The Middle East After Assad

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Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady this week, host Sarah Holder sat down with author and economic commentator Kyla Scanlon to talk about who’s continuing to spend and borrow, who isn’t and what happens when consumer spending doesn’t equal consumer confid ...  Show more

Tommy and Ben discuss the breaking news that Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria after rebel factions took over Damascus in a stunning sweep after 13 years of Civil War. They talk about the speed with which it all happened, what could come next as Syrians decide their own fate afte ...

President Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria, ending 50 years of authoritarian rule by his family. Over the weekend, rebels who had already taken Aleppo and Hama began to close in on the city of Homs and set their eyes on the capital Damascus.As it became clear that Assad had fled, t ...  Show more

On Sunday, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad <u>fled</u> the country and was granted political asylum in Russia. Assad's departu ...