Tag: Show-Redacted Tonight
The People’s Party convention, the end of capitalism, and the people vs the system
The Movement for a People’s Party convention provides US voters with a refreshing alternative to the jingoistic conventions of the US’s corporate parties. Lee Camp reviews the speeches of the activists and celebrities who are backing the establishment of a new political party, including actor Danny Glover, journalist Chris Hedges, politicians Marianne Williamson and Nina Turner, women-led peace group CodePink …
Uncounted voters with investigative journalist Greg Palast
As fascist forces continue to dominate the US, there are more questions than ever as to whether this upcoming election will be legit and how many millions will be purged from the rolls. Investigative journalist Greg Palast and Lee discuss the impact that voter suppression will have on the 2020 presidential election. …
Hypocrisy at the DNC convention
The DNC Convention was this week. It is an opportunity for the Democrats to expand their voting base as they head into an election against a Republican demagogue. Lee takes advantage of several opportunities to lambast the hypocrisy of the Obamas, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and several Republicans who received more speaking time at the convention …
Assange prosecution an ‘abomination,’ says former CIA analyst
Lee interviews former CIA analyst Ray McGovern. He co-created Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) to expose how intelligence was being falsified to justify war in Iraq. The activists behind VIPS have played a role in unraveling the lies that we’re told by our government on a daily basis. …
DHS overreach, progressive Dem victories, the Covid-19 economy
Naomi Karavani opens the show with a review of how the Department of Homeland Security has been used to police peaceful protesters and shut down the George Floyd protesters. DHS used military equipment and some of the most aggressive law enforcement forces against protesters in a show of force that has previously been saved for asylum seekers. …
Israel’s crimes against humanity with Norman Finkelstein
Anders Lee interviews the academic Norman Finkelstein on the situation between Israel and Palestine. Finkelstein built his reputation as a critic of Israel and recently published the book ‘I Accuse’ about Israel’s crimes against humanity. His expertise continues to be useful as Israel has continued to grow its apartheid state through the threat of illegal annexation of Palestinian land. …
The return of the death penalty, an Iran-China partnership, Trump is coming for the elderly
The US federal government executed its first death row inmate in 17 years the other week after the Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to the case. Lee looks over the grotesque history of execution technology in the US, including Thomas Edison’s experiment with an electrified elephant, and the all-too-common experience of racist false convictions. …
