A Frustratingly Dishonest Theist Caller

A clip from an episode of The Atheist Experience, with Matt Dillahunty & Don Baker. 
https://youtu.be/xpZr7_es0FY

And Now the Good News #265: It Came From Interstellar Space!

Learn more about the stories featured in this video at the following sources:

•  “Research pinpoints powerful biomarker of multiple sclerosis” https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas... 
•  “ASU scientists show that a protein can be switched on and off to conduct electricity like a metal” https://asunow.asu.edu/20171027-disco... 
•  “Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System” https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/smal...

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/6uvkKrqPdKU

Top U.S. & World Headlines — October 31, 2017

Interview:
https://youtu.be/S2SOE-dgtOA

Trump's Gallup daily tracking hits all-time low of 33 percent

In case the one-two punch of the Paul Manafort indictment and George Papadopoulos plea agreement isn't delicious enough on this Monday, take this in ...
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/30/1711043/-Trump-s-Gallup-daily-tracking-hits-all-time-low-of-33-percent

Trump wrongly says Manafort crimes came years before he joined the campaign | PolitiFact

President Donald Trump reacted via his favorite platform -- Twitter -- to indictments against his former campaign manager Paul Manafort, a business associate of Manafort’s, and a guilty plea from a former campaign policy adviser. "Sorry, but this is years ago, before Paul Manafort was part of the Trump campaign. But why aren't Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus," Trump tweeted.....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/oct/30/donald-trump/trump-wrongly-says-manafort-crimes-came-years-he-j/

'Just calling a spade a spade': Ex-Reagan adviser stomps on 'those 3 idiots on Fox' for lying for Trump -- Raw Story

During a discussion on the influence that Fox News has on President Donald Trump's daily diatribes, a former official in the Reagan White House lashed at "those three idiots" on Fox & Friends. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/just-calling-a-spade-a-spade-ex-reagan-adviser-stomps-on-those-3-idiots-on-fox-for-lying-for-trump/
Interview:
https://youtu.be/2QoAsYxbU7g

'If you think this is the worst day -- think again': GOP strategist taunts Trump fans with future indictments -- Raw Story

Trump fans upset about the indictment of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are hanging their hats on the fact that special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment did not mention his work on Trump's campaign in the charges. However, Republican strategist Rick Wilson taunted Trump's supporters on Monday by explaining that the case against Trump and his 2016 presidential campaign is far from over — and that there are many more shoes yet to drop. ...
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/if-you-think-this-is-the-worst-day-think-again-gop-strategist-taunts-trump-fans-with-future-indictments/

WATCH: Joy Reid destroys conservative reporter's talking points on bogus Uranium One 'scandal' -- Raw Story

On Sunday, MSNBC's Joy Reid completely dismantled a Washington Times reporter's anti-Hillary Clinton talking points regarding the bogus Uranium One "scandal" that right-wing media has trotted out to distract from the Mueller probe. Jen Kerns from the right-wing Washington Times tried pushing the conspiracy theory, but Reid was having none of it. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/watch-joy-reid-destroys-conservative-reporters-talking-points-on-bogus-uranium-one-scandal/

What you need to know about Manafort indictment -- PolitiFact

The special counsel's investigation into possible ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia escalated dramatically with news that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his business associate were indicted on a dozen felony counts, including money laundering. Separately, a foreign policy adviser to the campaign will plead guilty to misleading the FBI about outreach efforts to Russian government officials. ....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/oct/30/what-you-need-know-about-manafort-indictment-papad/

Head of Puerto Rico Electrical Workers’ Union Demands Corruption Probe of Whitefish Energy Contract - YouTube

Democracy Now! has just returned from Puerto Rico, where we interviewed Ángel Figueroa Jaramillo, head of the Puerto Rico electrical workers’ union, just as the island’s governor announced he was instructing the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, known as PREPA, to cancel its controversial $300 million contract with the tiny Montana-based company Whitefish Energy.....

Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeYcOybfIMA

'This is all crazy': Author mocks the bizarre pro-Trump talking points Fox News is pushing this week -- Raw Story

Brian Klaas -- author of The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy -- listed the ridiculous fallacies that Fox News has been pushing this week in its frantic effort to prop up President Donald Trump against the multiple investigations encircling the embattled White House. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/this-is-all-crazy-author-mocks-the-bizarre-pro-trump-talking-points-fox-news-is-pushing-this-week/

What you need to know about the Manafort, Gates indictment -- CNN

The indictment focuses on their years as political consultants and lobbyists working with Ukraine ....
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/politics/manafort-gates-indictment-explained/index.html

Trump’s personal attorney stops denying collusion with Russia and starts defending it -- ThinkProgress.org

Trump's personal attorney went on CNN on Monday afternoon and defended the Trump campaign's secret communications with Russian government cutouts about emails stolen from the Clinton campaign. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/trumps-personal-attorney-stops-denying-collusion-with-russia-and-starts-defending-it-4c973bff4910/

Trump’s former campaign head was indicted and Fox News talked about cheeseburger emojis -- Vox

This really happened. Seriously. ....
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/30/16570198/trump-manafort-indictment-fox-news

How important was George Papadopoulos on Trump's campaign? -- PolitiFact

How important was George Papadopoulos in the foreign policy team of then-candidate Donald Trump? It depends on who you ask. ....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/oct/30/how-important-was-george-papadopoulos-donald-trump/

The Republican Party Is Gearing Up for War on the Rule of Law -- New York Magazine

The GOP is not taking Robert Mueller's indictments lying down. ....
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/10/the-republican-partys-gearing-up-for-war-on-the-rule-of-law.html

Trump’s response to indictments: “why aren't Crooked Hillary & the Dems the focus?????” -- Vox

"... also there is NO COLLUSION!" ....
https://www.vox.com/2017/10/30/16570554/manafort-indictment-trump-tweet

Regulator pens personal letter asking Trump to spare arbitration rule -- The Hill

"You are a smart man, and I think we both know what is really happening here." ....
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/357875-consumer-bureau-director-writes-trump-personal-plea-to-spare-arbitration-rule

Robert Reich: Trump's Gang Is Plotting the Biggest Heist in American History | Alternet

The GOP's $5.8 trillion tax cut would almost exclusively benefit the 1 percent.....
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/robert-reich-trumps-gang-plotting-biggest-heist-american-history

I need a good rebuttal for a right wing tax metaphor - Democratic Underground

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10021366270

Sarah Huckabee Sanders used an old chain letter about 10 people paying for beer to help explain Trump's tax plan -- Business Insider

Sarah Huckabee Sanders told a story about tax cuts and a beer tab during Monday's White House press briefing. - The story, which attempts to explain why benefits of a tax cut would mostly go to the wealthy, has been floating around the internet since 2001. - Sanders read the story to explain the effects of the forthcoming Republican tax bill. ....
http://www.businessinsider.com/sarah-huckabee-sanders-beer-parable-tax-cut-wealthy-2017-10

Trump Has Trouble Staying Focused. And That Was Before the Indictments. -- NBC News

The Russia probe is now a full-blown Washington scandal — the kind that can overwhelm a president's agenda or destroy his party at the polls. ....
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-has-trouble-staying-focused-was-indictments-n815711

What's Next for Mueller's Investigation? Legal Experts Dissect Monday's Moves -- POLITICO

After charges against two Trump campaign members, and a guilty plea from a third, where will the special counsel's investigation go from here? Eleven legal experts chart a course. ....
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/30/where-is-bob-mueller-headed-next-215762?cid=apn

Fox News is attacking the families of the judges presiding over the Manafort indictment -- ThinkProgress.org

Ever since CNN first reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had issued the first indictment related to his Russia inquiry, Fox News has been working overtime to downplay the story and discredit its players. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/fox-attacks-manafort-judges-2b265dbca985/

