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Today on the Show: Israel continues to use heavy US weaponry to murder Palestinians by the dozens, despite the widely reported cease fire agreement. We'll feature a special live report from our Flashpoints State Department Contributor, Sam Husseini, who was roughed today as he attempted to question Secretary of State, Antony Blinkin, on his history of support for the Israeli/Zionist cause. Also we feature our weekly frontline news report from the electronic intifada with Nora Barrows Friedman. Randy Credico, noted satIrist and radio host of Live On The Fly, talks about confronting the Israeli Genocide with giant mobile broadsides based on the killing fields of gaza, transported by platform trucks and parked in key locations for maxim viewing during rush hours in NYC. And we'll tell you about a compelling panel on “Media in the age of war and resistance” happening tonight here in Berkeley, where were broadcast from: The panel will feature Nora Barrows-Friedman OF EI and myself, and hosted by the producers of the powerful and highly informative Green and Red Podcast co-hosts Prof. Robert Buzzanco and Scott Parkin The post Flashpoints Contributor, Sam Husseini on Antony Blinkin's History of Support For The Israeli/Zionist Cause appeared first on KPFA.
Today on the Show: Biden says the US is considering dropping its witch-hunt prosecution of Julian Assange We'll feature a special report, with Randy Credico. Also a frontline Gaza/west bank update, with MECA executive director, Ziad Abbas. And Richard Silverstein reports on Artificial Intelligence and the Israeli War Machine The post Is Biden Considering Dropping It's Witch Hunt on Julian Assange? appeared first on KPFA.
Randy Credico is a political and social justice activist and broadcaster. Formerly in the 1970s and 80s he was a comic and political satirist on the comedy circuit, once appearing on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. In the mid-1980s, having befriended the famous constitutional Attorney William Kunstler, perhaps best known for representing the Chicago Seven and the American Indian Movement in the aftermath of the Wounded Knee incident, Randy became active in anti-imperialist and anti-war issues. He was the director of the William Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, and later has also run for the Senate against Chuck Schumer, for Mayor of New York and against Andrew Cuomo for the governorship. For years he has supported the release of Julian Assange. Randy recently returned from a trip to Moscow, Russia and the Donbas region in the liberated part of Ukraine, which we will discuss together. He hosts the show "Live on the Fly", which can be heard every Monday at 10 am on the Progressive Radio Network, and on WBAI every Wednesday at 2:30 pm.
A drone attack on the Kremlin, we hear from a recent visitor to Moscow and Donbass… also a critic of Moscow speaks from the left… 53 years since the Kent State Massacre.. when protesters were shot down by national guard troops
In this show, we speak with Randy Credico, host of Live on the Fly: Assange Countdown to Freedom on WBAI radio in NYC, about Julian Assange's present situation and the future of the campaign for freedom.
The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the lobbying at Davos for extending the Ukraine proxy war into 2024, the latest palace intrigues from inside Ukraine's government, and discuss the continued struggle for the freedom of Julian Assange with Randy Credico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsW3TdVeJ60
Grayzone Radio 9: World Economic Forum War Party Summary: The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the lobbying at Davos for extending the Ukraine proxy war into 2024, the latest palace intrigues from inside Ukraine's government, and discuss the continued struggle for the freedom of Julian Assange with Randy Credico. About: Grayzone Radio is a production of The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. Washington DC-based independent journalist and author, Max Blumenthal, founded The Grayzone and is your host on Grayzone Radio. For more info on The Grayzone and their reporting, please go to https://thegrayzone.com Hosted by Max Blumenthal Produced and edited by Christopher Weaver
Outside the British Consulate in New York City on December 10, 2022, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal called for the freedom of Julian Assange and denounced the corporate media's demonization and abandonment of the Wikileaks founder. Blumenthal was joined by Roger Waters, Steven Donzinger, Margaret Kunstler, Garland Nixon, Randy Credico, Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen, Joe Lauria and many others at the rally. On the same day, outside the British Embassy in Washington DC, The Grayzone's Anya Parampil called out the UK's role in Assange's persecution. Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone ||| The Grayzone ||| Find more reporting at https://thegrayzone.com Support our original journalism at Patreon: https://patreon.com/grayzone Facebook: https://facebook.com/thegrayzone Twitter: https://twitter.com/thegrayzonenews Instagram: https://instagram.com/thegrayzonenews Minds: https://minds.com/thegrayzone Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thegrayzone Max Blumenthal: https://twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal https://rokfin.com/MaxBlumenthal Anya Parampil: https://twitter.com/anyaparampil
In this special episode, we bring you voices from CovertAction Magazine's December 1st fundraiser event in New York City. Featuring guests like Eva Bartlett, Ben Norton, Katie Halper, Randy Credico and many more, Pushback Against Empire brought together a wide perspective of voices to celebrate the 44th year of CovertAction and to help us build for the next 44 years. We want to thank everyone who joined us to speak, and everyone who came in-person or watched the video online in support of defending whistleblowers and exposing the covert action of the US government and plutocrats worldwide.To watch the full event including many more speakers, visit our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9j6HyTnGCs Support the show
Clearing the FOG with co-hosts Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese
On October 8, people around the world will take action to demand that Julian Assange be freed. Tens of thousands of people have registered to surround the British Parliament on that day. In the United States, people will demonstrate at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC. Clearing the FOG speaks with Randy Credico, a political satirist, host of Live on the Fly: Assange Countdown to Freedom, and an organizer on behalf of Julian Assange. Credico describes his meetings with Assange while he was in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, provides an update on Assange's legal case and discusses his work to raise awareness about the importance of defending Assange, including his current billboard campaign. For more information, visit PopularResistance.org.
Randy Credico hosts Live on the Fly with Srecko Horvat, Steve Donziger, Roger Waters and Angela Richter (DiEM25's Advisory Panel members). In this special episode they discuss Julian Assange's case on the third anniversary of his imprisonment in Britain's Guantanamo: Belmarsh Prison.
A CN Live! election comedy special with Randy Credico, Lee Camp, Ron Placone & Juice Media. Comedians seem to have a special license to speak truth about politics that mainstream journalists.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/sponsor-addys-trip-to-dc?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1Saddened but not surprised that the UK High Court ruled in favor of the US prosecution to extradite Julian Assange, we worry about Julian holding up in solitary confinement at Belmarsh prison. Given this recent bad news and total lack of healthcare, we fear for Julian's life.Supporters of a free press will gather at the Department of Justice to send the message to Attorney General Merrick Garland that we will not stand by and be silent as the Biden administration continues to persecute and disappear Julian Assange who has risked his life to preserve the people's right to know. Join us January 21st to seek and demand justice for Julian!Speakers:Marianne Williamson: author, activist, former presidential candidateJohn Kiriakou: CIA whistleblowerHosted by:Randy Credico: radio host and longtime activistEndorsed by:Stand with Assange NYNYC Free AssangeBoston Area Assange DefenseContact: AssangeBoston@gmail.comDOJ369 10th St NWWashington D.C., 20530 United Stateshttps://defeatthemandatesdc.com/Defeat The Mandates DC January 23, 2021https://www.gofundme.com/f/sponsor-addys-trip-to-dc?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1
Who does Roger Stone check under his bed for before he goes to sleep at night? Randy Credico. Join us for a LOL discussion with comedian & activist Randy Credico, you won't want to miss this! Check out our Patreon for more! ☀️ patreon.com/JENerationalChange __ ☀️ WEBSITE: jenerationalchange.com ☀️ TWITTER & INSTAGRAM: @JENFL23 ☀️ PATREON: patreon.com/JENerationalChange
Roger Waters and Randy Credico respond to the Assange verdict and talk about what's next, including the protest they're attending Monday December 13 at noon at The British Consulate at 885 2nd Ave
Randy Credico, host of Live on the Fly: Assange Countdown to Freedom, is a political satirist, civil rights activist and former director of The William Moses Kunstler Fund For Racial Justice. Randy has an uncanny knack for circumventing mainstream media disinformation and official stonewalling to bring you live-audio debriefings and analysis from lawyers, journalists, whistle blowers, organizers and activists who are fighting to protect Assange from a lifetime sentence behind the bars of a U.S. maximum security penitentiary.Randy visited Julian at the Ecuadoran embassy in London and is actively coordinating public support for him in the U.S. and abroad. Because Randy is adept at evading news blackouts and cutting through official stonewalling, Live on the Fly delivers gripping live-audio debriefings and analyses from the defense attorneys, witnesses, journalists, activists and many more.
As deadly heat kills hundreds in the Pacific Northwest and Canada, sets fire to entire communities, and overwhelms power grids, climate activists stage demonstrations over three days in front of the White House, demanding that President Biden not abandon his promise to fight the climate catastrophe. And, outside the Organization of American States, Peruvians and their supporters celebrate the socialist President-elect of Peru, Pedro Castillo, and defend him against fascist attempts to overturn his win. Plus headlines on end of tour for father and brother of Julian Assange, updates on Surfside condo collapse and MUCH more. Voices: Taysha Martineau - Indigenous People's Network, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Rep. Cori Bush, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bruno Franco of Frank Analysis, Randy Credico, Barbara Arnwine. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! Please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. We are so grateful for this small but growing amount of monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!
This event was organized by Stand with Assange NY and the Assange Defense Committee and was held at the People's Forum in NYC on June 10, 2021. Buy Essential Dissent a coffee ($3): https://ko-fi.com/essentialdissent Please consider donating $1 per month to Essential Dissent via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EssentialDissent Speakers: Patricia Dahl, Jocelyn Gay, Randy Credico, Chris Hedges, Aaron Mate, Roger Waters, Gabriel Shipton, John Shipton Essential Dissent Online: Subscribe to the iTunes podcast: https://tinyurl.com/yyq9w8sy YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/yxz8ehks Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/y64ufjeh a-Infos Radio Project: https://tinyurl.com/y5k6t4ub Twitter: https://twitter.com/e_Dissent
*Stephen Lambdin,* who represented the United States in the 2016 Rio Olympics discusses his experiences as an Olympian, journalist *Jon Farina* talks about his experience at the Capitol Insurrection January 6th 2021, and *Randy Credico* talks about his involvement with the Sandinistas, his experience on Johnny Carson's Show, and his relationship with Roger Stone & the Mueller Report. Randy Credicos's Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96cUhhiUhw4&t=2545s ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2545s&v=96cUhhiUhw4 ) Jon Farina's Amazing Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_94jF4y6LlU Stephen Lambdin Fighting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86XJCXKLbd4
Craig Murray and Randy Credico have a more relaxed and hopeful discussion than heretofore. Julian Assange wins this round as the judge ruled against his extradition and finally the possibility of Assange getting out of jail is real. The two explained the otherwise dreadful decision made by the judge who accepted all the retrograde arguments of the prosecution without discussion or even recognition of the defense arguments. A good day for Assange, a bad one for journalism.
On December 2nd , the 161 yr anniversary of the execution of Abolitionist John Brown. special guest Dr. Cornel West dazzled host Randy Credico with his wide and profound understanding and knowledge of the Revolutionary Christian Brown, the history of the Abolition movement, the individuals whose lives Brown touched and the individuals whose lives touched Brown's life.
