Raya and Sakina endured the daily grind of poverty, personal tragedy and societal prejudice in early 20th century Egypt, only to be embroiled in a series of unspeakable crimes. Their names conjure up the same kind of horror and fascination in Egypt as Jack the Ripper in England, or Jeffrey Dahmer in the United States.  But in hindsight, do the sisters deserve the same notoriety?






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Trump’s trade war is causing stock market chaos and may trigger a ‘capital war’ – or even a military war – and seems to be an act of desperation in the face of a declining U.S. empire. Brian Becker and Professor Richard Wolff discuss this rapidly shifting global economy, and what may come next. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com.

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"What did I get myself into?" Savannah joined the Marine Corps to get her life on track. She left as an anti-imperialist veteran.

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Afeef Nessouli, a medical worker in Gaza, joins the show to describe the catastrophic starvation unfolding under two months of Israel’s total blockade of all aid. While Israel is weaponizing hunger and bombing people starving to death, Israeli troops have plans to intensify their occupation and complete their “conquest” of the Gaza Strip. Nessouli explains, “It feels like I’m doing aid work in a death camp. All I can offer is company and being human together because there’s no equipment, medicine, or food– it's going to take the entire world to stop this.”

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Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, joins the show to break down Trump’s Middle East tour. So far Trump has struck a massive arms deal with Saudi Arabia, met with Syria’s new head of state Abu Mohammed al-Jolani—the former al-Qaeda leader— and announced the lifting of US sanctions on Syria. Trump’s major dealmaking is happening absent of any input or face time with Netanyahu – a move Cafiero sees as a shift in Middle East policy that shifts power away from Israel. Sinawo Thambo, a South African MP with the Economic Freedom Fighters, joins the show to explain why Trump has granted white South Africans refugee status amid his war on migration from non-white countries. Thambo argues Trump is retaliating against South Africa after it took Israel to the ICJ for war crimes in Gaza. Thambo says Trump’s attacks are a racist political stunt in a country where white South Africans make up 8% of the country's population yet own 75% of all private land.

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Roger McKenzie, the International Editor of the Morning Star and author of The Rebirth of the African Phoenix, joins the show to discuss the significance of Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré attending Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow alongside world leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping. McKenzie argues that Traoré’s visit signals a major shift in global power and alliances— and highlights Africa’s rising role in a new, multilateral world.

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There’s a movement in Israel that wants to bring about the end times. The Temple Movement believes destroying Al-Aqsa Mosque and replacing it with a Jewish temple will bring about the messiah.

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Dyab Abou Jahjah, co-founder and President of the Hind Rajab Foundation, joins the show to discuss how the foundation identified the Israeli officer responsible for the January 2024 killing of 5-year-old Hind Rajab, five of her family members, and two rescue workers in Gaza City. Jahjah discusses the foundation’s extensive investigation, the war crimes complaint filed with the International Criminal Court seeking the arrest of Lt. Col. Beni Aharon, and the HRF’s global campaign to hold individual IDF soldiers and their accomplices accountable for genocide.

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Israel and its apologists claim they’re committing slaughter in Gaza to protect Jews and prevent another Holocaust. But that’s a scam.

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Chinese manufacturers have hit back at Trump’s tariff war. Viral videos on social media over the last couple of weeks have exposed European and American name brands as being produced in China, at just a tiny fraction of the cost. What does this all say about China’s place in the global supply chain? Journalist Eugene Puryear returns to discuss with Amanda Yee.

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