U.S. Brokers Congo ‘Peace’ Deal to Continue Its War of Plunder
Kambale Musavuli, an analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa, joins The Freedom Side to discuss the June 27 peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda. The deal aims to put an end to the Rwanda-backed M23 violence that has killed and displaced hundreds of thousands. Musavuli will explain how Washington is using […]
Dismantling Education Is the U.S. Empire Digging Its Own Grave with Prof. Wolff
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed Trump’s evisceration of the Department of Education this week through mass layoffs. Fellowships and sponsorships to fund student research are getting cut while student debt is growing. Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the potential impacts on the U.S. economy and society, the history of the federal education system in the […]
Dalai Lama Turns 90: The CIA’s Anti-China Campaign in Tibet
The Dalai Lama turned 90 last week, raising questions around the role of China in naming his successor and Tibetan independence as a whole. But what is the real history of Tibet and the institution of the Dalai Lama, beyond U.S. headlines? Professor Ken Hammond joins Amanda Yee this week to discuss old Tibet before […]
Family of Infamous Lebanese Torturer Wins $8 Million in US Court
The family of infamous Lebanese torturer Amer Fakhoury has just won $8 million in U.S. court after suing Iran for his death while in detention. Rania Khalek tells Eugene Puryear this story reveals the epitome of U.S. imperial hypocrisy.
How Israel’s Supporters Play Victim to Justify Genocide & Silence Critics with Nora Barrows-Friedman
As Israel commits a live-streamed genocide in Gaza, Western media and political elites continue to center one narrative: Jewish fear. But what about the actual victims of this genocide—Palestinians? Journalist Nora Barrows-Friedman joins Rania Khalek on Dispatches for a fearless conversation on Zionist indoctrination in the Jewish diaspora, how antisemitism is being weaponized to silence […]
‘We Will Sail to Gaza’: Freedom Flotilla Undeterred by Israel’s Attacks with Ann Wright
Ann Wright, a US military veteran and long-time antiwar activist who serves on the steering committee of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, joins the show to discuss Israel’s hijacking of the Freedom Flotilla ship Madleen and the detention and deportation of the 12 humanitarian volunteers on board. Wright says despite the repeated attacks on the aid […]
Military Parades on Trump’s Birthday, While Troops Deploy in US Cities Against Protests
Ben Becker, Editor-in-Chief of BreakThrough News, joins the show to discuss the escalation of Trump’s mass deportation war is also an escalation of his war on political dissent. Trump is setting the stage to invoke the Insurrection Act, and Becker will discuss how Los Angeles is the testing ground for a wider crackdown on American’s […]
‘Israel Bombed My Family’: Gaza Journalist Condemns Media Complicity in Genocide
Ahmed Alnaouq, a Palestinian journalist with Palestine Deep Dive and co-founder of We Are Not Numbers, joins the show to discuss the corporate media’s complicity in Israel’s US-backed genocide in Gaza. Alnaouq, who has lost over 20 family members to Israeli airstrikes, also discusses his book We Are Not Numbers: The Voices of Gaza’s Youth […]