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked about the news of the day as well as topics including modern monetary theory, the Democratic National Convention, and Roger Stone.GUESTSSteve Grumbine - Political, Economic and Social Justice Activist, Founder of Real Progressives and Real Progress in Action | Biden and Betrayal Demitrius Minor - Minister, Political and Cultural Commentator, Author | A Pastor on Politics & Protests Randy Credico- Political Satirist, Civil Rights Activist, Prankster | Randy Rips RogerIn Jamarl's first hour monologue, he criticized Biden for using his deceased son to garner support for a healthcare plan that is not Medicare For All. He said the Democrats are moving right, betraying the real left.Then Shane and Jamarl talked to modern monetary theory expert Steve Grumbine, who began by saying that he thinks alternative currencies such as bitcoin are less currencies and more commodities. Then the conversation turned to how the Democrats are managing Joe Biden in 2020, and Steve agreed with Jamarl that not running on a strong Medicare For All policy platform is unsatisfactory and said that as a voter, not just a policy person, he finds the notion that the Democrats are the only alternative for progressives to be offensive. Then they discussed modern monetary theory and Steve said that a lot of people have misconceptions about the way money works in his opinion and that when the government approves a spending policy, it prints the money to cover that spending, which creates value in the marketplace.In the second hour, they were joined by Demetrius Minor, who said that even as someone who is broadly on the right, he found the Democratic National Convention more compelling than the Republicans', saying that he did not think the conventions would really move the needle either way for anybody but the hard-core political junkie. He expanded on that to say that he found Donald Trump's speech to be too long. Demetrius said that as a minister, he thinks neither side of the political aisle is doing a good job bringing the country together about the nationwide protests, and he feels that both Donald Trump and Joe Biden are incapable of taking the biblical advice to be quick to listen and slow to speak. In the third hour, the hosts were joined by Randy Credico. Jamarl said he didn't like the way that previous guests had been. Randy said he was lied about and he felt like a fall guy. Randy said Roger Stone's accusation that he had impersonated Roger was false and said that Stone had no connection to Wikileaks and that Randy considers Stone to be a showboater. He also said that filmmaker David Lugo slandered him. Randy discussed the history of his relationship with Roger Stone, and he said Stone supported Randy when he ran as a Libertarian candidate for Senate and said that they got along for the most part personally. Randy also discussed the Black Lives Matter protests and Randy said people have had enough.
Live on the Fly host Randy Credico & Afshin Rattansi, host of Going Underground on RT and 2002 SONY WINNER: OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM, discuss the Julian Assange case & how power uses the law, evident in the show trial hearings of the Wikileaks founder. Randy & Afshin also discuss the current state of journalism and why so few follow in the footsteps of truth tellers like John Pilger or Seymour Hersh. Afshin's fearless style & commitment to uncovering the truth makes his interviews with Oliver Stone, Rafael Correa, Julian Assange, Nils Melzer, John Pilger, Seymour Hersh, Bashar al Assad & more the most riveting & informative broadcasts available. Randy & Afshin also discuss William Kunstler, Ralph Nader, & Governor Cuomo's handling of COVID.
On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked about a variety of topics, including the spike in COVID-19 numbers across the country, whether Roger Stone's defenders were being unfair to Randy Credico, and the many contradictions in United States foreign policy.GUESTSMaram Susli - Political Commentator and Geopolitical Analyst | Syria and the US ElectionMark Sleboda - International Relations & Security Analyst | Russia's Response to COVID-19Niko House - Political Activist and Broadcast Journalist, Founder and CEO of the MCSC Network | ProtestsIn Jamarl's first hour monologue, he expressed outrage over the Trump administration's plan to send American children back to school despite the coronavirus threat.The hosts were then joined by analyst Maram Susli, and they discussed how the upcoming presidential election will affect policy on Syria. Maram was sharply critical of President Trump's policy but said his saving grace is that he is blunt and does not put a fake humanitarian face on it. She argued that Biden is more dangerous because Democrats attempt to obfuscate the real goals and pointed out that a Biden policy advisor had already talked about a more "humanitarian" approach. They also discussed the pivotal role that Israel has played in the Syrian conflict.In the second hour, Shane and Jamarl spoke with Mark Sleboda about the Russian government's response to the COVID-19 crisis. They also discussed the discrepancy between the number and fatality rate of Russian COVID-19 cases compared to other countries and talked about speculation that the vaccine that has been popular in Eastern Europe and Russia may have been a factor. They also talked about Russia's diminished expectations in dealing with the West, particularly with the United States after a series of US-backed color revolutions around Eastern Europe. They expressed disappointment in recent presidents like Obama and Trump and discussed the recent reworking of arms control treaties.In the third hour, they talked to activist and Florida resident Niko House. Niko was critical of the United States and especially the state of Florida for not working with Cuba on the coronavirus crisis, citing the obvious similarities in climate and other factors. He also discussed the lack of media coverage on Florida governor Ron DeSantis' defunding of many online educational programs. They also discussed the differences between the US and world response in funding COVID-19 research.
On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan discussed a variety of topics including China's burgeoning alliance with Iran, the strange odyssey of Roger Stone, and a resurgence of the global pandemic affecting states like California and Arizona.Guests:Mark Frost - Economist, professor, consultant, drummer, Eagle Scout, Marine, libertarian'ish | Economic View of the PandemicGareth Porter - Investigative Journalist, author and policy analyst specializing in U.S. national security policy | The New Cold WarDavid Lugo - Producer, writer, and director of the documentary Sensational | Randy Credico & Roger StoneThe hosts discussed "cancel culture" and navigating free speech in a world of rapidly changing wokeness.Mark Frost explored his libertarian view that the government should never be in a position to shut down businesses over masks but admitted there is not enough data in right now to determine whether the shut downs are the best choice economically or whether other options would have caused less damage in the long run. Mark and the hosts also discussed whether the pandemic was a motivator behind the protests, with Mark saying he thinks it's the sense of many Americans that there are "two Americas."In the second hour, the hosts talked to guest Gareth Porter, who discussed the unproven allegations pushed by the New York Times that Russia was paying "bounties" for the Taliban to kill US troops in Afghanistan. Porter pointed out that the initial allegations were given almost no credibility by the intelligence agencies involved, yet the story has continued to be pushed, even though it makes no sense from a Russian perspective, whose main concern in Afghanistan was fighting Islamic terrorism. Gareth also discussed the new Cold War being pushed against China, especially given their alliance with Iran.In the third hour, Shane and Jamarl spoke with filmmaker David Lugo about his personal experience with both Roger Stone and Randy Credico. Accusations against Stone for allegedly threatening Credico as a witness were discussed in the context of David Lugo's personal experience being harassed by Credico repeatedly. They also discussed the role of ideology and pushing various negatives that affect American society.
Comic Judy Gold, whose new book is "Yes I Can Say That"; Randy Credico on Roger Stone; Investigative Journalist from The Center For Media And Democracy, Alex Kotch reports on hate groups receiving federal bailout money; Screenwriter Dave Sirus, whose latest film is "The King of Staten Island" starring Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei and Bill Burr, directed by Judd Apatow; Founder and President of Yuk Yuk's, Mark Breslin; Democratic Political Strategist "Jeff Blackwood" who helps Leftist candidates running in November; Jazz Historian Mike Steinel; David Takes Your Calls; Down With Tyranny's Howie Klein; Democratic Candidate Chris Armitage who is running for Washington's 5th congressional district; Professor Adnan Husain who teaches Medieval Mediterranean and Islamic World History at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada; Professor Harvey J. Kaye, author of “Thomas Paine and the Promise of America”; Covid-19 Town Hall with The Irritable Immunologist and Immuno Biologist Henry Hakamaki Music: Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around performed by The Covid Players, David Feldman Love Theme by Jay Danzig, Hard Time In The City by Mike Steinel, There's Power in The Union performed by Lance Jeffries, Tom Webber and Kathleen Ashe, Professor Harvey J. Kaye Love Theme by Mike Steinel, There Ain't No Cane On The Brazos performed by Tom Webber, Lance Jeffries and Kathleen Ashe, The Dave Sirus Love Theme performed by Jim Mahood Time Code: Randy Credico (0:40) Alex Kotch (1:00:56) Dave Sirus (1:31:20)There Ain't No Cane On The Brazos (2:00:34) Mark Breslin (2:04:13) Hard Time In The City (2:36:35) Jeff Blackwood (2:38:27) Mike Steinel (3:03:07) Judy Gold (3:25:49) Howie Klein (4:18:40) Chris Armitage (4:54:01) Professor Adnan Husain (5:21:49) Professor Harvey J. Kaye (6:08:15) The Covid Players (6:52:15) Covid-19 Town Hall with The Irritable Immunologist and Henry Hakamaki (7:05:10)
On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Shane Stranahan and Jamarl Thomas discussed the recent decision by President Trump to commute the sentence of his longtime advisor Roger Stone, the systemic problems with American media, and the upcoming election.GUESTSRick Sanchez - Internationally Recognized, Award-winning Broadcast Journalist, reporter, news presenter, and host of the nightly news show News with Rick Sanchez on RT America | The 2020 Election and the State of Modern JournalismTyler P. Nixon - Archivist, activist, technologist, legal counsel to Roger Stone | Roger Stone's CommutationDanny Sjursen - Retired U.S. Army Officer and Former History Instructor at West Point | What Went Wrong with the United States' View of WarIn the first hour, Jamarl's monologue looked at President Trump's decision Friday to commute the sentence of longtime advisor Roger Stone, and while criticizing Stone, called out the Democrat hypocrisy on the issue of lying to Congress.Then Shane and Jamarl spoke to veteran TV journalist Ricky Sanchez about the upcoming national election. Rick said that he sees very little difference between Donald Trump and Joe Biden on issues of foreign policy, but Biden scares him less on a personal level and Donald Trump is not someone that he would hire. Rick also talked about how CNN censored material from a book he had written when he worked for that network and decided the impact of careerism on truth-telling.In the second hour, Shane and Jamal talked to Roger Stone advocate Tyler Nixon about the recent decision by President Trump to commute Stone's sentence. Tyler pushed back on the idea that Roger Stone did anything wrong and went into detail about Stone's contentious relationship with witness Randy Credico. Nixon also described the intense questioning that he says Roger Stone was assailed with in an attempt to charge Stone with a process crime.In the third hour, Jamarl and Shane spoke with Danny Sjursen about the government and the media's shifting narrative about the US involvement in Afghanistan and the uncorroborated story that Russia was paying bounties. Danny said he believes the media coverage of foreign policy has gotten worse in recent times. They also discussed whether America learned the wrong lesson after the world wars and moved away from the model of citizen soldiers to one of "warriors."
Randy Credico turns the table on Afshin Rattansi the outstanding international journalist and host of Going Underground in an in-depth interview.
Ben Norton joins Randy Credico to co-host his program "Julian Assange: Countdown to Freedom," dedicated to exposing the prosecution and persecution of the WikiLeaks founder, a political prisoner who is being tortured for the "crime" of publishing truthful information. We discuss the extradition trial in London, the dangerous implications for press freedom, CIA surveillance, and the campaign against Chelsea Manning. Guests: Thomas Drake, Jesselyn Radack, Rebecca Vincent, and Robert Boyle
A hearing on the US effort to extradite Julian Assange for charges brought under the Espionage Act has begun in London. Satirist and broadcaster Randy Credico, a friend of Assange, discusses the stakes involved: an unprecedented assault on press freedom and a media publisher who has exposed the crimes and secrets of the US establishment. Guest: Randy Credico, political satirist and broadcaster.
Roger Stone has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for lying to a Congressional investigation of Russiagate and threatening a witness, Randy Credico. Stone falsely claimed to have a secret backchannel to Wikileaks, and that Credico was his source. Stone then tried to intimidate Credico into not contradicting his falsehoods. In an exclusive interview with Pushback, Randy Credico responds to the Stone sentencing and tells the real story of what happened. Guest: Randy Credico, political satirist and broadcaster.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net, and Sputnik news analyst and producer Nicole Roussell.There was a bare-fisted street brawl in Las Vegas last night, and a Democratic presidential debate broke out. Indeed, the New York Post called last night’s debate “the single best debate in the history of American politics.” That may be a stretch, but Mike Bloomberg looked unprepared, angry, and defensive. Elizabeth Warren looked like the big winner of the evening, as she relentlessly pummelled Bloomberg. Pete Buttigieg seemed to hold his own, and Bernie Sanders appears to have come out on top with no real damage other than over his medical records. 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), joins the show. One of Julian Assange’s London-based attorneys said yesterday that President Trump had authorized former Congressman Dana Rohrbacher to tell Assange that he would be pardoned if he showed proof that Russia was not behind the hack of DNC computers in 2016. Assange has repeatedly said over the years that no state actor was involved. But Rohrbacher issued a statement several hours later saying the report was not true, and that he had made the offer on his own volition. Brian and John speak with independent journalist Diani Barreto, and Joe Lauria, the editor-in-chief of Consortium News, founded by the late Robert Parry. Roger Stone was sentenced today to 40 months in a federal court in Washington DC. Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with prosecutors in their demand for real prison time for Stone, and she read several of Stone’s text messages to his friend Randy Credico into the record, including messages where Stone threatened Credico and his dog. This is despite the fact that Credico wrote to the judge and asked not to give Stone any prison time at all, saying that he never took Stone’s threats seriously. Coleen Rowley, a former FBI special agent who in 2002 was named Time Magazine person of the year along with two other whistleblowers, joins the show. Fighting broke out in Syria’s Idlib Province today after two Turkish soldiers were killed and five wounded in a Syrian Army air attack. The Turks responded, saying later that they killed more than 50 Syrian troops. A Turkish government spokesman said that move does not constitute a Turkish attack on Idlib, while a Russian government spokesman said that both sides need to stand down. Meanwhile, reports circulated that were denied by Turkey that it had asked the US to deploy two Patriot missile batteries on its southern border to protect Turkish troops from Syrian air attacks. Ambassador Peter Ford, the former UK Ambassador to Syria, joins Brian and John. The U.S. government issued harsh new restrictions on Chinese public media outlets this week that would put them in the same legal category as foreign missions. This dramatic move is being denounced as yet another escalation of the war on alternative media. In retaliation, several Wall Street Journal reporters in China had their credentials revoked. KJ Noh, a peace activist and scholar on the geopolitics of Asia, and a frequent contributor to Counterpunch and Dissident Voice, 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, and with Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space and a contributor to Foreign Policy In Focus.
Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I'm Glen Ford, along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: Black America has invested much of its energies in the promise of public education, but a Black educator wants schools, as we know them, abolished. And, Julian Assange is in the courts, fighting against extradition to the United States. Why are BOTH corporate political parties so intent in imprisoning the founder of Wikileaks? Kansas City, Kansas, like most American cities, is the site of massive gentrification, forcing Black and poor people out of the urban core. But, in the past year, tenants in Kansas City have fought back, winning passage of a Tenants Bill of Rights. We spoke to one of the main organizers of the city's tenant organization, Tara Rah-who-Veer. She said Kansas City tenants have made great strides in a short space of time. Growing numbers of activists are calling for the abolition of prisons in the US, as vestiges of slavery that cannot be reformed. David Stovall is a professor of African American Studies and Criminology at the University of Illinois, in Chicago. Stovall says, not only should prisons be done away with, but schooling, as we know it, should also be abolished. Hearings begin on February 24, in Great Britain, on U.S. requests to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, to stand trail on 18 charges that could put him prison for 175 years. Assange is currently being held in Britain's Belmarsh prison, where he is reported in poor health. Black Agenda Report executive editor Glen Ford says Julian Assange is a political prisoner of Empire, who deserves support, along with all the other U.S. political prisoners. Ford was interviewed on Randy Credico's radio show. Chuck Africa, the last of the MOVE 9 Black political prisoners convicted in the death of a Philadelphia cop back in 1978. That was cause for celebration for the nation's best known political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, who has been locked up since 1981 in the death of another Philadelphia cop. Abu Jamal is jubilant that Move member is out of prison.
Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Glen Ford, along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: Black America has invested much of its energies in the promise of public education, but a Black educator wants schools, as we know them, abolished. And, Julian Assange is in the courts, fighting against extradition to the United States. Why are BOTH corporate political parties so intent in imprisoning the founder of Wikileaks? Kansas City, Kansas, like most American cities, is the site of massive gentrification, forcing Black and poor people out of the urban core. But, in the past year, tenants in Kansas City have fought back, winning passage of a Tenants Bill of Rights. We spoke to one of the main organizers of the city’s tenant organization, Tara Rah-who-Veer. She said Kansas City tenants have made great strides in a short space of time. Growing numbers of activists are calling for the abolition of prisons in the US, as vestiges of slavery that cannot be reformed. David Stovall is a professor of African American Studies and Criminology at the University of Illinois, in Chicago. Stovall says, not only should prisons be done away with, but schooling, as we know it, should also be abolished. Hearings begin on February 24, in Great Britain, on U.S. requests to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, to stand trail on 18 charges that could put him prison for 175 years. Assange is currently being held in Britain’s Belmarsh prison, where he is reported in poor health. Black Agenda Report executive editor Glen Ford says Julian Assange is a political prisoner of Empire, who deserves support, along with all the other U.S. political prisoners. Ford was interviewed on Randy Credico’s radio show. Chuck Africa, the last of the MOVE 9 Black political prisoners convicted in the death of a Philadelphia cop back in 1978. That was cause for celebration for the nation’s best known political prisoner, Mumia Abu Jamal, who has been locked up since 1981 in the death of another Philadelphia cop. Abu Jamal is jubilant that Move member is out of prison.
Impeachment, the centerpiece of President Trump’s legal problems, is wrapping up. But the House will continue to investigate him on various fronts. There is ongoing litigation over efforts to obtain his financial records. The House could also try to subpoena John Bolton, even though the Senate declined to. And what’s the deal with Trump’s Department of Justice making arguments about remedies for disobeying subpoenas that are the exact opposite of his impeachment defense team? What’s next? Plus: Roger Stone’s sentencing approaches and the public (including Randy Credico) weighs in; prosecutors retreat from recommending prison time for Michael Flynn; Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas have a trial date, just weeks before the general election; and E. Jean Carroll seeks the president’s DNA.
Senator Susan Collins (Martha Previte), Down With Tyranny's Howie Klein, Jacobin's Professor Ben Burgis, Comedian Joe DeVito, Yuk Yuk's Mark Breslin, Peabody & Emmy Award Winning Jim Earl, and American Hero Randy Credico. Randy Credico talks Roger Stone, and then actually does a Frank Pantageli for David. Senator Susan Collins makes sure David's mind is out of the gutter. Howie Klein on Democrats who take bribes from the pharmaceutical industry. Professor Ben Burgis on why the Democrats need leadership not unity. Joe DeVito on the mafia accepting homosexuals. Jim Earl on why Mayor Pete is the devil. Mark Breslin on the lighter side of cremation. Time Code: Senator Susan Collins (0:00) Howie Klein (13:06) Professor Ben Burgis (53:40) Randy Credico (1:29:16) Joe DeVito (2:40:56) Mark Breslin (3:36:59) Jim Earl (4:21:18)
On today's show, I will be in conversation w/political satirist and activist Randy Credico on some things Roger Stone and most things Assange related. The post A Rude Awakening – December 2, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.
On today's show, I will be in conversation w/political satirist and activist Randy Credico on some things Roger Stone and most things Assange related. The post A Rude Awakening – November 25, 2019 appeared first on KPFA.
Today, Mitch Jeserich talks with Historian Anthony D'Agostino. He is a Professor at San Francisco State University, an expert on the history of Russia, and the author of many books including the Russian revolution and “The Rise of Global Powers: International Politics in the Era of World Wars”. Then, Randy Credico joins us to talk about Roger Stone. Randy Credico is long time leftist activist. He is a perennial political candidate, comedian, radio host, and activist, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice. He is the producer, director and writer of the radio program 60 Mimics. The post Understanding Ukraine, Russia and U.S. Interests in the Region. Then, a Chat with Randy Credico. appeared first on KPFA.
Today on the Flashpoints: Norman Solomon on Sanders, fighting the corporate Democrats, and on the green new deal. Randy Credico on Bloomberg's apology, and how the current mayor isn't much better. And an in-depth update on the violence in Hong Kong The post Norman Solomon on Bernie, Corporate Dems and more appeared first on KPFA.
Today on the Flashpoints: An exclusive US interview with Flashpoints Crime and Punishment correspondent, Randy Credico, the lead witness in the debunking Russia-Gate trial of Roger Stone. Also Professor Noura Erakat on her new book Justice for Some: Law And the Question of Palestine The post Exclusive Flashpoints Interview with Randy Credico appeared first on KPFA.
Today on Flashpoints: We continue with our multi year series, Julian Assange; Countdown to Freedom, with Randy Credico, of Live on The Fly. Today we are joined by former British Ambassador, Craig Murray. Later we speak with civil rights attorney, author, Margaret Ratner Kunstler, about her book, In Defense of Julian Assange. The post Encore: The Latest Julian Assange: Countdown to Freedom appeared first on KPFA.
Today on Flashpoints: We continue with our multi year series, Julian Assange; Countdown to Freedom, with Randy Credico, of Live on The Fly. Today we are joined by former British Ambassador, Craig Murray. Later we speak with civil rights attorney, author, Margaret Ratner Kunstler, about her book, In Defense of Julian Assange. The post Julian Assange: Countdown to Freedom, Continues appeared first on KPFA.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.Today, Ecuadorian authorities handed over to US prosecutors Julian Assange’s legal documents and medical records that remain in the Ecuadorian Embassy after Assange’s arrest. Sweden also issued a request for a detention order against Assange. Over the weekend president Trump threatened to “end” Iran if it threatens the United States, prompting an outraged response from the Iranian government. Fears are mounting that the stage is being set for war. Massoud Shadjareh, the founder of the Islamic Human Rights Commission, joins the show. New Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was inaugurated today following his landslide election victory, and immediately dissolved parliament and called for snap elections. What does Zelensky’s presidency mean for Ukraine and for the geopolitical conflicts the country is embroiled in? Brian and John speak with Mark Sleboda, an international affairs and security analyst. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s coalition is expected to form a majority government after an unexpectedly strong finish in yesterday’s elections. Voters rejected the opposition Labor’s Party’s focus on climate change in favor of Morrison’s push for the use of more coal. Anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim sentiment are also thought to have played a key role in the election. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, joins the show. Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto,” joins Brian and John. Corporate media came out with a new line of attack on the Democratic presidential candidates most closely identified with the peace movement. The New York Times recently published a magazine article accusing Bernie Sanders of embracing left-wing and liberation movements and involving himself in the Cold War when he was mayor of Burlington, Vermont. And The Daily Beast wrote this weekend that Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign is being “boosted by Putin apologists.” Is this the Democrats’ version of McCarthyism for the 2020 campaign? Jim Kavanagh, the editor of thepolemicist.net, and Dan Kovalik, a human rights and labor lawyer who is the author of the book “The Plot to Overthrow Venezuela: How the US is Orchestrating a Coup for Oil,” joins the show.Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules with Chris Garaffa is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa joins the show.
On this edition of Parallax Views, we return to the subject of political "dirty trickster" Roger Stone, whose trial has just been set for November 5th. Who is the "real" Roger Stone behind the public image? Joining us to help answer that question is the controversial former Roger Stone collaborator Robert Morrow, who co-authored The Clintons' War on Women with Stone. Robert tells the story of how he came to work with Roger Stone through the book The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ. Robert then describes how he came to co-write The Clintons' War on Women with Stone. From there we discuss how the case of Jeffrey Epstein led to a falling out between Stone and Morrow. Morrow discusses how behind Stone's charming personality is a narcissist with a low self-esteem who seek to curry favor with larger-than-life figures like Donald Trump. He dishes the dirt on Stone's cheating on his wife, his little discussed anti-Semitism, and his bullying of various figures in the JFK assassination community. Additionally we discuss some periphery figures in the Stone saga like Jerome Corsi, Randy Credico, and Saint John Hunt. In the end Morrow has a very harsh critique of Stone that pulls no punches. And a story about Stone and Ann Coulter that will keep you from sleeping for weeks. All in all it's an episode that you won't want to miss if you want an insight into the mind of Roger Stone from someone who worked with him. WARNING: THE VIEWS CONTAINED IN THIS EPISODE ARE THOSE OF ROBERT MORROW. SOME CONTENT MAY BE ADULT AND GRAPHIC IN NATURE SUPPORT PARALLAX VIEWS ON PATREON!
