FEMA is Evicting Thousands of Hurricane Helene Survivors. Will Trump Deliver More Than a Photo Op?
Maryjo Tucker, a resident of Asheville, North Carolina, and an organizer with the Helene Survivors Committee says FEMA has been evicting thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors from its hotel voucher program even sooner than its stated deadline. Trump announced on his tour of Helene-stricken parts of North Carolina that he may get rid of FEMA […]
‘The Israel of Africa’: How Rwanda Became the West’s Proxy in Congo’s Brutal War
Kambale Musavuli from the Center for Research on the Congo breaks down the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the Rwandan backed- M23 rebel group and the Congolese army (FARDC). Musavuli explains how proxy forces including Rwanda, which he calls “the Israel of Africa,” is waging a devastating war over the DR […]
Israel Launches Genocidal ‘Gaza Method’ on the Occupied West Bank With Trump’s Blessing
Days into the Gaza ceasefire, Israel launched a large-scale and deadly offensive in Jenin, sparking fears that the occupied West Bank is Israel’s next target. Layan Sima Fuleihan, Education Director at The People’s Forum says the incessant air raids, bombings, and mass abductions of Palestinians amounts to Israel launching its “Gaza method” on the West […]
Niger Uprising One Year Later: Coup or ‘Pan-African Revolution’ in Progress?
Before the 2023 popular anticolonial uprising that removed Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum from power, “extreme poverty had reached 42% of the Nigerian population” explains Alex Anfruns Millán, over a year later, Niger is now regarded among the fastest-growing economies in Africa. Millán, a journalist and author of Niger: Another Coup D’État… or the Pan-African Revolution? […]
The LA Fires Are Exposing the Predatory Nature of For-Profit Insurance
The LA fires are exposing the predatory nature of for-profit insurance. 2.8 million California homeowners had their fire insurance canceled because the companies knew what was likely to come.
Why Israeli Soldiers Are Now Afraid to Travel Abroad: The Hind Rajab Foundation
Haroon Raza, co-founder of the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF), joins the show to discuss Brazil’s historic arrest warrant for a vacationing Israeli soldier accused of Gaza war crimes, following a complaint issued by the HRF. Raza explains how HRF’s global campaign to hold individual IDF soldiers and their accomplices accountable for the Gaza genocide has […]
How the New York Times is ‘Manufacturing Consent’ for US Intervention in Mexico
Kurt Hackbarth, host of Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast, calls out the New York Times for its latest debunked article on ‘fentanyl’ production in Mexico. Published just weeks before Trump’s return, who’s vowed to invade Mexico to fight cartels, Hackbarth slams the authors for joining the tradition of Judith Miller, Anat Schwartz, Jayson Blair, and […]
‘NATO Lost’: Ukraine War Backfires, Brings Russia and China Closer Together
Professor Glenn Diesen, author of The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order, says NATO’s strategy in Ukraine has failed, citing recent polling that most Ukrainians no longer support the nearly three-year counter-offensive on Russia. Diesen explains why the proxy war to ‘knock out Russia’ has only backfired for the US and NATO: “Instead of […]