News Brief: On Korea, Pundits Choose Point-Scoring Over Peace
Added 2018-06-15 15:17:50 +0000 UTCIn this Patron News Brief, Nima and Adam discuss the tone-deaf, myopic, and ultimately dangerous reaction by some liberals to recent peace efforts in Korea.
Show Notes
In Trump’s Madness, There’s Opportunity in Korea: Bruce Cumings - Jon Wiener, The Nation (6/14/18)
South Koreans Are Still Hopeful After the Trump-Kim Summit - E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, (6/12/18)
Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious - Tim Shorrock, The Nation (6/13/18)
Pundits Worry Threat of Nuclear War Is Being Reduced - Greg Shupak, FAIR (6/14/18)
Historic Korean Summit Sets the Table for Peace—and US Pundits React With Horror - Tim Shorrock, The Nation (5/2/18)
What Do US Pundits Know About North Korea That 88% of South Koreans Don’t? - Adam Johnson, FAIR (5/7/18)
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The Trump-Kim summit is the most dramatic — and dangerous — moment of Trump’s presidency so far - AlexWard, Vox (6/11/18)
Trump believes the North Korea summit is all about him. But Kim has a plan, too - Simon Tisdall, The Guardian (6/9/18)
How Trump Got Outplayed on North Korea - Lindsay Ford, The New York Times (5/24/18)
“Trump Is Just A Moron”: How the President Played Himself on North Korea - Abigail Tracy, Vanity Fair (5/21/18)
Is Trump Getting Played by North Korea? - Jonah Shepp, New York Magazine (5/18/18)
On North Korea, Trump is getting played by both sides - Paul Waldman, The Washington Post (5/1618)
Trump: I won't get 'played' by North Korea - Jordan Fabian, The Hill (4/27/18)
Will Trump Get Played by North Korea? He Just Did - Robert Tracinski, The Federalist (3/12/18)
Trump is 'being played' by Kim Jong Un's offer to meet - Nyshka Chandran, CNBC (3/9/18)
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