In this exclusive extended interview, Randy Credico tells his side of the story on his role in the Russia investigation, his upcoming interview with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and true nature of his relationship with Trump campaign advisor Roger Stone. With never before revealed details about Roger Stone and the Mueller investigation, Credico details his long-standing ties to the political operative and answers the hard questions about his alleged coordination with Wikileaks. The interview highlights the larger context of the multi-front assault on Julian Assange, Wikileaks and the future of press freedom. Keep Empire Files independent and ad-free! Patreon: www.patreon.com/empirefiles GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/keep-empire-files-going FOLLOW // @EmpireFiles // @AbbyMartin LIKE // www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles
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On this bonus episode of Parallax Views returning guests Pearse Redmond of Porkins Policy Reviews and private investigator Ed Opperman of The Opperman Report join us for a roundtable discussion of political "dirty trickster" Roger Stone and his recent, highly publicized arrest in relation to the Mueller Probe. But first Pearse talks about getting blocked on Twitter by sleazeball "journalist" Mike Cernovich. Then Ed and Pearse give their takes on Alan Dershowitz in relation to the ongoing sordid saga of billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein (see episodes 28, 29, & 30). "Weird" Mike Cernovich being weird Epstein lawyer Alan Dershowitz and "Weird" Mike Cernovich Jeffrey Epstein and Alan Dershowitz From there we dive straight into the weird, wild, and exceptionally sleazy world of Roger Stone. What exactly landed Roger Stone in hot water with the Mueller Probe? Is Stone, as Pearse argues early on in the discussion, or is he, as Ed believes, a formidable operator? What bombshells did former Stone collaborator Robert Morrow drop on Ed in an exclusive Opperman Report interview about the GOP dirty trickster? Did the FBI raid follow proper procedures? Will Stone receive a gag order? What of the required drug testing of Stone in the Mueller Probe indictment? Who is Randy Credico and what is his relation to Stone? What are the experiences of folks in the JFK assassination conspiracy field with Stone? And what's going on with Wikileaks? All this and much more in this jam-packed special edition of Parallax Views!
Like Bernie and Jane Sanders drunkenly singing Woody Guthrie with the Soviets, your humble hosts have returned to bless your ears with mellifluous content. This week, we start out talking about “the grind,” meaning both the grind of burnt coffee that made former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz rich enough to mull over running for president this week and the daily workplace drudgery millennials are now pretending to enjoy as they shout “secure the bag” into the high heavens. Our main story this week is the newest development in the Mueller investigation: the arrest of Roger Stone, the infamously foppish former lobbyist. We discuss the non-dog-friendly threats he made against Randy Credico, his supposed liaison with WikiLeaks, as well as the right-wing outcry against the perceived police brutality Stone endured during his arrest. In pop culture, we’re staying in the Stone Zone to discuss the Netflix documentary Get Me Roger Stone and evaluating whether or not Roger lives up to the hype. We also denounce the resurrection of the Dude, Jeff Bridges’ famous character from The Big Lebowski, and his sudden appreciation of Stella Artois as teased in a preview for a soulless upcoming SuperBowl ad. Lastly, we dabble in some visual art appreciation as we evaluate the hand-drawn political cartoons (for lack of a better term) that Jim Carrey has been posting to Twitter lately, and towards which Jerry Saltz turned his eye for a banger of an interview in Vulture with the Ace Ventura actor. Lastly, in story time this week, Sam struggles to prove his innocence as he explains why he was suspended from elementary school multiple times before the age of 10. Notes: Enough with the Coffee Man https://jacobinmag.com/2019/01/howard-schultz-billionaire-starbucks-president-2020 Rise of Rise & Grind Work Culture https://t.co/2IZK09PTPJ The Dude Superbowl commercial https://theoutline.com/post/7019/the-dude-big-lebowski-super-bowl-commercial-stella-artois?zd=1&zi=aiegju4i Jim Carrey: Serious Visual Artist https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/jim-carrey-art-paintings-political-cartoons.html
Today's episode sounds the alarm as to whether our activist right-wing Supreme Court is ready to effectively overturn Roe v. Wade and essentially permit the entire state of Louisiana to all but ban the right to an abortion in that state. We're NOT an alarmist podcast, but this is something you need to be watching. We also follow up on the Trump Shutdown, answer a listener question regarding our discussion of the Hilton lawsuit from last episode, and (of course) take our weekly visit to Yodel Mountain, this time on the back of one Roger Stone. Are these all just "process crimes?" And what the hell does that mean, anyway? Strap in and find out! We begin, however, with a brief look at the end of the Trump Shutdown and what's likely to come next. After that, we tackle some questions and misperceptions regarding our story of the lawsuit against Hilton hotels from Episode 248. Then, it's time for the main segment, which takes a look at a pending Supreme Court motion and discusses what this means for the future of Roe v. Wade and the right to a legal abortion in this country. Yes, it really is that significant. Then, it's time for a trip to Yodel Mountain to discuss "process crimes" rapid-fire round of questions about Trump's shutdown. Why is Congress still getting paid? Who can sue, and why haven't they? Find out the answers to these questions and more! We end, as always, with a brand new Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #112 about murder most foul! As always, remember to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Appearances None! If you’d like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links 1. Ann Coulter was responsible for the shutdown and Trump's approval ratings take a hit. (Thomas Was Right) 2. A series of bipartisan proposals show support for ending shutdowns. 3. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. 4. Several years ago, Andrew wrote on reasonable religious accommodations at Disney when he was still working for The Man. 5. We discussed Planned Parenthood v. Casey in OA: Episode 27 and OA Episode: 28. 6. Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt 136 S.Ct. 2292 (2016) 7. June Medical Services v. Gee, 905 F.3d 787 (5th Cir. 2018) 8. MOTION TO STAY filed by June. 9. Dershowitz – what the defenders are saying and why it’s Wrong . Followed by Seth Abramson’s Smackdown thread. 10. Stone Indictment 11. More on Randy Credico from his wiki entry and twitter. 12. Roger Stone will work the media 13. Concord Management & Consulting media discovery. 14. The joint motion in Roger Stone's case and the "voluminous and complex" evidence against him. Support us on Patreon at: patreon.com/law Follow us on Twitter: @Openargs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openargs/ Don't forget the OA Facebook Community! For show-related questions, check out the Opening Arguments Wiki, which now has its own Twitter feed! @oawiki And email us at openarguments@gmail.com
Roger Stone's pre-dawn arrest in Florida Friday, a raid executed by FBI agents working without salary during the government shutdown, had long seemed a matter of when, not if. Special counsel Robert Mueller has been deeply interested in Stone for months, and at least nine of the political operative's associates have appeared before Mueller's grand jury, including talk radio host Randy Credico and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi.
On The Gist, Nancy Pelosi is a skilled politician, sure… but she’s scoring her wins against an incompetent one in president Trump. In the interview, we obsess about the lives of stars, but what about their not-so-famous siblings? Comedy Central’s The Other Two focuses on the brother and sister of a pre-teen who rocketed to pop stardom. Drew Tarver plays one of those siblings, and discusses what it’s like living in the shadow of a more famous family member (not just in this role, but in real life). The Other Two airs on Thursdays on Comedy Central. In the Spiel, on the eccentricities of Roger Stone and Randy Credico. This episode is brought to you by Slack, the collaboration hub for work. Learn more at Slack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On The Gist, Nancy Pelosi is a skilled politician, sure… but she’s scoring her wins against an incompetent one in president Trump. In the interview, we obsess about the lives of stars, but what about their not-so-famous siblings? Comedy Central’s The Other Two focuses on the brother and sister of a pre-teen who rocketed to pop stardom. Drew Tarver plays one of those siblings, and discusses what it’s like living in the shadow of a more famous family member (not just in this role, but in real life). The Other Two airs on Thursdays on Comedy Central. In the Spiel, on the eccentricities of Roger Stone and Randy Credico. This episode is brought to you by Slack, the collaboration hub for work. Learn more at Slack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this episode of Fault Lines, host Lee Stranahan and Producer Eric Ladny discuss President Trump's decision to bring a temporary end to the government shutdown. Will Trump secure funding for the 'Border Wall' in the coming weeks, and when will the President give his yearly State of the Union address?Guests:Ford Fischer - Independent Journalist | Covering Venezuela Protests & Government ShutdownJessica Vaughan - Director of Policy Studies at the Center for Immigration Studies | Government Shutdown Ends - Will There Be a WALL?David Lugo - Filmmaker | Breaking Down the Roger Stone IndictmentIndependent journalist Ford Fischer travels around the US and internationally to follow major news stories and events. Recently, he has been in Washington DC covering the government shutdown and protests regarding US involvement in Venezuela. Ford joins today's show to detail these events and to give a preview of his future coverage, including an upcoming trip to France to cover the 'Yellow Vest' protests.Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats viewed President Trump's decision to re-open the government as a political victory and a defeat for the sitting President. Jessica Vaughan from the Center for Immigration Studies returns to Fault Lines to discuss the merits of Trump's move to open the government and how he will proceed with his goal of constructing a southern border wall. For the final segment, filmmaker David Lugo joins the show to talk about his professional and personal experience working with both Roger Stone and Randy Credico. With Stone now under indictment, what are the facts about his relationships with Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, and other individuals involved with Robert Mueller's investigation?
In this bonus episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman break down the fallout from the Roger Stone indictment. They also recall specific moments from their interview with Randy Credico in which they all but predicted a month ago exactly what just took place. And what will come of the Trump-Russia scenario now that a key linchpin, one might think, has been brought in? Dog threats, Wikileaks, and Godfather impressions are abound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this bonus interview for Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman sit down with activist, comedian, and former radio host Randy Credico, who happens to be a critical witness in the Roger Stone investigation. Fresh from being grilled by the Mueller team, Credico and his dog Bianca (who was also in the Grand Jury room) fill us in on the latest surrounding the case. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of Skullduggery, co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman react to the Cohen sentencing and bring in Yahoo's own Hunter Walker who recently spent some time on the phone with Trump's now personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, we get to listen in. Then, Neal Katyal, former Solicitor General during the Obama Administration joins the conversation as they dig through the constitutional ramifications of the situation. And finally, a key witness in the Mueller Investigation in regards to Roger Stone, Randy Credico (and his dog Bianca), jump in to talk about his recent time spent with prosecutors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Abby and Robbie begin this special 2.5 hour edition of Media Roots Radio by discussing the life and works of the late William Blum. They then unearth the atrocious legacy of George H.W. Bush. From CIA director, to Reagan VP to President, Bush Sr. engineered the neocon cabal that continued under his son W. Bush's administration, and oversaw the Panama Invasion and Gulf War, both murderous enterprises that set the stage for permanent US wars in Latin America and the Middle East. They close the show with a Palestine update about the Hollywood gala to raise money for the IDF, Palestinians being forced to "self-demolish" their homes, and tremendous local BDS successes. William Blum on Breaking the Set: https://bit.ly/2PB1Vsv Empire Files Interview with Randy Credico: https://bit.ly/2DPXkAz California Fires Class Action Lawsuit: https://bit.ly/2PBd9xp Prescott Bush Helped Hitler's Rise to Power: https://bit.ly/29Xkvbr Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey
Chiqui Cartagena: The Public Policy Implications of Hispanic Marketing (Ep. 164) Chiqui Cartagena joined Joe Miller to discuss the public policy implications of Hispanic marketing amidst an increased demand for Latino data. Bio Chiqui Cartagena (@ChiquiCartagena) is the author of Latino Boom II and most recently served as senior vice president of the Political & Advocacy Group at Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America. At Univision, she was responsible for increasing the understanding of the importance of Hispanic voter and the key political issues that affect them among key political constituents across the country. In 2014, Ms. Cartagena was named one of Campaigns & Elections "50 Influencers". In 2013, she was recognized with a Multiethnic TV Leadership Award from Broadcasting & Cable magazine and in 2012, Cartagena received the ADCOLOR® Legend Award in recognition of her tireless efforts in leading the conversation about the Hispanic market. In 2007, she was named the Hispanic Direct Marketing Professional of the Year by the Direct Marketing Association. And finally, she is the author of Latino Boom II, Catch the Biggest Wave Since the Baby Boom, her second book on the Hispanic market which was published in 2013. Ms. Cartagena is a Hispanic media and marketing pioneer with 25 years of experience developing, launching, and leading some of America’s most successful Spanish-language consumer magazines, including People en Español and TV Guide en Español. She has also developed many integrated marketing programs for leading consumer brands to successfully reach the Latino community. Her career also includes senior roles as a broadcast journalist, having previously worked in the news divisions of Univision and Telemundo. Ms. Cartagena, a graduate of the University of Miami, is a member of the Awards Committee for National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and lives in New York City. Resources Latino Boom Nielsen LatinX The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman News Roundup Can Facebook overcome its woes with Zuckerberg and Sandberg still leading the company? Facebook, which has lost about $100 billion in market value since March, can’t seem to right itself after a year of the Cambridge Analytica and election interference debacle. The UK Parliament got hold of senior level communications from a company in the U.S. called Six4Thirty which is suing Facebook. Six4Thirty, whose core business model was scanning Facebook data for bikini photos, obtained the communications in the discovery process in an attempt to establish that Facebook knew about the loophole it used to obtain Facebook’s users data, which was allegedly the same loophole that Cambridge Analytica used. Some of the communications are said to be from Mark Zuckerberg himself. So normally, the communications would be shielded from disclosure as the matter is being litigated. But it just so happens that Damian Collins, the Chair of the Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sports select committee, caught wind of the fact that one of Six4Thirty’s founders was in London—bringing the company within the UK’s jurisdiction. So that enabled Collins to seize the documents by sending a Serjeant at Arms to the founder’s hotel room and requiring him to turn over the documents within 2 hours or face a fine or potential jail time. So there’s that. And as far as Facebook’s hiring of a lobbying firm that allegedly worked to play into anti-Semitism against George Soros, Facebook’s head of public policy Elliot Schrage announced in an internal memo that he was responsible for hiring the firm. However, he said that it was never his intention to play into anti-semitism. Facebook COO Cheryl Sandberg weighed in in a comment, saying that she was ultimately responsible. Schrage has been planning to leave the company for some time, and he will be replaced by former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Calls by some shareholders and others for Mark Zuckerberg and Cheryl Sandberg to step down from at least some of their responsibilities has fallen on deaf ears. As Zuckerberg said in a CBS Business Interview that, while he apologized for the company’s woes, said that stepping down or replacing Sandberg is “not the plan”. Can Amazon be humbled by pushback from its workforce? Amazon has huge, global aspirations. But will the company go as far as it needs to in order to resolve internal labor disputes? In the U.S., Amazon raised its minimum wage to $15 per hour but eliminated other perks, including employee benefits. But on Black Friday, thousands of European workers went on strike, demanding better pay and working conditions. All of this is happening amidst Amazon’s aggressive expansion efforts beyond ecommerce. For example, the company is bidding for 21st Century Fox’s 22 Regional Sports assets—including YES TV which broadcasts the New York Yankees. The Wall Street Journal also reports that Amazon is now the Number 3 digital advertising platform, behind just Google and Facebook, with ad sales growth projected to be at over 400% between 2017 and 2020, way ahead of second-place Tencent in China whose ad sales growth is projected to be at just under 200%. Roger Stone crony Jerome Corsi says he won’t take FBI plea deal Conspiracy theorist and Roger Stone ally Jermone Corsi told CNN that Robert Mueller offered him a plea deal on one count of perjury connected with statements Corsi made saying that he had no communication with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Trump confidante Stone himself said that he’d never had direct communication with Assange either, saying that he got all of his info through a backchannel alleged to be New York radio personality Randy Credico, which Credico has denied. Russian hacking is resurgence American officials and security firms are reporting that Russian hacking efforts are on an uptick following the U.S. midterm elections. The hackers are apparently trying to test the waters with the new Congress coming in. But experts are concerned that we won’t know the full scale of the hackers’ capabilities until the 2020 presidential election. Is China’s TikTok the next big video karaoke app? Axios has a report on the growth of TikTok, which has seen impressive user growth over the last year. The platform is now up to 7.2 million monthly users. It’s now ranked in the Top 5 U.S. apps in both Google Play and the iOS app store and its global monthly usage comes in around 130 million. So some are asking how big TikTok can become in the U.S. NASA lands on Mars again For the 8th time, NASA has landed on Mars. This time, the rover Insight will explore Mars’ interior, digging beneath the red planet’s surface to determine its origins. It’s expected to be a 2-year mission. Trump ponders state-run TV network Is President Trump considering establishing a state-run TV network? Some think he is and it follows the same playbook as most dictators.
