US-Israel Relationship: Who’s Calling the Shots?
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US-Israel Relationship: Who’s Calling the Shots?

To discuss the Israel lobby and the nature of the US-Israel relationship, Rania Khalek was joined by Richard Becker, author of the book “Palestine, Israel and the US Empire.” (1804 Books)

Rania Khalek
May 13, 2024
Tunnels, Weapons and Guerrilla Tactics: How Palestine’s Armed Forces Survived
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Tunnels, Weapons and Guerrilla Tactics: How Palestine’s Armed Forces Survived

Rania Khalek was joined by Jon Elmer, a contributing editor at The Electronic Intifada, to discuss the battles, tactics and weapons of the Palestinian resistance groups.

Rania Khalek
May 7, 2024
Axis of Genocide: US Doublespeak Can’t Hide Israel’s Blatant War Crimes
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Axis of Genocide: US Doublespeak Can’t Hide Israel’s Blatant War Crimes

Rania Khalek was joined by Assal Rad, who holds a PhD in Modern Middle East History and is the author of “State of Resistance: Politics, Culture & Identity in Modern Iran.”

Rania Khalek
April 12, 2024
Exposing the Ruling Class’s Cartoonish History of Socialism, Stalin and WW2
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Exposing the Ruling Class’s Cartoonish History of Socialism, Stalin and WW2

Pro-capitalist ideologues in politics, media and academia have been hard at work slandering the left in an effort to subvert any true understanding of socialist history. They do this by constructing narratives around socialism, communism and leaders of socialist states to lead people to dismiss the idea that there can ever be an alternative to […]

Rania Khalek
April 3, 2024
Hyperimperialism: US/NATO’s Dangerous and Decadent New Stage, with Vijay Prashad
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Hyperimperialism: US/NATO’s Dangerous and Decadent New Stage, with Vijay Prashad

What is this new era of “Hyperimperialism” for the US/NATO Empire? Where do Gaza, Ukraine, and the Cold War on China fit in? How is the decline of Global North hegemony shifting the geopolitical landscape? Are there new possibilities for emergent organizations of the Global South? How do we maintain hope as we watch an […]

Rania Khalek
March 28, 2024
Humiliated In Ukraine, Exposed In Gaza: What It Means for Decline of the West, with Arnaud Bertrand
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Humiliated In Ukraine, Exposed In Gaza: What It Means for Decline of the West, with Arnaud Bertrand

Despite facing defeat in Ukraine, Western powers are determined to continue fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian. They insist on antagonizing China in ridiculous ways, with US members of Congress now demanding TikTok be banned. They have zero shame about the genocide in Gaza, even as it’s making the world hate the US and Israel, […]

Rania Khalek
March 18, 2024
Israel’s Descent Into Madness and the Holocaust Comparison, with Tarik Cyril Amar
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Israel’s Descent Into Madness and the Holocaust Comparison, with Tarik Cyril Amar

Rania Khalek was joined by Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany and associate professor at Koc University in Istanbul, to discuss Israel’s descent into genocidal fascism. Prof. Amar addresses whether it’s useful to make Holocaust and Nazi comparisons and the real reason behind the West’s unshakeable loyalty attitude when it comes to Israel’s barbarism. 

Rania Khalek
March 14, 2024
Yemen Leader: Attacks in Red Sea Will Stop When Gaza Genocide Stops | BT Exclusive
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Yemen Leader: Attacks in Red Sea Will Stop When Gaza Genocide Stops | BT Exclusive

Rania Khalek is joined by Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior political official and spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarallah, referred to incorrectly in the West as the “Houthis,” to discuss Yemen’s intervention against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He explains what it will take to stop their attacks on ships in the Red Sea, and their demands to the […]

Rania Khalek
March 6, 2024