsters
Dahlia Lithwick on Voting Rights, plus Katha Pollitt on ‘The Forgotten Girls” | Start Making Sense
Trump and the Auto Strike, plus 'Manufactured Insecurity' | Start Making Sense
Northwestern's hazing scandal with Byron Hurt | Edge of Sports with Dave Zirin
The Triumph and Tragedy of Betty Friedan | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Gary Younge: from Mandela to Black Lives Matter; plus Amy Wilentz on Haiti in September | Start Making Sense
Chamique Holdsclaw on Depression and Fame | Edge of Sports
Naomi Klein and Her Doppelganger | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
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