How Palestinian Activists Made Spain Block U.S. Weapons to Israel
Lea Kayali, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), discusses a huge win for their “Mask Off Maersk” campaign: In Spain, two Israel-bound Maersk ships loaded with US-made weapons were blocked after months of pressure from activists and PYM’s campaign exposing the shipping giant’s violation of Spain’s arms embargo on Israel. Kayali discusses where […]
Trump Already Filling Gov’t with Anti-China Warhawks: Is a Showdown Coming?
On this week’s episode, Amanda and KJ reflect on the factors that led to Kamala Harris’s election day defeat and look into Trump’s appointed officials and potential appointees to predict what a China policy would look like under his second term. One thing is clear: the war on China is only accelerating.
Israel’s Real Goal: Ethnically Cleanse Gaza to Build Settlements
Israel is ethnically cleansing Gaza to build Israeli settlements. Here’s what you need to know
Israel’s Plot to Use US Troops as Human Shields w/ Mike Prysner
The Pentagon announced plans to deploy a THAAD advanced anti-missile defense system to Israel – and 100 US soldiers to operate it. This deployment, which is the first time the US will send boots on the ground since the onset of the Gaza war, shows “the White House is willing to sacrifice American lives for […]
Gulf Arab States Will ‘Pay a Very High Price’ If They Back a US-Israeli Attack on Iran
As Iran braces for Israel’s anticipated attack following Tehran’s ballistic missile strike, fears of an all-out regional war are mounting. According to Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations “are increasingly opting for diplomacy over confrontation and military escalation.” Cafiero says the Gulf Arab states’ growing frustration with […]
Pakistan’s Protests for Gaza Are Reigniting Its Fight Against US-Backed Military Rule
Prof. Junaid Ahmad explains how the movement for Palestine has sparked a “new revolutionary fervor” in Pakistan’s mass protests against its US-backed military regime. Ahmad, a Professor of Law, Religion, and Global Politics, and the Director of the Center for the Study of Islam and Decolonization in Islamabad, discusses how outrage over the US-Israeli genocide […]
BRICS Nations Are Forging a New Path for Global Trade – and the West Isn’t Happy
Roger McKenzie, the International Editor of the Morning Star and member of the Communist Party of Britain joins the show to discuss the 16th annual BRICS summit of around 20 world leaders in Kazan, Russia. The BRICS have already called for a ceasefire in Gaza, but will their efforts to challenge dollar dominance weaken the […]
Israel Bombs & Invades Lebanon While US Pushes Regime Change & Civil War. Will it Work?
As Israel unleashes a catastrophic war on Lebanon, many are perplexed by the country’s politics, divisions and potential for civil war. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Lebanese medical doctor and public health researcher Anis Germani.