Pro-War Propaganda Campaigns and The Dismissal of Dissent As Propaganda
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by writer Indi Samarjiva to discuss recent protests in Sri Lanka over power cuts and the recent history of neoliberalism in Sri Lanka that contributed to the current crisis, how that neoliberalism restricted Sri Lanka's ability to develop its productive capacity and left it vulnerable to exploitative loans, Sri Lanka's democratic socialist past and how recent protests have differed from previous protest movements in their demands for a return to that system, and the impacts of climate change runaway economic growth in the global north on Sri Lanka and the global south.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Kiriakou, co-host of Political Misfits, which you can hear from 12 to 2 PM EST right here on Radio Sputnik to discuss the history of backchannel diplomacy conducted by the CIA and how it has been used to leverage US hegemony around the globe, how these backchannel diplomacy maneuvers are often detrimental to relations with other countries and why open and honest diplomacy is needed, and how these attempts at diplomacy have exemplified the chauvinistic attitude that the US carries towards the rest of the world.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Rachel Hu, co-host of the CovertAction Bulletin Podcast to discuss the indictment of Lizelle Hererra on charges of murder after going to the hospital due to complications from a self-induced abortion and how the attack on repreoductive justice nationwide is part of a broader attack on women, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and how the recent history of NATO around the globe presents an existential threat to any countries that refuse to submit to the boot of US imperialism, the narrative that the “international community” has uniformly condemned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and how the propaganda machine waves off perspectives and opinions based in reality as conspiracies.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by writer Indi Samarjiva to discuss recent protests in Sri Lanka over power cuts and the recent history of neoliberalism in Sri Lanka that contributed to the current crisis, how that neoliberalism restricted Sri Lanka's ability to develop its productive capacity and left it vulnerable to exploitative loans, Sri Lanka's democratic socialist past and how recent protests have differed from previous protest movements in their demands for a return to that system, and the impacts of climate change runaway economic growth in the global north on Sri Lanka and the global south.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Kiriakou, co-host of Political Misfits, which you can hear from 12 to 2 PM EST right here on Radio Sputnik to discuss the history of backchannel diplomacy conducted by the CIA and how it has been used to leverage US hegemony around the globe, how these backchannel diplomacy maneuvers are often detrimental to relations with other countries and why open and honest diplomacy is needed, and how these attempts at diplomacy have exemplified the chauvinistic attitude that the US carries towards the rest of the world.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Rachel Hu, co-host of the CovertAction Bulletin Podcast to discuss the indictment of Lizelle Hererra on charges of murder after going to the hospital due to complications from a self-induced abortion and how the attack on repreoductive justice nationwide is part of a broader attack on women, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and how the recent history of NATO around the globe presents an existential threat to any countries that refuse to submit to the boot of US imperialism, the narrative that the “international community” has uniformly condemned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and how the propaganda machine waves off perspectives and opinions based in reality as conspiracies.