ABA deems another Trump judicial nominee ‘not qualified’ -- POLITICO

Grasz is the second judicial nominee from Trump to get a "not qualified" label from the bar association. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/30/aba-trump-judicial-nominee-not-qualified-244327?cid=apn

This is how Republicans will try to distract you from Trump's campaign manager being indicted -- ThinkProgress.org

The intensification of Robert Mueller's investigation into the Trump campaign's potential collusion with Russia -- as the first indictments were handed down for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former business associate Rick Gates -- has triggered an impassioned counter-narrative from the right. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-distract-robert-mueller-explained-807999089c9e/

The White House’s Counter-Theory of Russian Collusion Is Falling Apart -- Vanity Fair

Trumpworld's desperate bid to shift focus to Hillary Clinton and the Democrats is playing out as Robert Mueller closes in. .....
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-white-house-russian-collusion-hillary-clinton

Indicted Campaign Adviser Remained Closely Tied To Trumpworld Into 2017 -- TPM

Asked Monday about the explosive indictment of two former Trump campaign officials, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders responded with a familiar refrain, casting the pair as independent actors whose alleged misdeeds were entirely unrelated to the campaign.....
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/white-house-minimizes-ties-rick-gates-after-indictment-despite-close-ties-campaign-transition

What Everyone Gets Wrong About the Opioid Crisis (Lindsay E. Beyerstein, The Breach podcast s3e3)

President Donald Trump is expected to declare a national state of emergency for opioids this week. Sanho Tree of the Institute for Policy Studies joins host Lindsay Beyerstein to discuss the latest news on the overdose epidemic, including a blockbuster Washington Post story that led Trump’s pick to head the Drug Enforcement Agency to withdraw his name from consideration. The episode also delves into the root causes of opioid abuse—from under-regulation of drug distribution companies to social disintegration—as well as the alarming new “drug war” developments in the Philippines.
Interview:
https://rewire.news/multimedia/podcast/breach-everyone-gets-wrong-opioid-crisis/

Pastor Robert Jeffress: We Have Let Atheists “Seize Control of This Country” – Friendly Atheist

On Friday night, Donald Trump gave a shout-out to his buddy, Pastor Robert Jeffress, in the form of a book endorsement on Twitter. It wasn’t all that surprising since the two have formed a tight alliance over the past year. Jeffress said back in August that God gave Trump “authority to take out Kim Jong-Un.” He said last month that kneeling NFL players made Jesus mad because God wants us to respect the government. ....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/24/pastor-robert-jeffress-we-have-let-atheists-seize-control-of-this-country/

Air Force Atheists in Texas Meet Weekly During “Religious Services” – Friendly Atheist

About 1,000 basic trainees at the Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas gather Sundays to discuss an unlikely topic: atheism. ....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/23/air-force-atheists-in-texas-meet-weekly-during-religious-services/

Trump's election 'integrity' chief using unsecured voter database primed for hacking

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Krobach has never been accused of being the sharpest tool in the shed, and now he's proving why. Kobach, who co-chairs Donald Trump's 'election integrity commission' (aka, voter suppression commission), has been utilizing an unsecured database platform to compare the voter rolls of 32 different states in search of duplicates. Mother Jones' Ari Berman has more on the hacker-friendly Interstate Crosscheck Program Kobach has been using to push his assault on voting rights.....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/23/1709170/-Trump-s-election-integrity-chief-using-unsecured-voter-database-primed-for-hacking

Here's how climate change could hurt your local economy, based on the part of the US you live in -- Business Insider

More costly annual wildfire damage is just one of the problems. The non-partisan Government Accountability Office says extreme weather events have cost the US government more than $350 billion over the last 10 years. - The coming effects of climate change will hurt some areas of the US more than others. - The GAO says the Southeast, Midwest and Great Plains will be especially hard-hit as storms batter the coasts and high temperatures hurt crop yields. Climate change is really expensive. ....
http://www.businessinsider.com/climate-change-government-accountability-office-report-economic-effects-2017-10

A Congressional Watchdog Is Warning Washington to Prepare for Costly Climate Change -- TIME

