Podcast appearances and mentions of ian goodrum

Multipolarista host Benjamin Norton is joined by Beijing-based journalist Ian Goodrum to discuss the Chinese government's campaign against inequality, its crackdown on billionaires, and its push for what it calls "common prosperity." VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=TiJ2-Uw_0tA Follow Ian on Twitter at https://twitter.com/isgoodrum

Is the West concocting “dirty intrigue” around the Beijing Winter Olympics? Which is the real China? Is it the one seen through the eyes of foreigners living in the country or the one portrayed by Western media? For a discussion on this issue, host Ge Anna is joined by Zoon Ahmed Khan, Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization; Ian Goodrum, Senior editor and Columnist at China Daily; Jerry Goode, Content Creator.

Trust among Chinese citizens in their government hit a record high in a decade. According to the latest Trust Barometer released by the American public relations firm Edelman, China tops the Barometer with its average trust in institutions, including government, NGOs, business, and media, standing at 83, up 11 points from that of last year. In sharp contrast, trust in those institutions fell most sharply in Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, South Korea, and the United States since 2021. What has led to the situation? For this and other questions on the issue, join host Tu Yun, Professor Zhu Feng, dean and professor of international studies, Nanjing University, Ian Goodrum, Senior editor and columnist of China Daily, and writer and columnist Einar Tangen, to take a close look.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talk about the health of Tesla as a company in the Chinese market, how the unrest in Cuba got so bad and why their history contributes to that, and how the Green party is making strides in Germany.Guests:Ian Goodrum - Senior editor and columnist at China Daily | Tesla in ChinaBenito Albisa - Profesor at Universidad de La Habana and coordinador at Cuban Trails | Cuban History Before the RevolutionPeter Oliver - EU correspondent for RT International | The Green Party and the PESCOIn the first hour Ian Goodrum joined the show to talk about the commodities market in China, specifically regarding Tesla and the electric vehicular market. In the second hour Fault Lines was joined by Benito Albisa for a discussion on the unrest in Cuba currently. How have the history of the Cuban Revolution and the current civil condition contributed to the riots we are seeing today? In the third hour we were joined by Peter Oliver to talk about possible legislation taking away the soul of the German Autobahn, and a conversation on PESCO.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about the USA's policy on China, what BLM accomplished as Chauvin's trial goes to closing arguments today, what Biden's thinking on Iran and Israel, and the Bolsonaro presidency as COVID kills in Brazil.Guests:Ian Goodrum – Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily | Kerry in China on Climate, Biden's Joint Address with Suga and the US's Attempts to Contest China's Economic ExpansionGarland Nixon – Sputnik Political Analyst, Host of The Critical Hour | Shooting of Adam Toledo, John Kiriakou – Former CIA Officer, Co-Host of 'The Backstory' on Radio Sputnik | What's Biden's Thinking On Iran?Shobhan Saxena – Journalist Covering Brazil and India | Bolsonaro's Government Failing on COVID, Food Insecurity GrowingIn our first hour we were joined by Ian Goodrum to talk about the outcome of climate envoy John Kerry's visit to China this weekend to talk about reducing carbon emissions, this as President Biden jointly addressed the press with Japan's Prime Minister Suga on Saturday, talking about containing China's influence internationally and criticizing its internal policies in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.In our second hour we were joined by Garland Nixon to talk about the state of policing in America and to question the effects of the Black Lives Matter movement after last summer, looking at how the American public's opinions have shifted, whether we've addressed the root causes of rising crime and deadly punishment, and whether anything has fundamentally changed in policing since the rise of BLM in 2014.Following this we spoke with John Kiriakou about Iran's decision to increase its uranium enrichment above 60%, pushing closer to the 90% threshold required for creating nuclear weapons, as well as why they did that, the United States' relationship with Israel, and where the US is headed as it restarts indirect negotiations on the JCPOA. In our last hour we were joined by Shobhan Saxena to talk Brazilian politics as Bolsonaro's government is in a state of crisis, with numerous officials resigning in recent weeks over Bolsonaro's response to COVID. We talked about food insecurity, lockdowns, and the feasibility of economic relief in the country, as well as Lula's potential return to power in the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil.

This week, Roqayah and Kumars are joined from the top of the show by Amanda Yee, an independent analyst and writer in New York City with a specialty in medical anthropology, and Ian Goodrum, a Beijing-based commentator and senior digital editor for China’s premier English language newspaper China Daily. In Amanda’s first appearance on the show in March 2020, she talked about the rising tide of anti-Asian racism and the demonization of China in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.  This time, she and Ian go in-depth discussing the implications of anti-China policy and rhetoric in the context of China’s increasingly formidable role as a global anti-imperialist leader. The gang examines the spike in racist violence against people of Asian descent in the US over the past year and hammers out some of the kinks in the discourse around white supremacy in the wake of the Atlanta massage parlor shootings.  You can follow Amanda on Twitter @catcontentonly and Ian @isgoodrum. You can also follow Ian’s work over at China Daily. If you want to support the show and receive access to tons of bonus content, subscribe on our Patreon for as little as $5 a month. Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts. We can't do this show without your support!!!

