On this week’s media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's hawkish remarks about Iran and the new CIA director Gina Haspel‘s role in the agency’s torture program.
We’ll also talk about Robert Mueller’s investigation, and Donald Trump’s foreign business interests. Also, this week, the Supreme Court ruled that workers cannot band together to challenge their employers for violations of federal labor laws. How are the media covering the far-reaching consequences of this decision?
Guests:
Kevin Hall, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and chief economics correspondent for McClatchy newspapers
Jonathan Landay, reporter covering national security for Reuters
Emily Peck, senior reporter covering business, economics and gender inequality for the Huffington Post
Web Resources:
McClatchy: Sources, new documents reveal depth of Trump's 2013 Moscow push
McClatchy: Russian GRU officer tied to 2014 downing of passenger plane in Ukraine
Reuters: U.S. sanctions on Iran threaten vital Afghanistan trade project
Huffington Post: The Supreme Court Is Helping Companies Get Away With Sexual Harassment