Category: Shows
McMindfulness with Ron Purser
Chris Hedges talks to Ron Purser, professor of management at San Francisco State University, about the growth of mindfulness meditation in the mainstream. As meditation makes its way into schools, prisons and government agencies, Purser argues the booming cottage industry with its promises of “Buddhist-inspired” techniques tries to offer a universal panacea for resolving almost every area of daily concern. …
Lord Marland on Brexit trade deal: Businesses won’t forgive politicians if Brexit isn’t sorted quickly!
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Conservative Party Treasurer and David Cameron’s former trade envoy Lord Marland. He discusses Boris Johnson’s recent success in the UK general election, what Jeremy Corbyn and Labour got wrong in the election campaign, why he believes a trade deal can be secured quickly with the EU, and he warns that if Brexit isn’t sorted quickly, businesses will never forgive politicians for the uncertainty. …
Green New Deal
In this episode, Front Running looks at the jobs program called the Green New Deal, most associated at the moment with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but which has been formulated for quite some years with the ambition to provide an FDR-like jobs program to put Americans to work rebuilding its infrastructure for a post-carbon world. …
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. …
