Fault Lines

On today's episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas and Shane Stranahan had a freewheeling discussion of the economic issues surrounding Covid-19, economics, and the nationwide protests.

Guests:

Mark Frost - Economist, professor, consultant, drummer, Eagle Scout, Marine, libertarian’ish | Covid-10 Economics

Mark Sleboda - International Relations & Security Analyst | Trump Retweets Max Blumenthal

Stephen Lendman - Author and Geopolitical Analyst | The Impending Economic Collapse

Chris Hedges -Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist, author of 11 books and host of On Contact airing on RT America | The Deeper Issues Behind the Protests

In the first hour, Shane and Jamarl spoke with economist Mark Frost about the effect the coronavirus crisis had on the US economy and debated the cost benefit analysis of the economic problems caused by the lockdown.

They also talked to international analyst Mark Sleboda about the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement on the world, the pressure that the European Union is putting on the UK post-Brexit, a scandal in the Belarusian election, and how Donald Trump ended up re-tweeting a liberal journalist Max Blumenthal.

In the second hour, the hosts discussed more viewpoints from callers on the coronavirus update and welcomed writer Steven Lendman. They discussed the impending economic crisis for regular "Main Street" Americans and the lack of political leadership on stimulus. They also discussed whether police violence is a cause or symptom of a bigger problem.

In the third hour, Shane and Jamarl talked to RT host and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges, who said that the real issues behind the nationwide protests go beyond just issues about policing and touch the nerve of deeper issues of inequality. Hedges also said he expects the police crackdown to get worse, not better.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Jamarl Thomas & Shane Stranahan were joined by guests to talk about the upcoming elections in the USA, the course of the country's ongoing protests, and how America's industrial policy and outsourcing affected the black community in America.

Guests:

Ted Rall - Political Cartoonist & Syndicated Columnist | What IS "Biden-ism?" & Do Our Politics Need A Culture Atonement?

Scott Ritter - Former U.N. weapons inspector & WMD Whistleblower | The Deception Behind NATO's Colonization of Ukraine

Richard Wolff - Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and host of Economic Update | Working Class: Mobilize Or Lose & Pandemic, Protests and Economic Disaster

In our first hour we were joined by Ted Rall to talk about 'Biden-ism' (hint: it's whatever Trump isn't), the stranglehold establishment Democrats have on leftwing political opportunities in the United States, and talked about culture, race, and whether the current unrest will be ignited into a wider economic protest by the rent crisis due to hit the USA.

In our second hour we spoke with Scott Ritter about NATO's colonization of Ukraine, why the word 'colonization' applies to the state of Ukraine as it was constructed, and how we're seeing the legacy of the country's deep ethnic tensions play out. We also talked about Trump's Space Force and the Cold War's nuclear legacy.

In our third hour we spoke with Richard D. Wolff about America's industrial policy and how outsourcing impact the black community in America, as well as the nature of the worldwide economic underclass and why Wolff believes it's an inevitability of the cyclical economic crises endemic to capitalism.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan were joined by guests to discuss Black Lives Matter, race in America, and the trajectory of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Guests:

Siouxsie Wiles - Microbiologist at the University of Auckland | NZ's COVID-19 Response

John Wood - Wood, Jr. is a former nominee for congress, contributor at Quillette Magazine and a national ambassador for Braver Angels | The BLM Movement & Braver Angels: Finding Common Ground

Danny Sjursen - Retired U.S. Army Officer and Former History Instructor at West Point | What Sort of Govt Wages War At Home AND Abroad, Could The Pandemic Make Our Wars Disappear?

In our first hour we were joined by new guest Siouxsie Wiles to talk about New Zealand's disaster response and recovery during the COVID-19 crisis, how they got down to 0 coronavirus cases for weeks, and why she's worried about the United States' coronavirus trajectory (it's our healthcare).

In our second hour we were joined by another new guest, John Wood, to talk about the deepening divide in American politics, to tell us about Better Angels and the work that it does and why it does it, and to give his take on the BLM movement.

In our third hour we were joined by Danny Sjursen to contrast the United States's aggression abroad with the often violent protests and police violence taking place in the United States today. We also spoke about whether and how COVID-19 and the ongoing protests are going to change the USA's foreign policy.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan talked with guests about the Black Lives Matter movement, its origins and roots, its legitimacy and the real issues at hand, and the recent symbolic actions against Confederate statues made in the name of the BLM movement.

Guests:

Peter LaVelle - Host of CrossTalk on RT, American journalist | Whelan Conviction + Is Downing Statues Empty Symbolism?

