
Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen, Tiananmen Square Tweet, Gina Haspel, The CIA and Torture
Dan Lazare, journalist and writer joins the show to talk about the recent news that the Fed is specifically trying to get wages down to slow inflation. The Misfits explore the impact that tactic could have on the economy and the workforce. Then they talk about an experiment in the UK that studies the benefits of a four day work week. And, they discuss Danny Haiphong’s Twitter account being suspended after his Tiananmen Square thread over the weekend.
Ray McGovern, Ray is the co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity and is a renowned peace activist. You can find more of his work at raymcgovern.com. McGovern joins the show for a compelling conversation about James Mitchell, one of the CIA contract psychologists. Mitchell was a co-creator of the Agency’s torture program, testified at a hearing at Guantanamo last month when it was made public that former CIA Director Gina Haspel personally sat in on sessions where al-Qaeda suspect Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was waterboarded. At the time, Haspel was the CIA’s Guantanamo Chief of Base.
Dan Lazare, journalist and writer joins the show to talk about the recent news that the Fed is specifically trying to get wages down to slow inflation. The Misfits explore the impact that tactic could have on the economy and the workforce. Then they talk about an experiment in the UK that studies the benefits of a four day work week. And, they discuss Danny Haiphong’s Twitter account being suspended after his Tiananmen Square thread over the weekend.
Ray McGovern, Ray is the co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity and is a renowned peace activist. You can find more of his work at raymcgovern.com. McGovern joins the show for a compelling conversation about James Mitchell, one of the CIA contract psychologists. Mitchell was a co-creator of the Agency’s torture program, testified at a hearing at Guantanamo last month when it was made public that former CIA Director Gina Haspel personally sat in on sessions where al-Qaeda suspect Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri was waterboarded. At the time, Haspel was the CIA’s Guantanamo Chief of Base.