Today’s podcast guest is Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. He appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, BBC, France 2, France 24, Fox News, CTV, and CBC.
In this episode, we discuss the ongoing war on Iran, including the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing negotiations to resolve the conflict, Trump’s and Netanyahu’s motivations behind the war, US-Canada relations under Trump, and the impact of the ongoing conflict on the US midterm elections.
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Eric S. Margolis is an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune the Los Angeles Times, Times of London, the Gulf Times, the Khaleej Times, Nation – Pakistan, Hurriyet, – Turkey, Sun Times Malaysia and other news sites in Asia.
He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Lew Rockwell. He appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, BBC, France 2, France 24, Fox News, CTV and CBC.
His internet column www.ericmargolis.com reaches global readers on a daily basis.
As a war correspondent Margolis has covered conflicts in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Sinai, Afghanistan, Kashmir, India, Pakistan, El Salvador and Nicaragua. He was among the first journalists to ever interview Libya’s Muammar Khadaffi and was among the first to be allowed access to KGB headquarters in Moscow.
A veteran of many conflicts in the Middle East, Margolis recently was featured in a special appearance on Britain’s Sky News TV as “the man who got it right” in his predictions about the dangerous risks and entanglements the US would face in Iraq.
A native New Yorker, he maintains residences in Toronto and New York, with frequent visits to Paris.
In my latest podcast episode, I spoke with Yossef Ben-Meir, president of the High Atlas Foundation, about the Foundation`s sustainable development work in Morocco, and its importance for health, girls` education, and much more. Listen to more of our conversation; link in bio.
The United States cages about 2 million people—more than any other country on earth and more than many authoritarian states combined. Hundreds of thousands are locked up for nonviolent offenses, including people serving years simply for possessing marijuana, even as cannabis is now legal or decriminalized in much of the country. To deepen the disgrace, many facilities are run by for profit corporations whose business model depends on keeping cells full, not on delivering justice or rehabilitation. This is not a system gone slightly wrong; it is a vast human warehousing industry that preys on the poor, on minorities, and on the powerless. It is a moral travesty and a permanent stain on America’s claim to champion freedom and human rights.
Today’s podcast guest is Yossef Ben-Meir, co-founder and president of the High Atlas Foundation, a Moroccan-US nongovernment organization dedicated to sustainable development. In this episode, we discuss sustainable development in Morocco and the role the High Atlas Foundation has played in development. Particularly, we discuss the importance of water infrastructure in uplifting everyday Moroccans, the environmental and societal implications of planting millions of trees across Morocco, and the critical importance of community participation in establishing development projects which will benefit local communities.
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Yossef Ben-Meir is co-founder and president of the High Atlas Foundation, a Moroccan-U.S. nongovernment organization dedicated to sustainable development. In Morocco, he was also a Peace Corps Volunteer (1993-95), Associate Peace Corps Director (1998-99), Research Fellow at the American Institute of Maghreb Studies (2003-4), and Assistant Professor at Al Akhawayn University at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities (2009-2010). Dr. Ben-Meir holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of New Mexico (2009) where he also taught, an MA in international development from Clark University (1997), and a BA in economics from New York University (1991).
Israeli strikes on oil depots near Tehran on March 7 may leave a toxic legacy far beyond the battlefield. According to Human Rights Watch, the attacks targeted infrastructure used primarily for civilian fuel storage, raising serious concerns about long-term environmental damage and public health risks. Satellite imagery, verified videos, and witness accounts confirm the scale of destruction. While Israeli authorities claim the sites supported military operations, evidence suggests they mainly stored gasoline and diesel for civilian use. Under international humanitarian law, attacks causing foreseeable harm to civilians may constitute war crimes.
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The IRGC should have thought about that before greenlighting Hamas 10/7/23, and before murdering 3000 Iranian women earlier this year.
Successive US administrations have long recited support for a two-state solution, yet in practice, Washington has done more to bury that prospect than to realize it. For decades, the United States has shielded Israel from real international accountability while refusing to use its vast leverage to compel any meaningful movement toward Palestinian statehood. By turning the “peace process” into an empty ritual, the US has provided cover for a status quo that is neither peaceful nor temporary. At the same time, unconditional US military, financial, and diplomatic backing has enabled Israel’s relentless settlement expansion and creeping annexation of Palestinian land. This toxic mix of lofty rhetoric and impunity has locked both peoples into an ever more entrenched, zero-sum conflict and foreclosed the only viable formula—two states—for ending it.
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Today’s podcast guest is Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. He appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, BBC, France 2, France 24, Fox News, CTV, and CBC.
In this episode, we discuss the ongoing war on Iran, including the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing negotiations to resolve the conflict, Trump’s and Netanyahu’s motivations behind the war, US-Canada relations under Trump, and the impact of the ongoing conflict on the US midterm elections.
Listen now: soundcloud.com/alon-ben-meir/on-the-issues-episode-143-eric
Full bio
Eric S. Margolis is an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune the Los Angeles Times, Times of London, the Gulf Times, the Khaleej Times, Nation – Pakistan, Hurriyet, – Turkey, Sun Times Malaysia and other news sites in Asia.
He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Lew Rockwell. He appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, BBC, France 2, France 24, Fox News, CTV and CBC.
His internet column www.ericmargolis.com reaches global readers on a daily basis.
As a war correspondent Margolis has covered conflicts in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Sinai, Afghanistan, Kashmir, India, Pakistan, El Salvador and Nicaragua. He was among the first journalists to ever interview Libya’s Muammar Khadaffi and was among the first to be allowed access to KGB headquarters in Moscow.
A veteran of many conflicts in the Middle East, Margolis recently was featured in a special appearance on Britain’s Sky News TV as “the man who got it right” in his predictions about the dangerous risks and entanglements the US would face in Iraq.
A native New Yorker, he maintains residences in Toronto and New York, with frequent visits to Paris.
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Under Trump, America has plunged to an unprecedented moral and political abyss. Never before has the world viewed the United States with such contempt, its credibility shredded and its leadership mocked. He has alienated allies, emboldened adversaries, and left ordinary Americans to bear the cost of his reckless ignorance. Trump governs by impulse, provoking crises—waging a horrific war against Iran, without grasping the catastrophic consequences for America’s standing and its allies. He is surrounded by sycophants too fearful to challenge his lies or incompetence; he presides over the wreckage of U.S. diplomacy and integrity. His narcissism knows no bounds, and he is prepared to auction off America’s honor and global interests to the highest bidder.
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No, we got rid of a bunch of candy ass do-nothings, LOL
Go back to sleep Alon.
God bless president Donald trump', God bless America.
As an allied leader is visiting
He doesn't preside over the wreckage of US diplomacy rather he has caused it. The tone of the statement is like a drone. Prone to say without saying. Trump is a Fascist.
Very prejudiced ,biased and narssistic statement, you promote violation of armless civilians right but favors the bully with your commendations.
