News. Views. Hughes -May 07, 2019 (17:00 ET)

Pompeo still hopeful Kim yields to US pressure

Have President Trump’s diplomatic overtures to Kim Jong-un ended in failure? RT America’s Sara Montes de Oca reports on North Korea’s latest missile tests and the history of international pressure against the country. The US has downplayed the significance of the latest tests and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo says there is still hope for denuclearization of the Korean peninsula through purely diplomatic means.

Bill Richardson: We need six-party talks w/ North Korea

Former governor and US ambassador to the UN Bill Richardson joins Scottie Nell Hughes to discuss the latest missile tests in North Korea and the threat of a stronger North Korea. He points out that while North Korea has over a million troops and at least 40 nuclear missiles and continues to threaten the region, Kim Jong-un “wants to open up his country to the world” and “we have to keep him engaged.”

Irony of capitalism: Uber & Lyft drivers on strike

Uber and Lyft drivers are expected to strike from 7am until 9am on Wednesday to demand more pay and benefits, with support of the New York City Taxi Workers Alliance. Scottie Nell Hughes is worried that the self-motivated and entrepreneurial nature of Uber and Lyft driving will be lost in the companies’ drive to become more traditional.