On this edition of Your Call’s Media Roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage The Afghanistan Papers, a massive trove of government documents obtained by the Washington Post. They detail how US officials misled and lied to the American public about the 18-year war in Afghanistan.
We’ll also talk about Trump administration’s plan to cut food stamps, which could affect up to 5.3 million households. The plan would also make it harder for people to qualify for food stamps.
Guests:
Jackie Botts, reporter with CalMatters and The California Divide, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California
Ali Latifi, freelance journalist based in Kabul
Emran Feroz, independent journalist, author and founder of the Drone Memorial, a virtual memorial for civilian drone strike victims
Web Resources:
CalMatters: “We’re not going to be able to survive:” Why Californians could bear the brunt of Trump food stamp cuts
CalMatters: College students, seniors and immigrants miss out on food stamps. Here’s why
MIT Technology Review: Life in the most drone-bombed country in the world
FP: How Ordinary Afghans Are Living the ‘Afghanistan Papers’
TRT: The CIA's terror regimes in Afghanistan
The Guardian: Afghan families torn apart by drone strikes – picture essay
