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Newsdive was founded in January 2020 as a college radio show focusing on problems in the world of journalism. Now a weekly podcast, Sam Carliner and Shane Sarosy provide a mix of news commentary, original reporting, corporate media criticism, and platforming of indie/alternative journalists and under-represented voices.

Newsdive


    • Mar 1, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Aaron Bushnell Says "Free Palestine" in the Most Powerful Way | Newsdive Ep.137

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 65:09


    Aaron Bushnell was an active duty service member who gave his life to send a message. That message was "Free Palestine!" This is a message that should not be forgotten despite the efforts to minimize his actions and obfuscate his final words. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Historic Turnout in Pakistan Interrupts Military's Effort to Rig Election | Newsdive Ep. 136

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 63:56


    Candidates Jailed. Party Banned. Supporters Harassed. This did not stop Pakistanis from going to the polls in droves to show their displeasure of the US-backed Military Dictatorship. Show Links --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Democrats Give Republicans The Border Policy They Wanted, Republicans Say No | Newsdive Ep. 135

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 64:00


    Republicans are threatening civil war over states rights to abuse migrants. This comes following huge concessions from democrats over border policy to gut asylum protections and increase border militarization. Both parties are playing politics as Republicans tank the most right-wing border legislation in decades and Democrats abandon any interest in human or immigrant rights. Show Links --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    ICJ Rules Gaza Genocide is "Plausible"; US Cuts Off Aid Funding to UNWRA | Newsdive Ep. 134

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 46:40


    The International Court of Justice has ruled that the claim of Genocide is "Plausible." After the ruling, the US cut off funding to the most important humanitarian aid group in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is ramping up their slaughter of civilians after being told to take steps to do otherwise. Also, Nancy Pelosi thinks ceasefire protesters are Russian Plants. All that and more on this week's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Israel's Final Solution | Newsdive Ep. 133

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 84:31


    Shane & Nehemiah break down the past few weeks of slaughter in Gaza Show Links --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    CEOs Blame Striking Workers For Economic Problems & Trump's Astroturfed Union Rally | Newsdive Ep. 132

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 42:15


    Shane & Nehemiah discuss the autoworkers strike. Show Links --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    98-Year-Old Kansas Newspaper Co-Owner Dies Day After “Gestapo” Style Police Raid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 10:28


    The police sent the message: “mind your own business or we're going to step on you,” the co-owner said. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    The Supreme Court's “Major Questions Doctrine” Is a Threat to Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 17:39


    The “major questions doctrine,” cited to invalidate student loan forgiveness, empowers the conservative Supreme Court to veto any executive action with broad social impact. Its goal is to undermine the government's ability function and aid average people. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    US Is Leading Push for Armed Multinational Intervention in Haiti

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 14:45


    Critics of the proposal warn that foreign intervention may strengthen and legitimize the currently unelected government. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    DeJoy's 10-Year Plan Could Gut USPS. He Doesn't Want You to Know the Details

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 14:06


    The Trump-appointed postmaster general behaves as if the public isn't entitled to transparency at a public institution. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    The New UAW Is Ready to Fight the Big 3 Automakers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 15:55


    This week, the UAW presented proposals to automakers in contract negotiations covering some 150,000 workers. Autoworkers want big raises, an end to tiers, and the right to strike over plant closures — and conditions appear favorable for them to win. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Joe Biden Wants You to Kill and Die for the Saudi Monarchy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 13:56


    The Biden administration is entertaining the idea of pursuing a US-Saudi mutual defense pact. How does the prospect of risking lives for the Saudi monarchy sound? Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    The Latest Trump Indictment Is the One That Really Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 18:10


    Special prosecutor Jack Smith charged the disgraced ex-president with multiple counts of conspiracy leading up to the January 6 insurrection. Republicans can't keep making excuses for him anymore. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Humans Might Be About to Break the Ocean? Don't Stop the Presses

