Loud & Clear

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Gareth Porter, a historian, investigative journalist, analyst specializing in U.S. national security policy, and the author of “Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare,” and Mark Sleboda, an international affairs and security analyst.The Iran nuclear deal may be circling the drain. Even though Iran is in compliance with the strict pact to restrict the country’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, the Trump administration appears determined to return to the path of all-out confrontation--and wants Europe to go along with him.This is the start of a new weekly series, where the hosts look at the most pressing political issues of the day. They’ll look at electoral politics, the political parties, and the most important issues at play in the coming midterm election. Today, why don’t Democratic candidates have substantive policy positions, including in the Pennsylvania 18th district special ele