The Government Accountability Office said climate change impacts could cost the federal government $35 billion per year by mid-century ....
http://time.com/4994494/us-climate-change-cost-gao-report/

‘This Is Unacceptable’: ProPublica Story on Bankruptcy in Memphis Prompts City Council Soul-Searching — ProPublica

Last month, ProPublica published a deep examination of how struggling black Americans are much less likely to gain lasting relief from bankruptcy than their white peers. The story focused on Memphis, where the racial gaps in the system are starker than anywhere else in the country. ...
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-story-on-bankruptcy-in-memphis-prompts-city-council-soul-searching#136025

92 Percent Of African Americans Say Black Americans Face Discrimination Today : NPR

A new survey looks at who feels discriminated against in America. The short answer: everyone, but for different reasons. And for some, it's nothing new. NPR's Code Switch team reports on how African Americans responded....
http://www.npr.org/2017/10/24/559889541/92-percent-of-african-americans-say-black-americans-face-discrimination-today

A gluten scientist explains why gluten-free diets are terrible for you -- Business Insider

Gluten-free diets are probably doing more harm than good to your body. ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/gluten-free-diet-unhealthy-most-people-without-celiac-disease-2017-10

The Most Amazing Halloween Costume Ever

https://i.redd.it/sjsc0bzfwftz.jpg

Curb Your Enthusiasm - Doctor's Note

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VONoYWxSAsI&feature=youtu.be

Fact-checking Sarah Sanders' post-indictment briefing -- CNN

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders used a series of inaccuracies on Monday when she tried to distance President Donald Trump from moves by special counsel Robert Mueller that represent the clearest connection yet between Russia's attempts to meddle in the 2016 election and Trump's campaign. ....
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/30/politics/sarah-sanders-factcheck-indictment/index.html

A Hilariously Confused/Ignorant Christian Calls In

A Clip from The Atheist Experience, with Matt Dillahunty and Tracie Harris.

https://youtu.be/cLWM0t4A2NU

Top U.S. & World Headlines — October 30, 2017

Interview:

https://youtu.be/eB5A_uFL51U

Presidential Powers – Obamacare And The Travel Ban (Thomas Smith and Andrew Torrez, Opening Arguments podcast OA114)

Today’s rapid-response episode begins with an update on the Allergan patent licensing scheme discussed in Episode 107. What does a federal judge think of this One Weird Trick to avoid certain legal proceedings? Listen and find out!

Next, our main segment looks at Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine Obamacare from the Oval Office. Does this violate the Constitution? Is there anything we can do about it? The answer might surprise you!

After that, we continue the theme by looking at the two recent injunctions handed down by U.S. District Courts in Hawaii and Maryland regarding the third iteration of President Trump’s Travel Ban.

Finally, we end with a new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #46 about prenuptial agreements. Remember that you can play along with #TTTBE by retweeting our episode on Twitter or sharing it on Facebook along with your guess. We’ll release the answer on next Tuesday’s episode along with our favorite entry!
Interview:
http://openargs.com/oa114-presidential-powers-obamacare-travel-ban/

Trump’s opioids declaration was missing one key thing: money -- Vox

"People are dying out here." ....
https://www.vox.com/2017/10/28/16523944/trumps-opioids-declaration-missing-money

White Nationalism Has Infected the U.S. Military: Poll | Alternet

A whopping 42 percent of non-white troops say it's a growing problem.....
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/white-nationalism-has-infected-us-military-poll

‘It's being done to intimidate us’: Israeli anti-occupation groups face crackdown -- the guardian

Proposed measures seem designed to shut down groups such as Breaking the Silence, denounced by rightwingers as traitors Israeli MPs will this week consider two initiatives that critics say are aimed at shutting down one of the country's most high-profile anti-occupation groups, Breaking the Silence, which records the testimonies of Israeli soldiers operating in Palestinian territories. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/24/its-being-done-to-intimidate-us-israeli-anti-occupation-groups-face-crackdown