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 10:39


    When a new peer-reviewed study announces that a crucial Atlantic Ocean circulation system, a cornerstone of the global climate, may collapse as quickly as two years from now, you'd think news outlets might want to put that on the front page. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Obama's Greenwash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 15:25


    If Barack Obama and David Axelrod are really concerned about the climate crisis, they can fess up to their culpability — and demand change from Joe Biden. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Niger Coup Leader Joins Long Line Of U.S.-Trained Mutineers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 12:12


    Brig. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, who trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, helped oust Niger's democratically elected president. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    The US Government Is Ramping Up an Anti-China Witch Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 15:59


    The US government is launching investigations of US academics with ties to Chinese research institutes. It's a dangerous escalation of anti-China surveillance, which threatens civil liberties while doing little to help those it is supposed to protect. Source Article Show Links --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Amid Heat Wave, GOP Adds Climate Denial To Spending Bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 16:38


    House Republicans are helping their fossil fuel donors with legislative fine print that would block climate action. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Covering ‘Racist State' Backlash—but Not the Reality That Israel Is a Racist State

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 16:19


    Media coverage mainly focused on the politics of calling Israel a “racist state” rather than on the question of whether Israel was racist. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Americans Feel Negative About Biden's Economy Because There's a Lot to Feel Negative About

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 12:22


    Pundits are insisting Americans only feel bad about the economy because they're ignorant or delusional. But maybe it has something to do with the very real economic hardships Americans are still suffering three years after the worst of the pandemic economy. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    As Skies Turn Orange, Media Still Hesitate to Mention What's Changing Climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 27:24


    If apocalyptic air enveloping major news headquarters hundreds of miles away from record-setting fires doesn't prompt these necessary conversations, what will? Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    “Climate Optimism” Is Dangerous and Irrational (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 27:47


    Overly-confident math models based on unrealistic assumptions are used to avoid crisis-consistent climate policies and to protect global elite privilege, while abandoning our duties to the planet's most vulnerable. ⁠Show Links⁠ ⁠Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    “Climate Optimism” Is Dangerous and Irrational (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 32:47


    Overly-confident math models based on unrealistic assumptions are used to avoid crisis-consistent climate policies and to protect global elite privilege, while abandoning our duties to the planet's most vulnerable. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Julian Assange Is “Dangerously Close” to Extradition for Revealing US War Crimes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 17:13


    This is the first time a publisher has been charged under the Espionage Act for disclosing government secrets. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    UPS Workers Prep to Strike for Demands That Would Improve Lives of Over 340,000

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 21:26


    Negotiations have stalled after the company and the union failed to reach an agreement. Show Links Source Article More Perfect Union --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Police Are Spreading Authoritarianism Under the Guise of Counterterrorism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 26:15


    Joe Biden's Department of Justice has doubled down on an inquisitorial strategy of counterinsurgency in the name of counterterrorism. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Arming Taiwan is an Insane Provocation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 17:06


    The Island of Taiwan has been turned into a “powder keg” by the infusion of U.S. weaponry, pushing the Taiwanese people into the “abyss of disaster.” Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Death of an Economic Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 13:32


    The notion that public investment crowds out private spending has taken a beating lately. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Cluster Bombs Are “War-Crime” Weapons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 11:48


    Congress should bar the Biden administration from transferring internationally banned weapons to the Ukrainian government. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Henry Kissinger, Elliott Abrams, and the Rot of American Foreign Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 16:28


    Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    America's Power Disconnection Crisis: In 31 States, Utilities Can Shut Off Electricity In A Heat Wave

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 14:25


    People are facing rising electricity rates in many areas, rising inflation and higher temperatures that require cooling. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    As We Celebrate Independence, the US Stifles Freedom Around the Globe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 15:55


    The U.S. has been a major force of violent repression globally that stamps out people's hopes for freedom and justice. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    SCOTUS Rules: Affirmative Action Is Ok — If Students Are Getting Sent To Die In Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 12:47


    By making an exception for military academies — and legacy admissions — the court once again sided with the ruling class. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Supreme Court Decides Fake Plaintiffs Are Good Plaintiffs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 17:45


