This week, we’ll discuss coverage of Donald Trump's new national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster. Who is McMaster? We’ll also talk about the forced evacuation of the remaining Native Americans and their allies at Standing Rock.
How have the media covered the struggle of the largest gathering of Native Americans in recent history joining forces to oppose the $3.8B Dakota Access oil pipeline?
Guests:
Lynda Mapes, reporter with the Seattle Times covering the environment, natural history, and Native American tribes
Simon Moya-Smith, culture editor of Indian Country Today, and contributor to CNN
Andrew Cockburn, Washington editor for Harper’s magazine, and author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins
Web Resources:
The Seattle Times: Dakota Access Pipeline protest camp closed; 46 holdouts arrested
Daily Beast: Taxpayer-Funded Horror at Standing Rock
Harper’s: Texas is the Future: Can Democrats reconquer the Lone Star State?
RFI: What does McMaster's appointment tell us about Trump's administration?
