Why do Americans pay far more for prescription drugs than any other country? Attorney and author Stephen Sheller discusses the broken system. John Sitilides, a geopolitical strategist and consultant to the State Department, discusses the tensions mounting between Iran and the US and whether a war is inevitable. New York radio and TV pundit and RT contributor Steve Malzberg discusses whether the Electoral College should be eliminated.

In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the escalating trade war with China, threats to wipe Iran off the map, and other tales and tweets of deglobalization. In the second half, Max interviews Dan Collins, head of research at Heisenberg Capital, who previously lived in China for over twenty years, for his assessment on the trade war with China. They say nobody wins a trade war? If not, who is losing less badly than the other side? Dan maintains his position, that the trade war has actually been going on for decades, and that the proof that China has been winning is the deindustrialization of the US and the industrialization and massive growth of the middle class and huge cities across China.

Activist Netfa Freeman discusses the new narrative from NBC News that Russians are trying to radicalize African Americans into a pan-African state and the breakdown of the war on journalism and civil rights. RT correspondent Trinity Chavez gives us the details on the world’s first 3D printed heart. And a preview of this week’s episode of Redacted Tonight.

Jesse Ventura and producer Brigida Santos discuss the aggression of US foreign policy and look at the country’s current conflicts including hot wars, cold wars, economic wars and proxy wars. They also break down the history of the 1953 coup in Iran – the CIA’s first successful takedown of a foreign government. Doctor Ron Paul talks about the financial drivers of war and weighs in on whether cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could be the most peaceful form of international money.

If trade tensions weren’t enough, China’s military upgrade is causing major concerns in Washington. So, what are Beijing’s ambitions in the Indo-Pacific and across the world? We ask Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, director of security cooperation in the Office for International Military Cooperation of China's National Defense Ministry.

Former Governor Jesse Ventura, author D. Watkins, and RT America producer Brent Jabbour discuss student loan debt and the revolving door between politics and mainstream media. RT America correspondents Sara Montes de Oca and Rachel Blevins discuss a newly-killed bill that would have ended child marriage for girls under 16, and the recent underage dating debacle with pop star Moby.

The trade war has been escalating, slamming markets the world over, notably in the US. RT Correspondent Rachel Blevins is on deck to break down what the future holds for trans-Pacific trade. Plus, across the Atlantic, turmoil continues to upset English markets as British Steel enters insolvency after government talks collapsed. Naeem Aslam of Think Markets lends a hand to sort through the steel maker’s slide and more. Plus, following a harsh report on Purdue Pharma, some companies are starting to cut their ties with the Oxycontin manufacturer. Mollye Barrows of America’s Lawyer is on hand to dig into the details of the drug maker’s dilemma. And finally, it’s not all about bitcoin; several altcoins have become investor favorites, but where should you look outside of BTC? Joey Krug of Pantera Capital joins the program to give his take for blockchain bidding.

This week on Redacted Tonight VIP, Lee sits down with Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese. They are the co-founders of the radical political blog Popular Resistance! They are also two of the creators of the Embassy Protection Collective which spent the last month holding the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington D.C. for the government of Nicolas Maduro while the US was supporting a coup from Venezuela’s right wing.

They were invited into the embassy and given keys before the US sent the legitimate ambassador home in order to replace him with an ambassador representing the coup backers. The intention was that the Embassy Protectors would hold the diplomatic building until Venezuela signed an agreement with another nation to watch the building, this is called a Protective Powers Agreement. However, before that could be done Zeese and Flowers found themselves besieged by an aggressive and highly-coordinated group of counter-protesters 24/7. The group blocked food from being delivered, had the building’s electricity and water turned off, threatened and assaulted the peace activists, broke into the building, and vandalized the property without any interference from the police. The police did however target the peace activists. Lee sat down with Zeese and Flowers to discuss their adventure and their reasons for fighting against US intervention in Venezuela.

It was only days ago we were told the US was preparing to strike Iran for non-specific reasons to deter non-specific threats. Then the narrative simply disappeared into thin air. Just exactly what is the Trump administration’s policy regarding Iran? And where is Trump in all of this?

CrossTalking with Joe Macaron, Mohammad Marandi, and Dave Lindorff.

Famed consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader discusses the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, including Joe Biden, whom he calls "Hillary redux." And, Donald Trump gets rebuffed by a federal judge. Dan Abrams analyzes the case.