Margaret Kimberley - Senior Columnist and Editor for Black Agenda Report and Author of 'Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents | Kente Cloth Confusion & Black Mis-Leadership

Elbert Guillory - Former member of both the Louisiana state Senate and Louisiana House of Representatives | The BLM Movement

In our first hour we were joined by Peter LaVelle to talk about the Paul Whelan conviction in Russia, what we can read in the media tea-leaves about the specifics of the case, and to talk about whether tearing down Confederate statues is useful symbolism or a distraction.

In our second hour we were joined by Margaret Kimberley to talk about the history of Black Lives Matter movement, its founders, who Alicia Garza is, and what she represents in the BLM movement and its relationship with establishment politics.

In our third hour we spoke with Elbert Guillory about the Black Lives Matter movement, what America should learn in order to effect real change, and to look deeper at the issue of inequality in America.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan talked with guests about the Capitol hill Autonomous Zone, the economic hardships underlying the conflicts in the USA, and the effects of China's dedollarisation on America's monetary primacy.

Guests:

Caleb Maupin - Speaker, writer, journalist, political analyst, and author of 'City Builders and Vandals in Our Age: Articles and Essays on Socialism' | The Politics of CHAZ, The Never Ending Battle For The Confederacy

Ian Miles Cheong - Journalist who covers media, politics & culture, Managing Editor at HumanEvents.com | George Floyd Protests

Rick Sanchez - Internationally recognized, Award Winning broadcast journalist, reporter, news presenter, and host of the nightly news show 'News with Rick Sanchez' on RT America | China Dumps The Dollar, Is A Mortgage Crash Coming?

In our first hour we were joined by Caleb Maupin to talk about the politics of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, the events taking place in the city and what they portend for politics across the country, and how we're seeing the reignition of longstanding schisms in the push to take down memorials to the Confederacy.

In our second hour we were joined by Ian Miles Cheong to talk about the economic roots of the sentiments that have ignited American politics following the death of George Floyd about decades of police violence against and social oppression of black Americans in the post-Civil Rights era.

In our third hour we were joined by Rick Sanchez to talk about his career, to give advice to broadcasters, and to talk about dedollarization as China moves to reduce its dependency on the USD -- and what implications that move, along with the wider burgeoning global economic crisis, on credit markets in America and around the world.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan talked with guests about the understudied upsides of taking psychedelics, the truth about this week's job numbers and what we should expect next from the markets, and to scrutinize America's questionable foreign policy stratagems.

Guests:

Adam Eidinger - Activist and organizer in the fight to legalize cannabis | Decriminalization vs Legalization & Mushroom Advocacy

Marshall Auerback - Market analyst and writer for the Independent Media Institute | A Closer Look At The Jobs Numbers & The Market

Michael Maloof - RT national security analyst and former senior security policy analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense | US Foreign Policy, Sanctions Under COVID, & Iran/Venezuela

In our first hour we were joined by Adam Eidinger to talk about the fight for marijuana decriminalization and legalization, why some activists are satisfied with just decriminalization, and to give us his knowledge and personal experience of the restorative powers of some natural psychotropics.

In our second hour we spoke with Marshall Auerback about what the recent optimistic job numbers report got wrong, why he's more pessimistic about the course of the American economy, and what we can expect to see as the coronavirus crisis slowly grows.

In our third hour we were joined by Michael Maloof to look at American foreign policy, the global signals of a shift out of an era marked by American preeminence and into a new more distributed world order, and to talk about Iran and Venezuela's budding relationship as key opponents of America's economic and military hegemony.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan were joined by guests to talk about the prospect of a second wave, the United States' economic situation and the unseen depths of its unemployment iceberg, and to argue about the Black Lives Matter protests some more.

Guests:

Netra Halperin - Producer and Director of foreign policy documentary films at Peace Films | PTSD From COVID, Police Violence

Mark Frost - Economist, professor, consultant, drummer, eagle scout, marine, libertarian’ish | Unemployment and Market Realism

Maram Susli - Political Commentator and Geopolitical Analyst | The BLM Movements and America's Foreign Policy

Kim Iversen - Independent Journalist and Host of the Kim Iversen Show on YouTube | COVID-19 Lethality and Asymptomatic Spread

In our first hour we were joined by guests to talk about PTSD, depression, and the other anxious comorbidities of the commingled, morbid crises we're facing. Afterword we spoke with Mark Frost about his cymbals, the real unemployment numbers, and the long wake of economic problems we'll only fully recognize in coming months.

In our second hour we were joined by Maram Susli to compare America's rhetoric on Black Lives Matter with its imperialist legacy around the world, and to look at the course of the ongoing unrest in the United States and to speculate on where it'll head next.

