Tag: RT America
Climate change heats up in Davos & the fight for online free speech
Nick Brana from Extinction Rebellion discusses the issue of climate change at the World Economic Forum. RT correspondent Natasha Sweatte brings the latest on plant-eating bacteria breaking down ocean plastic. Then, online free speech is in jeopardy as members from both political parties want to end Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act. And tardigrades might not be as indestructible as they seem. …
The News with Rick Sanchez – January 20, 2020
Famous civil rights leader and orator Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is honored with a federal holiday each year on January 20. But the same US government that regards him as a hero may have had him killed. RT America’s Michele Greenstein (in for Rick Sanchez) explains. Prof. Mohammed Marandi of the University of Tehran weighs in on escalating tension between US and Iran. …
Newsweek journalist quits after editors suppress Syrian chemical attack
Journalist Tareq Haddad joins us to discuss why he quit his job at Newsweek after editors tried to suppress evidence suggesting the 2018 Syrian chemical attacks were staged, and the overall apparently declining state of journalism. Former NYC mayor and presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says he doesn’t regret his controversial stop and frisk policing policy. …
The News with Rick Sanchez – January 17, 2020
Are members of the US military establishment lying or confused? Why can’t President Trump and his generals get their stories straight? US Central Command admitted that 11 US soldiers were flown out of Al Assad Air Base in Iraq for injuries sustained during Iran’s January 8 missile attack, dubbed “Operation Martyr Soleimani.” …
Oil industry ignored climate change research & US to punish Iraq if troops asked to leave
The Iraqi Parliament voted to expel all US troops from its nation. However, the US says it will cut military aid to Iraq if it’s asked to leave. Canada’s Exxon oil subsidiary ignored its own climate change research for decades. Tensions in a Mississippi prison continue to mount as five incarcerated people have died in the last month. …