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl L. Thomas and Shane Stranahan discussed the republican's plan to attack Biden's infrastructure bill, UFOs with the former director of the Pentagon's unacknowledged UFO research program, China's growth and geopolitical stature, Bolivia as it emerges from the US backed coup, the reasons for mass homicides in the United States and last but not least, the reason and significance of Ukrainian troop movements near the border.Guests:Luis 'Lue' Elizondo - Former Director Of ATTIP | Government's Upcoming Report on UAPs & What We've Learned Through Scientific ObservationIan Goodrum - Senior editor and columnist at China Daily | China Signs 25 Year Economic & Military Cooperation Deal With Iran & China's Growth In Response To Hostility From The WestCamila Escalante - TV news producer and presenter at teleSUR English who also works with Kawsachun News | Bolivia Govt Reconciles the Problems & Injustices Created By The Coup That Violently Removed Evo MoralesMargaret Kimberly - Margaret Kimberly is a Senior Columnist and Editor for Black Agenda Report | Why Mass Killings Are So Prevalent In US & Blacks Getting Cozy With CuomoMark Sleboda - International Relations and Security Analyst | Troop Movements in the Ukraine Could indicate A War Over Nord Stream PipelineIn the first hour, Former Director of the Pentagon's unacknowledged study into UFOs, Luis Elizondo, gives the goods on what we know through scientific observation about UFOs. We were also joined by Ian Goodrum to discuss China's 25 year deal with Iran for economic and military cooperation. We also discuss the principle of win win relationships versus the scorched earth zero sum playbook of the United States and whether this forces China to alter the tenor of it's interaction on the world stage. At the end of the hour, Camila Escalante provided a fantastic report out of Bolivia on the government as it works through its problems - legal and existential, extending from the Anez coup government. The country's problems are made all the more complicated as the US (backed the coup) is putting pressure on the country to stay it's hand regarding the prosecutions of the coup mongers.In the last hour, we were joined with Black Agenda Report's Margaret Kimberly in a discussion on mass killings and why they're so prevalent in the United States compared to other industrialized nations. We also discussed her article on an embattled Cuomo finding a safe space among the black "misleadership" class in New York. This included a shameless comparisons of Gov Cuomo to Emmett Till or the exonerated Central Park Five.In the last segment, usually "The Wrap", we were joined by Mark Sleboda to discuss troop movements by the Ukrainian military. Mark believes there's an actual chance for a larger conflict due the declining internal dynamic of Western Ukraine in addition to the politics around the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the latest sanctions placed on Chinese officials by the US and the European Union, the response by the Chinese government, and how corporate media and US politicians of both parties are using allegations of abuse of Uighur Muslims to stir up anti-Chinese sentiment.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by retired attorney and freelance journalist Anoa Changa to discuss growing solidarity between Black and Asian communities in the wake of the Atlanta massacre and why it seems the killer was motivated by both misogyny and racism. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, for another edition of our new weekly segment “Tech For The People.” They discuss the class-action lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages for Facebook's violations of user privacy, and how a sexual abuse case exposed the massive facial recognition capabilities of the Clearview app.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jamal "DJ One Luv" Muhammad to discuss the impact of the violence that the US is founded and continues to thrive on is being reflected in mass shootings, how even those who benefit from the oppression of the working class and poor are impacted by the trauma of that oppression, the glaring example of the persistent system of patriarchy in America that the NCAA tournament's women's gym scandal exposed, and why the struggle for dignity of all working class, poor and oppressed people must be an international, intersectional, multicultural one.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the latest sanctions placed on Chinese officials by the US and the European Union, the response by the Chinese government, and how corporate media and US politicians of both parties are using allegations of abuse of Uighur Muslims to stir up anti-Chinese sentiment.

Ian Goodrum's Thread On The American Media's Coverage Of China: https://twitter.com/isgoodrum/status/1372203410297032716 Caitlin Johnstone's Article On The "Chinese Super Soldiers" Story: https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/so-were-already-at-the-chinese-super --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ephrom-josine/message

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by by Abby Sea, co-founder of Baltimore for Border Justice, to discuss the legislative efforts they're supporting to generate oversight for misconduct by police and ICE, the institutions using 'opaque' rules to limit public participation in the proceedings, and how the city's lack of control over its own police department encourages a lack of accountability within the organization.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the latest escalations by the US military in the South China Sea, the Chinese government's sanctions on top Trump administration officials like Mike Pompeo, and how corporate media misportrays the effective Chinese response to the COVID-19 pandemic.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nick MacWilliam, director of the new documentary "Santiago Rising" and co-editor at Alborada.net, to discuss the film, Chile's political landscape in the wake of last year's uprising against the neoliberal regime, ands how his time in the country shaped his understanding of imperialism.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Eleanor Goldfield, a creative activist, journalist, co-host of the Common Censored podcast with Lee Camp and the filmmaker behind the documentary “Hard Road Of Hope," to discuss why the 'peaceful transition' was neither peaceful nor a real transition of power, what's revealed by the disparities between those facing decades in prison for their alleged crimes amid last summer's George Floyd protests and the pro-Trump elements which besieged the US Capitol, and why diversity in represenation does little to advance the material interests of working-class communities.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the latest escalations by the US military in the South China Sea, the Chinese government's sanctions on top Trump administration officials like Mike Pompeo, and how corporate media misportrays the effective Chinese response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Beijing-based journalist Ian Goodrum about the recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Asia. The agreement includes countries representing one-third of the global GDP and population, yet excludes the United States. They discuss the implications the deal will have for the world economy. ** Correction: At 1:41 Ian remarks that six countries representing 35% of GDP in the agreement must now ratify RCEP, however this is a provision in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, not the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Apologies for the error.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the recent acceleration in the pace of US arms sales to Taiwan and where these moves fit within the other historic and contemporary provocations against China by the US government.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Garland Nixon, co-host of the Critical Hour on Radio Sputnik, to discuss last night's US presidential debate, and why the neoliberal policies offered by Democratic challenger Joe Biden don't constitute a meaningful alternative to those of President Donald Trump.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the recent acceleration in the pace of US arms sales to Taiwan and where these moves fit within the other historic and contemporary provocations against China by the US government. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports podcast, for another edition of “The Red Spin Report." They discuss anonymous comments by a Power Five player that the" whole goal" of the NCAA football league's restart "is to make everyone feel like things are nornal—which they definitely aren't," and the importance of grappling with the numerous and increasingly difficult contradictions within football.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ted Rall, award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist and author of the new book, “Political Suicide: The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party,” to discuss why the demand by establishment Democrats that the electorate not "make perfect the enemy of good" makes little sense when Democrats aren't even offering "good," how the mainstream media is working to paint an unrealistic portrait of Biden's performance, and why revolution is often more likely to be carried out under a failed reformer than a right-wing demagogue.

