Beating the Drums of War With Iran: Trump Imposes New Sanctions

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Dan Kovalik, professor of International Human Rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and author of “The Plot to Scapegoat Russia: How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Russia.”

While the Trump administration has conceded that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal, is also announced new sanctions against Tehran. Is the US-Iran thaw that began in 2015 suffering a death by a thousand cuts?

The push to pass the revised Senate healthcare bill has fizzled out as two more Republican senators announced their opposition. While the worst has been avoided for now, the US healthcare system remains fundamentally broken. Dr. Margaret Flowers, co-director of Popular Resistance, joins the show.

The Trump administration has issued a new document outlining its objectives for negotiations to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement — NAFTA. Trump trashed NAFTA on the campaign trail, will he follow through on his promises? Pete Dolack, an organizer with Trade Justice New York Metro and author of "It’s Not Over: Learning from the Socialist Experiment", joins Brian.

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