The Un-Diplomatic Podcast

VP Susan Rice--Yah or Nah? Progressive Sanctions Imperative, Allies Hedging, Pentagon's Structural Violence | Ep. 61

Episode Summary

The good, bad, and ugly of Biden picking Susan Rice for Vice President. Why progressives need sanctions too, and how a new think tank report sheds light on how it might work. The Pentagon has militarized the Coronavirus response and yet can't win a war. And America's closest allies are hedging in reasonable--and dangerous way. South Korea is the latest.

Episode Notes

The good, bad, and ugly of Biden picking Susan Rice for Vice President.  Why progressives need sanctions too, and how a new think tank report sheds light on how it might work.  The Pentagon has militarized the Coronavirus response and yet can't win a war.  And America's closest allies are hedging in reasonable--and dangerous way.  South Korea is the latest.

Jeet Heer tweet: https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/1287561065526489088

Yakov Feygin tweet: https://twitter.com/BuddyYakov/status/1287037655700529152

Tsai Ing Wen tweet: https://twitter.com/iingwen/status/1288422813183827969?s=19

Eduardo Saravelle on sanctions: https://twitter.com/esaravalle/status/1288549638908379137

Contributors: Jake Dellow, Ciara Mitchell, Gaby Magnuson, Pete McKenzie