On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discussed the finer points of our tough times, looking at the crisis in America's highest court following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Tiktok deal and China's managed economy, and the continuing decline of the American polity.GUESTSIan Goodrum - Senior editor and columnist at China Daily. | China, TikTok/Walmart/Oracle deal, Roll of State Central planning in China's successesDr Bill Honigman - Progressive Healthcare Activist and National Outreach Director at Progressive Democrats of America.org | Biden campaign, electoral politicsGarland Nixon - Sputnik Political Analyst and the Co-Host of The Critical Hour and Critical Hour Extended | Democratic malfeasance, the history and future of the DNCIn the first hour, the hosts talked with Ian Goodrum about the pending deal to keep TikTok available in the US. They also discussed the misperception that China is still a major polluter and whether state central planning has played a role in China's successes in addressing both COVID and climate change issues. In the second hour, the hosts spoke with Dr Bill Honigman about the seemingly vacuous ‘digital' campaign strategy for key states needed for Joe Biden to win the 2020 election. They also discussed whether Democrats are doing enough to win over voters, or if they're instead attempting to coerce voters into casting their votes for Biden. In the last hour, the hosts spoke with Garland Nixon about the failures on the part of the Democrats to be more effective in the implementation of the political strategies. They also discussed how Donald Trump was never a top priority for the Democrats: beating Bernie Sanders was always job one.

On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Shane Stranahan and Jamarl Thomas discussed the news of the day and also discussed whether the Democrats deserve to lose the election in 2020, relations between the US and China, and America's deepening political divide.GUESTSIan Goodrum - Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily | Myths About ChinaJohn Wood, Jr. - Former Nominee for Congress, contributor at Quillette Magazine and a national ambassador for Braver Angels | America's Political Divide GrowsTom Luongo - Geopolitical Analyst & Publisher of the Gold Goats 'n Guns Newsletter | Defining Political Terms ClearlyIn Jamarl's first hour monologue, he criticized Bernie Sanders for saying that he would push for Medicare for All the day after Joe Biden was elected, arguing that Sanders was giving up any leverage he had. Then the hosts talked to Ian Goodrum and discussed the latest developments in the crumbling relationship between the United States and China. They talked about the contrasting ways that the Chinese and United States governments have handled the COVID-19 pandemic and pointed out that China's numbers have significantly dwindled, allowing the opening of movie theaters and other public recreation, while the United States' numbers continue to skyrocket. He said he believes that the US media is trying to undercut China's work to develop a vaccine in case they develop it first. They also discussed President Trump's executive order on the tech company TikTok, and Ian said he believes that China may be hoping that Biden will get elected.In the second hour, Shane and Jamarl were joined by John Wood, Jr., and they discussed the increasingly divisive rhetoric between the left and right in America. John said he is concerned that the tone has gone beyond simple political disagreement and into an atmosphere where both sides are unable to simply reason together and remember that our political opponents are also our fellow citizens. He also discussed his belief that many Americans have outsourced their own political thought to others, and suggested that digital tools, if utilized properly, could be a way for people to have meaningful dialogue about policy in traditional political circles.In the third hour, the hosts were joined by Tom Luongo, and they discussed his views as a libertarian on the current state of the political debate in America. Tom said he believes it is more important than ever to define certain political terms properly and suggested that America is largely ruled by what he would term as fascists on both the left and right. Tom said it is difficult for him to focus much on political minutia when he sees so many long-term and large structural problems in both politics and the economy. Tom also discussed the reasons behind the recent spike in the price of gold and said that it is nearly breeding season for the goats that he raises.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor of China Daily, to discuss attempts by the US government to either ban or acquire popular social media platform TikTok, other recent escalations by the Trump administration, and what the apparent joint effort by Microsoft and the US government to acquire TikTok's parent company may portend for the future of international trade.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor of China Daily, to discuss attempts by the US government to ban popular social media platform TikTok, other recent escalations by the Trump administration, and what the apparent joint effort by Microsoft and the US government to acquire TikTok's parent company may portend for the future of international trade.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Tamanisha John, a PhD candidate at Florida International University studying multinational corporations in the Caribbean, to discuss the swearing-in of new Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, racial dynamics underpinning popular support for the two major parties there, and the ways multinational corporations wield undue influence in the internal politics of Guyana.In the third segment Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ana Edwards, chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, to talk about the newly-announced memorial to those enslaved and sold in the city's former slave-trading district of Shockoe Bottom, how the ongoing uprising against racist police terror factors into the decisions by city lawmakers, and how politicians like Mayor Levar Stoney are already angling to take credit for the project that city residents have demanded for years.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jared Ball, a father, husband, Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, the curator of imixwhatilike.org and author of the new book, “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power,” to talk about the revolutionary significance of Black August, how mainstream media works to generate pro-regime change consensus among working people, and navigating the need to spread awareness of George Floyd's execution by police with the natural aversion to such horrors as the bodycam footage of his killing is finally leaked.

