The Critical Hour

Mark Sleboda, international relations and security analyst, discusses President Putin's acceptance of office and the collapse of Ukrainian defense lines.

Yawen Xu, Beijing-based CGTN radio journalist and international affairs commentator, joins us to discuss meetings between the presidents of France and China.

Dr. Radhika Desai, author, 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 Tony Blinken's neocon philosophy and the student protests in the US.

KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, joins us to discuss US machinations to militarize the Asian Pacific region and President Xi's message to the EU.

Robert Fantina, journalist and Palestine activist, joins us to discuss Israel's attack on Rafah and GOP threats against the ICC.

Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, joins us to discuss US threats against the ICC and the US attack on TikTok over Gaza.

Dr. Gerald Horne, Professor of History at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss the ejection of US imperialism from Africa.

Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and thepolemicist.net, joins us to discuss the US attack on Journalism.

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Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, joins us to discuss President Putin's order of nuclear drills as NATO threatens World War 3 on Russia's border.

Regis Tremblay, an American citizen in Crimea, joins us in the discussion. The EU is still avoiding an unbiased investigation into the Nord Stream attack as NATO continues to threaten Crimea.

Mark Sleboda, international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss the US's search for a Zelensky replacement and the UK's dangerous aggression against Russia.

Misty Winston, radio host, free speech activist, and press freedom activist, joins us to discuss the 2024 election. Many Black voters plan to sit out the vote, and student protesters disrupted the graduation ceremony at the University of Michigan.

Ted Rall, political cartoonist, syndicated columnist, and host of the Final Countdown, joins us to discuss President Xi Jinping's visit to the EU.

Investigative Reporter Max Blumenthal joins us to discuss the US crackdown on student protesters.

Dan Kovalik, writer, author, and lawyer, joins us to discuss the potential for an Israeli attack on Rafah and Evo Morales, who is planning to run for President of Bolivia after overcoming a US coup.

Dr. Jemima Pierre, Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and an editor of the "Black Agenda Review," joins us to discuss the US attempt to rope Haiti into the Global Fragility Act.

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Christopher Helali, educator, researcher, and geopolitical analyst, joins us to discuss the new Cold War against Russia, China, and Iran and the student protests at US Colleges.

Jon Jeter, journalist and author, joins us to discuss Moves to attack alternative media with economic sanctions, the government's moves to regulate speech in colleges, and the farcical nature of the Western imperialist narratives on good and evil.

Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and thepolemicist.net, and Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble, join forces to discuss the strange timeline of the COVID pandemic, the latest government censorship moves, and the 2024 election.

Netfa Freeman, host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM and pan-Africanist and internationalist organizer, and Dr. Linwood Tauheed, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, come together to shed light on the rejection of US imperialism in Africa and Haiti, and how the government response to the campus protests provides crucial insights into the nature of the state.

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Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based international relations security analyst, joins us to discuss suspicious protests in Georgia as US operatives work to derail anti-interference legislation and the anniversary of the Odessa massacre.

KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, joins us to discuss the elections in the Solomon Islands, new US sanctions on China, and how propaganda affects the attitudes of the American electorate.

Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, discusses how the Sahel region of Africa is moving to expel US imperialism and how Britain has worked to cover its imperial crimes.

Dr. Gerald Horne, Professor of History at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss how the House of Representatives is working to conflate opposition to Israeli policies with anti-semitism and Russia is calling for an investigation into mass graves in Gaza.

Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, joins us to discuss DC neocon delusions as the Biden team tries to cast Iran, Russia, and China as global villains.

Dr. Ken Hammond, writer and professor of East Asian and global history at New Mexico State University, joins us to discuss the Kent State massacre. Dr. Hammond reports from the scene of the May 4th, 1970 crime.

Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble, joins us to discuss government censorship, moves to go after those who are tagged as "spreaders of misinformation," AstraZeneca's revelation that its vaccine can cause deadly blood clots, and and the importance of student protests.

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Elijah Magnier, veteran Middle East War correspondent, joins us to discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's vow yesterday that Israel will invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah "with or without" a hostage deal with Hamas. He also talks about the recent Chinese visit by the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) for extensive talks promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation.

Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based international relations security analyst, joins us to discuss reports by Russian officials saying that Ukraine attacked Crimea with US-made ATACMS missiles. The Russian Defense Ministry also reports the Russian military shot down six of these missiles over the last 24 hours.

Misty Winston, radio host, free speech activist, and press freedom activist, joins us to discuss the continuing confrontations of pro-Palestinian protestors and police across college campuses around the country. She also analyzes today's new ban on abortions in Florida and how that will affect women in that part of the country.

Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and thepolemicist.net, joins us to discuss student protests around the country and the DC police's refusal to arrest pro-Palestinean demonstrators out of an on-campus encampment. Jim also reports on Israel calling for the total annihilation of Rafah.

Esther Iverem, artist, author, independent journalist, and host of On the Ground on WPFW Pacifica Radio, joins us to discuss US Representative Ilhan Omar's urging her colleagues to condemn the latest Republican-led threat against university students and faculty who have protested against the US's complicity in the Gaza conflict. She also talks about MSNBC Joe Scarborough's "condescending, irresponsible, and ignorant rant on students protesting the Gaza War.

Caleb Maupin, journalist, and political analyst, joins us to discuss how the Hamas and Fatah talks in Beijing have been beneficial and Elon Musk on a collision course with China's future.

Kim Ives, journalist and editor at Haiti Liberte, discusses Fritz Belizaire's nomination as Haiti's new Prime Minister tasked with stabilizing the country. He also discusses plans by US-based organizations to donate heavily to many Haitians for a soft-power Haitian control body to exert influence in the US-guided transition.

