It’s been a while! Life was… lifing! But I’m back and with a new co-host! Paige Fernandez joins me to speak on AOC’s latest fumble, voting against defunding Israel. We go through what she claimed and how she’s been leaning more centrist over the past year. We also discuss ICE and the Trump regime militarily occupying LA, and how the Democrats have failed to go on the offensive.

Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party has been gaining in popularity across the country over her stance against US funding for Israel’s attack on Palestinians and her critique of the Harris campaign.

Many have demonized her for “taking away” votes from the democrats but is that actually true? What does she actually stand for? In this interview we break it down.

Many of us have taken to the streets for months, years, and even decades to fight for an end to the atrocious genocide in Palestine. Recently a ceasefire resolution came and went with no end in sight.

In this conversation, I speak with Alana Hadid about investing in a free Palestine, her thoughts on the ceasefire resolution, and her new project Watermelon Pictures.

You can find Alana on Instagram and learn more about Watermelon Pictures here.

The first presidential debate has come and gone and Democrats are panicking!

Today I invite Francesca Fiorentini on the pod to discuss the state of politics in America, if Biden can or should drop out, and what will happen in November.

You can find Francesca on Instagram and YouTube.

With the upcoming election, we keep hearing the pressure on voters to vote for the lesser of two evils.

But this election feels more like voting for the greater of two evils.

Palestinian Pharmacist Mohammed Imad joins me to discuss what he has experienced in the war in Gaza where he was born and raised, how it has damaged his mental health, and what people abroad can do to stop the attack.

The interview is in Spanish as Mohammed is Trilingual but felt more comfortable speaking Spanish. I have translated most of it for you.

You can find Mohammed on Instagram, and his fundraiser to evacuate his family to Egypt Here.

In last week’s episode, we discussed media bias and how it alters the way we look at things like foreign policy, and in particular the Palestine Exception. 

In a few days, we will hit the 6-month mark of the October 7th attack in Israel and Palestine. And over these past 6 months, we have seen the consequences of Western media’s dehumanization and disinformation of Palestinians on a massive and heartbreaking scale.

Nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli government through a series of bombardments and ground invasions. More than half of those being children.

And this is the consequence of genocidal propaganda and media bias. Real lives are affected. People die.

But the Palestine exception as we talked about last week, isn’t new and it doesn’t just stop at Gaza.

Since its occupation, Palestine has been divided into two. Gaza and the West Bank. This division has made the occupation more effective, especially after the blockade on Gaza went into effect and the wall was built. 

The October 7th attack brought all eyes on Gaza, but Israel has not left the West Bank alone this past 6 months. In fact, it’s gotten much worse than ever before in the occupation.

Journalists have been arrested and killed, undercover Israeli officers have attacked and killed hundreds of Palestinians, and settlers have only increased their brutality and violence in their attempt to steal more Palestinian land.

So in order to get a better sense of what’s been happening there I reached out to my journalist friend Nida Ibrahim of Al Jazeera.

You can follow Nida on her Instagram.

Today’s episode is going to be cathartic for me! Because like many journalists out there, I have a lot to say about the media landscape’s blatant use of bias and one mainstream media platform has found itself in deep caca.

On December 28th The New York Times published an article titled Screams without words, How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7.

It detailed stories of alleged rapes against Israeli women based on descriptions of photographs and video footage and claimed systematic sexual violence as a key part of the attack.

A story that is extremely triggering to people, but especially those who have experienced assault in their lives. A story that sounds horrific and unimaginable if it were true. 

But it wasn’t. 

Award-winning storyteller and Palestinian Jenan Matari joins me to talk about the role of media bias in Palestine coverage.

You can find Jenan on Instagram.

The first episode of the podcast is HERE!

While putting this episode together I gathered some research on the protest vote, third-party candidates, and the reasons they get such a bad rap.

Did you know protest voters are not actually to blame for electoral losses?

Did you know the U.S. is only a partial democracy?

Did you know there’s only been one third-party candidate that’s ever come close to winning?

Did you know socialist candidates have a long history in American politics?

Get ready for a wild ride with this one mi gente!

You can watch the video here on Substack or listen on Apple Podcasts.

Claudia De La Cruz joins me to discuss her grassroots campaign on a socialist platform, and why she feels so strongly that the Democrats and Republicans are just two peas in a pod.

Hopefully, once you finish this episode you will know more about the protest vote, third-party candidates, and how to critically think about the upcoming election.

You can find out more about Claudia De La Cruz on Instagram and her Website.

I'm excited to announce the new podcast I've been working on! This has been so fun to work on and I can’t wait for you to see the episodes.

This podcast will tackle controversial topics in politics and culture, such as U.S. imperialism, capitalism, racism and xenophobia, and much more.

This trailer features presidential candidate Claudia De La Cruz, Aljazeera journalist Nida Ibrahim, financial expert Lea Landaverde, and media expert Jenan Matari.

Launching March 2024!