EXPOSED: The Investigative Report ICE Doesn’t Want You to See
Meghnad Bose, independent journalist and University of Memphis Professor of Journalism, joins the show to discuss his new BreakThrough News investigation exposing how over $1 billion in Americans’ retirement funds are funneled into private prison giants GEO Group and CoreCivic, which detain the vast majority of ICE detainees. Bose also reports from Minneapolis, where Trump’s […]
How Marco Rubio Uses Drug Cartels to Rule Latin America
Maureen Tkacik, investigations editor at The American Prospect, joins the show to discuss her new article, “The Narco‑Terrorist Elite: Why is Marco Rubio so hell‑bent on making Iran‑Contra again?” She discusses Rubio’s central role in pushing Trump’s attack on Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro, a campaign sold to the public through a […]
From Yemen to Somalia: UAE-Israel ‘Axis of Fragmentation’ Exposed
Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, discusses the escalating proxy war in Yemen, which has sparked “an unprecedented crisis in the Saudi-UAE alliance.” As the UAE and Israel seek to fragment Yemen, Cafiero explains how the war reveals a growing “axis of fragmentation” reshaping the region, with the UAE and Israel working together to […]
Caracas Journalist Debunks US Media Lies
Venezuelan journalist Andreína Chávez Alava reports from Caracas, cutting through U.S. media disinformation to explain the mass mobilizations defending Venezuela’s sovereignty after Washington’s attack. As she makes clear, “This attack by American imperialism did not defeat the Venezuelan government. It did not defeat the Bolivarian project. The government remains in place.” Chávez explains why Venezuelans […]
ICE’s Killing Spree Is Just Getting Started
Rania Khalek and Eugene Puryear discuss Wednesday’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Video of the incident shows she was attempting to drive away and posed no obvious threat when an agent began shooting, though Trump administration officials claim it was self-defense. Khalek says […]
Vijay Prashad: Why the US Will Never ‘Rule’ Venezuela
Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research, discusses the real motive behind the U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro, explaining the attacks are about controlling Venezuela’s oil and undermining the Bolivarian Revolution. Prashad breaks down the “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine and situates the attack in […]
Report from Caracas After the Bombs: Venezuelans Denounce Maduro’s ‘Kidnapping’
Venezuelan journalist Andreína Chávez Alava reports from Caracas after U.S. strikes and the kidnapping of President Maduro, describing how communities are coming together, listening to authorities, and preparing to “resist in the streets” while showing solidarity. She calls the attack “an illegal U.S. bombing against a civilian population” and a clear attempt at regime change, […]
Vijay Prashad 2025 Review: Trump Tariffs, Gaza, & Latin America’s Far-Right Wave
In this end-of-year wrap-up, historian and journalist Vijay Prashad joins Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra to analyze the tectonic shifts in global politics as we enter 2026. From the escalating genocide in Gaza to the resurgence of the far-right in Latin America, Prashad provides a deep-dive analysis into the “angry tide” sweeping the globe and […]