Heather Hurlburt, Matt Duss on Syria & Shannyn Moore, Pebble Mine Threat

June 11, 2012

Sam talks Syria and the latest posturing in the Middle East with National Security Network (@natsecnet) Executive Director Heather Hurlburt (@natsecheather) and Matt Duss (@mattduss), policy analyst and Director of Middle East Progress at Center for American Progress.   And from Alaska, blogger and podcaster Shannyn Moore (@shannynmoore) on the controversial Pebble Mine project which poses a huge threat to our nations seafood supply and the environment of Bristol Bay.  Click thru for links and updates.  Use this post as today’s thread.

Past Episodes

It's a casual Thursday on a Friday and the disastrous Senate bill passed somehow despite Chuck Schumer's renaming. Our favorite, Heather 'Digby' Parton joins us today for a recap of the week's news. In the Fun Half Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton join for further discussion of the ...
It's hump day and everything is fine because Chuck Schumer got the bill's name changed! That'll show 'em. Way to go Cuck (sic). Today we are joined by Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. With 1.8 million members, the AFT is one the largest public employee ...
  The SENR Bill passed this morning, and we are still wading through the muck David Dayen joins us to help in the aforementioned muck wading. In the fun half we watch some more of Zohran's masterful answers to insane lines of questioning. Tim Pool calls out the Sam for being a ...