The 3 Minute Download: Jacob Hornberger, Brent Budowsky and Max Fraad Wolff

The 3 Minute Download: Jacob Hornberger, Brent Budowsky and Max Fraad Wolff


Tonight on The 3 Minute Download, according the US jobs report released today, more jobs have been lost and foreclosures are up as well. Plus, August 6th marks the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Brent Budowsky and Jacob Hornberger discuss the ramifications and the US relationship with Japan.

Rap News: The juice is loose

Rap News: The juice is loose


Investigative Rap Journalists Hugo Farrant and Giordano Nanni of TheJuiceMedia - Rap News joined us to discuss their unique take on journalism, working to both inform and entertain an eager public. Rap News has taken on such topics as Climate-Gate, WikiLeaks and more!

Remember Hiroshima: Los Alamos, nuke funding up

Remember Hiroshima: Los Alamos, nuke funding up


Many people want a formal apology from the United States government to the Japanese people for the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. Today was the anniversary of the bomb dropping and the United States sent a representative to Japan to commemorate the event at a ceremony, honoring those that had passed. Alexander Cockburn says that the ambassador from the US who went to the ceremony is a PR stunt but the world has gotten closer to the ultimate goal, nuclear disarmament.

Don't Panic! Russian fires not result of global warming

Don't Panic! Russian fires not result of global warming

Swathes of central Russia are still in flames - with firefighters tackling hundreds of new fires every day. But, are the Russian wildfires evidence of climate change? Patrick Michaels, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and climate change skeptic says no. Michaels argued that the increased temperatures in Russia are merely one weather event and cannot be related to global warming. The earth is warmer than it has been in the past, but this does not mean we are facing an apocalyptic climate scenario.

No apology from US for Hiroshima, Nagasaki

No apology from US for Hiroshima, Nagasaki


Sixty five years ago, at 8:15 in the morning in Hiroshima, Japan, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on mankind. Over one hundred thousand people died from the initial place while hundreds of thousands were affected by the last damages due to radiation. This year will mark the first time since the US dropped the bomb, an American Representative will be attending the commemoration ceremony in Japan. And while some Americans are remorseful, others say, it was necessary to drop the bomb in order to end the world war and end the threat of Communism.

Hiroshima bombing a necessity

Hiroshima bombing a necessity

August 6th marks the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Columnist Brent Budowsky from The Hill brings us the historical context and American perspective. He argued that the US felt the bombing was a necessity to bring an end to the war and prevent a full scale land and air invasion of Japan. Far more Japanese and Americans would have died if the A-bomb had not been dropped, he said. Budowsky said the loss of life is always regrettable, just as it was at Pearl Harbor and across Asia.

Hiroshima bombing a war crime?

Hiroshima bombing a war crime?

August 6th marks the 65th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Jacob Hornberger, the President of the Future of Freedom Foundation, argued that the US bombings of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II were war crimes and the US should admit it. Many others argue that the dropping of the A-bomb led to an early end to the War in the Pacific and saved thousands of American and Japanese lives by preventing a US invasion of Japan. Hornberger said the bombing was a direct attack on women, children and the elderly. However, he recognizes there will likely never be an apology for the incidents from the United States.

Economy, jobs to decide midterms

Economy, jobs to decide midterms

According the US jobs report released today, more jobs have been lost and foreclosures are up as well. What will this mean for the midterm elections? Max Fraad Wolff says that Democrats are running on the notion that things aren't as bad as they used to be and the Republicans have decided that society is collapsing because of subsidized spending.

Rap News: WikiLeaks vs The Pentagon — Exclusive

Rap News: WikiLeaks vs The Pentagon — Exclusive


Check out this exclusive footage obtained from TheJuiceMedia Rap News. This music video is about the Pentagons ultimatum to stop WikiLeaks from releasing several military documents. The rap battles back and forth on behalf of WikiLeaks to release the info and the Pentagon telling them not to, take a look!

Last Hiroshima bomber: "I'd do it again"

Last Hiroshima bomber: "I'd do it again"

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima. It was not only a turning point in World War II, but also a turning point in history as the world was introduced to the atomic bomb for the first time. RT sat down for an exclusive interview with Theodore Van Kirk, the last surviving member of the Enola Gay, the American bomber that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.