The Critical Hour

Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of America's Undeclared War, joins us to discuss Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the potential for an expanded conflict.

Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joined us to discuss Russian and Iranian relations and the Russian nuclear arsenal.

Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, joins us to discuss potential, economic, and military responses to the US war on Russia.

Dr. Ramzy Baroud, Palestinian journalist, media consultant, and author, joins us to discuss Israeli military moves.

Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss US foreign policy regarding the Middle East.

Matt Weinglass, documentary filmmaker, actor, and activist, joins us to discuss weekend peace rallies and US politics.

Michael Maloof, Senior Security Policy Analyst Specialist, joins us to discuss Biden's UNGA speech and the specter of nuclear extinction.

Misty Winston, radio host, free speech activist, and press freedom activist, joins us to discuss the US empire's crackdown on free speech.

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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 fissures within the US ruling elite, Benjamin Netanyahu’s UN Speech, and BRICS.

Caleb Maupin, journalist and activist joins us to discuss this week’s UN speeches and Julian Assange’s upcoming testimony in Europe as media crackdowns intensify.

Jon Jeter, journalist and author, joins us to discuss the use of identity politics in US elections and the foreign policy of the US elites.

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 US neocon foreign policy, war spending as the US economy collapses, and the neocon media crackdown.

Tunde Osazua from the Africa Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP), a coordinator of BAP’s US Out of Africa Network, and Yolian Ogbu, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, come together to discuss US imperialism in Africa.

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Christopher Helali, educator, researcher, and geopolitical analyst, joins us to discuss the current threat of a nuclear World War 3.

Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss Russia's new nuclear doctrine and the US sending more weapons to Ukraine.

Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, joins us to discuss moves to counter US imperialism in Africa.

Dr. Jack Rasmus, professor of Economics and Politics at St. Mary's College in California, joins us to discuss the 2024 election and the potential impact of a BRICS payment system.

Ted Rall, political cartoonist, syndicated columnist, and host of Final Countdown, joins us to discuss unrest in the EU over the ruling elite's policies.

Dr. David Oualaalou, international geopolitical consultant, veteran, and author, joins us to discuss the Israeli attack on Lebanon.

Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble, joins us to discuss the use of AI for censorship and Julian Assange's upcoming speech.

Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, joins us to discuss the relationship between the leaders of the Kiev regime and their US overseers.

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Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, joins us to discuss Biden and Zelensky's speeches at the UN.

Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss the state of the Ukraine conflict on the battlefield and the new Russian and African satellite coordination program.

Dr. Margaret Flowers, activist and editor at Popular Resistance.org, joins us to discuss Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Joe Biden's UN speech.

Matt Weinglass, documentary filmmaker, actor, and activist, joins us to discuss the danger of US imperialism spinning out of control and resulting in nuclear conflict.

Esther Iverem, artist, author, independent journalist, and host of On the Ground on WPFW Pacifica Radio, joins us to discuss Julian Assange's upcoming speech and the US attack on unbiased media.

Robert Fantina, author, journalist, and activist, joins us to discuss Secretary Blinken's statements on Gaza aid and Western media's false claims.

Dr. Linwood Tauheed, associate professor of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, joins us to discuss the ties between economics and the US election.

Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of America's Undeclared War, joins us to discuss US officials hiding data about Ukrainian casualties.

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Mark Sleboda, international relations and security analyst, discusses Ukraine's plan for victory and the debate over weapons restrictions.

Dr. Mohammad Marandi, Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran, joins us to discuss Israel's attack on Lebanon.

Niko House, political activist, independent journalist, and podcaster, joins us to discuss the US imperial attack on the Venezuelan elections.

Fiorella Isabel, journalist and geopolitical analyst, joins us to discuss the economic destruction of the EU at the hands of US imperialism.

Dr. Gerald Horne, a professor of history at the University of Houston, TX, author, historian, and researcher, discusses the US meeting in New York, including the African representation of the UNSC and the danger of nuclear war.

Jim Kavanagh, political and cultural analyst and writer for Jim Kavanagh's substack and the polemicist.Net, joins us to discuss the Trump assassination attempt.

Dr. Ken Hammond, writer and professor of East Asian and global history at New Mexico State University, joins us to discuss US imperialism in the Asia Pacific.

Craig "Pasta" Jardula, co-host of Pasta 2 Go on Rumble and Rokfin, joins us to discuss Western media and individual censorship.

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Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss the collapse of the neocon project to use Ukraine as a NATO proxy army against Russia.

Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of America's Undeclared War, joins us to discuss President Macron's call for a new world order, EU vassal leaders' call for escalation against Russia, and the collapse of the bloc's economy.

KJ Noh, writer, activist, and teacher, joins us to discuss the neocon push for war with Russia and China.

