Four-day work week, abortion rights, Erik Prince’s spy venture

The US economy is struggling and everyone seems to have a different understanding of why. Lee Camp looks into the causes of the current labor struggles, some of the wackier symptoms of an economy in collapse, and a potential policy-based solution. Camp also reports on a new religious crusade against the LGBTQ community … Read More >Four-day work week, abortion rights, Erik Prince’s spy venture

Honduran Democracy, Pete Buttigieg, Utah’s Mormon welfare

When Xiomara Castro won the election in Honduras the other week, it was a repudiation of the 2009 US-backed coup that overthrew her husband, Manuel Zelaya. Naomi Karavani reports on the elections and what they mean for the global left. Castro’s husband had ruled as a centrist democrat. … Read More >Honduran Democracy, Pete Buttigieg, Utah’s Mormon welfare

Ukraine crisis: Cold War 2 between Russia and US MORE dangerous than Cold War 1! (Prof. Richard Sakwa)

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Richard Sakwa, professor of Russian and European politics at the University of Kent. He discusses the summit between Putin and Biden over the Ukraine crisis, the unresolved issues at the end of ‘Cold War 1’ that led to ‘Cold War 2’ between the US and Russia, NATO expansion towards Russia’s border … Read More >Ukraine crisis: Cold War 2 between Russia and US MORE dangerous than Cold War 1! (Prof. Richard Sakwa)

‘A brand-new virus’: A South African govt. advisor’s insight into Omicron

In this episode, Professor Barry Schoub, chair of South Africa’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on Covid-19 vaccines tells us why the latest coronavirus strain is unlike any we have seen to date. He discusses the fall-out from the travel bans imposed on his country after its labs discovered and sequenced the Omicron variant … Read More >‘A brand-new virus’: A South African govt. advisor’s insight into Omicron

Bangladesh police arrest 450 people linked to attacks on Hindu homes and religious sites in worst unrest for over a decade

Bangladeshi police have arrested 450 people following attacks against Hindus in the Muslim-majority country in some of the worst unrest in over a decade, which has seen Hindu religious sites vandalized and homes destroyed. … Read More >Bangladesh police arrest 450 people linked to attacks on Hindu homes and religious sites in worst unrest for over a decade

Faith-book? Users blast Facebook’s ‘creepy’ prayer tool after company admits it’s used to create personalized ads

Facebook has come under fire on social media for being “creepy” after admitting that its controversial new prayer feature uses data collected from the ‘thoughts and prayers’ of its more religious users to create personalized ads. … Read More >Faith-book? Users blast Facebook’s ‘creepy’ prayer tool after company admits it’s used to create personalized ads