Day: January 22, 2022
The real cause of the Bronx fire, US Covid numbers, the congressional insider-trading loophole
After a Bronx apartment building went on fire earlier this month, killing 17 and injuring many more, a national conversation picked up about low-income housing and tenant rights. New York City’s new mayor initially tried to blame tenants who hadn’t closed the fire door and the people whose space heater may have caused the blaze. Lee Camp takes on this story to expose the true culprit responsible for the tragedy. …
John Pilger on Ukraine, US tensions with Russia & China: The US & its vassals always need an enemy!
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary journalist and filmmaker John Pilger. He discusses the scandal surrounding Boris Johnson over Downing Street parties during coronavirus lockdowns, growing US tensions with Moscow over Ukraine amid the backdrop of NATO enlargement to Russia’s borders, tensions with China and the West’s need for a perpetual enemy, the continuing persecution of Julian Assange, and much more. …
Foreign policy challenges for 2022
Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss the Biden administration’s potential foreign policy challenges in 2022, the Supreme Court’s decision to block vaccine requirements for workers, and inflation inequality. Author Erwin Chemerinsky talks about how SCOTUS empowered police and subverted civil rights. …
Ben Norton: Americans don’t want war with China, Russia (Full Show)
Despite ongoing tensions over Ukraine, a mutual willingness to continue dialogue and work to diffuse pressure seems to be carrying the day as the US tells Russia to expect a response within the week to Russia’s concerns about European security. RT’s Peter Oliver reports the details from Europe. On the eve of said meeting, the US State Department has updated its report on the so-called disinformation and propaganda they allege in the work of news outlets RT and Sputnik. …