House Republicans who have spent the last two years arguing that there was bias in President Barack Obama’s Justice Department are preparing to subpoena two key witnesses in the final weeks of their majority — former FBI Director James Comey and former Attorney General Loretta Lynch. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte, R-Va., has notified colleagues that he will subpoena Comey for a closed-door deposition Nov. 29 and Lynch for Dec. 5, according to a person familiar with the subpoenas. The person declined to be identified because the person was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. See Article: Congress Prepares To Subpoena Lynch & Comey – E-Militia.com http://ow.ly/mNTD30mH8MP SEE PETE’s INTERVIEW WITH ROGER STONE THIS MORNING: https://youtu.be/zPmZdW4nMj8 BOMBSHELL: Roger Stone May Have Blown The Lid Off Mueller Probe ROGER STONE LIVE WITH PETE SANTILLI - 9AM In recent months, several of Stone’s associates have been subpoenaed by a grand jury as part of Mueller’s wide-ranging investigation into Russian election interference and whether Trump’s campaign colluded with the Kremlin. Mueller's team wants to know if Stone communicated with the Trump campaign about WikiLeaks. Stone has repeatedly claimed that he had established a backchannel with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. That backchannel to Assange was left-wing comedian Randy Credico, Stone has said, and attempted to prove in recently released text messages. Six days before WikiLeaks began releasing emails from Clinton campaign manager John Podesta, Stone texted with Credico about WikiLeaks. Credico, who has denied being the link between the two, has a meeting scheduled with Mueller’s team after Thanksgiving, https://www.stonedefensefund.com/ https://stonecoldtruth.com/rogerstonesrules/ https://1776.shop/product/roger-stone-did-nothing-wrong-t-shirt/ http://writetrump.com ♦PLEASEDONATE: http://paypal.me/petesantilli or http://thepetesantillishow.com/donate Check/MoneyOrders Payable to: Peter SantilliP.O. Box 30122, Cincinnati, Ohio 45230
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dan Kovalik, a Pittsburgh human rights and labor lawyer, and the author of the new book “The Plot to Control the World,” and Eugene Puryear, the host of the Sputnik News show By Any Means Necessary. Funeral services were held today for the victims of the anti-Semitic massacre at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh as the city and the country mourns the loss of life in this brazen terror attack carried out by a white supremacist. Donald Trump is also on his way to the city, as he continues to face criticism over the impact of his rhetoric on the political climate in the country. Tuesday’s weekly series is False Profits—A Weekly Look at Wall Street and Corporate Capitalism with Daniel Sankey. Financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey joins the show. President Trump said in an HBO documentary that will be broadcast Sunday that he would seek to end birthright citizenship by executive order, that is automatic American citizenship for any person born in the United States. Apparently he hasn’t bothered to read the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Brian and John speak with Juan Carlos Ruiz, cofounder of New Sanctuary Coalition. A judge in Ecuador has ruled against WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, who had contested new rules imposed on him in the country's embassy in London. The judge said a requirement to pay for internet use and clean up after his cat did not violate his right to asylum. Assange had argued that the conditions violated his "fundamental rights and freedoms", and were intended to force him to leave. His lawyers have appealed against the ruling. Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, joins the show. Maria Butina, a Russian graduate student being held without bail for conspiracy to fail to register as a foreign agent, is now being accused of being involved in cyber warfare, according to the Associated Press. The only problem is that Butina WASN’T involved in cyber warfare. When she was studying at American University in Washington, one of her professors asked her to gather information on the cyberdefenses of US non-profits for a study he was doing. That’s it. Jim Kavanagh, the editor of ThePolemicist.net, joins Brian and John. The New York Times reported yesterday that South Korean President Moon Jae-in is succeeding where all of his predecessors have failed — in engaging North Korea and convincing that country to give up its nuclear weapons program. But the article isn’t complimentary. It quotes a South Korean newspaper as saying that Moon is Kim’s most effective spokesman. And it quotes an American think tank analyst saying Moon is a “Bad moon on the rise,” quoting an old Creedence Clearwater Revival song. Simone Chun, a fellow at the Korea Policy Institute and a member of the Korean Peace Network, joins the show.Midterm elections are one week away, so today the hosts look at how an offhand comment may affect them. Hillary Clinton told an audience in New York a few days ago that she still would like to be president. When asked if she would run again, she said no, paused, said no again, and then said that, well, sure, she’d like to be president. The interviewer says that the public has overreacted to the statement. But Clinton supporters relished the notion of another campaign against Donald Trump. Brian and John speak with Walter Smolarek, Sputnik news analyst and producer of Loud & Clear.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston and author of many books, including “Blows Against the Empire: U.S. Imperialism in Crisis.”Explosive packages were sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and former Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz today and to billionaire Democratic Party donor George Soros over the weekend. None of them detonated and no one was injured. Why are incidents like this so common in the United States? The hosts look at the issue of political polarization, factional struggles among political elites and their impact on the larger population and the history and the role violence has played during periods of political turmoil and indeed within the foundational structures of what became the United States. Wednesday’s regular segment, Beyond Nuclear, is about nuclear issues, including weapons, energy, waste, and the future of nuclear technology in the United States. Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, producer of Loud & Clear Nicole Roussell, and Sputnik news analyst Walter Smolarek, join the show. In our continuing daily coverage of the midterm elections, the hosts take a look at Medicaid. Medicaid expansion is on the ballot in some of the unlikeliest places this election, places like Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Nebraska. These are states whose populations were no fans of Obamacare, but many people there have come to the conclusion that the only way to cover gaps in health care is to expand the federal program long attacked by conservatives. Brian and John speak with Leo Cuello, an attorney and the director of health policy for the National Health Law Program. The United Nations Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs said yesterday that as many as 14 million Yemenis--half of the country’s population--is at risk of starvation because of Saudi Arabia’s war on that country. Mark Lowcock said, “There is a clear and present danger of an imminent and great famine” hitting Yemen that would be bigger than anything seen in the lifetime of any UN official. Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Non-Violence, joins the show. Ecuador’s foreign minister said yesterday that the country would no longer intervene with the UK government on behalf of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Jose Valencia departed from previous policy by saying that it is now up to Assange to deal with his own problems with the UK. Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, joins Brian and John. Apple Corporation CEO Tim Cook launched a blistering attack yesterday in Brussels against what he called the data industrial complex. Cook said that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation could provide an alternative model. Professor Bryan Ford, who leads the Decentralized/Distributed Systems lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), joins the show.Last week, there was an attack in southern Afghanistan against the governor, police chief, and intelligence director of Kandahar Province. They were all killed when the governor’s own bodyguards opened fire. The attack was claimed by the Taliban. But now we’re learning that the primary target was US Army General Scott Miller, the four-star officer in charge of all forces in Afghanistan. And US Army Brigadier General Jeff Smiley was shot and wounded in the attack. Brian and John speak with Brian Terrell, a long time peace activist and also co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Jim Kavanagh, editor of thepolemicist.net, and Dave Lindorff, an investigative reporter and founder of This Can’t Be Happening!, as well as a columnist for CounterPunch, and a contributor to Businessweek, The Nation, Extra! and Salon.com.Donald Trump gave a wide ranging — and at some times shocking — interview that was broadcast on 60 Minutes yesterday. During the course of the interview, the President talked to journalist Leslie Stahl about issues as diverse as climate change, China, North Korea, trade, and Russia. He indirectly threatened the job of Defense Secretary James Mattis and said that the European Union was one of the greatest threats facing the United States. Monday’s regular segment Technology Rules with Chris Garaffa is a weekly guide on how monopoly corporations and the national surveillance state are threatening cherished freedoms, civil rights and civil liberties. Web developer and technologist Chris Garaffa joins the show. The government of Ecuador yesterday reinstated internet connectivity for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who has been in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for the past six years. Assange had his internet and visitors cut off in March after he allegedly commented on Spanish elections in violation of an agreement with the Ecuadorians. Brian and John speak with Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice. The international investigation into the disappearance and apparent murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi continues. Turkish authorities say they are positive that Khashoggi was tortured, murdered, and dismembered inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and they have the video to prove it. Meanwhile, dozens of major business leaders are withdrawing from an upcoming business conference in Saudi Arabia — it’s being called Davos in the Desert — in protest of Khashoggi’s murder. Mansour Alhadj, a journalist, author, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, joins the show. Political observers are calling this weekend’s elections in the southern German state of Bavaria “A political earthquake,” as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partners were walloped while the Green Party and the far-right Alternative for Germany increased their share of the vote dramatically. In fact, the Social Democratic Party, one of the coalition partners garnered fewer votes than the neo-Nazis. Sputnik news analyst Walter Smolarek joins Brian and John. The Trump Administration has ordered an obscure government agency, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, to guy environmental regulations related to chemical and oil pipeline safety. Instead of mandatory regulations designed to keep workers and the public safe, those regulations will become voluntary suggestions. Scott Edwards, co-director of the Food & Water Justice project at Food & Water Watch, joins the show.Monday’s segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” is where Bill helps us look at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Brian and John speak with Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto.”