Extreme weather has already cost the US $350 billion — and climate change is going to add to the bill -- The Verge

How do you afford your rock n roll lifestyle ....
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/24/16534066/climate-change-economic-costs-government-accountability-office-extreme-weather-events

Transparent Solar Panels Could Harvest Energy From Windows and Eventually Replace Fossil Fuels -- Newsweek

A new generation of see-through solar cell technology could harvest energy from building and car windows as well as cell phones. ...
http://www.newsweek.com/fossil-fuels-transparent-solar-panels-harvest-energy-windows-msu-691308

Rodale’s Organic Life: Air Pollution Is Shortening Your Life And Harming Babies In The Womb—Here's What You Can Do

The recent wildfires in California generated a lot of smoke. This is obviously bad news, as breathing in the noxious air close to a raging wildfire can cause serious health problems (or even death) for anyone, especially those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and heart conditions . But it also got us thinking—what about the increasingly dirty air we all breathe in on a daily basis? What's that doing to us? ....
https://www.rodalesorganiclife.com/wellbeing/health-effects-air-pollution

RWW News: Jim Bakker Says Attacks On Trump Are A Sign Of The Apocalypse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ynBPlpv1O4&feature=youtu.be\

Trump says insurers made fortune off Obamacare. They didn't. | PolitiFact

As two dozen senators attempt to carve out a short-term compromise on the Affordable Care Act, President Donald Trump is sending mixed signals. At the heart of the deal are payments to insurance companies that sell certain policies on the Obamacare exchanges.....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/oct/23/donald-trump/trump-says-insurers-made-fortune-obamacare-they-di/

Trump Administration Pushes Abstinence and “Rhythm Method” Over Contraception – Friendly Atheist

Donald Trump‘s stupidity has real consequences for many Americans — especially women. According to The Daily Beast, a leaked administration “wish list” reveals that the Trump Team wants to slash the budget for family planning and, in its place, promote the archaic “rhythm method.”....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/10/21/trump-administration-pushes-abstinence-and-rhythm-method-over-contraception/

Black To The Future starring Lewis Black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX9ucTOlQho&feature=youtu.be

HIV and AIDS: Symptoms, Treatments, and Facts -- VICE

HIV is the most feared STD out there—but should it be? ...
https://tonic.vice.com/en_us/article/vb7ad8/hiv-aids-symptoms-treatments-and-facts

Republicans have an O’Reilly problem. (Pod Save America podcasts)

Congress wants answers on Niger, Fox News defends O’Reilly, and Trump pushes a $6 trillion tax cut for the wealthy. Then Alabama Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones talks to Jon, Jon, and Tommy about his race against Roy Moore, and DeRay McKesson joins to discuss his conversation about the EPA with Christine Todd Whitman.
Interview:
https://art19.com/shows/pod-save-america/episodes/4b429224-ad3b-46f6-84c6-1130175d162c

"Goat" by James McBride (LeVar Burton Reads)

A well-meaning teacher discovers a student's talent, and in the process of helping out his family, bites off more than she can chew. Recorded live at the Now Hear This festival. This story appears in James McBride's collection FIVE CARAT SOUL, available now from Riverhead Books.

Ryan loses key ally on tax reform after switch on breaks for homeowners -- POLITICO

Tax breaks for homeowners have long been one of the flashpoints of any attempt to rewrite the nation's tax laws. ....
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/28/home-builders-gop-tax-plan-244272?cid=apn

Billionaire GOP donor: Trump is 'a threat to democracy' -- The Hill

Billionaire hedge fund manager Seth Klarman reportedly ripped President Trump at an investment conference last week, calling Trump "a threat to democracy."....
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/357628-billionaire-gop-donor-trump-is-a-threat-to-democracy

DeVos may abandon Obama policy of fully forgiving debt of defrauded students: report -- The Hill

The Trump administration is considering abandoning an Obama-era policy of fully forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges....
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/357655-devos-may-back-out-of-obama-promise-to-forgive-debt-of-defrauded