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Dr. Tony Monteiro, scholar and activist, joins us to discuss Congressional funds for war as the US economy struggles — also, the crackdown on college protesters.

Scott Ritter, former UN weapon inspector in Iraq, joins us to discuss the disastrous results of the US working for ten years to turn Ukraine into a weapon against Russia.

Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based international relations security analyst, joins us to discuss the official end of President Zelensky's political term and the implosion of the European economy.

Dr. Gerald Horne, Professor of History at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss the college protest crisis and the Congressional moves to pass legislation for future control.

Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of America's Undeclared War, discusses the 2024 election and the pushback against Joe Biden's foreign policy.

Kim Ives, journalist and editor at Haiti Liberte, joins us to discuss the US-backed presidential council coming to power in Haiti.

George Koo, journalist, social activist, and international business consultant, joins us to discuss US moves to turn several Asian nations into cannon fodder against China.

Craig Jardula, co-host of the Convo Couch and host of the new show Pasta2go, joins us to discuss the rebirth of the Nina Jankowicz "disinformation program" in the United States and the most recent European censorship legislation.

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Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, joins us to discuss the US government's response to the college protests against the operation in Gaza.

Dr. Jack Rasmus, professor of Economics and Politics at St. Mary's College in California, joins us to discuss the US empire shooting itself in the foot with sanctions against Russia and massive war spending.

Dr. Nicolai Petro, Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island, joins us to discuss Ukraine seeking a ten-year security agreement as its front lines buckle and leading US business leaders rebuke the concept as another Forever War.

Misty Winston, radio host, free speech activist, and press freedom activist, joins us to discuss the possibility of an ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu and increased spying on US citizens.

Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based international relations security analyst, joins us to discuss China's call for an international investigation on the Nord Stream attack, Ukraine's battlefield woes, and Russia seizing the West's money.

Michael Maloof, Senior Security Policy Analyst, joins us to discuss the potential for the Ukraine conflict to turn into another US-forever war and the death of Europe at the hands of the US empire.

Dr. David Oualaalou (WAH-LAH-LU), international geopolitical consultant, veteran, author, and host of the "Geopolitics in Conflict" show on YT, joins us to discuss the US election as Joe Biden is falling behind Donald Trump in the polls and the Gaza conflict weighs heavily on the Democrats.

Dr. Kenneth Hammond, writer, and professor of East Asian and global history at New Mexico State University, discusses Asia as China vows to fight Taiwan's Secessionist movements and Tony Blinken threatens the Asian economic giant.

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Dr. Linwood Tauheed, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, joins us to discuss Secretary Blinken's meeting with Chinese officials, which widens the economic and political rift between the two nations. Also, the Trump team plans to sanction its way out of de-dollarization.

Tom Porter, activist and educator, joins us to discuss the student protests, the Administration's position on Israel, and the status of the North American peace movement.

Jon Jeter, journalist and author, joins us to discuss the student protests, the TikTok ban, and the decline of US hegemony.

Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and thepolemicist.net, and Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble, come together to discuss US war spending, the Biden administration's attacks on free speech, and online censorship.

Netfa Freeman, host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM and pan-Africanist and internationalist organizer, discusses US imperialism in Africa and Chinese ties to African nations.

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Roger Harris, human rights activist and board member for the 32-year-old anti-imperialist human rights organization Task Force on the Americas, joins us to discuss the current state of the North American peace movement.

Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based international relations security analyst, joins us to discuss Western mercenaries fighting in Ukraine and Emmanuel Macron's 'attempt to salvage the EU elections for the globalist cabal.

Dr. Margaret Flowers, activist and editor of Popular Resistance.org, joins us to discuss Nicaragua's genocide case against Germany and the working class pushback against US policies on Gaza.

Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and thepolemicist.net, joins us to discuss the philosophical and ideological attack on protesting college students..

Melik Abdul, Co-host of Fault Lines, joins us to discuss the Facebook censorship of Joe Biden's political challengers and the outlook for the 2024 election.

Obi Egbuna, activist and US Representative for The Zimbabwean Newspapers joins us to discuss the Zimbabwe election, the move for a Zimbabwe-based gold currency, and calls to lift all US sanctions against the African nation.

KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, joins us to discuss Secretary Blinken's contentious visit to China, coming US economic sanctions against the Chinese economy, and the loyalty of the South Korean elite to the US and Japan.

Ted Rall, political cartoonist, syndicated columnist, and host of Final Countdown, joins us to discuss Emmanuel Macron's calls for NATO troops in Ukraine and the TikTok ban legislation.

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Robert Fantina, journalist and Palestine activist, joins us to discuss the Gaza conflict as Israel stands ready to move on Rafah.

Regis Tremblay, an American citizen living in Crimea, joins us to discuss the US-led irrational narrative on the Ukraine conflict and the Biden administration's plan to expedite weapons to the conflict.

KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, joins us to discuss US attempts to militarize the Asian Pacific.

Misty Winston, Political Commentator and Podcast Host, joins us to discuss the US war machine as the US sponsors a terrorist Nazi regime and genocide in Gaza and she also reviews the contradiction between the Biden administration's green rhetoric and their war policy.

Dr. Gerald Horne, Professor of History at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher, discusses Iran's strategic patience, meetings between North Korean and Iranian officials, and the danger of US imperialism as other world powers arise.

Jamarl Thomas, co-host of Fault Lines, joins us to discuss Argentina's erratic leader and how the economically desperate nation is being transformed into a US imperial outpost.

Dr. David Oualaalou, international geopolitical consultant, veteran, and author, joins us to discuss President Biden's move to send more arms to Ukraine and US imperial retreat in various parts of the world.

Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of America's Undeclared War, joins us to discuss the spread of the college protest movement.

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