On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Shane Stranahan and Jamarl Thomas discussed a variety of topics in the news headlines, including yesterday's hearings on antitrust and high-tech companies, the spiking numbers for the COVID-19 pandemic, and strategies for building stronger advocacy for single payer healthcare. GUESTSEleanor Goldfield - Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker, activist, journalist, and co-host of the podcast Common Censored | Fighting For Health CareDr. David Samadi - Newsmax Contributor, Fox Contributor, expert on prostate cancer | Banned from Twitter Ian Goodrum is Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily | Myths About ChinaDr. Gerald Horne - Historian, Author, Professor | The USA's Charges Against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Global Pandemic PreparednessIn his monologue, Jamarl discussed the push to send kids back to school. Then the hosts were joined by Eleanor Goldfield, who discussed the Democrats' reticence to advocate for single payer healthcare, which she said is vastly popular with the American people and claimed it had an 88% approval rating. She also brought up the push for state run healthcare in the context of the current protest movements across the United States, saying that issues often need strong advocacy in order for the establishment to want to change, using the example of President Woodrow Wilson giving women the right to vote despite his claimed misogyny.In the second hour, Shane and Jamarl were joined by Dr. David Samadi, who was suspended from Twitter for a day because of three offending tweets that discussed COVID-19 and hydroxychloroquine. The doctor made it clear that he is not advocating for a specific discussion but was pointing out some of the differences in studies and said that he is very concerned about the power the social media and high-tech companies have to censor ideas. Dr. Samadi was especially concerned about the idea of censoring medical and scientific discussion.Then the hosts were joined by Ian Goodrum from Beijing, China, who discussed his experience there and said that while the Chinese government has huge criticisms of American foreign policy, the people he has met do not hold his being American against him. He also discussed China's shift from extreme poverty into a market socialist economy that has not just a manufacturing center, but is currently building a high tech and service economy. He also dismissed concerns over a dam on the Yangtze River and said while there is a problem there, the danger is being exaggerated by reporting from Shanghai.Finally Shane and Jamarl were joined by Dr. Gerald Horne. They discussed the international reaction to the protests across the United States and the Black Lives Matter movement.They also discussed the reaction at the UN and by African nations trying to look into policing policy in America and agreed that police with guns were not needed to respond to things like traffic accidents or noise complaints.They also discussed the differences between defunding the police and abolishing policing. He also discussed the benefits of the Black Lives Matter movement becoming more centralized, citing the example of the Black Panther Party is an example of both of benefits and hazards of his approach.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Joel Ibrahim, an organizer with the Party for Liberation and Socialism in Denver, to talk about the police killing of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colora, the surreal police crackdown on this weekend's violin vigil in his honor, and the disconnect between Denver's laid-back popular perception and over-police reality. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor of China Daily, to talk about Friday's "hysterically" anti-communist White House briefing on China, why working Chinese people have such a different perception of Marxism-Leninism than the ruling class in the US, and the latest on the widely-demonized Hong Kong security bill.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Greg Elich with the Solidarity Committee for Democracy and Peace in Korea, to talk about his new article "Will South Korea's Moon Defy Trump and Improve Relations with North Korea," why Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is attempting to flank Trump from the right on questions of US imperialism, and some of the incendiary claims made in John Bolton's salacious new claims.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chuck Modiano, justice journalist and Sports writer for Deadspin, to talk about Iran's attempts to hold President Donald Trump to account for the killing of Gen. Qasem Soleimani, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's promise to cut a billion dollars from the NYPD budget, and why popular perceptions of all pro sports athletes as members of the ruling class is often inaccurate.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor of China Daily, to talk about Friday's "hysterically" anti-communist White House briefing on China, why working Chinese people have such a different perception of Marxism-Leninism than the ruling class in the US, and the latest on the widely-demonized Hong Kong security bill.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Sputnik News analysts and producers Walter Smolarek and Nicole Roussell.Friday is Loud & Clear’s weekly hour-long segment The Week in Review, about the week in politics, policy, and international affairs. Today they focus on the uprising in Minneapolis demanding justice for George Floyd, protests in other cities across the country against racist police violence, the failed renewal of FISA, Iranian tankers arriving in Venezuela, and more. The American taxpayer has paid handsomely to develop a drug called Remdesivir which media reports say could become a major player in the fight against the coronavirus. Remdesivir was developed by the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences with tens of millions of dollars from three federal agencies, but it was a failure among anti-virals. Well, now it shows promise, as well as profitability. And Gilead is keeping that money and not refunding taxpayers. Annette Gaudino, State & Local Policy Director at the Treatment Action Group, joins the show with John. Pharmaceutical companies around the world are scrambling to develop a vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus and nine separate vaccines are currently being developed. But there’s a big difference in the way American and Chinese pharmaceutical companies are addressing the challenge. The Chinese government has already announced that its vaccine would be “for the public good” and would be shared around the world. US vaccines would be given only for profit. Brian speaks with Ian Goodrum, a writer and digital editor for China Daily. A court in Vancouver Canada this week ruled that the “double criminality” requirement was met in the extradition case against Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou constituted a crime in Canada, opening the way for her to be sent to the United States. Meng was arrested in December 2018 at the request of the United States, which claimed that Meng had helped the company evade US sanctions. The Chinese government has expressed outrage at the case, calling it a clear case of the US government attempting to apply its laws extraterritorially. KJ Noh, a peace activist and scholar on the geopolitics of Asia, and a frequent contributor to Counterpunch and Dissident Voice, joins Brian. It’s Friday! So it’s time for the week’s worst and most misleading headlines. Brian and John speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his site Left I on the News and on twitter @leftiblog, and Sputnik producer Nicole Roussell.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, to talk about President Trump's decision to effectively ax the Open Skies Treaty, what explains Trump's penchant for shredding longstanding nuclear disarmament accords, and why his administration's policies may ignite a new nuclear arms race among "dozens" of countries currently without them.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor of China Daily, to talk about the proposed new security bill in Hong Kong, why it's causing so much consternation in the mainstream media, and the recent wave of violent unrest there.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie continue to be joined by Ian Goodrum to discuss why many "pro-democracy protesters" are closer to separatists, the broader US policy of weaponizing dissidents in ruling class attempts to balkanize non-aligned states, and the latest in the reemerging US economic war on China. Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by James Early, former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies, to talk about the horrific police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, South Carolina Senator James Clyburn's defense of Joe Biden's racist comments, and the links between police executions, liberalism, and the weaponization of whiteness by "Central Park Karen" Amy Cooper.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor of China Daily, to talk about the proposed new security bill in Hong Kong, why it's causing so much consternation in the mainstream media, and the recent wave of violent unrest there.Later, Sean and Jacquie continue to be joined by Ian Goodrum to explain why many "pro-democracy protesters" are in many cases closer to separatists, the broader US policy of weaponizing dissidents in attempts to balkanize non-aligned states, and the latest in the re-emerging US economic war on China.

