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Media Roundtable: Europe's Second COVID Wave & Trump's Refusal To Concede

On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we're discussing the COVID surge in Europe. Countries such as England, Italy and Greece have announced new restrictions. We'll also find out how Europe is responding to the US election.

Later in the show, we'll talk about the GOP’s ongoing lies about the vote count to undermine the integrity of the electoral system and Donald Trump’s refusal to concede power.

Guests:

Eric Reguly, European bureau chief for The Globe and Mail

Scott Horton, legal and national security affairs writer for Harper's Magazine and author of Lords of Secrecy: The National Security Elite and America’s Stealth Warfare

David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter, co-founder of DCReport.org and author of It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration Is Doing to America

Web Resources:

The Globe and Mail: Italy on the verge of second lockdown as new wave of COVID-19 cases swamps hospitals

The AP:  Italian hospitals face breaking point in fall virus surge

The New York Times: Election Officials Directly Contradict Trump on Voting System Fraud

The New York Times: Trump has installed loyalists at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies. But to what end?

Rose Aguilar has been the host of Your Call since 2006. She became a regular media roundtable guest in 2001. In 2019, the San Francisco Press Club named Your Call the best public affairs program. In 2017, The Nation named it the most valuable local radio show.