Fault Lines

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about the ongoing protests in Colombia, Israel's bloody pushback against Palestinian protestors, the future of the Republican Party under Trump, and the Soviet History during WW2-era politics.

Guests:

Wyatt Reed – Sputnik News Analyst and Producer for By Any Means Necessary | Protests in Colombia

Laith Marouf – Award Winning Multimedia Producer | Israel's Bloody Confrontations with Palestine

Tyler Nixon – Archivist, Activist, Technologist, Legal Counsel to Roger Stone | Republican Leadership, Trump et al vs. Liz Cheney

Caleb Maupin – Speaker, Writer, Journalist, Political Analyst, and Author | Elizabeth Warren's Failures, The Soviets' Successes: Commemorating Victory Day This Sunday

In our first hour we were joined by Wyatt Reed to talk about the demands of the protestors in Colombia as Wyatt joins us there on the ground. Next we spoke with Laith Marouf about the Israeli government's violent confrontations with Palestinians as hundreds are reportedly injured following a raid on Al-Aqsa mosque.

In our second hour we were joined by Tyler Nixon to talk about the state of the Republican Party, Trump's questionable leadership and the size of Liz Cheney's absent followership with the Republican base, and where two-party politics is standing in American democracy.

In our third hour we were joined by Caleb Maupin to talk about Elizabeth Warren, whose new book is inspiring another round of conversations around the abject failure of the progressive insurgents in the Democratic base to use their power to productive ends. We turned next to the background of Victory Day, looking at the history of Soviet involvement in WW2 and how those issues are seen today by the DC establishment.

On this episode of Fault Lines, Jamarl Thomas talked with guests about who is now the face of the Republican Party between Liz Cheney and Donald Trump, a possible Myanmar civil war, signal ads being blocked and Blinken visiting Ukraine.

Guests:

KJ Noh – a journalist, political analyst, writer and teacher specializing in the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region |Myanmar Civil War?

Charlotte Tschider – Asst. Professor at the Loyal University Chicago School of Law, Author of ‘International Cybersecurity and Privacy Law in Practice’ | Signal ads blocked

Mark Sleboda – International Relations and Security Analyst |Blinken Visits Ukraine

In our second hour, we were joined by KJ Noh for two segments as we discussed the possibility of a Myanmar Civil War.

Next we were joined by Charlotte Tschider to discuss signal ads being blocked

In our third and final hour, we were joined by Mark Sleboda for two segments to discuss Blinken visiting Ukraine in show of support amid Russia tensions.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about the threat of big tech's monopoly on online speech, how Derek Chauvin will be sentenced, Israeli politics and the fate of Netanyahu, and the state of capitalism, socialism, and democracy in this century.

Guests:

John Kiriakou – Former CIA Officer & Co-Host of The Backstory | The Sentencing Formula for Derek Chauvin, US Seen as Chief Threat to Democracy Globally

Miko Peled – Human Rights Activist and Author | Is Netanyahu's Political Career Actually Under Threat?

Richard Wolff – Professor of Economics Emeritus | Is Capitalism Permanent?

In our second hour we were joined by John Kiriakou to talk about Derek Chauvin's sentencing and whether a fate of 20 years in solitary confinement would be just desserts for the man convicted of killing George Floyd. After that we turned to a recent poll showing yet again that America is seen as the chief threat to democracy around the world.

Next we were joined by Miko Peled to talk about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political fate as Israel's government goes through yet another politically fractured election.

Looking at the material benefits of expansion into space and the uncertain legacy of Marx, in our third hour we were joined by Prof. Richard Wolff to talk about capitalism, socialism, and whether 'ideology' applies in a century of mixed economic and political systems.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about Europe opening up, a Pentagon Inspector General report looking into UAPs, the ongoing protests in Colombia, and why real estate prices are shooting through the roof.

Guests:

Peter Oliver – EU Correspondent for RT International | Less COVID, More Problems: Europe's Battle Over Reopening

Steve Bassett – Executive Director of Paradigm Research Group | What's Coming Next in UFO Politics & Disclosures

Camila Escalante – TV News Producer and Presenter at teleSUR English | Ongoing Protests Over Tax Reform in Colombia

Mark Frost – Economics Professor & Entrepreneur | Shift in Housing As Real Estate Prices Rise Meteorically, History of the USD as Reserve

In our first hour we were joined by Peter Oliver to talk about Europe's fragmented attempts to reopen as more countries' numbers of COVID cases drop, the vaccine rollout accelerates, and more citizens than ever want to travel -- while some countries want to keep travel restrictions in place as they face an ongoing medical crisis.

In our second hour we were joined by Steve Bassett to talk about what recent disclosures reveal about the American government's plans for UAP disclosures, with a report due to be released this June and the Pentagon's Inspector General investigating sightings of inexplicable craft. Afterwards we were joined by Camila Escalante to talk about the ongoing protests in Colombia as the country's economy shrank by almost 7% last year.