Ian Goodrum joins Breht to discuss and dismantle the recent wave of anti-China propaganda emanating out of the US in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. They also discuss China's response to the outbreak, the failures and indifference of the US ruling class, and much more!  Find Ian's writings HERE and HERE Outro music 'Paranoiattack' by The Faint ------- LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com SUPPORT REV LEFT RADIO: www.patreon.com/revleftradio Our logo was made by BARB, a communist graphic design collective: @Barbaradical Intro music by DJ Captain Planet. --------------- This podcast is affiliated with: The Nebraska Left Coalition, Omaha Tenants United, FORGE, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, senior editor of China Daily, to talk about why Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's assertion that there is "enormous" evidence linking the coronavirus to the Wuhan Institute of Virology is so questionable, whether the Trump administration's renewed efforts to "rip" supply chains from China stands any chance of succeeding, and the links between bigoted comments by public figures about Chinese people, the media's drive to demonize the Chinese government, and the global rise in hate crimes against people of Asian descent.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Benjamin Dunning, co-founder of Denver Homeless Out Loud, to talk about how recent crackdowns on homeless encampments by Denver police fly in the face of CDC guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19, and how such raids reveal a city government more oriented towards serving big business and developers than working people. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Council on Hemispheric Affairs writer John Perry to talk about the unique challenges countries in the Global South face when attempting to implement shelter-in-place policies without gutting the informal economy, why Nicaragua's COVID-19 response has been so much more effective than its right-wing neighbors despite a lack of governmental physical distancing enforcement, and why the mainstream media and human rights industry continue to prioritize the voices of the far-right Nicaraguan opposition long after their failed 2018 coup attempt.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by China Dickerson, Political Director for Forward Majority, to talk about what's motivating Joe Biden's new plan to "Lift Every Voice" in the Black community, whether the apparent convergence of libertarians and "left-libertarians" in expressing skepticism of the need for shelter-in-place policies ultimately lends support to "reopen" protests, and why political figures who want to stay relevant should be engaged in assisting, feeding, and otherwise keeping their neighbors alive as the state refuses to.

On this edition of Parallax Views, we revisit the topic of China in light of the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic as well as looking at China from a historical and political perspective with scholar Sasha Day, author of The Peasant in Postsocialist China: History, Politics, and Capitalism. Sasha provides a different view on these matters than previous guest Ian Goodrum of the China Daily, but also pushes back on conspiracy theories blaming China for the pandemic. We discuss a number of issues in addition to the pandemic (and the sinophobia it has unfortunately produced) including the debate over whether China is still communist like in the days of Mao or if it has gone capitalist since the 1970's under Deng along with a number of other issues.

Abby and Robbie Martin speak to Ian Goodrum of China Daily. During the course of their conversation they cover a whole range of issues frequently raised in the US like the 'social credit system', 5G, the COVID-19 lab leak theories and draconian surveillance. Ian also explains why he believes the hostilities between the United States have been growing, based largely on ruling class profit motivations, Obama's 'Asia pivot' and Trump's trade war. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/isgoodrum // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, senior editor of China Daily, to talk about the "scientific illiteracy" underlying new claims that China covered up the spread of Covid-19 for six days, why the media prioritizes anti-China speculation by politicians and journalists over the global health community consensus that China went above and beyond in their response to the outbreak, and why the new, subtler narrative that the virus was not man-made but rather released due to Chinese negligence is gaining more traction among the liberal wing of empire.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Cassandra Begay, Founder/CEO at Defend the Sacred Consulting, to talk about why the legacy of settler-colonialism means Coronavirus is hitting Native communities especially hard, how anti-indigenous actions by Donald Trump from the very beginning of his presidency mean the lack of help from the federal government comes as no surprise, and how the over $700,000 raised by her and her colleagues for the Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief Fund is helping communities take their destinies into their own hands.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Feffer, author and Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies, to talk about how climate change and deforestation are making the global environment more conducive to Covid-19 and similar viruses, how the use of the term "wet market" plays into broader attempts to shift blame away from the failed US healthcare system, and why illnesses whose victims are concentrated in the Global South aren't treated with the same urgency even if they claim more lives.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, to talk about the role of figures like Bernie Sanders and the Black 'mis-leadership class" in sheep-dogging progressives back into the Democratic Party, what the historical record says about attempts to push the party from within, and why achieving real progress will likely require the construction of new bases of people's power that aren't beholden to the establishment.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, senior editor of China Daily, to talk about the "scientific illiteracy" underlying new claims that China covered up the spread of Covid-19 for six days, why the media prioritizes anti-China speculation by politicians and journalists over the global health community consensus that China went above and beyond in their response to the outbreak, and why the new, subtler narrative that the virus was not man-made but rather released due to Chinese negligence is gaining more traction among the liberal wing of empire.

On this edition of Parallax Views, Ian Goodrum of China Daily offers his take on the COVID-19/coronavirus as an American living abroad in China. For some, this interview may prove particularly controversial as Ian makes no bones about coming from a pro-China perspective and working for state-owned media outlet within the country. With that in mind, I think that this proved an interesting conversation about how China handled the pandemic, conspiracy theories concerning COVID-19 as a bioweapon, accusations of countries (particularly China) fudging the number of actual deaths, China's intentions in relation to providing aid to other countries, the issue of "wet markets", and much more. SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWSON PATREON! FORBONUS CONTENTANDARCHIVED EPISODES!