    If a Colorado web designer can refuse to serve a same-sex couple, why can't a business owner discriminate against Blacks, Muslims, and Jews? Also, The result is that student debt cancellation for 43 million borrowers has been wiped away. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    If We Don't Rein In Pentagon Spending Now, It Will Keep Increasing in the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 20:48


    The $886 billion hike in military spending may prove just a floor, not a ceiling, on what will be allocated next year. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    For the Love of God, Stop Saying Trump Was an Antiwar President

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 22:57


    The only way you can argue that President Donald Trump bucked the hawkish Washington consensus is if you ignore Trump's entire foreign policy record. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    We're Number One! (Actually, 38 out of 38)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 15:45


    A new Oxfam survey on worker well-being compares us to the other advanced and semi-advanced economies. America remains exceptional-y bad. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    The State That May Let Corporations Vote In Elections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 12:30


    Delaware Democrats could pass GOP legislation letting businesses cast ballots in a municipal election. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    What the Hell Happened to Biden's Human Rights Agenda?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 15:26


    As president, Donald Trump made no secret of his admiration for repressive rulers around the world. Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to change that. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Modi Visit is Part of a Geopolitical Great Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 12:21


    India is seen as a strategic counterweight to China, and that has overridden any U.S. concerns about repression against ethnic minorities and the press. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    The Media Cares More About the Titanic Sub Than Drowned Migrants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 11:34


    U.S. media has largely ignored a shipwreck with hundreds of migrant deaths but has focused intently on a missing submersible full of rich people. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This Is Why Israel Wants To Reactivate E1 Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 12:38


    The Israeli government is at it again, actively discussing the construction of thousands of illegal settlement units as part of a massive settlement expansion scheme known as E1. Though Israeli construction in the East Jerusalem area has supposedly been halted under international pressure, the Israeli government has found ways to keep the plan alive. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    This Juneteenth, We Are at War Over Our Right to Teach Black History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 16:27


    The right is trying to make truth-telling about U.S. history illegal because it fears the end of white supremacy. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Conservatives Say the Justice System Has Been Weaponized. Cop City Proves Them Right.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 15:27


    In the wake of the Trump indictments, conservatives are concerned that the justice system is being used to target political enemies. They're right about that — but as the repression of Cop City protesters shows, they're wrong about who the real targets are. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    The DOJ Went Easy on Trump for Political Reasons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 20:56


    Conservative have been complaining all week that Trump's prosecution shows a double standard in the justice system, but the double standard is actually the opposite of what they claim. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    What Does The FBI Have On Hunter And Joe Biden?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 20:46


    The FBI is allowing members of the House Oversight Committee to review allegations made against the president and his son. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Beltway Media Is Being Sponsored by Fossil Fuel Cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 16:08


    Thanks to the protest of climate activists, a recent Semafor event featuring Joe Manchin became a viral illustration of all that's wrong with the corporate-sponsored media model. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    The Right-Wing War on Clean Air

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 19:29


    As wildfire smoke hit the East Coast, Fox News claimed it was “perfectly healthy” to breathe. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    As 'Absolutely Devastating' Trump Indictment Unsealed, Special Counsel Stresses Gravity of Charges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 16:21


    "The criminal evidence unsealed in the indictment shows in painstaking detail that he acted as if he is above the law, while willfully and recklessly endangering our national security," said MoveOn Political Action's executive director. "Now is the time for Donald Trump to be held accountable." Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    Funded By Dark Money, Chris Rufo's Nonprofit Stokes The Far Right's Culture War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 19:14


    Rufo's Documentary Foundation received an influx of untraceable money in 2021, as his national profile grew. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

    'About That Climate Emergency?': Northeastern U.S. Chokes on Wildfire Smoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 13:08


    Smoke from Canadian wildfires fueled by the climate crisis continued to smother eastern regions of the United States on Wednesday, with 13 states issuing air quality alerts affecting millions of people. Show Links Source Article --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support

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