Nativists and xenophobes appalled by the “open border” policy that has allowed millions of asylum seekers to enter the United States often harken to a nonexistent history when immigrants followed the rules and waited to be invited before entering the U.S. However, Ellis Island was exactly like Eagle Pass, Texas today; German, Irish, Italian and other immigrants were allowed in en masse, without visas, and became the great-grandparents of the vast majority of citizens today.
The Final Countdown – 3/11/24 – When It Rains, It Pours: Legal Probe Hits Boeing
The Final Countdown – 3/6/24 – Nikki Haley Drops Presidential Bid After Crushing Defeat
The Final Countdown – 2/22/24 – Former Informant Accused of Lying Suddenly Deemed Credible on Russia
The Final Countdown – 1/17/24 – New Hampshire Debate Disarray: Nikki Haley’s Withdrawal Sparks Fiasco
On this episode of The Final Countdown, hosts Angie Wong and Ted Rall cover current events from around the globe, including the New Hampshire debate fiasco.
The Final Countdown – 11/2/23 – Israel Presses Forward in Gaza While Arab World Unifies in Support of Palestine
Mohamed Gomaa– RT Journalist
The Final Countdown – 10/7/23 –
Mark Sleboda – International Relations and Security Analyst
E Pluribus Nada
If a two-party democratic system is to be viable, it has to have a basic shared set of facts, values and issues about which people may differ, and should differ, about solutions. At this point in time, however, the United States doesn’t qualify because the American people are obsessed about totally different things depending on their political orientation.
Kids in Cages: under New Management
One of the major scandals of the Trump administration was that they imprisoned children and other people crossing the southern border into the United States in what were effectively dog cages. Experts on immigration warned Joe Biden that there would be an influx of migration following his inauguration, but he failed to plan ahead. Now Trump’s old dog cages are being used again.