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, senior editor with China Daily, to talk about the renewed push to blame Beijing for the botched handling of the pandemic in the US and Europe, why accusations that China covered up the outbreak are undermined by the many reports that the Chinese government informed the WHO and the CDC about it on Dec. 31st and Jan. 3rd, respectively, and why accusations that the reduction in cell phone accounts and alleged irregularities in the number of cremations in Wuhan reveal the media's desperation to lay the blame of the outbreak at China's doorstep. In the second segment Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brandon Walker, an organizer with Ujima People's Progress Party in Baltimore, to talk about the revelation that Housing Authority representatives in Baltimore suddenly decided to refuse to allow deliveries from food bank trucks to low-income residents, why many feel this decision is motivated by a government desire to control the public relations narrative around the COVID-19 response, and why the move has led to not only harassment, intimidation, and apparent attempts to evict housing rights advocate/Douglas Homes community leader Rev. Annie Chambers, but also many public housing residents throughout Baltimore being confined to a single meal per day.In the third segment Sean and Jacquie are joined by Candice Yanez, a public school teacher and organizer in Albuquerque, NM, to talk about the attempts by numerous conservative state governments to use to the COVID-19 outbreak to further chisel away at reproductive rights, how an order by a federal judge yesterday requiring Texas, Alabama, and Ohio to allow abortion clinics to stay open has partially thwarted the anti-abortion offensive, and how the developments fit into a broader push to shift the brunt of the consequences onto women. Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ra Shad Frazier Gaines, Founder of Black Progressives, to talk about whether Joe Biden's apparent unwillingness to break with Barack Obama's legacy and put forward a more progressive healthcare agenda betrays a level of political cowardice, whether there is any real value in the 'representation' that Cory Booker and Kamala Harris offer the Black community, what the embrace of Donald Trump in spite of his vulgar history says about the malleability of Evangelical morality, and (given that even the most privileged sectors of society are vulnerable to the virus) why the most economically disadvantaged are all but guaranteed to suffer disproportionately.

In first segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor of China Daily, to talk about the how the Chinese approach to treating the disease differs from the way the US is responding, why (despite experiencing a testing bottleneck similar to the what is happening in the US) China prioritized the testing of people over everything else, how China's infrastructure facilitates on-site temperature checks of citizens everywhere and what the lack of that kind of infrastructure in the US could mean for the spread of the virus here, why the US government's main focus has been on stabilizing business, how attempts by the political establishment to blame China for the virus' spread are meant to deflect US citizens' righteous anger away from the government toward a foreign adversary, how China has taken steps to protect workers and keep industries running by re-purposing the workforce and guaranteeing employment, and how those measures stand in contrast to Trump's prioritization of corporate profits and propping up the stock market and blue chip stocks in the US.In the second segment Sean and Jacquie are joined by Helen Yaffe, a Lecturer in Economic and Social History in the University of Glasgow and author of the new book "We Are Cuba! How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a Post-Soviet World," to talk about why the Western press has been silent on the Cuban Interferon treatment being used to help countries respond to the Coronavirus pandemic, how Cuba has managed to produce significant medical and biotechnological breakthroughs despite the 50-year US-led blockade against the country, how interferon research and advancement in Cuba was successfully used to stop an outbreak of Dengue Fever and how that led to the development of the Interferon Recombant Alpha 2B now being used to treat Coronavirus, how the US crusade to crush the Cuban Revolution is preventing people here from accessing their many medical advances, how a clinical trial in the US of Cuba's lung cancer vaccine that was started under the Obama Administration has managed to continue under the Trump Administration despite the renewed crackdown on the country, how the US repression against Cuba denies the rest of the world access to Cuba's medical advances, what the apparent US government attempt to gain exclusive rights to a COVID-19 vaccine from a German firm says about their prioritization of profits over people, the parallels between the US refusal to cooperate with Cuba and the US refusal of assistance from Cuban doctors after Hurricane Katrina and how those decisions negatively impacted poor and Black people in particular, and why mainstream media and capitalist government's seem so hellbent on erasing the achievements of Cuba's revolutionary socialist system.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa to talk about tips to consider as millions enter a new work-from-home reality during the Coronavirus crisis, the importance of ensuring that we don't let the hyperfixation on productivity stress us out too much, what devices employers should be providing to allow employees to work from home, whether an employer-provided work devices could monitored by your boss, why offers by companies like Comcast for free or low-cost service beg the question of whether these companies could have always been providing this, whether going to an office is actually necessary to get work done, how to spot and avoid Coronavirua-related scams, how this crisis is laying bare the class disparity undergirding our capitalist society, and how we stay connected and somewhat sane during this extended period of physical isolation as this crisis plays out.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Eleanor Goldfield, a creative activist, journalist, and co-host of the Common Censored podcast with Lee Camp, to discuss how the uncertainty and confusion of the Coronavirus era makes mutual aid networks more crucial than ever, how those needing community support can access it, why the cessation of evictions and utility cutoffs in the US demonstrates that the ruling class could ensure basic human rights for all at any time but simply chooses not to, whether this crisis could facilitate a tremendous shift in the way people look at what is considered "normal" in a capitalist system, how the primaries are affected by the outbreak, the importance of alternative media in conveying the truth in difficult times, how so many evangelicals (like Mike Pence) have ended up with a christofascist interpretation of the Christian faith, the need to supplement faith with service to the community and the greater good, how Trump's mishandling of the response to the Coronavirus has bred mistrust in the system among its supporters, and why this crisis is exposing not just the weaknesses of capitalism but also the tendency of our media apparatus to spread misinformation about socialist governments.

Ian Goodrum of People’s World and China Daily joins us to talk all things education.A useful comparison between how education differs between capitalism and socialism, with a load of personal experience thrown in for good measure.Connect with Ian: https://twitter.com/isgoodrumRead China Daily: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn Read People's World: https://www.peoplesworld.org End Music: Kill the Chord by Gaffa Tape Sandyhttps://www.gaffatapesandy.co.uk

In this segment, hosts Jacquie Luqman and Sean Blackmon are joined by Ian Goodrum, senior editor of China Daily, to talk about the U.S. State Department's designation of several Chinese media outlets in the US as "foreign missions" of the Chinese government, where the reclassification fits into the State Department's broader information war against China, what all this means for him and his colleagues at China Daily, and how the proliferation of US government-funded media outlets abroad exposes a double standard between which networks are labeled "publicly-funded" and which are called "state propaganda."

