The state of US trade is hanging in the balance as White House officials attempt to hammer out a deal with China, while the new NAFTA faces an uncertain future – economist Richard Wolff joins Christy Ai to discuss. Details continue to emerge in the whirlwind negotiations to acquire oil giant Anadarko Petroleum. Sayeh Tavangar drills into the details. Lyft and Uber have stopped hiring new drivers in NYC due to new regulations that force ride-hailing services to pay a living wage. Alex Mihailovich hops behind the wheel to steer us through the story.

Trial Lawyer magazine editor Farron Cousins and Lee Camp, host of Redacted Tonight, discuss the reasons behind why the Pentagon has silenced nearly 100,000 whistleblowers who have brought complaints in just the last 5 years. Brigida Santos discusses the increase in violence and deaths in Fresno County jails after California was ordered by the US Supreme Court to reduce its prison population. Investigate journalist Mollye Barrows discusses why the Florida House passed a bill that would require felons to pay all court fees and costs in addition to restitution before becoming eligible to vote.

In the final part of the series on London’s knife crime crisis the Alex Salmond Show speaks to former gang members now making their own distinctive contributions to tackling community violence through film making and religion and also interviews former Scottish Cabinet member Alex Neil on how the proceeds of crime legislation in Scotland has been used to generate £100 million of investment in facilities and employability through Community Cashback. Could a similar initiative help London’s hard pressed communities?

In the fourth episode of the mini-series with Slavoj Zizek, the slovenian philosopher talks children who skip school to attract attention to global warming and tells why stupid nativity is sometimes necessary.

Will Attorney General Barr willingly comply with House Democrats' rules for his testimony on the Mueller report, or will it take a subpoena? Guest host Amy Holmes looks into the standoff. Then, what last week's Kim-Putin meeting means for the U.S.

On this episode of Going Underground, we review the news with former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone: he discusses US sanctions being responsible for 40,000+ deaths in Venezuela, recommendations that the UK govt should shift support from the arms trade to renewables, the death toll in Yemen passing 230,000 by the end of 2019 and reports that Julian Assange was spied-on by Ecuador’s diplomatic staff at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Next, we speak to MIT Professor Kate Brown, 33 years on from the Chernobyl disaster, about ongoing attempts by nuclear powers to cover up the effects of their nuclear weapons tests and disasters.

Political turmoil and sanctions are affecting the worldwide oil landscape. Energy historian Doug Elenbaas and Bill Hederman, senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, join Christy Ai to drill into the issues at hand. The UAE has become a major player for Cryptocurrency Token sales. Cryptocurrency analyst Taylor Letterman will stop by to talk about how regulation is affecting the sector and how cryptos are holding up worldwide. Christy breaks down the latest earnings reports from GE and Google’s parent company Alphabet.

Sanctions and internal conflict through US-backed coups have shaken Venezuela. Tons of large companies paid $0 in corporate taxes last year. The US military has extensive military operations all across the continent of Africa. And sea turtles are making a comeback!

In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy discuss the 5G war raging between the US and China’s Huawei, which is reportedly 12-18 months ahead of its Western competitors in its technology roll out… and at half the price. As China moves from low cost manufacturer and tech copycat to innovator in high tech and beyond, are trade wars about to get more fierce? In the second half, Max interviews Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen’s energy program about the US pulling all waivers for Iranian sanctions. What impact will this have on global markets?

The status of the US arms industry and trade treaties are both going through some rough times. Apple is cracking down on apps that help you to avoid being addicted to your iPhone. Hate crimes are rising across the world. A new video game may be able to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease. And we remember the late Bart Chilton, host of RT America’s Boom Bust.