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston and author of many books, including “Blows Against the Empire: U.S. Imperialism in Crisis.”The world is changing fast as the dominant position of the United States in global politics is called into question by emerging powers. As several world leaders sharply criticize the Trump administration from the rostrum of the United States, what does the future hold for geopolitics? Friday is Loud & Clear’s regular segment on the midterms, taking a look at political races around the country in the runup to midterm elections in November. Jacqueline and Abdus Luqman, the co-editors-in-chief of Luqman Nation, which hosts a livestream every Thursday night at 9:00 p.m. on Facebook, and Brent Jabbour, an RT news analyst and host of the podcast Origin Stories, join the show. Less than a day after the powerful testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh furious response, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along partisan lines to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination with a positive recommendation. All eyes are now on the full Senate as it prepares for a final vote. Brian speaks with Heidi Boghosian, the executive director of the A. J. Muste Memorial Institute and the former executive director of the National Lawyers Guild. Julian Assange stepped down yesterday evening as the editor-in-chief of Wikileaks. He’ll remain the publisher, but Kristinn Hrafnsson will step up to be the new editor-in-chief there. Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, joins the show. Bellingcat, a citizen journalist website, reported this week that they’d found the true identity of Ruslan Boshirov, one of the Russians that Britain has accused of poisoning the Skripals in Salisbury. Bellingcat has existed for a few years, and most of its renown has come from chemical weapons investigations and accusations against Syrian President Assad. Alexander Mercouris, the editor-in-chief of The Duran, joins Brian. The US and Mexico will release the text of their bilateral trade agreement tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern, according to Bloomberg News. The Trump administration was eager to conclude an agreement with Mexico before president-elect Obrador takes office, leaving Canada out in the cold and calling the existence of the NAFTA trade agreement itself into question. Dr. Jack Rasmus, a professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of “Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression,” whose work is at www.jackrasmus.com, joins the show.It’s Friday! So it’s time for the week’s worst and most misleading headlines. Brian speaks with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his blog Left I on the News and on twitter @leftiblog, and Sputnik producer Nicole Roussell.
In episode 234, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Wayne Federman to discuss Tom Arnold's fight with Mark Burnett, Senators on both sides delaying the vote on Kavanaugh because of the recent discovery, Trump's war against women, Roger Stone's associate Randy Credico, a new study that finds four distinct personality 'types,' Mark Wahlberg's morning schedule, and more! FOOTNOTES: 1. Tom Arnold and Mark Burnett in Physical Altercation at Evening Before Emmy Party 2. LAPD on Tom Arnold-Mark Burnett Dispute: ‘No Police Report Filed’ 3. 'The Hunt for the Trump Tapes With Tom Arnold' takes aim at 'Apprentice' producer Mark Burnett 4. Trump’s Apprentice Producer Once Did Business With Putin 5. 'Bible' Producers Cut Satan Scenes From 'Son of God' Following Obama Controversy (Video) 6. Kavanaugh, accuser say they’re ready to testify, but how? 7. Dianne Feinstein Refers a Kavanaugh Matter to Federal Investigators 8. California professor, writer of confidential Brett Kavanaugh letter, speaks out about her allegation of sexual assault 9. Brett Kavanaugh’s High School Friend Isn’t Helping the Nominee’s Case 10. Kellyanne Conway: Accuser should not be ignored 11. The Ezra Klein Show: Martha C. Nussbaum on how fear deforms our politics 12. Roger Stone associate Randy Credico meets with Mueller grand jury in Russia probe 13. Roger Stone to Associate: “Prepare to Die” 14. Mueller’s Office Will Grill Him About Roger Stone. He Will Respond With Comedy. 15. Study: people tend to cluster into four distinct personality “types” 16. Mark Wahlberg wakes up at 2:30 a.m. to start his day with a workout 17. WATCH: Dirty Art Club - Queen Persephone Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Hyun Lee, a member of the Solidarity Committee for Democracy and Peace in Korea and writer for Zoominkorea.org.The fate of the peace process in Korea hangs in the balance as the Trump administration takes an increasingly hard line. At the same time, a dispute between the Pentagon and the White House over the suspension of the U.S. military exercises in South Korea spilled into the open, with Trump openly contradicting Defense Secretary Mattis.Thursday’s weekly series “Criminal Injustice” focuses on the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors and how justice is denied to so many people in this country. The hosts continue talking about the huge prison strike going on across the country, as well as the white cop who killed Jordan Edwards, a Black teenager, getting prison time. Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, and Paul Wright, the founder and Executive Director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News (PLN), join the show. The United Nations is calling on Russia, Iran, and Turkey to not attack the Syrian province of Idlib until humanitarian corridors can be created to evacuate some of the millions of civilians there. But the truth is that an attack on Syria could just as easily come from the United States, Britain, and France. Are we looking at another Suez Crisis? Brian and John speak with Ambassador Peter Ford, the former British Ambassador to Syria. Shocking new reports have emerged that U.S. citizens who were born near the U.S.-Mexico border are being denied U.S. passports — on the basis that they are not in fact U.S. citizens! Isabel Garcia, co-founder of Coalición de Derechos Humanos, joins the show. The Trump Administration is expected to replace a major Obama-era environmental regulation on the emission of mercury, a pollutant linked to damage of the brain, the nervous system, and fetal development, with a much weaker regulation. Fred Magdoff, professor emeritus of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont and the co-author of “What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism” and “Creating an Ecological Society: Toward a Revolutionary Transformation” from Monthly Review Press, joins Brian and John. The New York gubernatorial race between Governor Andrew Cuomo and former actress Cynthia Nixon turned ugly — quickly — in the first debate last night between the two Democrats. Meanwhile, Cuomo received a $25,000 donation from the law firm representing accused sexual predator Harvey Weinstein immediately before suspending an investigation into whether the Weinstein probe was mishandled. Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, joins the show.Environmental groups yesterday argued in a federal appeals court that the Environmental Protection Agency should revoke its approval of a potent weed killer because it evaporates quickly, destroys nearby crops, and kills wildlife. The groups say that Monsanto’s XtendiMax weed killer is a health hazard and should be banned immediately. Brian and John speak with Alexis Baden-Mayer, the political director for Organic Consumers Association.
This week "The Beat" reported exclusively that Special Counsel Mueller planned to subpoena Julian Assange associate, Randy Credico. In today's podcast bonus episode, Ari Melber examines Credico's news-making appearances on the show, from describing Mueller's agents confronting him in New York, to revealing that Julian Assange was "ready" to meet with Rep. Adam Schiff.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Max Blumenthal, a journalist and bestselling author whose latest book is “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza,” who is also the senior editor of Grayzone Project and co-host of the podcast “Moderate Rebels.”Facebook said it shut down 32 fake pages and accounts yesterday that were part of a “coordinated inauthentic campaign” to spread politically divisive material ahead of US midterm elections in November. The pages had more than 290,000 followers. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company had not yet identified who was behind the operation. Beyond Nuclear with Kevin Kamps is Loud & Clear’s regular Wednesday segment, which looks at nuclear issues, including weapons, energy, waste, and the future of nuclear technology in the United States. Today, Kevin walks the hosts through a the process of shutting down a reactor, and despite how much money is given to companies for the shutdown process, how they still put our health at risk. Kevin Kamps, the Radioactive Waste Watchdog at the organization Beyond Nuclear, and Sputnik news analyst and producer Nicole Roussell, join the show.Yesterday was Day 1 in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who has been charged with 18 felonies related to financial crimes. The Washington Post said that the Justice Department prosecutor was using a “scorched earth” policy, making bold, unproven assertions and telling jurors about Manafort’s profligate spending. The prosecutor was twice admonished by Judge T. S. Ellis III to stick to the facts. Meanwhile, Special Counsel Mueller has sent 3 cases to the federal prosecutors, including democrats Tony Podesta and Gregory Craig, who served as counsel to President Obama. Daniel Lazare, he is a journalist and author of three books: ”The Frozen Republic,” “The Velvet Coup,” and “America's Undeclared War,” joins the show. Activists around the world are deeply concerned that Julian Assange could be evicted from the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Recent comments from Ecuador’s new president Lenin Moreno suggest that a deal with British authorities is in the works. Brian and John speak with activist and journalist Diani Baretto and Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice. The Trump administration moved today to promote short-term “junk” insurance plans, further undermining the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, the debate over single payer healthcare has heated up after a controversial new study was released by the libertarian Mercatus Center. Dr. Carol Paris, President of Physicians for a National Health Plan, joins the show. The Trump Administration is considering a second sharp reduction in the number of refugees who can be resettled in the United States, further scaling back a program that is meant to protect the world’s most vulnerable people. And this time there isn’t any notable opposition inside the White House. David Bennion, an immigration lawyer and Executive Director of the Free Migration Project, joins Brian and John.A far-right Brazilian presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, said yesterday that his country should not feel guilty about its past as the world’s most prolific slave importer, adding that Brazil “owes no debt” to its black citizens. The 63-year-old congressman added that, if elected, he would repeal laws implemented during the presidency of Dilma Rousseff that are aimed at reducing inequality in Brazil. Brian and John speak with Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston and author of many books, including “The Deepest South: The United States, Brazil, and the African Slave Trade.”