In our third hour we were joined by Kim Iversen to talk about COVID-19 in the United States, whether the claims of a second wave are driven by a surge in cases or merely more testing capacity, and to try to help mediate disagreements in the conversation about the George Floyd protests and police brutality.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan were joined by guests to discuss the recent rise in COVID cases in the United States, the international surge in support for the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, and the push for criminal justice reform.

Guests:

Alexander Mercouris - Editor-in-Chief at TheDuran.com | Dominic Cummings, Russiagate, and BLM

Andrew Spannaus - American Journalist and Writer in Italy | Update on Italy's COVID Situation

Stephen Oatley - Founder and Editor of Freight Broker Live and host of Freight Broker Live | Truckers Under Fire During Protests

Michelle Esquenazi - Senior VP for the New York State Bail Bondsman Association | The Effects of Bail Reform on NYC

In our first hour we spoke with Alexander Mercouris about Dominic Cummings, the enigmatic gray eminence behind Boris Johnson's campaign, as well as about the Black Lives Matter protests ongoing around the world and how our view of a movement should be shaped by its supporters, a theme we would pick back up at the end of the show.

In our second hour we spoke first with Andrew Spannaus from near Milan about how Italy's recovery is going, to learn more about the early epicenter in Italy, and to talk about monetary disagreements in the EU. Afterword we spoke with Stephen Oatley about how truckers have been weathering the crisis, and why some truckers are coming under fire for their interactions with protestors.

In our third hour we were joined by Michelle Esquenazi to talk about bail reform, to explain the background for the bail industry and to lay out why it's being criticized, and to talk about the ongoing protests and how the recommended policies in the push for criminal justice reform would affect the bail industry.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan discussed the issues at the heart of the protests, what happened the day that George Floyd died, the state of the global Coronavirus situation, and talked about what Trump's move to pull troops from Germany means for Europe.

Guests:

Joe Lauria - Editor-in-Chief at Consortium News, a Political Commentator and Author of 'How I Lost By Hillary Clinton' | Post-Weekend Developments as America in Revolt

Mark Sleboda - International Relations & Security Analyst | Partial Withdrawal of American Troops in Germany

Manila Chan - Veteran News Anchor and Host of RT America’s Daily News Program 'In Question' | Protests Across US: Unifying or Divisive?

In our first hour we were joined by Joe Lauria to discuss the protests over the last few weeks, what they signify for America's social fabric, and to talk about where we're headed as local governments respond to protestors' requests to defund and dismantle institutions of policing in cities across the country.

In our second hour we were joined by Mark Sleboda to talk about life in Russia during the coronavirus crisis and to give us an impromptu, informal tourism itinerary for honeymooners and vacationers in the country. We also talked about Trump's announcement that he'd be pulling 25% of the United States' troops out of the country.

In our third hour we were joined by Manila Chan to discuss media coverage of violence at the protests and whether there's a skew in favor of the protestors, the cops, or simply covering the worst of both sides. We also debated the real issue: whether police in the United States disproportionately target black communities with more arrests and more violent treatment.

On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan were joined for the first time by Jesse Ventura to talk about how he would handle these protests. We also spoke with Michael Krieger and Elbert Guillory about the content, context, and significance of the ongoing civil unrest.

Guests:

Elbert Guillory - Former member of both the Louisiana state Senate and Louisiana House of Representatives | The George Floyd Protests

Michael Krieger - Founder of LibertyBlitzkrieg.com, former Wall Street analyst | Civil Unrest: 50 Years In The Making.. Now What? And The Problem With Trump Calling Antifa A "Terrorist Org"

Jesse Ventura - Former Professional Wrestler, Actor, Political Commentator, Bestselling Author, Naval Veteran, Television Host, and Statesman who served as the 38th governor of Minnesota | Civil Unrest: What White People Don't Understand & #Ventura 2020? The Run Up to The Elections

We were joined in our first hour by Elbert Guillory to discuss legal and historical aspects in the cases of Michael Brown, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd as a part of the larger conversation on the legitimacy of the ongoing protests.

In our second hour we spoke with Michael Krieger about the historical significance, and perhaps inevitability, of the ongoing political crisis. We also talked about the question of the recent economic turbulence, what the oscillating jobs numbers mean, and when we should expect to see deeper fissures in the economic systems intrinsic to the current world order.

We were delighted to be joined by Jesse Ventura for the first time to talk about his history in governance, how he would handle the protests today, and what changed his perspective on the ongoing protests -- which started only blocks from where he grew up.