In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy look at the race to issue the first successful ‘central bank digital currency,’ with China currently at the front of the pack with a free money airdrop starting this week. In the second half, Max chats to Chris Fenton, author of 'Feeding the Dragon,' about what China cutting off US Vice President Pence during the debate with his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, suggests about China’s views on the two parties. They look at the NBA game which was aired in China, suggesting an end to the conflict between the two sides.

Alex Salmond interviews Professor David Blanchflower of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire; Member of the Scottish Parliament Alex Neil; and Convener of the thinktank Common Weal Robin McAlpine, about the new economic policy required to prevent a post-Covid economic storm. Will the outcome of the US presidential election make a big economic difference, and can the new thinking taking place in Scotland find its way through into policy action?

A whistleblower reveals that migrant women at a detention center in Georgia have been subjected to forced hysterectomies and other sterilization procedures by a doctor dubbed the “uterus collector.” Plus, despite remaining in a congressional stalemate over additional stimulus relief, the government bails out fossil fuel companies to the tune of $100 billion. Also, major meatpacking companies deny health benefits to workers who have fallen ill or died from contracting Covid-19 while being forced to work during the pandemic.

Reports show that wait times at LA county hospitals can exceed months, putting the lives of poor patients in jeopardy.

President Trump’s Covid diagnosis and the chaotic presidential debate have pushed the needle in states across the country as election day is just three weeks away.

Tensions are on the rise between Russia and the European Union as sanctions are imposed over the poisoning of Alexey Navalny. Elsewhere, amid the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies, China’s US imports have exploded in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, increasing the trade gap at a critical time.

John Leguizamo made his way into our homes and hearts as the silly sloth Sid in "Ice Age." Now he is directing his first movie, "Critical Thinking," about a true story of a high school teacher helping his students achieve their dreams by winning chess tournaments.

Mo'Nique started as a stand up comedy and now has a new stand up you can stream on Showtime called Mo'Nique and Friends at the ATL. Monique had a huge break out with her Academy Award winning role in the independent film "Precious." But Mo'Nique says this was not her childhood dream because growing up she never saw people that looked like her win an Oscar.

A year of economic turmoil takes a slight turn for the better, as the International Monetary Fund revises its 2020 global outlook. Plus, one of the major giants in the Covid-19 vaccine race has hit the brakes, following an unexpected event in trials. Meanwhile, central banks around the world are coming together to decide on rules for digital currencies, specifically, stable coins. These are coins that would be used in cross-border transactions, such as Facebook’s Libra.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Reverend Al Sharpton – legendary civil rights icon, former presidential candidate and author of ‘Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads’. He discusses the 2020 presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden; the BlackLivesMatter movement that has swept the world since the death of George Floyd; the battle within the Democratic Party between the progressives and the right wing; why he believes Biden is the best choice for America despite a record marred by the crime bill, Obama-era foreign policy, and neoliberal economics; his former friendship with Trump; apathy among African Americans that things can really change; the Republican Party’s ‘pimping’ of the Democratic Party’s deficiencies, and more.

As the US election approaches, we feel it necessary to ask a very simple though important question: why do most potential voters describe themselves as independent or not affiliated with a political party? Poll after poll reveals that voters want more choices. Is the two-party system limiting a more robust democracy?

CrossTalking with Will Pierce & John Cardillo.

Today’s Supreme Court ultimately decides nearly every political, social and economic issue of consequence. It shouldn’t. The court’s decades-long power grab threatens the very fabric of our democracy. But is this a pressing issue for all voters?