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan dig into the details and players involved with the story of the notorious DNC hack . What was the Ukranian connection to the DNC, and what are the keys to this story that have been buried by the mainstream media?Scheduled Guests: (Show 7-10 AM ET)Dominic Carter - Reporter for Verizon FIOS News | Harvey Weinstein's Fate Awaits & Is Bob Menendez set for Re-Election? Tom Luongo - Geopolitical Analyst and Publisher of the Gold Goats 'n Guns Newsletter | High-Stakes Pipeline PoliticsLawrence Davidson - Retired Professor of History at West Chester University | The US-Israel-Saudi Alliance Randy Credico - Political Satirist and Civil Rights Activist | Is a Meeting Between Julian Assange and Adam Schiff on the Horizon?!?! Roger Harris - Activist & Observer of the Recent Elections in Venezuela | The Future of Venezuela Following Maduro's Re-ElectionYesterday in a Manhattan courtroom, Harvey Weinstein plead NOT guilty to charges of sexual assault. Reporter Dominic Carter was at the media circus, and he returns to Fault Lines to discuss the Weinstein case as well as Senator Bob Menendez's victory in yesterday's New Jersey Senate Primary Election.While Julian Assange remains holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, reports have emerged that he is open to meeting in-person with one of his fiercest critics, Congressman Adam Schiff of California. Randy Credico, a personal friend of Julian Assange, joins Garland and Lee to discuss whether there is any possibility of this meeting actually happening.For the final segment of the show, activist Roger Harris joins Fault Lines for the first time to talk about the recent elections in Venezuela and the future of the country following the re-election of Nicolás Maduro. Roger recently returned from Venezuela, and he will discuss what he observed during his time inside of the country.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, and Diani Baretto, an activist and journalist in Berlin. Ecuador’s president Lenin Moreno said today that Julian Assange may remain inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London if he stays out of politics and avoids voicing his opinions on Twitter. He threatened that if Assange did not abide by his rules, he would “take appropriate measures.”On today’s regular Friday segment covering the upcoming midterm elections, Brian and John talk about races in North Dakota, Missouri, New York, West Virginia, and Tennessee, and a self-proclaimed pedophile running for office in Virginia. Jacqueline Luqman, the co-editor-in-chief of Luqman Nation, and the host of the Facebook livestream “Coffee, Current Events & Politics” Thursdays at 9 p.m., joins the show. President Trump announced this afternoon that his June 12 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is back on. The president spoke with senior North Korean leader Kim Yong Chol after the North Korean held talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Brian and John speak with Medea Benjamin, an anti-war activist who is the co-founder of Code Pink, and just returned from Korea, where she was meeting with other peace activists. Political chaos reigns in the periphery of the Eurozone. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy was ousted in a parliamentary vote of no-confidence. He was replaced by socialist Pedro Sanchez. And in Italy, an unorthodox mix of populist characters takes office led by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, a law professor who has been accused of embellishing his resume. Dick Nichols, the correspondent for Spain and Catalonia for Green Left Weekly, and Sputnik news analyst and producer Walter Smolarek, join the show. President Trump yesterday demanded that US allies “fix trade” in the immediate aftermath of new tariffs on goods coming from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the US and Canada were very near a renegotiated trade deal yesterday when Vice President Pence suddenly demanded that any new deal automatically expire after five years. The Canadians walked away. Dr. Jack Rasmus, a professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of “Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression,” whose work is at www.jackrasmus.com, joins Brian and John. When 167 schools closed in Puerto Rico a little more than a year ago, it was a painful sign that the island’s economy had not recovered from a long recession. But when another 265 school closed soon after that, it sent the entire education system into a state of turmoil. Why does Puerto Rico’s education system not function the way it should? Ruth Beltran, an organizer with Black Lives Matter Tampa, joins the show.The hosts continue the regular segment of the 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 blog Left I on the News, which you can find at lefti.blogspot.com, and Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Walter Smolarek (sitting in for Brian Becker) and John Kiriakou are joined by Jim Kavanagh, the editor of ThePolemicist.net, and Patrick Lawrence, author of “Time No Longer: Americans After the American Century” whose work you can support at patreon.com/thefloutist. It was a busy week of news, with Donald Trump withdrawing from the planned summit with North Korea, announcing a laundry list of unrealistic demands for Iran, Venezuela presidential elections, and the FBI admitting that it had an informant, or a spy, or a rat, inside the Trump campaign. The hosts wrap up the week’s biggest news. The country is inching closer to midterm elections in November, and more states held primary elections this week. The hosts look at those races and more political news. Dr. Wilmer Leon, a political scientist, author, and host of a nationally broadcast talk radio show on Sirius/XM channel 126, joins the show. Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to New York police this morning to face felony rape charges. Weinstein also has been accused of sexually harassing, abusing, and assaulting dozens of women over the years. The massive #MeToo movement that has been in the streets all over this country has pushed the courts to act. Walter and John speak with Heidi Boghosian, Executive Director of the A. J. Muste Memorial Institute and former Executive Director of the National Lawyers Guild. Julian Assange’s nearly six-year refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London is in jeopardy, multiple sources are telling CNN. If the Ecuadorians expel him, he will likely be arrested by British authorities and extradited to the United States. Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, and a candidate for Governor of New York, joins the show. Australia and the Netherlands say they are holding Russia responsible for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet that killed 298 people in 2014. Dutch investigators on Thursday concluded that the missile that brought the jet down over rebel-held territory in Ukraine belonged to a Russian brigade. Is this a sure thing or is this a fog of war? Dmitry Babich, a journalist and commentator with Sputnik International, joins Brian and John. Colombia will hold national elections on Sunday, and it appears likely that left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro and far-right contender Ivan Duque will advance to the second round. The election is the first since an historic peace deal ended a 50-year-long war between the government and the FARC rebels and could decide its fate.It’s Friday! The hosts take a look at the worst, most misleading, and funniest headlines of the week. Walter and John speak with Steve Patt, an independent journalist whose critiques of the mainstream media have been a feature of his blog Left I on the News, which you can find at lefti.blogspot.com, and Loud & Clear producer Nicole Roussell.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Code Pink and author of the book “Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection,” and journalist and independent political analyst Marwa Osman.Israeli Prime Minister made a speech today arguing that Iran is in violation of the nuclear arms deal as Trump prepares for a possible end of compliance with the agreement. Israel carried out major military strikes against Iranians in Syria. The bombing was so big that it created an earthquake. Brian and John also talk about Pompeo’s trips to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend. The danger of war with Iran is growing. The hosts discuss, “Finks: How the CIA Tricked the World’s Best Writers” with author Joel Whitney. It describes a situation that almost no Americans know about. In the early days of the Cold War, the CIA clandestinely recruited some of the greatest writers in the world--household names—to spy for them. They talk to the author about why this happened and why it’s been a secret for so long. Joel Whitney, the author of “Finks” and a co-founder of Guernica: A Magazine of Art & Politics, joins the show. Mumia Abu Jamal has been in prison in Pennsylvania since 1981, after being accused and convicted of killing a policeman. He was on death row until 2011, when his sentence was converted to life without parole. Mumia and his supporters have always maintained his innocence, and he was in court today in Philadelphia. He is asking a court to vacate his previous appeals attempts on the basis of judicial bias so that he can appeal his case again. Brian and John speak with Dave Lindorff, an investigative reporter, a columnist for CounterPunch, and the author of “Killing Time: An Investigation into the Death Row Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal.” The attorney for a right-wing organization that sues for conservative causes has filed a lawsuit against Arizona teachers, contending that their strike is illegal and seeking to force them back to work. But teachers remained on the picket line today, the third day of the strike, demanding increased funding and a commitment to stop making tax cuts on the backs of education. Dan Cohen, a journalist and filmmaker who was in Arizona to cover the strikes, joins the show. Monday’s regular segment “Education for Liberation with Bill Ayers” looks at the state of education across the country. What’s happening in our schools, colleges, and universities, and what impact does it have on the world around us? Today focuses on a trip to the opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a museum and memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, that honors the memory of lynching victims and asks localities to publicly acknowledge that they occurred. The hosts speak with Bill Ayers, an activist, educator and the author of the book “Demand the Impossible: A Radical Manifesto.” Admiral Harry Harris has been nominated to be Donald Trump’s next ambassador to South Korea—an outrageous idea for a man who presided over the torture at the Guantanamo military base. Brian and John look into his record with Dr. Emanuel Pastreich, director of The Asia Institute in Seoul, Korea.Our friend and frequent guest Randy Credico was invited to the White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend as a guest of Yahoo News. But the Washington swells didn’t like Randy’s message of freedom for Julian Assange, and they unceremoniously threw him out of the event. Brian and John speak with Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.
Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman speak with the former director of Public Affairs in the Obama Justice Department, Matt Miller, about former FBI Director James Comey’s upcoming new book and how it might affect the Trump administration. Randy Credico, comedian and friend of Roger Stone, also returns to the podcast to talk about the latest in the Russia investigation and whether or not he may be called to testify by the special counsel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
A failed assassination attempt on an ex-Russian spy and his daughter with a nerve agent in England is raising a lot of questions. Co-hosts Michael Isikoff and Dan Klaidman talk to a former CIA agent, Daniel Hoffman, who arranged the swap that freed the former spy, to find out why he thinks this attack happened and who might have carried it out. They also check in with Randy Credico, a comedian who also is a friend of Roger Stone, and pleaded the fifth after he subpoenaed by the House Intel Committee in the Russia probe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey.The hosts continue the weekly series looking at the economic issues of the day, including the orientation of Trump’s new Federal Reserve Chairperson, Jerome Powell. We also look at the rivalry between Comcast and the Murdoch-owned 21st Century Fox in their effort to further their media domination. “The End of Policing”: a featured interview with author Dr. Alex Vitale. Recent years have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repression. Among activists, journalists, and politicians, the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability, diversity, training, and community relations. Unfortunately, these reforms will not produce results, either alone or in combination. The core of the problem must be addressed: the nature of modern policing itself. Dr. Alex Vitale, an associate professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project, and member of the New York State Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights, joins the show. The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, threatened to take unilateral action against Iran after Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution condemning Iran for supposedly interfering in Yemen. Haley never mentioned US, Saudi, and Emirati involvement in the Yemen war or the humanitarian disaster that has taken place since the Saudi invasion. Brian and John speak with Brian Terrell, a long time peace activist and a co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. The Supreme Court today will take up a battle between the government and Microsoft over the privacy of its customers’ data. The issue is actually very simple: Can the company be compelled to turn over to the government customer emails stored on overseas servers? Bill Binney, a former NSA technical director who became a legendary national security whistleblower, joins the show. Shelling and airstrikes continued in Ghouta, Syria yesterday, despite the ceasefire. Meanwhile, the New York Times reported that the United Nations has an unreleased report saying that North Korea is delivering chemical weapons to the Syrian government. Rick Sterling, an investigative journalist and member of the Syria Solidarity Movement, joins Brian and John. Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans are still without power five months after Hurricane Maria devastated the island’s infrastructure. But that hasn’t stopped FEMA from sending repair crews home after being paid for doing almost nothing. And the rapper Akon said today that his offer of philanthropic aid to restore power was rejected by Washington. Greg Cruz, an activist who recently returned from Puerto Rico where he was delivering aid and doing relief work, joins the show.The Departments of State and Defense have reached a deal to spend $40 million to fight foreign government-sponsored propaganda with help from the private sector. The State Department’s Global Engagement Center, which was set up to counter Islamist propaganda, will now turn its attention to Russia. Brian and John speak with Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of Code Pink, Ajit Singh, a writer and political analyst, and Bill Binney, a former NSA technical director who became a legendary national security whistleblower.The Senate Intelligence Committee today will hear from the Director of National Intelligence and the Directors of the CIA, NSA, and FBI and others on the global threats facing the United States. Those threats haven’t changed much since last year. They include cyberattacks, Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Syria. But for the first time, terrorism wasn’t at or near the top of the list.The hosts continue the weekly series looking at the economic issues of the day with financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey. The three also examine President Trump’s proposed infrastructure bill.A judge in the UK today refused to cancel an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, ruling that he could still be arrested by UK police if he leaves the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Brian and John speak with Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.Three staff members of a jail formerly run by conservative activist sheriff David Clarke of Milwaukee were arrested yesterday and charged with multiple felonies after a mentally ill prisoner, Terrill Thomas, died of thirst. The staff members had denied him water for a week to punish him for behavioral problems. Michelle Gross, the president of Communities United Against Police Brutality, and Peter Koneazny, the litigation director for the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, join the show.The government of Kuwait yesterday opened a weeklong conference dedicated to raising money for the reconstruction of Iraq following the devastating war against ISIS. Experts estimate that Iraq needs more than $88 billion. Dr. Jeremy Kuzmarov, a professor at the University of Tulsa and author of the book “Modernizing Repression: Police Training and Nation Building in the American Century,” joins Brian and John.Israeli police are expected to recommend today that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on charges of bribery and abuse of power, charges that he insists he will fight. Meanwhile, Ahed Tamimi, a 17-year-old Palestinian girl, was put on trial yesterday in an Israeli military court on charges that she slapped an Israeli soldier after her cousin was shot with a rubber bullet. The case has attracted the attention of diplomats, human rights groups, Hollywood celebrities, and the media. Daoud Kuttab, an award-winning Palestinian journalist, joins the show.CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling was released from a halfway house in St. Louis yesterday, arriving home in the late morning for the first time in more than two-and-a-half years. Sterling was prosecuted after alleging racial discrimination at the Agency and found guilty of a number of national security crimes, all of which he denied all the way through trial. The federal Bureau of Prisons did all it could to break Sterling even after he was released from prison.tags: CIA, NSA, FBI, Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence, global threats, war, peace, cyberattacks, Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, Syria, terrorism
Scheduled Guests: (Show 7-10 AM ET)Randy Credico - Political Satirist, Radio Host, and Civil Rights Activist | Topic: Talking Julian Assange's Warrant Decision and Shifty Adam Schiff w/ @Credico2016Niko House - Progressive YouTube star | Topic: THE PROBLEM WITH BERNIE ACCEPTING THE RUSSIA-GATE MYTHJames Corbett - Founder of CorbettReport.com | Topic: #PropOrNot and the True Modern-Day Propagandists w/ @corbettreportZach Haller aka "The Shirtless Pundit" - Online journalist | Topic: The FISA MemoSteve Matteo - Writer | Topic: Historical trends in popular music culture Betsy Rothstein [In-Studio] - Reporter at The Daily Caller | Topic: Talking DC Gossip w/ @betsyscribeindc Julian Assange has been located at the Embassy of Ecuador in London since August of 2012. As a British judge rules on a bid to have Assange's arrest warrant dropped, the future remains very much in question for the founder of WikiLeaks. Assange's friend and political satirist Randy Credico joins Fault Lines to share his thoughts.Later in the show, Garland and Lee continue to discuss the group known as PropOrNot with James Corbett who's site CorbettReport.com was a target of PropOrNot's ire. What can we learn about propaganda from PropOrNot, and what types of influence campaigns should we look out for in the coming months and years?To close the show, reporter Betsy Rothstein of the Daily Caller returns to the program to chat with Garland and Lee about the latest in Washington DC gossip. What are some of the latest juicy scoops coming from inside the DC Swamp?