Tom Porter, retired academic and journalist, joins us to discuss war and strife in the Horn of Africa.

Dimitri Lascaris, lawyer and journalist based in Montreal, Canada, and Kalamata, Greece, joins us to discuss Israel's attacks on Lebanon and the crackdown on anti-imperialist media.

Christopher Helali, educator, researcher, and geopolitical analyst, joins us to discuss US imperialism and the use of internal and external lawfare.

Michael Maloof, Senior Security Policy Analyst Specialist, discusses the Trump assassination attempt.

Misty Winston, radio host, free speech activist, and press freedom activist, joins us to discuss US politics as North Carolina politics faces a major scandal and the neocons plan for World War 3.

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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 the latest moves by the Federal Reserve and the absurdity of US foreign policy as the threat of nuclear annihilation hangs over humanity.

Jon Jeter, journalist and author, joins us to discuss the latest Trump assassination attempt and the state of US politics.

Professor Richard Wolff, economics professor and host of Democracy at Work on YouTube, discusses the decline of the US empire and the economic catastrophe facing the EU.

Steve Poikonen, host of AM WakeUp & SlowNewsDay live on Rokfin & Rumble, and Kim Ives, journalist and editor at Haiti Liberte, come together to discuss moves to crack down on free speech, the latest assassination attempt against Trump, and NATO provocations on Russia’s border.

Ajamu Baraka, a member of the Black Alliance for Peace, and Margaret Flowers, activist, and editor at Popular Resistance.org, come together to discuss The FBI attack on the Uhuru 3, the Green Party, and hopes for an offramp in Ukraine.

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Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, discusses Russian and Ukrainian military strikes and Sergey Lavrov's statements about the UN charter.

Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents, joins us to discuss the issue of Haitian immigrants in Springfield and the dramatic rightward shift of the Democratic party.

Dr. Margaret Flowers, activist and editor of Popular Resistance.org, joins us to discuss the verdict of the Uhuru 3 trial.

Dimitri Lascaris, lawyer and journalist based in Montreal, Canada, and Kalamata, Greece, joins us to discuss the possibility that the war in the Middle East may expand.

Dr. Jack Rasmus, professor of Economics and Politics at St. Mary's College in California, joins us to discuss the Fed's decision to lower interest rates.

Rachel Blevins, journalist and host of The BackStory on Radio Sputnik, joins us to discuss the 2020 election.

Dr. Ken Hammond, writer and professor of East Asian and global history at New Mexico State University, joins us to discuss the union between China and Africa and the rise of BRICS.

Misty Winston, radio host, free speech activist, and press freedom activist, joins us to discuss the 2020 election and the Lebanon Pager terrorist attack.

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Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss Russia's condemnation of the Lebanon pager attacks and Lindsey Graham's claim on Ukrainian minerals.

Craig "Pasta" Jardula, co-host of Pasta 2 Go on Rumble and Rokfin, joins us to discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

Dr. Francis Boyle, human rights lawyer and professor of International Law at the University of Illinois College of Law, joins us to discuss the Lebanon pager attack and Iraq's moves to eject the US military.

Dr. Nicolai Petro, Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island, joins us to discuss the hope for peace between Russia and the United States.

Ted Rall, political cartoonist, syndicated columnist, and host of Final Countdown, joins us to discuss political instability in France and the history of the Trump assassination suspect.

Dan Kovalik, lawyer, professor, and author, joins us to discuss censorship and Hillary Clinton's calls for prosecution of dissident voices.

Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst, joins us to discuss claims that some Western powers are looking to get out of the Ukraine conflict.

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Esther Iverem, artist, author, independent journalist, and host of On the Ground on WPFW Pacifica Radio, joins us to discuss the Trump assassination attempt, the US attack on free speech worldwide, and the US election.

Mark Sleboda, an international relations and security analyst, joins us to discuss Rfk Jr and Donald Trump's op-ed in which they argue that this game of nuclear "chicken" has gone far enough and that it is time for a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine conflict.

Kim Iversen, independent journalist and host of the Kim Iversen Show, joins us to discuss Trump's assassination attempt and Trump's move for peace.

Dr. Linwood Tauheed, associate professor of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, joins us to discuss the odds of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve and the destruction of the EU economy.

Jeremy Kuzmarov, author and managing editor of Covert Magazine, joins us to discuss Africa rejecting US imperialism, the CIA working with Al Qaeda, and the Uhuru finding.

Sabrina Salvati, the Boston-based activist, joins us to discuss the US assault on free speech.

Matt Weinglass, documentary filmmaker, actor, and activist, joins us to discuss the danger of a potential nuclear war.

Michael Maloof, Senior Security Policy Analyst Specialist, joins us to discuss the Trump assassination attempt and Hillary Clinton upping the ante by claiming Trump is an existential threat.

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