WE HAVE OUR EYE ON THE TRUTH
Firstly, we speak to John Paul Mejia of the Sunrise Movement. He discusses why environmentalists and progressives are demanding the Line 3 pipeline be shut down, the encroachment of many of these fossil fuel pipelines on indigenous peoples’ rights, why all future permits for oil and gas pipelines should be denied, why the Line 3 pipeline …
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to NHS intensive care unit nurse and national organizer of NHS Workers Say NO, Dave Carr. He discusses the government’s meagre one-percent pay rise for NHS staff after a year of battling the coronavirus pandemic, possible strike action over the dismal pay rise, Rishi Sunak’s lack of support for the NHS, why he thinks the government clapping for the NHS is hypocritical, reports of another coronavirus wave after lockdown lifts …
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. He discusses the background behind the military coup against State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi, the political history of modern Myanmar, how the status quo before the coup was not democratic …
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Nobel Peace Prize Laureate & founder of Women Journalists Without Chains, Tawakkol Karman. She discusses the CIA report accusing Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of being behind the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, calls for action against Mohammed bin Salman, …
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the leader of Sinn Féin, Mary Lou McDonald. She discusses the significance of Bloody Sunday in Irish history, Boris Johnson’s ‘belligerence’ against new inquiries into the atrocities, the arguably failing coronavirus vaccine drive in the Republic of Ireland compared to the success in Northern Ireland, what Joe Biden becoming president means for Ireland, and much more …
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor, senior Atlantic fellow for health equity at George Washington University. He discusses the recent Ebola outbreak in Congo (DRC) and Guinea, and how Africa has been left out of the global coronavirus vaccination drive with South Africa receiving only 80,000 doses, while Nigeria has yet to see any in-country vaccinations. …
We speak to Levi Sanders, son of US Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. He discusses the need for ‘Medicare For All’ amid the coronavirus pandemic, why Joe Biden’s coziness with donors means he is not in touch with what is happening in America, Biden’s foreign policy direction and pledge to end support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen …
