The Critical Hour

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October 16, 2024 Political Tensions Put EU at Risk; Russia and China Expand Cooperation
The show begins with Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, who joins us to discuss Europe’s fragile coalition of neoliberal US colonies being at risk of collapse as leaders are increasingly at odds with their constituents.
Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, continues the show speaking on expansion of cooperation between China and Russia.
Christopher Helali, educator, researcher and geopolitical analyst, joins us to discuss censorship and US moves to dominate world media operations.
Next guest, Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian and researcher, speculates on US imperialism in Africa.
The similar topic, US imperialism in South America, is brought by Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble.
The second part goes on with lawyer and journalist based in Montreal, Canada, and Kalamata, Greece, Dimitri Lascaris, who covers potential expansion of the war in the Middle East.
James Carey, host of The Left is Dead podcast, joins us to discuss US sending troops to Israel and moves to militarize the Asia-Pacific.
The show closes with KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, speaking on US provocations on the Korean Peninsula and the expansion of anti-imperialist cooperation amongst nations.
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October 12, 2024 Weekly Wrap-Up: Israel Threatens Regional War; US Neoliberalism in Crisis; Neocons Pushing WW3
Kim Ives, journalist and editor at Haiti Liberte, joins us to discuss Barack Obama's moves to shame black males into voting for Kamala Harris and US imperialism in Haiti.
Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of America's Undeclared War, joins us to discuss fears of a regional war in the Middle East turning into worldwide conflict and the foreign policy of Kamala Harris.
Jon Jeter, journalist and author, joins us to discuss the 2024 US election and how the Black misleadership class betrays working-class people of color.
Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble, and Jim Kavanagh, writer at Substack and The Polemecist.net, come together to discuss the US government response to the hurricanes, the 2024 election, and the decline of US imperialism.
Ajamu Baraka, former VP сandidate, Green Party, and Yolian Ogbu, а member of the Black Alliance for Peace, come together to discuss the crisis of US imperialism, US support for attacks on Lebanon, and the 2024 election.
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1h 57min
October 11, 2024 NATO is Desperate and Delusional; Victoria Nuland Joins CIA Cutout; China Sanctions Bite EU
Dr. Radhika Desai, author and professor in the Department of Political Studies and Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group at the University of Manitoba in Canada, joins us to discuss NATO’s delusional and desperate positions on Russia and China.
Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss Israel’s threats against Iran and Ukraine’s inability to get loans.
Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, joins us to discuss the charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams and US foreign policy in the Middle East.
Dr. Nicolai Petro, Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island, joins us to discuss Ukraine considering a ceasefire.
Jeremy Kuzmarov, author and managing editor of Covert Magazine, joins us to discuss Victoria Nuland’s new job at a CIA cutout and the CIA’s move to foil Americans.
Dimitri Lascaris, lawyer and journalist based in Montreal, Canada, and Kalamata, Greece, discusses fears of World War 3.
Rachel Blevins, journalist and host of The BackStory on Radio Sputnik, joins us to discuss US presidential politics and the 2024 election.
KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, discusses China’s response to EU sanctions.
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1h 55min
October 10, 2024 Russia Warns West Against Ukraine Deep Strikes; War Spending Questioned After Helen Disaster
The show begins with Dan Kovalik, lawyer, professor and author, who joins us to discuss the potential for a catastrophic expansion of war in the Middle East.
Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, speaks on US neocon foreign policy and the status of the Kursk invasion.
Next topic of discussion will be 2024 US elections with invited Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and the polemicist.net.
Ricardo Vaz, political analyst and editor at Venezuelananalysis, will cover the Western fake left's alliance with imperialism.
Dr. Linwood Tauheed, associate professor of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, joins us to discuss US war spending and its effect on the US economy.
Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of America's Undeclared War, joins us to discuss how dangerous is NATO missile attacks on Russia using Ukraine as a proxy.
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1h 56min
October 09, 2024 Hurricane Survivors Get Neglected as Kiev and Israel Rake in Billions
Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, joins us to discuss a 2004 Anne Applebaum article that protested Western media outlets who described US actions in Ukraine as a “postmodern coup d’etat” and a “CIA-sponsored third world uprising of cold war days, adapted to post-Soviet conditions.”
Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss the Houthi missile attack on Israel and the current state of affairs in the Kursk region.
Dr. Ken Hammond, writer and professor of East Asian languages and global history at New Mexico State University, joins us to discuss a terrorist attack on Chinese workers in Pakistan and the EU tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.
Kim Ives, journalist and editor at Haiti Liberte, joins us to discuss Secretary Blinken’s visit to Haiti.
Esther Iverem, artist, author, independent journalist, and host of "On the Ground" on WPFW Pacifica Radio, joins us to discuss accusations that Secretary Blinken approved Israeli attacks on aid trucks, and the 2024 election.
Steve Poikonen joins us to discuss money going to imperial wars as hurricane survivors struggle.
Michael Maloof, Senior Security Policy Analyst Specialist, joins us to discuss reports of secret talks to end the Ukraine proxy war.
KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, joins us to discuss US moves to create an Asian NATO.
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1h 56min
October 08, 2024 October 7th Anniversary; Hillary Clinton Calls for More Censorship; German Economy Collapsing
Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to review the one-year anniversary of the "Al Aqsa Flood attack."
Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss the use of chemical weapons by Ukrainian forces and NATO expansion.
KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, joins us to discuss US imperialism in the Asian Pacific region.
Craig "Pasta" Jardula, co-host of "Pasta 2 Go" on Rumble and Rokfin, discusses Hillary Clinton's call for increased censorship.
Nicholas Davies, peace activist and author of "Blood on Our Hands", "the American Invasion of Iraq", joins us to discuss US policies that have been leading to expanded conflict in the Middle East.
Christopher Helali, educator, researcher, and geopolitical analyst, joins us to discuss the US push for military escalation in all parts of the globe.
Sabrina Salvati, Boston-based activist, discusses US government spending on imperialism and the lack of support for domestic problems.
Dr. Jack Rasmus, professor of Economics and Politics at St. Mary's College in California, joins us to discuss the economic downfall of Germany and increased oil prices.
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1h 56min
October 05, 2024 Weekly Wrap-Up: Middle East Tinder Box; US Election 2024; Trump Assassination Suspect Case on Hold
Dr Richard Wolff, professor and host of Democracy at Work on YouTube, joins us to discuss the US economy and the risk of a nuclear conflict in the Middle East.
Dr. Anthony Monteiro joins us to discuss the conflict in the Middle East.
Jon Jeter, journalist and author, joins us to discuss the 2024 US election.
Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble, and Jim Kavanagh, writer at Substack and The Polemecist.net, come together to discuss the Trump assassination suspect, political fallout from the hurricane response and the crackdown on free speech.
Ajamu Baraka, former VP Candidate, Green Party, and Dr. Margaret Flowers, editor of Popular Resistance, come together to discuss US imperialism in Africa and West Asia.
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1h 56min
October 04, 2024 China, Russia Grow Multipolar World; Turkiye Confirms BRICS Participation; French Politics Unstable
Regis Tremblay, an American citizen living in Crimea, joins us to discuss Turkish moves to join BRICS and Russia's moves to cut vital resources to unfriendly states.
Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss Ukraine's use of Western planes and the China-Russia partnership to build a multipolar world.
Ted Rall, political cartoonist, syndicated columnist, and host of Final Countdown, joins us to discuss unstable politics in France.
Dr. Jemima Pierre, Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, a Black Alliance for Peace member, and an editor of the Black Agenda Review, discusses US imperialism in Haiti.
Netfa Freeman, host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM, Pan-Africanist, and internationalist organizer, joins us to discuss US imperialism in Africa.
Jeremy Kuzmarov, author and managing editor of Covert Magazine, joins us to discuss British intelligence blacklisting subversives and the roots of illegal immigration.
Robert Fantina, author, journalist, and activist, joins us to discuss conflict and politics in the Middle East.
Niko House, political activist, independent journalist, and podcaster, discusses Venezuela's anti-imperialist alliances.
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1h 56min
October 03, 2024 Will US Imperialism Respond to Iran's Missile Attack, VP Debate and Iran Dome Failure
Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss the Iranian missile attack on Israel.
Craig "Pasta" Jardula, co-host of Pasta 2 Go on Rumble and Rokfin, joins us to discuss Julian Assange and the Middle East conflict.
Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and the polemicist.net, joins us to discuss the vice presidential debate.
Rachel Blevins, journalist and host of The BackStory on Radio Sputnik, joins us to discuss Russophobia in the West.
Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble, joins us to discuss new leader of NATO.
Dimitri Lascaris, lawyer and journalist based in Montreal, Canada, and Kalamata, Greece, joins us to discuss the Middle East after Nasrallah.
KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, discusses US imperialism in Asia.
James Carey, host of The Left is Dead podcast, joins us to discuss Julian Assange and the Imperialist assault on free speech.
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1h 55min
October 02, 2024 Iran Missiles Strike Israel; Scholz Wants Call with Putin; Dockworkers Strike
Esther Iverem, artist, author, independent journalist, and host of On the Ground on WPFW Pacifica Radio, joins us to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and Julian Assange's latest comments.
Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and reports that Olaf Scholz wants to meet President Putin.
Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and the polemicist.net, joins us to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and the contradictions from persons in the Biden administration.
Dr. Linwood Tauheed, associate professor of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, joins us to discuss the dockworker's strike and BRICS.
Dan Kovalik, lawyer, professor, and author, discusses the conflict in the Middle East.
Dr. Jemima Pierre, Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, a Black Alliance for Peace member, and an editor of the Black Agenda Review, discusses US imperialism in Haiti.
Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and the dockworker's strike.
Robert Fantina, author, journalist, and activist, joins us to discuss the conflict in the Middle East and Benjamin Netanyahu's claims that regime change will soon happen in Iran.
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1h 55min

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