The News with Rick Sanchez – February 17, 2020

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation believes that rapid advances in artificial intelligence can be harnessed to find cures for diseases and solve other problems plaguing humankind. Dr. Jonathan Latham, executive director of the Bioscience Resource Project joins Rick Sanchez to weigh in. He argues that there is no amount of computing power that can make up for the biases implicit in the algorithm. … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – February 17, 2020

Bloomberg: The Democratic oligarch buying US elections & Harriet Tubman’s face on debit card

While US wages dwindle and poverty rises, billionaire presidential candidate Bloomberg is spending millions to buy an election. Harriet Tubman’s face is being used on a debit card. A newly proposed bill in Alabama is causing quite the stir. … Read More >Bloomberg: The Democratic oligarch buying US elections & Harriet Tubman’s face on debit card

Iran assassination: They’re not impeaching Trump over this

Jimmy Dore fills in for Jesse Ventura. Jimmy and Brigida Santos talk about bipartisan support for militarism and screwing the environment, and reveal why Iraq says the US was wrong about an attack that nearly started a war with Iran. RT’s Lee Camp reveals the contents of President Trump’s new budget proposal for 2021. … Read More >Iran assassination: They’re not impeaching Trump over this

The News with Rick Sanchez – February 14, 2020

The US and Iran seemed at the brink of war when Iran struck US bases in Iraq following the high-profile assassination of Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani. The Trump administration claimed that Soleimani had been responsible for a rocket attack. But Iraqi intelligence says that neither Soleimani nor Iran’s proxies were behind the attack. Rick Sanchez hears from former Pentagon official Michael Maloof while “In the Now” host Rania Khalek joins the discussion from Beirut, Lebanon and Prof. … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – February 14, 2020

Direct action against animal abuse (with Wayne Hsiung)

Our guest today is Wayne Hsiung, a lawyer and co-founder of Direct Action Everywhere, who is currently facing felony charges for recording animal abuse across the country. Anders Lee reports on a little-known story from American history in which a small group of plutocrats attempted to overthrow the government. … Read More >Direct action against animal abuse (with Wayne Hsiung)

Richard Wolff: ‘Understanding socialism’ & US socialist candidates

Iraqi officials say Iran was not behind the rocket attack that President Trump used to justify the killing of Iranian General Soleimani. US college sports are spending big money to lobby lawmakers. We speak with Author Richard Wolff, who discusses his new book ‘Understanding Socialism’ … Read More >Richard Wolff: ‘Understanding socialism’ & US socialist candidates

The News with Rick Sanchez – February 13, 2020

The new US household debt numbers show that Americans have borrowed higher and higher amounts of money every quarter for the past five consecutive years. Collective household debt has surpassed $14 trillion for the first time. RT America’s Sayeh Tavangar reports before John Grace of founder and president of Investor’s Advantage Corp and author of “Making Finance Make Sense” joins Rick Sanchez to weigh in. He argues that “the debt level is enslaving Americans” … Read More >The News with Rick Sanchez – February 13, 2020

Raucous caucus in Iowa & predators lurking on dating apps

Mike Papantonio and Trial Lawyer magazine editor Farron Cousins take us through the calamitous events of the Iowa caucuses and what it all means for the Dems moving forward. Also, MSNBC has been showering Joe Biden’s presidential campaign with money, while “family company” Johnson & Johnson has just been hit by a $750 million fine in New Jersey for their cancer-linked talcum-based baby powder. … Read More >Raucous caucus in Iowa & predators lurking on dating apps