How can we comprehend the victory of Giorgia Meloni, an admirer of Mussolini, in Italy's recent elections? Is she a fascist? Does this represent a surging far-right trend in Europe? How has the war in Ukraine impacted Italian politics? And where is the Italian left in all of this?  
 To discuss this and more Rania Khalek was joined by Maurizio Coppola, a member of the international office of the Italian political party Power to the People!. 
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How Italy Elected a Fascist Admirer, Faking Populism While Backing NATO

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To discuss Israel’s holocaust in Gaza, Rania Khalek was joined by journalist Abby Martin, creator and host of The Empire Files.  Watch the extended version of this interview on our Patreon. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content. 


Israel Unmasked: A Serial Killer Society High On Hate, w/ Abby Martin & Rania Khalek

Rania Khalek is joined by Lowkey, rapper, activist and host of 'The Watchdog' podcast on MintPress News, to discuss Israel’s use of artificial intelligence in Gaza, the complicity of tech giants, and how the genocide is impacting British politics.  


Israel’s AI Killing Machine & Big Tech’s Complicity in Genocide, w/ Lowkey

To discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the myths its supporters use to justify it, Rania Khalek was joined by Joseph Massad, Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University and the author of many books including “The Persistence of the Palestinian Question,” “Islam In Liberalism” and “Desiring Arabs.” He also writes a bimonthly column in Middle East Eye in English and in Arabi21 in Arabic. 
This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content.

Strip Away the Lies: Israel’s Naked Colonialism Nears Its End, w/ Prof. Joseph Massad

To discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza Rania Khalek was joined by Palestinian novelist, poet and activist Susan Abulhawa, who recently returned from Gaza, witnessing the destruction first hand.  
 This is just part of this episode. The full interview is available for Breakthrough News Members only. Become a member at https://www.Patreon.com/BreakthroughNews to access the full episode and other exclusive content. 
 Susan’s lecture on Israel’s arms trade, which was referenced in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/live/TJK7wSzW5CU?si=qDTY1BT8QQMUwSK3 


Israel Defeated in Gaza: Even a Holocaust Won’t Erase Palestine, w/ Susan Abulhawa

The struggle for justice in Palestine isn’t just a fight against the settler colonial Zionist project. It’s a struggle against US imperialism itself. To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by Bikrum Gill, a political scientist and author of the forthcoming book “The Political Ecology of Colonial Capitalism: Race, Nature, and Accumulation.”

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Past episodes with Bikrum: 
https://youtu.be/F8GMyxAWjYk?si=4a2X1CWUNhn4Cq3O 
https://youtu.be/3OV31mk8rns?si=-Ho7-sJQdPtmr9E3 



How Italy Elected a Fascist Admirer, Faking Populism While Backing NATO

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