‘Left, Right & Center’: Ukraine, ISIS, Burger King and Drones
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists look at Russia's continuous push into Ukraine, a possible price for passivity with ISIS, the tax logic or corporate betrayal of Burger King's expatriation to Canada, and the coming of the Google drones.
Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other “Left, Right & Center” panelists look at Russia’s continuous push into Ukraine, a possible price for passivity with ISIS, the tax logic or corporate betrayal of Burger King’s expatriation to Canada, and the coming of the Google drones.
Scheer is joined by host Matt Miller moderating from the center, Rich Lowry of the National Review on the right, and Robin Wright, author and fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International Center.
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