International Politics

Archives of the show until 2018. For recent archives, go to: The Marc Steiner Show at the Real News Network

May 6, 2014
Lynda Van Devanter
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Shared Weight: Mash 1969 – Visions of War, Dreams of Peace

May 6, 2014 - Segment 2 - We broadcast another segment of our series on the Viet Nam War, Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later. This segment is called Mash 1969 - Visions of War, Dreams of Peace. We turn to the stories of two writers: poet George Evans and the late Lynda Van Devanter.
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May 6, 2014
Shared Weight - Woody's Journey
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Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later – Woody’s Journey

May 5, 2014 - Segment 4 - We close out Monday's show with another special archive edition from our acclaimed series Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon, 30 Years Later. Today we feature the inspirational story of Vietnam vet and addiction recovery counselor Woody Curry: Woody's Journey.
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May 1, 2014
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On International Workers’ Day: Protest For Immigration Reform

April 30, 2014 - Segment 3 - International Workers' Day, traditionally a day to celebrate the accomplishments of labor and the workers, is May 1. This year May Day will bring protests across the country on behalf of immigrant rights and immigration reform.
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April 16, 2014
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Patrick Bond On South Africa

April 16, 2014 - Segment 3 - We turn to South Africa, as we talk with Dr. Patrick Bond, Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he has directed the Centre for Civil Society since 2004, about the state of that country since the death of Nelson Mandela.
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April 1, 2014
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Shahira Amin on Increasing Tensions in Egypt

March 28, 2014 - Segment 1 - We turn our attention to Egypt, where earlier this week a court sentenced to death over 500 members of the Muslim Brotherhood. We will talk with Shahira Amin, former Deputy Head of the state-run Nile TV and former contributor to CNN.
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March 19, 2014
Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal
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A Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned in Iran

March 19, 2014 - Segment 4 - We meet Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal. They were arrested along the border between Iraq and Iran in 2009. They were accused by the Iranian authorities of being spies, though no evidence was ever presented to support that claim. Sarah Shourd was released 14 months later, and Bauer and Fattal were released in September 2011.
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March 19, 2014
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Slate’s Jeff Wise on Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

March 19, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk to Jeff Wise, a New York-based magazine writer and author of Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger, who has been following and analyzing developments in the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in Slate.
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March 17, 2014
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News Roundup: Missing Airplane’s Increasingly Strange Circumstances / Crimea, Ukraine & Russia / CIA & The Senate

March 17, 2014 - Segment 2 - We talk about the news with Jackie Wellfonder, Dr. Lawrence Brown of Morgan State University, and Dr. Tara Bynum of Towson University.
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March 3, 2014
Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust
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We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust

March 3, 2014 - Segment 1 - We hear from Ellen Cassedy about her new book, We Are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust. It won the Grub Street National Book Prize for Nonfiction, the Towson Prize for Literature, and more. You don't want to miss this fascinating conversation.
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February 27, 2014
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Debating Maryland’s Anti-Israeli Boycott Legislation

February 27, 2014 - Segment 2 - We look at the debate taking place in the Maryland Legislature regarding the American Studies Association's recent resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. Joining us are: Jay Bernstein, chair of the Advocacy Committee of Baltimore Zionist District and host of Shalom USA Radio; Sara Love, Public Policy Director of the ACLU of Maryland; and Yousseff Munnayer, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development and its educational program, the Palestine Center.
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February 11, 2014
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Masha Gessen On Homophobia In Russia

February 11, 2014 - Segment 2 - We return to our coverage of the Olympics to talk about Russia's discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Our guest is Masha Gessen, author of Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot and The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. Gessen left her home in Russia to move to the United States with her partner and three children and escape homophobic persecution.
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February 10, 2014
2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
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2014 Sochi Olympics: Hunger Games and the Geopolitics of Russia

February 10, 2014 - Segment 4 - We talk with former Olympic athlete Samantha Retrosi about her recent article in The Nation, "Why the Olympics Are a Lot Like 'The Hunger Games.'" Then, we continue with a panel of guests who examine the politics of the Olympics.
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February 7, 2014
Benjamin Barber
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Dr. Benjamin Barber: ‘If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities’

February 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - We talk with Dr. Ben Barber, Senior Research Scholar at The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society of The Graduate Center at The City University of New York, President and Founder of the Interdependence Movement, and Walt Whitman Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Rutgers University, about his new book: If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities.
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February 6, 2014
Silvia Federici
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Autonomous Marxists Silvia Federici & George Caffentzis