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by financial policy analyst Daniel Sankey and Steve Keen, the author of “Debunking Economics” and the world’s first crowdfunded economist.The stock market yesterday had its largest intraday point drop ever, despite strong economic data that was released last week. What accounts for this volatility? The hosts look at the underlying reasons.An internal audit of the Defense Logistics Agency by the Big Four accounting firm of Ernst & Young found that the Pentagon failed to keep track of nearly $800 million that it now cannot account for. The auditors said, across the board, the agency’s financial leadership is so weak that it is simply unable to account for its money. Lawrence Korb, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a senior adviser to the Center for Defense Information, and former Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Reagan Administration, joins the show.A British court has upheld an arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, rejecting arguments that the warrant is moot because Assange is no longer wanted for questioning in Sweden. Brian and John speak with Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.Senators John McCain, a Republican, and Chris Coons, a Democrat, have come up with a bipartisan immigration bill that they believe will be attractive to both parties. The White House, though, already has rejected it. But will it still be the basis for real immigration reform? Immigration attorney Alan Diamante joins the show.The government is set to run out of money again at the end of the week, while Congress scrambles to come up with another continuing resolution. Observers say that the Democrats will not move to shut down the government and instead will seek a standalone bill to address immigration, rather than tying it to the budget. Dr. Wilmer Leon, a political scientist, author, and host of a nationally broadcast talk radio show on Sirius/XM channel 126, joins Brian and John.The Trump Administration is continuing its internal deliberations over what it euphemistically calls a “bloody nose” policy for North Korea. If fact, it’s a policy to attack North Korea militarily. At the same time, Victor Cha, a Bush Administration official and Georgetown University professor whom Trump had named as Ambassador to South Korea, had his nomination withdrawn after saying that the policy was a bad idea. Meanwhile, a group of Democratic senators have published an open letter saying that the President does not have Congressional authorization to launch any strike on North Korea. Chris Black, an international criminal lawyer who is on the List of Counsel before the ICC, joins the show.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has signaled his support for a coup in Venezuela, praising the history of military rule in Latin America and calling the armed forces an “agent of change”. Brian and John speak with Gloria La Riva, the Director of the Cuba and Venezuela Solidarity Committee.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author, Jim Kavanagh, the editor of ThePolemicist.net, and Randy Credico an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.President Trump said last night, perhaps in an unguarded moment, that he was willing to speak under oath with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The president’s attorneys quickly backtracked. Meanwhile, Mueller and his staff met last week with Attorney General Sessions, as the investigation seems to be turning more and more toward obstruction of justice and money laundering. Russia no longer seems to be in the mix.Today, Brian and John begin a new weekly segment that called “Criminal Injustice.” They will look at some of the most egregious conduct of our courts and prosecutors, and at how justice is so routinely denied to so many Americans. In today’s segment, judges in the state of Oklahoma are sending people arrested on minor drug charges to a program called CAAIR—Christian Alcoholics and Addicts in Recovery. But in reality, they’re sent to work in dangerous chicken processing plants. Prisons in America are based on slave labor. Kevin Gosztola, a writer for Shadowproof.com and co-host of the podcast Unauthorized Disclosure, and Paul Wright, the founder and Executive Director of the Human Rights Defense Center and editor of Prison Legal News (PLN), join the show.The World Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland has begun, although controversy is hovering over the meeting in light of President Trump’s America First trade policy and his recent comments about poor countries. Brian and John speak with Steve Keen, the author of “Debunking Economics” and the world’s first crowdfunded economist.The Trump Administration has slashed aid to UNRWA, the United Nations agency that assists Palestinian refugees, a move that experts in the region say will cause “life threatening conditions.” Ann Wright, a retired United States Army colonel and former U.S. State Department official in Afghanistan, who resigned in protest of the invasion of Iraq and became an anti-war activist, joins the show.It appears that there will be only one candidate for president of Egypt in that country’s upcoming elections: military dictator Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi. All other candidates have been systematically thrown out of the race and removed from the ballot. And one former SIS supporter, himself a general, was arrested yesterday. Vijay Prashad, the director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Chief Editor of LeftWord Books, joins Brian and John.A court in Brazil has upheld the conviction and nine-and-a-half year sentence of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on charges of corruption and bribery, upending that country’s presidential race, which Lula leads widely in the polls. Aline Piva, with Brazilian Expats for Democracy, and Sputnik news analyst Walter Smolarek, join the show.The United Nations is hosting in Vienna what it calls “the last hope” for peace in Syria. Representatives of both the Syrian government and the opposition will attend today. Brian and John speak with Shabbir Razvi, an economist and political analyst.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston and author of many books, including Race to Revolution: The U.S. and Cuba During Slavery and Jim Crow.The hosts and Dr. Horne talk about President Trump’s comments to members of the Republican and Democratic Parties at the White House, where he spoke in the most racist and disparaging way about nations including Haiti and African countries. They also discuss what happened to DACA, why there’s no deal, and President Trump’s immigration policy. Additionally, the panel takes a look at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and at the real legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.President Trump appears set to extend the Iran nuclear deal, despite his tough rhetoric. But White House officials say he is still looking at ways to either modify it or kill it. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, joins the show.President Trump has canceled his scheduled trip to the UK, he says in protest of a “bad deal” that was negotiated to sell the current US Embassy there. We look at the real reasons for the cancellation. Brian and John speak with George Galloway, legendary anti-war activist and former British parliamentarian.The fate of Julian Assange remains uncertain. He has been given an Ecuadorean passport, but British authorities have not budged on their position that he will be arrested if he leaves Ecuador’s embassy. Randy Credico, an activist, a comedian, and the former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice, joins the show.Today, we begin a new weekly segment today that we hope you’ll enjoy. We’ll take a look at the worst and most misleading headlines of the week. Steve Patt, an independent journalist at Left Eye on the News, joins Brian and John.After a marathon negotiating session, German political leaders announced a political breakthrough, as Chancellor Angela Merkel and Social Democratic Party leader Martin Shulz will now begin talks on a formal coalition. Reiner Braun, co-president of the International Peace Bureau, joins the show.
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan will welcome guests discussing the intrigue surrounding controversial media and political innovator Steve Bannon's firing, and his potentially damaging revelations about the Trump Campaign and Administration. Garland and Lee will continue their investigation into the untold stories behind the stories including: the Browdergate scandal, and how the establishment treats those who question the approved narrative including guest Randy Credico, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, and Sputnik Radio. Guests will join Garland and Lee to report on and analyze mainstream media efforts to hype and exaggerate certain stories while suppressing others; as well as predictions for the new year and medical advice.SCHEDULED GUESTS:Andrei Nekrasov | Topic: Natalia Veselnitskaya & Bill Browder Randy | Topic: Assange and WikiLeaksKristin Tate | Topic: The Bannon/Trump Feud Jacqueline Luqman Co-Founder of Luqman Media, Co-host of “Coffee, Current Events & Politics” and “Brick by Brick” topic: 2018 predictionsDr. Bosworth | Topic: Managing in the Brutal Cold Elizabeth Vos | Topic: Disobedient Media's Year in Review (Democracy Betrayed By Democrats, Not Russia) Dr Bill Honigman Emergency Room Doctor, Healthcare and progressive activist Topics: organizing on progressive issues / 2018 predictions
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Comedian, Radio Host & Activist Randy Credico talks about his Congressional Subpeona for talking to Wikileaks. Plus the Christmas Lie, Security Robots on the streets, spotting UFOs and more!
Comedian, Radio Host & Activist Randy Credico talks about his Congressional Subpeona for talking to Wikileaks. Plus the Christmas Lie, Security Robots on the streets, spotting UFOs and more!
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Randy Credico, who is an activist, comedian and former director of the William Moses Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice.Special Counsel Robert Mueller casts a wider and wider net in his investigation, he’s apparently looking at whether Donald Trump was somehow aided in the 2016 election by Wikileaks and Julian Assange. Congressional investigators allege that the contact was brokered by Republican political consultant Roger Stone. And they allege further than Stone was introduced to Assange by Randy Credico. Randy has been subpoenaed to testify today before the House Intelligence Committee, where he intends to plead the fifth.It’s crunch time for the Republicans as both the House and Senate prepare to vote on the tax bill. But several Republican senators are saying that they will or may vote no. What does the final version of this bill mean for poor and middle class Americans? Dean Baker, the co-director of the Center for Economic Policy and Research, joins Brian and John.A federal judge yesterday threw out felony riot charges against six people involved in anti-fascist demonstrations on inauguration day. The defendants still face a myriad of other charges, which has led to calls that the Justice Department is trying to criminalize dissent. Brian and John speak with freelance journalist Alex Rubinstein, who was arrested while covering the demonstration, and Chip Gibbons, policy and legislative counsel for Defending Rights & Dissent.Prosecutors in Charlottesville, Virginia have upgraded to first degree murder a charge against a white supremacist who plowed his car into a group of peaceful protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and wounding dozens. Phil Wilayto of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality joins the show.European Union leaders clashed in Brussels last night over how to reform defunct asylum rules. Two years after more than a million refugees flooded Greece on their way to Germany, many Eastern European members of the EU don’t want to host any refugees at all.Prosecutors in Minneapolis, Minnesota announced yesterday that they do not have sufficient evidence to prosecute a police officer for shooting and killing an unarmed woman who had called 911 to report hearing an assault in progress behind her home. We’ll talk about the nationwide trend of cops killing unarmed civilians and, in most cases getting away with it. Kofi Ademola of Black Lives Matter Chicago joins the show.
Matthew Cole joins Jeremy for a discussion about their explosive report in The Intercept that Blackwater founder Erik Prince has been pitching a private spy operation to the White House and CIA. Activist and comedian Randy Credico, who has been hit with a subpoena from the House Intelligence Committee investigating Trump and Russia, joins us. Journalist Barrett Brown talks about the FBI’s campaign against him and offers a critique of Wikileaks. Singer Amanda Palmer talks about her provocative new video for a cover she did of Pink Floyd’s “Mother."
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan try to keep up with the myriad of stories concerning sexual misconduct by powerful individuals as more details about Matt Lauer are revealed. They also discuss the Alabama Senate Race and talk about Bitcoin with blogger and former Wall Street trader Michael Krieger.Scheduled Guests: (Show 7-10 AM ET)Joel Segal - National Director, Justice Action Mobilization Network (Jammin) Former Congressional Staffer | Topic: Puerto Rican / Virgin Islands Relief EffortsSusan Pai | Topic: North Korea Randy Credico - Political satirist. host of "Randy Credico Live on the Fly" on WBAI | Topic: His Subpoena from the House Intelligence CommitteeBill Binney - Former NSA Whistleblower | Topic: Meeting Pompeo and Coverage from the Mainstream Media Paul Gattis - Longtime Reporter in Alabama | Topic: Alabama Senate Race and Leigh Corfman Letter Michael Krieger - Founder of LibertyBlitzkrieg.com | Topic: Rise of Bitcoin & Shakeup in Trump's CabinetAs we roll into the final month of 2017, the media and powerful institutions have been overwhelmed by allegations of sexual misconduct. Matt Lauer is out at NBC, Joe Barton will not seek re-election in Texas, and Nancy Pelosi has called for John Conyers to resign. Is this tidal wave still in its early days?Garland and Lee also take a look at the case of political satirist Randy Credico being hit with a subpoena from the House Intelligence Committee over his relationship with Julian Assange. Will the anti-Russian hysteria in the media and Congress slow at all during the second year of the Trump presidency?Fault Lines closes out the week by having a discussion about Bitcoin with friend of the show, Michael Krieger. As the cryptocurrency has soared this calendar year, how does Bitcoin fit into the economy and society moving forward?
*Stephen Lambdin,* who represented the United States in the 2016 Rio Olympics discusses his experiences as an Olympian, journalist *Jon Farina* talks about his experience at the Capitol Insurrection January 6th 2021, and *Randy Credico* talks about his involvement with the Sandinistas, his experience on Johnny Carson's Show, and his relationship with Roger Stone & the Mueller Report. Randy Credicos's Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96cUhhiUhw4&t=2545s ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2545s&v=96cUhhiUhw4 ) Jon Farina's Amazing Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_94jF4y6LlU Stephen Lambdin Fighting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86XJCXKLbd4
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