On the first night of the DNC, protesters briefly unfurled a banner that read “Stop Arming Israel,” before it was wrested away by convention staff. Three members of the group Delegates Against Genocide, Esam Boraey, a human rights activist & delegate from Connecticut; Florida DNC member Nadia Ahmad; and progressive Jewish activist Liano Sharon, an elected delegate from Michigan, said, “He’s the one who can stop this genocide by picking up the phone and making a phone call, and he has chosen not to do that.”

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The latest updates concerning the Tennessee 3. Also, Justin Pearson gives a fiery and inspirational address to supporters after he is reinstated after being expelled, along with Justin Jones, from the Tennessee State Legislature.

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The discussion today is with KJ Noh. He and I discuss the geopolitical history and economic success of the world's most populace nation. In addition to that, Noh articulates why U.S. political figures continue to describe China as " ... a threat ...", and how the subsequent implications of the U.S. government's propaganda campaign against China are likely a prelude to war. Finally, he provides insight and analysis concerning the how's and why's of U.S. military maneuvering strategically & tactically in the South China (Indo-Pacific) sea.

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The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now

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Former Marine Intelligence Office & former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter discusses the current crisis in Ukraine. He articulates many critical facts tragically omitted from mainstream media coverage as well as providing historical background and context for the decisions being made by the U.S., Russia, NATO and the European Union. In addition, he also provides insight into current U.S. provocations with China and Iran.
A definite must listen!

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Peace activist and author Medea Benjamin joins The Chris Hedges Report to discuss the history of Ukraine as explained in her new book, War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, co-authored with Nicholas Davies.

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Pro-Israel lobby groups have spent "shocking" amounts of money to change the course of multiple Democratic congressional primaries over the past year alone. The latest is in Maryland, where Donna Edwards is being outspent sevenfold by corporate attorney Glenn Ivey in her bid to win back her old seat in the state's 4th Congressional District. Peter Beinart, the editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, says the AIPAC-led PACs disguise their attack ads with local issues but in reality are designed to oust candidates who take stances in support of Palestinian rights and working people.

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The failure of the Texas power grid during a cold snap was a year ago, but Democrats are quietly confident voters haven’t forgotten who was in charge when the lights went out.

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The biggest lesson from Tuesday’s election results is that too many people in America’s vast working middle class don’t believe Democrats are on their side. The best way of persuading them otherwise is to enact the social and economic package and infrastructure bill — and pay for it by taxing ultra-wealthy Americans who have never been wealthier yet don’t pay their fair share.

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Corporate Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe lost his race for governor of Virginia, so naturally corporate Democrats and corporate media are pinning this on the progressive left.

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"It's conservative Dems who've ensured that every day for the last several months the headlines are about how we aren't delivering paid leave, prescription drug reform, elder care, or voting rights."

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Lawmakers in Ohio and Wisconsin are pushing to allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work longer hours as exorbitantly wealthy corporations pay their adult employees less than $15 per hour on average.

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"When 41% of the American people tell us that their top priority is for us to expand Medicare to include dental and vision benefits... what should we do? We should listen to the people."

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US employers are recruiting teenaged workers to solve their difficulties in hiring and retaining workers, and some Republicans and industry groups are pushing for looser child labor laws to allow those industries to put teens to work for longer hours.

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Instead of theological affinity for Jesus Christ, millions of Americans are being drawn to the evangelical label because of its association with the G.O.P. … the data indicate that more Americans are conflating evangelicalism w/ Republicanism, and melding two forces to create a movement that is not entirely about politics or religion but power.

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“ … White Americans who viewed Trump favorably and did not identify as evangelicals in 2016 were much more likely than White Trump skeptics to begin identifying as born-again or evangelical Protestants by 2020.”

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The Supreme Court on Aug. 26, 2021, ended the Biden administration’s ban on evictions, putting millions at risk of losing their homes. The ruling …said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exceeded its authority in continuing a moratorium on evictions after Congress failed to pass new legislation … Legal scholar Katy Ramsey Mason [explains] what the ruling means …

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Laughing at Donald Trump in his Mar-a-Lago exile is missing the point. His movement is getting stronger every day

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"No one should face financial ruin for living in states run by Republicans."

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George Will said on ABC's "This Week" roundtable that the Capitol riot on January 6 deserves to be "burned into the American mind as firmly as 9/11, because it was that scale of a shock to the system."

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