In our third hour we were joined by Mark Frost to talk about what's driving the skyrocketing real estate prices as more people than ever move to working from home and Mark sees signs of a mass exodus from the suburbs. We then turned to the topic of reserve currencies and the history of the American dollar in the 20th century.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about water as a weapon in Syria, why the CIA went 'woke' in its new recruitment ad, the FDA's planned ban on menthol cigarettes, and the silent retraction by the WaPo/NYT of their story on Giuliani.

Guests:

Maram Susli – Political Commentator and Geopolitical Analyst | Water As A Weapon: Turkey, Syria, & Iraq

Peter Coffin – Video Essayist & Author | CIA Gone Woke, Should Facebook Bring Trump Back?

Gregory Conley – President of the American Vaping Association | FDA Under Biden Pushing for Ban on Menthol & Flavored Cigarettes

Ted Rall – Political Cartoonist & Syndicated Columnist | WaPo, NYT Retraction of 'FBI Warned Giuliani' Story, Is Biden A New FDR

In our first hour we were joined by Maram Susli to talk about water being used as a weapon by Turkey against the Kurds, Syria, and Iraq. We also talked about how China and Russia will respond to Israel's treatment of Palestinians as the Eurasian power bloc increases its investment in the region and rises to prominence internationally.

In our second hour we were joined by Peter Coffin for a conversation on why the CIA used progressive, intersectional messaging in a new recruitment ad and what the Intelligence Community has to gain from the modern left. Next we spoke with Gregory Conley about the proposed ban on menthol and flavored cigarettes, looking at the costs and the benefits of the push against the consumption of carcinogenic tobacco products.

In our third hour we were joined by Ted Rall to talk about the Washington Post and New York Times' weekend retraction of their story last week on the FBI warning Giuliani of a 'Russian disinfo' campaign centered on Ukraine, looking at media complicity and complacency, and why the intel community leans on prominent newspapers as typists for their narratives.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about the 2014 Odessa massacre, a ruling on climate change from Germany's Constitutional Court, the state of COVID-19 in Syria, and whether or not military escalation with China is inevitable.

Guests:

Bryan MacDonald – Head of the Russia Desk at RT Online | Odessa Massacre, EU Report Alleges Russian Disinfo on Sputnik V, Whether Navalny's Orgs Are 'Extremist'

Peter Oliver – EU correspondent for RT International | German High Court Sends Government Back to Drawing Board on CO2 Emission Goals

Hadi Nasrallah – Journalist, Commentor and Researcher | COVID in Syria

Caleb Maupin – Speaker, Writer, Journalist, Political Analyst, and Author | With Some Talk of Regime Change in China, Is Escalation Inevitable?

In our first hour we were joined by Bryan MacDonald to go over the history of the Odessa Massacre in May of 2014 following the seven-year commemoration this weekend of the event. We then moved to a conversation on pushback on the Sputnik V vaccine in the Western press before turning to whether Alexei Navalny's organizations

In our second hour we were joined by Peter Oliver to talk about the German Constitutional Court's decision last week to ask the German government to draw up plans for reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, before turning to the support and opposition for Nord Stream 2 in German politics. Afterwards we were joined by Hadi Nasrallah to talk about the COVID situation in Syria as Bashar al-Assad's government ramps up medical production while Kurds occupying Syria's northeast struggle with rising infections and a lack of medical supplies.

In our third hour we were joined by Caleb Maupin to talk about whether regime change in China is coming anytime soon as a former worker in Britain's embassy in Beijing talked up the benefits of a coup against Xi Jinping.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about whether Biden can or will back up the aspirations from his speech Wednesday night, the background for the raid on Rudy Giuliani, and the long-term coverup of nursing home deaths in New York.

Guests:

Joel Segal – Former Congressional Staffer & Political Activist | Critical Review of Biden's Address to Congress

Elbert Guillory – Louisiana State Politician | Critical Review of Biden's Address to Congress

Lee Stranahan – Political Analyst and Host of The Back Story | FBI Raid on Giuliani, Dismissing Claims of 'Russian Disinfo' on Ukraine

Michael Goodwin – Journalist and Columnist at The New York Post | FBI Raid on Giuliani, Politicization of the Justice Department

In our first hour we were joined by Joel Segal and Elbert Guillory to go over President Biden's address Wednesday night to a joint session of Congress, looking at whether his administration can fulfill its lofty promises, how Biden views his office and why instead of pushing for bills he's asking Congress to hand them to him, and to get into a debate on capital flight and the definition of infrastructure.

In our second hour we were joined by Lee Stranahan to talk about the raid on former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a new story out in the Washington Post on the FBI alleging Russian disinfo to Giuliani in late 2019, and what Giuliani wanted in Ukraine: evidence of corruption from Hunter Biden.

