Global Affairs

A World With Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 01/06/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

Health Poverty Action is a nongovernmental organization based in the United Kingdom. They’ve been looking recently at drug policies in the context of sustainable development in order to, in their words “build a new approach to drugs that prioritizes, promotes, and protects ... Read more

Galactic Federation

Airs at: Fri, 12/25/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: Squirrels Know

On this last episode of the year 2020 of the Gregorian Calendar (Rome, 1500s, currently internationally recognized civil calendar), I bring you my dear opinion on the current situation of our planet. On the first hour, I focus on the value of animal beings and how their pai... Read more

Not A Nation of Immigrants w/ Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz - Part 1 - Ep 89

Airs at: Thu, 12/24/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz returns to the podcast, discussing the premise of her new book, "NOT "A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS" Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion", coming soon from Beacon Press. Let me guess. You're enjoying the show so much,... Read more

Karen Kwiatkowski - Ep 88

Airs at: Sun, 12/20/2020 at 6:30am - Sun, 01/03/2021 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Karen Kwiatkowski, USAF Lieutenant Colonel (retired), writer at LewRockwell.com, and senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Center, stops by the podcast for an in-depth discussion of her career, to include serving at the height of the Cold War, the huge collection of persona... Read more

Professor Stephen Zunes on Trump's surprise Western Sahara announcement

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

Today, Donald Trump overturned decades of US and world policy by tweeting that he quote "signed a proclamation recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara". He also added that Israel and Morocco have "agreed to full diplomatic relations" - making it clear th... Read more

A Busy Week In Drug Policy

Airs at: Wed, 12/09/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The House of Representatives approved HR 3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act of 2019, we hear from one of the sponsors, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR); the Commission on Narcotic Drugs changed the international scheduling of marijuana, we hear fr... Read more

Dr. Ben Freeman - Ep 87

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Dr. Ben Freeman, the Director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative at the Center for International Policy (CIP), stops by the podcast to discuss his own intellectual and professional journey, his work on foreign funding and influence inside the United States, th... Read more

Vancouver Moves To Decriminalize

Airs at: Wed, 12/02/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The city of Vancouver, BC, is asking the Canadian federal government for an exemption to national drug laws in order to allow the city to decriminalize simple possession of currently illegal drugs. On today’s show we hear from Donald MacPherson, Executive Director of the Ca... Read more

Bill Astore - Ep 86

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2020 at 6:30am - Mon, 12/14/2020 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Bill Astore, a retired Lieutenant Colonel (USAF), professor of history, one of TomDispatch’s regular contributors, and a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network, stops by the podcast to discuss his career in the Air Force as an engineering officer, his family history ... Read more