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" hosts Jacquie Luqman and Sean Blackmon are joined by Ian Goodrum, senior editor of China Daily, to talk about the U.S. State Department's designation of his news organization as a "foreign mission" of the Chinese government, where the reclassification fits into the State Department's broader information war against China, what all this means for China Daily and other outlets, and how the proliferation of US government-funded media outlets abroad exposes a double standard between the networks labeled "publicly-funded" and those referred to as "state propaganda."In the second segment, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Francis Boyle, Professor of International Law at the University of Illinois, to talk about the escalations between Turkey and Russia in the Idlib province of Syria, the role of the U.S. government in fomenting the violent conditions currently facing the Syrian people, the historical precedent for Turkish territorial ambitions in that country, where international law falls on the issue, possible outcomes of the planned conversation between Turkish President Recep Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin, whether the US/Taliban 7-day reduction in violence slated to begin today truly represents a reason for optimism, and why US intentions in Afghanistan may actually be quite different from the those stated publicly. In the third segment, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Black Agenda Report editor and senior columnist Margaret Kimberly to talk about her new book, "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents," why so little has changed in the treatment of Black people at the hands of the presidency, why the ruling class is so invested in whitewashing the racist records of virtually every US president, why moving past the inherently hostile capitalist duopoly necessitates the construction of a socialist movement, and why the Obama presidency was so insidious and so instrumental to manufacturing consent for maintaining the status quo among Black communities.Later in the show, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Leo Flores, a Latin American policy expert and campaigner with CODEPINK, to talk about why Elizabeth Warren is backtracking on her previous refusal to accept SuperPAC money, whether a self-declared capitalist can truly be considered "progressive," why the ruling class genuinely considers re-distribution of wealth to be "anti-American," why a Bloomberg presidency may not actually be preferable to Trump's from a progressive perspective, why the Embassy Protection Collective's recently delivered an 'Eviction Notice' to the faux Guaido government at Venezuela's embassy, why Bolivia's coup-borne government is invalidating the Senate candidacy of Evo Morales and his former foreign minister, and how certain governments in Latin America are exploiting the Venezuelan migration crisis caused by US sanctions for their own political gains.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" hosts Jacquie Luqman and Sean Blackmon are joined by Jim Kavanagh, a political analyst and contributor to Counterpunch and ThePolemicist.net (where you can find his latest article, "The Party's Over: Bernie's Last Dance With the Dems") to talk about the Senate's passage of the Iran War Powers resolution, why the legislation's unlikelihood of surviving a presidential veto makes it more symbolic than anything else, the complicity of President Obama in normalizing independent warmongering by the executive branch, why so many presidents get elected on anti-war promises only to maintain or enhance the global US military presence, how Trump's openly imperialist ambitions represent a break from the prior emphasis on so-called humanitarian intervention, why breathless reports that Attorney General William Barr is supposedly attempting to rein in President Trump may be exaggerated, and how the obsession with Trump's interpersonal dramas distracts from actual debates over policy.In the second segment, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Ian Goodrum, senior editor with China Daily, to contextualize the "spike" in coronavirus cases in China which is being portrayed by mainstream media as a kind of pandemic, why the successful containment efforts in the overwhelming majority of China are going unappreciated, how hysteria over the issue is stoking a racist backlash facing Chinese people and others of Asian descent in the west, how the press is exploiting the issue to paint China as simultaneously lackadaisical and heavy-handed in their response, and how the virus' spread is impacting daily life in different regions of the country.In the third segment, Jacquie Luqman and Sean Blackmon are joined by Bernadette Ellorin, National Spokesperson for Bayan USA, to talk about the decision by the Filipino government of Rodrigo Duterte to cancel the military agreement with the US military, the need to resist both US imperialism and the repressive Duterte government, how the Filipino government's decision to rescind military access to may impact the relationship between Trump and Duterte and vice versa, and why relations between the US and the Philippines have always been characterized by colonialism. Later in the show, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Bryan Weaver, founder and director of Hoops Sagrado, and China Dickerson, National Political Director for Forward Majority, to talk about Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's endorsement of Mike Bloomberg for president, the prospects of Bloomberg selecting Bowser as his vice presidential candidate, whether some of Bloomberg's employees will actually vote for him come November, how the South Carolina primary may look for Joe Biden, the tension between pro-police and anti-police elements in Black communities, how such attitudes may explain Bloomberg's bump in support among Black voters, the DC Defenders' debut in the new XFL football league, prior attempts to create an alternative to the NFL (and how Donald Trump managed to end one), why some sports fans defend exploitative and anti-indigenous team names so intensely, the surprisingly international history of Juneteenth, and why Elizabeth Warren's poll numbers are dropping so rapidly.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Ian Goodrum, a writer and digital editor for China Daily.At least 17 people have died in China and more than 570 sickened by an outbreak of coronavirus, a virus that can lead to symptoms from a common cold to acute respiratory syndrome in both humans and animals. The Chinese government has restricted travel from six cities, including the industrial hub of Wuhan, where the outbreak seems to have originated, but in the past several days people in Malaysia, Thailand, and even Washington State have tested positive for the ailment. Two new political polls from yesterday and today put Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders at the top of the heap in the Democratic race for president for the first time. Sanders widened his lead among likely voters in New Hampshire, where he has 29 percent, versus Pete Buttigieg at 17 percent, Joe Biden at 14, and Elizabeth Warren at 13. A CNN national poll shows Sanders leading Biden 27-24, with Warren at 14 and Buttigieg at 11 percent. Dave Lindorff, an investigative reporter, a columnist for CounterPunch, and a contributor to Businessweek, The Nation, Extra!, and Salon.com, and whose work is at ThisCantBeHappening.net, joins the show. The Trump Administration today finalized a rule that would strip away environmental protections for streams, wetlands, and other bodies of water, handing a victory to pesticide-using farmers, fossil fuel producers, and real estate developers. Half of the nation’s wetlands will be affected, as well as hundreds of thousands of small waterways. And landowners and developers will now be allowed to dump pollutants into those waterways and to destroy or fill in wetlands for development. Brian and John speak with Scott Edwards, co-director of the Food & Water Justice project at Food & Water Watch. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday that his country had “crossed the Brexit finish line” after parliament passed legislation implementing the Brexit deal. The EU’s top officials are expected to sign the deal in the coming days, and the European Parliament will vote on it in the next several weeks. Neil Clark, a journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Week, and Morning Star, joins the show. A regular Thursday segment deals with the ongoing militarization of space. As the US continues to withdraw from international arms treaties, will the weaponization and militarization of space bring the world closer to catastrophe? Brian and John speak with Prof. Karl Grossman, a full professor of journalism at the State University of New York, College at Old Westbury and the host of a nationally aired television program focused on environmental, energy, and space issues. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Economic announced today that the Trump administration was considering yet another round of major tax cuts. Meanwhile, political leaders from around the world are attending the World Economic Forum, also called the Davos Summit, this week. But while President Trump lauded the US economy in his speech in Davos, he mocked climate scientists, calling them “foolish fortune tellers,” and once again called climate change “a hoax.” Professor Richard Wolff, a professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and founder of the organization Democracy at Work whose latest book is “Understanding Socialism,” joins the show.Thursday’s weekly series “Criminal Injustice” is about the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. Paul Wright, the founder and executive director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News (PLN), and Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, join the show.