February 6, 2014 - Segment 2 - Autonomous Marxists Silvia Federici & George Caffentzis stopped by when they were in town. Federici's latest book is 'Revolution at Point Zero' and Caffentzis' new work is 'In Letters of Blood and Fire: Work, Machines, and Value.'
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January 27, 2014
Supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi run from Egyptian security forces firing towards them during clashes in Cairo's Nasr City district, Egypt, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Egyptian police in riot gear swept in with armored vehicles and bulldozers Wednesday to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president in Cairo, showering protesters with tear gas as the sound of gunfire rang out. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)
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The Arab Spring Three Years Later

January 27, 2014 - Segment 4 - We take an in-depth look at what is happening in Egypt today, especially in the wake of this weekend's violence in Cairo. We begin with a look at Egypt on the third anniversary of the revolution, and then move to an analysis of Egypt and Tunisia and the state of the Arab Spring.
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January 16, 2014
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The Nation’s John Nichols: TPP, Net Neutrality & More

January 16, 2014 - Segment 2 - John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for The Nation, joins us to share his insight on important national news topics, including the Chris Christie controversy, net neutrality and more.
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January 7, 2014
Iraq
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Political Complexity in the Middle East: Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt

January 7, 2014 - Segment 3 - We begin the day with a roundtable on the Middle East, including Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt. Dr. Thabit Abdullah, Dr. Adil Shamoo, Dr. Steven David and Phyllis Bennis join us.
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December 30, 2013
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Peace Activist Kathy Kelly

December 30, 2013 - Segment 2 - We're joined for a special conversation with peace activist Kathy Kelly. She is a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence and a co-founder of Voices in the Wilderness, a campaign to end economic sanctions against Iraq.
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December 12, 2013
Nelson Mandela
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Remembering Nelson Mandela: Struggle Against Apartheid, Contemporary Politics & Legacy

December 12, 2013 - Two Hour Special - We rebroadcast our special two-hour tribute to Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at the age of 95. You will hear from a vast array of guests from around the globe - some of whom fought with Mandela in the struggle to end Apartheid - who will discuss the life and legacy of this legendary international leader and fighter for justice.
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December 9, 2013
Nelson Mandela
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Remembering Nelson Mandela: Struggle Against Apartheid, Contemporary Politics & Legacy

December 9, 2013 - Two Hour Special - We begin the week with a special two-hour tribute to Nelson Mandela, who passed away last week at the age of 95. You will hear from a vast array of guests from around the globe - some of whom fought with Mandela in the struggle to end Apartheid - who will discuss the life and legacy of this legendary international leader and fighter for justice.
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December 9, 2013
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Israeli Journalist Akiva Eldar

December 6, 2013 - Segment 2 - We 're joined for a discussion with Akiva Eldar, Israeli columnist for Al-Monitor's Israel Pulse, about life on the West Bank and whether a two-state solution is possible. In 2006 The Financial Times named Eldar among the world's most influential commentators.
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December 2, 2013
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Joe Sacco’s “Footnotes in Gaza”

November 29, 2013 - Segment 1 - We kick off the day with journalist, writer and cartoonist Joe Sacco, talking about his 2010 graphic novel, Footnotes in Gaza. In this important book, Sacco sought to get to the heart of a tragic incident in 1956 in which Israeli soldiers shot 111 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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November 25, 2013
National Insecurity: Cost of American Militarism by Mel Goodman
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Mel Goodman’s “National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism”

November 21, 2013 - Segment 3 - We talk with Mel Goodman, Director of the National Security Project at the Center for International Policy in Washington, DC, and a former Soviet analyst at the CIA and the Department of State, about his new book National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism.
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November 19, 2013
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National News Roundup: Healthcare and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)

November 18, 2013 - Segment 3 - On this week's National News Roundup, we talk healthcare and the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), with Bob Somerby, Dr. Anne McCarthy, and Edward Wyckoff Williams.
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November 19, 2013
Bao Ninh
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Shared Weight: The Artist Born Of War

November 15, 2013 - Segment 2 - Artists reveal how their work was born of war. Featured are authors Tim O’Brien ("The Things They Carried"), Bao Ninh (The Sorrow of War), and Wayne Karlin (Crossover, Lost Armies).
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November 12, 2013
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Chris Hedges

