Strength v confidence? Andrey Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council

Big politics is still primarily the realm of alpha males, especially when it comes to interactions between Russia and the United States, which have thousands of nuclear-tipped rockets pointed at one another. But at this week’s bilateral summit in Geneva, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden seemed to have put macho politics aside and even agreed that they bear responsibility for managing the relationship between their countries. … Read More >Strength v confidence? Andrey Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council

On Contact: Virus

“There are many ways to begin to tell the story of why more Americans died of Covid-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, than in any other nation on earth,” Nina Burleigh writes in her new book ‘Virus: Vaccinations, the CDC and the Hijacking of America’s Response to the Pandemic’. “We could start at the Washington, DC hospital with doctors amputating the lower leg of the White House chief of security, a man who caught Covid in Donald Trump’s mask-free domain. … Read More >On Contact: Virus

Division of light and power with Dennis Kucinich & the hamster wheel of Veteran Affairs

Former congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich discuss his current run for mayor of Cleveland and his lifelong fight against political corruption. Former president Donald Trump is making a run for the border. Congress is running on a hamster wheel when it comes to Veteran Affairs healthcare. … Read More >Division of light and power with Dennis Kucinich & the hamster wheel of Veteran Affairs

Havana syndrome, BDS blocks Israeli ship, Peruvian elections

Years ago, US diplomats in Cuba accused the Cuban government of using a high-tech mystery weapon to give them slight headaches. Now the story has resurfaced and this time they’re accusing the Russians of the same thing. Lee Camp reviews the corporate media’s collective freakout over the sci-fi conspiracy theory. They see what they’re calling “Havana Syndrome” as a gift for ratings now that Trump is gone and their viewership is falling. … Read More >Havana syndrome, BDS blocks Israeli ship, Peruvian elections

A thin line between safety and totalitarianism & new wave of mass shootings

The Biden administration’s new strategy for combatting domestic terrorism causes concern. The US Dept. of Justice gets into the fight over voting rights. Mass shootings are on the rise once again. Teachers face new penalties for discussing controversial issues in class. … Read More >A thin line between safety and totalitarianism & new wave of mass shootings

Putin-Biden summit & interview with new Israeli PM Naftali Bennett’s chief strategist

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to George Birnbaum, former chief of staff to former Israeli PM Netanyahu and chief strategist and pollster for new Israeli PM Naftali Bennett. He discusses the summit between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s push for NATO membership … Read More >Putin-Biden summit & interview with new Israeli PM Naftali Bennett’s chief strategist

Eric Li: US borrows from China to buy Chinese goods!

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Chinese venture capitalist and political scientist, Eric Li. He discusses why the 2008 economic crisis showed the West’s failure and China didn’t understand the gravity of the situation at the time, the importance of the Mao era in making China’s meteoric economic rise possible and the achievements during the period … Read More >Eric Li: US borrows from China to buy Chinese goods!