In this one we sit down with China Daily reporter, Ian Goodrum, and talk about how western media has portrayed China through its history, and communist countries broadly, as well as a bunch of great anecdotes, and discussions about how we might interpret media. And of course a brief history of The Peoples' Liquor. If you haven't already, go to www.prolespod.com or you can help the show improve over at www.patreon.com/prolespod and in return can get access to our spicy discord, exclusive episodes, guest appearances, etc.! All kinds of great stuff. Please subscribe on your favorite podcast apps and rate or review to help extend our reach. Like and rate our facebook page at facebook.com/prolespod and follow us on Twitter @prolespod. If you have any questions or comments, DM us on either of those platforms or email us at prolespod@gmail.com All episodes prior to episode 4 can be found on YouTube, so go check that out as well! Suggested Reading: Anti-poverty Drive Red Star Over China by Edgar Snow How to Visit a Socialist Country China in the Modern Day And of course, China Daily Intro music:  "Proles Pod Theme" by Ransom Notes Outro music: "Soviet Official" by Apathy and OC (edited for content)

In this episode we talk to Ian Goodrum, who is a writer and editor at China Daily, an English-language newspaper based in Beijing. Who says that unlike his previous jobs at US newspapers, he no longer has to keep his communism a secret.  We talk to Ian about Western Media's representations of China, about notions of objectivity and subjectivity with regard to media, and about the ways and reasons through which certain situations in China can be exaggerated by the Western press. Ian also discusses how the Chinese government has been able to lift hundreds of millions of people out of extreme poverty, in a period when the rest of the world has seen an increase in extreme poverty. He discusses Chinese trade relations with other countries in the global south and how they differ from Western relations. Ian briefly talks about the differences between Communist parties in leadership in comparison to social democratic parties and also shares his take on the market reforms that many refer to as China's turn to capitalism, as well as his thoughts on the current direction of the Chinese economy and society. Finally Ian discusses current conditions and struggles in China. 

This is a reupload of an earlier episode for broadcast. We will resume programming new content next week with the release of the second Empire Supernova episode.This week, we are celebrating the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, one of the most influential political philosophers and the founder of scientific socialist thought. Beyond inspiring the socialist revolutions that have transformed societies across the globe, Marx made major breakthroughs in economic thought, theorizing the origin of commodity production and the labor theory of value. To study the living legacy of Marx today, we are now joined from Beijing by Ian Goodrum, an editor with China Daily and a member of the Communist Party USA.We are also joined by Dr. Derek Ford, an educational theorist at Depauw University, to discuss the historic summit that just took place in Korea.

This is a reupload of an earlier episode for broadcast. We will resume programming new content next week with the release of the second Empire Supernova episode.This week, we are celebrating the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, one of the most influential political philosophers and the founder of scientific socialist thought. Beyond inspiring the socialist revolutions that have transformed societies across the globe, Marx made major breakthroughs in economic thought, theorizing the origin of commodity production and the labor theory of value. To study the living legacy of Marx today, we are now joined from Beijing by Ian Goodrum, an editor with China Daily and a member of the Communist Party USA.We are also joined by Dr. Derek Ford, an educational theorist at Depauw University, to discuss the historic summit that just took place in Korea.

This week, we are celebrating the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, one of the most influential political philosophers and the founder of scientific socialist thought. Beyond inspiring the socialist revolutions that have transformed societies across the globe, Marx made major breakthroughs in economic thought, theorizing the origin of commodity production and the labor theory of value. To study the living legacy of Marx today, we are now joined from Beijing by Ian Goodrum, an editor with China Daily and a member of the Communist Party USA.We are also joined by Dr. Derek Ford, an educational theorist at Depauw University, to discuss the historic summit that just took place in Korea.

This week, we are celebrating the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, one of the most influential political philosophers and the founder of scientific socialist thought. Beyond inspiring the socialist revolutions that have transformed societies across the globe, Marx made major breakthroughs in economic thought, theorizing the origin of commodity production and the labor theory of value. To study the living legacy of Marx today, we are now joined from Beijing by Ian Goodrum, an editor with China Daily and a member of the Communist Party USA.We are also joined by Dr. Derek Ford, an educational theorist at Depauw University, to discuss the historic summit that just took place in Korea.