News. Views. Hughes - July 29, 2019 (17:00 ET)

Brexit split: Boris Johnson speaks only for England & Wales – Tommy Sheridan

Former Member of Scottish Parliament Tommy Sheridan joins Steve Malzberg (in for Scottie Nell Hughes) to discuss the possibility of an October Brexit and to offer his critique of new UK MP Boris Johnson. He emphasizes that Scotland and Northern Ireland voted against Brexit and only Wales and England voted in favor. Johnson thus “speaks for no one in Scotland and Northern Ireland.”

US, China to meet as Beijing considering digital currency 

Chinese and US officials plan to meet in Shanghai on Tuesday for trade negotiations. President Trump declared the WTO “BROKEN” on Twitter and vowed to direct the USTR to keep countries like China and India from “CHEATING the system” by claiming the status of “developing countries.” Meanwhile, China has begun to post pro-Bitcoin information and has recognized it has a “commodity.” China’s central bank is working on a state digital currency of its own, according to reports. Sara Montes de Oca reports for News.Views.Hughes.

Popular support lacking for return trip to Moon – NASA historian

The US celebrated its 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing last week. As the Trump administration promises more trips to the Moon and even humans on Mars, critics are left wondering whether we should have already be there by now. RT America’s Rachel Blevins reports. Then Roger Lanius, author, former chief historian at NASA and former associate director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum joins Steve Malzberg (in for Scottie Nell Hughes) to discuss the possibility of returning to the Moon, manned missions to Mars, and exploring and colonizing outer space.