In our third hour we were joined by Michael Goodwin to talk about aides to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo burying the details of nursing home deaths for almost a full year, from last spring to this January when NY Attorney General Letitia James published her disruptive report. We turned to a conversation on the raid on Rudy Giuliani, the Secret Service apparently protecting Hunter Biden in late 2018, and the worsening partisanship in American media -- and ever more worrying politicization of the Department of Justice.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan played Biden's address to Congress in full and then spoke with guests about the speech, focusing on whether Biden can get the plans he's proposing through Congress and where the Democrats are heading on policy.

Guests:

Carmine Sabia – Writer & Editor at Large at SabiaReport.com | Biden's Address to Congress, Education

Margaret Kimberley – Senior Columnist and Editor for Black Agenda Report | Biden's Address to Congress

Kim Iversen – Independent Journalist and Host of the Kim Iversen Show | Biden's Address to Congress

After playing the entirety of Biden's address last night to Congress in our first hour, in our second hour we were joined by Carmine Sabia to talk about the plans and policies Biden committed his administration to and what he'll do if he can't get those plans through. We then moved to a spirited debate on the role of education and whether the government should pay for it.

In our third hour we were joined by Margaret Kimberley and Kim Iversen for a panel discussion on Biden's speech. We talked about what Biden left out when he talked about removing lead from water delivered to American homes, what Biden's tried to accomplish with his speech and whether it succeeded, and Republican Senator Tim Scott's misplaced response to Biden on race in America.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked with guests about India's COVID crisis, why Zarif hit the IRGC on a hot mic and who's to blame for the leak, hyperbole on wearing (and not wearing) masks, and whether American hyperinflation is happening anytime soon.

Guests:

Shobhan Saxena – Journalist Covering Brazil and India | COVID Situation and Response in India and Brazil

Elijah Magnier – Veteran War Correspondent | Iran Foreign Minister Zarif's Leaked Hot Mic Pushback on IRGC

Ted Rall – Political Cartoonist & Syndicated Columnist | Tucker Carlsen and Mask Hyperbole, Biden's Ersatz State of the Union

Steve Grumbine – Political, Economic and Social Justice Activist | Modern Monetary Theory: Inflation, Manufacturing, and a Critical Look at MMT

In our first hour we were joined by Shobhan Saxena to look at India's out-of-control COVID crisis and where it came from, before turning to look at Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the coronavirus in Brazil as his administration comes under inquiry and talk of impeachment swirls.

In our second hour we were joined by Elijah Magnier to look at why Zarif hit the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in hot mic audio leaked this week, and to ask of that audio: who leaked it? Next we were joined by Ted Rall to take a balanced look at Tucker Carlsen's hyperbolic claims that people should call the police on kids wearing masks outdoors, what it says about our political climate and what it's a reaction to, before moving to a conversation on Biden's address to Congress tonight and why we didn't see a State of the Union address in early 2021.

In our third hour we were joined by Steve Grumbine to take a hard look at Modern Monetary Theory, asking what would happen if the dollar's value dropped. We looked at how it would affect our ability to import goods, how it would hit our economy, and what MMT can do -- and can't do -- for the American economy.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan talked about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, EU politics and the fallout from Brexit on trade and vaccines, how mRNA tech works, a hot mic leak from Iran's foreign minister, and got a debrief on the Amazon unionization vote.

Guests:

Dave Beaty – TV Producer, Documentary Filmmaker, Journalist, & UFO Researcher | All Things Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Alexander Mercouris – Editor-in-Chief at TheDuran.com | European Parliament Set to Ratify Trade Deal, EU Lawsuit

Dr. Mikhail Kogan – Medical Director at the George Washington Center for Integrative Medicine | What is mRNA Tech, How Does it Work, and What Can It Do?

Gareth Porter – Investigative Journalist, Author and Policy Analyst | Coming Back to the JCPOA & Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif's Hot Mic on IRGC Power

Chris Smalls – Activist and Organizer | Aftermath of the 'No' Vote on Unionization in Bessemer, Alabama

In our first hour we were joined by Dave Beaty to talk about Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, looking at recent revelations from the media, why they're coming out now, and what's behind the spooky sightings lighting up the skies over naval groups off the coast of the United States.

In our second hour we were joined by Alexander Mercouris to talk about Brexit and trade as the European Parliament seems set to ratify a long-negotiated trade deal with the United Kingdom, as well as the UK's shifting allegiances as they pivot to the United States. We then turned with Alexander to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's resignation and what it signals for the future of the country's politics. Next we were joined by Dr. Mikhail Kogan to talk about what mRNA technology is, whether it's the Moderna and PfizerBioNTech shots.

In our third hour we were joined by Gareth Porter to talk about the latest on attempts to come back to the JCPOA and the leak of hot mic audio from Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, describing limits on his power and the political supremacy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Next we were joined by Chris Smalls to talk about the problems with the local union that he believes led to the 'no' vote on unionization at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.