The Trump admin’s non-starter Israel-Palestine deal, anti-Bernie bias in the DNC, Microsoft stiff-arms the IRS

The ‘peace deal’ for Israel-Palestine announced by the Trump administration this week is a complete joke and Lee is here to tell you why. In ‘Taking The News From Behind’, Lee covers the DNC conference announcements that are stacked against the populist Bernie Sanders, signs of an economic recession, and Jamie Dimon’s take on how socialism erodes society over the backdrop of multiple banking scandals. … Read More >The Trump admin’s non-starter Israel-Palestine deal, anti-Bernie bias in the DNC, Microsoft stiff-arms the IRS

The future of surveillance technology, with Ramesh Srinivasan

Joe Biden was recently confronted by an environmental activist who asked him to explain why he deserves the votes of people concerned about climate change. He refused to answer the question in a move that should concern Biden fans. Lee dissects the interaction. Lee sat down this week with Ramesh Srinivasan, an academic whose work focuses on the intersection between technology and social development, and who recently published ‘Beyond The Valley’. … Read More >The future of surveillance technology, with Ramesh Srinivasan

The REAL MLK Jr, the free press under attack, US plastics manufacturers too dirty for China

The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr is misrepresented every year on the US holiday that carries his name and encourages service. This year, the FBI even made a tweet for him. Lee is here to remind you that MLK didn’t just believe in service. He stood against capitalism, militarism, and racism. … Read More >The REAL MLK Jr, the free press under attack, US plastics manufacturers too dirty for China

New York Times propaganda & a CIA Insider’s Guide to the Iran Crisis

The New York Times has done it again – they’ve uncritically published an outrageous story claiming that political unrest, this time in Latin America, was caused by Russian bots. Gareth Porter has just written ‘The CIA Insider’s Guide to the Iran Crisis’ with friend of the show John Kiriakou. … Read More >New York Times propaganda & a CIA Insider’s Guide to the Iran Crisis

Primary corruption from DNC California, climate crisis, French strikes

The Democratic primary in 2016 was a dirty affair rife with voter suppression, DNC corruption, & corporate propaganda undermining Senator Sanders. 2020 is likely to be the same, so Lee goes over California’s DNC scheme to stop progressives and independents from weighing in on their primary. … Read More >Primary corruption from DNC California, climate crisis, French strikes

The truth about what’s happening in the Middle East with Rania Khalek

Rania Khalek comes on to explain what’s happening at the moment in Iraq and Iran. She’s a journalist based in Lebanon, whose work is focused on the Middle East. Lee and Khalek review the action from the last week and she fills in the details that haven’t been widely published by media in the US … Read More >The truth about what’s happening in the Middle East with Rania Khalek

275~ The Real Reasons Behind War With Iran

We are not at war with Iran but Trump tried his hardest to make that happen this week by assassinating General Qassem Soleimani. Since then the mainstream media have been losing their minds with indecision over whether the orange man is bad or the illegal assassination of an enemy of US empire is good. Lee dives into why the US wants war with Iran. … Read More >275~ The Real Reasons Behind War With Iran

Why the US wants war with Iran, Australian wildfires, greenwashing the Youth Climate Movement

We are not at war with Iran but Trump tried his hardest to make that happen this week by assassinating General Qassem Soleimani. Since then, the mainstream media have been losing their minds with indecision over whether the orange man is bad or the illegal assassination of an enemy of the US empire is good. Lee dives into why the US wants war with Iran … Read More >Why the US wants war with Iran, Australian wildfires, greenwashing the Youth Climate Movement

2019 highlights: The prison-industrial complex

It’s 2020 and the Redacted team takes a look back at their highlights from the year on America’s mass incarceration industry. Tune in to learn about the reality that the US places millions of its citizens in through the over-policing of low-income communities, draconian sentencing, and a for-profit industry that allows businessmen to capitalize on the labor of the unfortunate people placed in their cells. … Read More >2019 highlights: The prison-industrial complex