The White House Has Declared War on the FBI -- Mother Jones

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has charged "at least one person" in connection with the Russia investigation, which is surprisingly quick work for a special counsel. So who is it? The speed of the action suggests to me either (a) it's a fairly minor character or (b) it's a major character whose actions were so obviously illegal that it didn’t take much time to build a case. The former would be folks like Carter Page. The latter would be folks like Paul Manafort or Michael Flynn....
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/10/the-white-house-has-declared-war-on-the-fbi/

Jacindamania (Hemant Mehta, The Friendly Atheist #187)

Jessica and Hemant sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.
 -- The new Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, is an ex-Mormon who describes herself as Agnostic. (1:41)
 -- There's a push for Christian churches to clarify where they stand on issues involving LGBTQ rights. (8:18)
 -- An ad campaign for the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter makes no sense at all. (19:40) -- Most Americans no longer believe you need God to be good. (28:00)
 -- Here's how a Religious Right group is misleading Congress about support for the Johnson Amendment repeal. (35:06)
 -- The Boy Scouts of America will let girls join! But open atheists are still banned. Don't worry. A Christian alternative still proudly bans everyone who isn't a straight, cisgender boy. (44:04)
 -- Young people are shedding their faith long before they go to college, contrary to the plot of movies like God's Not Dead. (56:35)
 -- Go watch this incredible (and short) documentary of an atheist who escaped the train to Auschwitz during World War II. (1:11:00)
Interview:
https://soundcloud.com/friendly-atheist-podcast/ep-187-jacindamania

Store No More: A Retail Reality Check (Joshua Johnson, 1A)

The retail industry is on shaky ground. Since 2001, department stores have lost 18 times more workers than coal mines have. Some of the biggest names are selling their prime real estate, or lying empty. Others are reinventing their consumer strategies to stay competitive with online sellers.

Interview: 

https://the1a.org/shows/2017-10-25/store-no-more-a-retail-reality-check

Friday News Roundup – Domestic (Joshua Johnson, 1A) 2017-10-27

Sniping among Republicans went from the halls of the Senate to the floor of the chamber to the White House lawn this week, as outgoing Senators Bob Corker and Jeff Flake took aim at President Donald Trump.

Meanwhile, reports confirmed and deepened what had previously been suggested — that Democratic operatives had helped pay for the now-infamous dossier on President Trump. But while it was known that Democrats had helped finance the research, “until now, though, the dossier had not been tied specifically to the Clinton campaign or the DNC,” the Washington Post reports.

A legal battle over an immigrant teenager’s abortion flared up and was resolved.

And in Puerto Rico, a small firm in charge of restoring power to the hurricane-ravaged island apologized after fighting with the mayor of San Juan on Twitter.

We’ll recap these stories and more on the Friday News Roundup.
Interview:
https://the1a.org/shows/2017-10-27/friday-news-roundup-domestic

Week In The News: Opioids, Russia, GOP Battle (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Reckless, dangerous and debasing the nation. Hard words on President Trump this week from two Republican senators. But they’re leaving Washington, where the train rolls on. The way cleared for a big tax bill this week. Details, and a fight, to follow. Consumer rights against big banks curtailed. The president talking opioid emergency, tangled in a Gold Star fight. We’ve got Republicans, Democrats and the Trump dossier. General Mattis in the DMZ. New harassment charges every day. This hour, On Point: Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines. --Tom Ashbrook

Interview: 

http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/10/26/week-in-the-news-opioids-russia-gop-battle-live-from-atlanta

Friday News Roundup – International (Joshua Johnson, 1A) 2017-10-27

This week, we look at leadership around the globe.

Xi Jinping officially began his second five-year term as China’s president. After those five years are up? It’s anybody guess what will happen next.

Meanwhile in Kenya, boycotts and deadly violence erupt over a controversial “do-over” election.

And a landslide victory for Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party in Japan.
Interview:
https://the1a.org/shows/2017-10-27/friday-news-roundup-international