WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast - Trump Russia Ukraine War Peace Overture Creates Rift with US European Allies

Trump Russia Ukraine War Peace Overture Creates Rift with US European Allies

02/20/25 • 19 min

WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast

Interview with Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, conducted by Scott Harris.

Mel Goodman examines Trump’s latest initiative to end the Ukraine war, his reported conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin — and how these announced negotiations could impact the people of Ukraine, Russia and Europe. Goodman is the author of a number of books on politics including, “American Carnage: The Wars of Donald Trump.”

Interview with Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, conducted by Scott Harris.

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Interview with Branko Marcetic, a Jacobin magazine staff writer and author of "Yesterday's Man: The Case Against Joe Biden," conducted by Scott Harris.

Branko Marcetic discusses his soon-to-be-published in-depth profile of Russell Vought, the longtime radical anti-government ideologue who, as Trump’s recently confirmed director of the Office of Management and Budget, is now poised to see through the cause of his life: “dismantling the federal government and handing unlimited power over American life back to big business.”

Link: "Russell Vought Wants to Burn the Government Down"
https://jacobin.com/2025/02/russell-vought-trump-project-2025