November 11, 2013 - Segment 4 - Marc talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges, former Middle East bureau chief for the New York Times, senior fellow at The Nation Institute, and the author of twelve books, including "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt," a collaboration with comic artist Joe Sacco. Hedges will be the featured speaker on November 12 at McDaniel College's Ira G. Zepp Memorial Social-Justice Lecture.
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November 12, 2013
Veterans Day
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On Veterans Day – The Human Cost Of War: High Rates Of Suicide Among Veterans

November 11, 2013 - Segment 3 - Happy Veterans Day to all those who have served our nation in the armed forces. To honor this day we will begin our show with a look at a sad but very real phenomenon: the high rate of suicides among veterans.
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November 12, 2013
Prawer Plan Protests
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Israeli Knesset Debating Prawer Plan, Which Would Remove 40,000+ Bedouin Citizens From Ancestral Homelands

November 11, 2013 - Segment 2 - Rebecca Vilkomerson, Executive Director of Jewish Voice for Peace, joins us to talk about the Israeli Knesset's Prawer Plan, a proposal to forcibly remove over 40,000 Bedouin citizens of Israel from their ancestral homelands, which is currently being debated.
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November 12, 2013
Daniel Ellsberg
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Daniel Ellsberg: The Most Dangerous Man In America

November 8, 2013 - Segment 4 - Daniel Ellsberg joined Marc to discuss the new film about his life: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. In 1970, Ellsberg was responsible for releasing the secret U.S.government report that documented illegal US involvement in Vietnam, documents that have become known as the Pentagon Papers.
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November 7, 2013
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Wil Hylton’s Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II

November 7, 2013 - Segment 4 - We close out the show with Wil Hylton, journalist and contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, whose new book is Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II.
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November 7, 2013
War on Drugs
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Failed War On Drugs: Solutions For The United States & Latin America

November 7, 2013 - Segment 3 - We turn our focus to the failed War on Drugs, and discuss alternatives that include legalization of marijuana and better outcomes for the United States and Latin America.
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October 24, 2013
Drone strikes in Pakistan
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Mixed Reactions: U.S. Drone Strikes In Pakistan

October 24, 2013 - Segment 4 - On the heels of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's meeting with President Barack Obama to press for an end to drone strikes, we continue our conversations about the U.S. Government's use of drones.
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October 11, 2013
Afghanistan
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George Zornick: Washington Finally Pays Attention to Afghanistan—for All the Wrong Reasons

October 11, 2013 - Segment 6 - We have a special report from George Zornick, writer for The Nation, on the 12th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan. His piece is titled, "Washington Finally Pays Attention to Afghanistan—for All the Wrong Reasons."
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October 3, 2013
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Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

October 3, 2013 - Segment 2 - We are joined by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, renowned author, Muslim leader, Founder and Chairman of the Cordoba Initiative, and author of Moving the Mountain: A New Vision of Islam in America; and Thomas M. Brown, President of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies to discuss the conflicts that arise in a religiously plural world and how these conflicts demand the attention of Muslims, Jews and Christians.
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September 30, 2013
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King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village

September 27, 2013 - Hour 2 - King Peggy is the King of Otuam, a village in Ghana, and author, with Eleanor Herman, ofKing Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village, which is the Maryland Humanities Council's One Maryland One Book choice for 2013.
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September 13, 2013
Major Neill Franklin
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Ret. Major Neill Franklin on Marijuana in Maryland and the War on Drugs

September 13, 2013 - Segment 3 - Retired Major Neill Franklin, a 33-year police veteran and Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) joins us for a conversation on the war on drugs as well as marijuana regulation in Maryland and beyond.
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September 13, 2013
Congressman Elijah Cummings
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Maryland’s U.S. Representatives On American Intervention In Syria

September 13, 2013 - Segment 1 - We check-in with our elected officials about potential military intervention in Syria. Congressman Elijah Cummings, Congressman John Sarbanes, and Senator Ben Cardin will be on-hand to offer their opinions and insight.
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September 9, 2013
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Dr. Shibley Telhami On The Middle East

September 9, 2013 - Segment 2 - Dr. Shibley Telhami joins us for a conversation on the Middle East. Dr. Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, College Park, and author of The World Through Arab Eyes: Arab Public Opinion and the Reshaping of the Middle East.
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