Moderate Rebels

Max Blumenthal & Ben Norton

  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    US-Russia talks fail. Is war on horizon? Impact on Ukraine and Europe?

    Pepe Escobar discusses the failure of the US-Russia talks in Geneva, NATO's refusal to make any diplomatic concessions, and if war could be on the horizon. We address the impact on Ukraine, Europe, Germany, and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

    PART 2 OF 2

    14 January 2022, 9:06 pm
  • 39 minutes 55 seconds
    Is failed Kazakhstan coup attempt end of US 'color revolution' era?

    Geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar discusses the violent coup attempt in Kazakhstan, and its crucial importance as an ally of Russia and the center of China's Belt and Road Initiative. He also addresses US, British, and Turkish meddling, and why this massive and misunderstood country is suddenly at the heart of the new cold war.

    PART 1 OF 2

    14 January 2022, 8:54 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    What's causing the inflation crisis? Economist Michael Hudson explains

    Economist Michael Hudson discusses the global inflation crisis and how the US Federal Reserve has given trillions of dollars to large banks.

    VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=m7eAbbVMr_4

    4 January 2022, 10:26 pm
  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    Far-right Pinochet supporter loses Chile's election. Will the neoliberal system change?

    In Chile's presidential election, far-right Pinochet dictatorship supporter José Antonio Kast, the son of a German Nazi, was defeated by young center-left social democrat Gabriel Boric.

    Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with journalist Pablo Vivanco about what this victory means, Boric's major weakness on US imperialism, and the prospects of rewriting the Pinochet-era constitution.

    VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=dSCmGvcxXWU

    Follow Pablo on Twitter at @PVivancoGuzman

    21 December 2021, 9:32 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    Is Russia really planning a war in Ukraine - or is Washington?

    The US government claims Russia is planning to invade Ukraine, but is this true? Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with analyst and former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter about Western governments' dubious claims, and NATO's designs for the region.

    VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NLpPyuzxSf4

    Follow Scott on Twitter at https://twitter.com/RealScottRitter

    10 December 2021, 4:53 pm
  • 33 minutes 34 seconds
    Nicaragua recognizes China, breaks ties with Taiwan. Is a Panama Canal alternative coming soon?

    Nicaragua's Sandinista government has broken diplomatic ties with Taiwan and recognized the People's Republic of China. We discuss the historic decision and its huge geopolitical implications.

    A Chinese company plans to build an inter-oceanic canal in Nicaragua, to challenge the monopoly of the US-dominated Panama Canal. 

    And the same week, Nicaragua signed agreements strengthening ties with Russia and collaborating on nuclear energy projects.

    VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EDADaUXL6kM

    10 December 2021, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    Venezuela's socialists win elections in landslide - so US tries to discredit them

    The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won the November 21 mega-elections in a landslide, getting more votes in 20 of 23 states and the capital Caracas. So the US government responded by trying to discredit the vote.

    Venezuelan journalist Diego Sequera speaks about the elections, the historic victory of the ruling party of President Nicolás Maduro, and Washington's attempt to de-legitimize the process.

    VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=p5ZrAMexvk8

    Follow Diego on Twitter at twitter.com/QueraElse

    23 November 2021, 6:01 pm
  • 35 minutes 46 seconds
    Nicaragua explains why it’s leaving OAS, responds to US attacks on its elections

    Nicaraguan diplomat Michael Campbell Hooker speaks with Ben Norton about why they are leaving the Organization of American States (OAS), which he says is a “failed,” “coup-plotting” organization dominated by Washington.

    Campbell also responds to US attempts to discredit Nicaragua’s November elections, and explains the importance of autonomy for Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities on the Caribbean Coast.

    VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DTRODfuRp6o

    TRANSCRIPT: https://thegrayzone.com/2021/11/21/nicaragua-leaving-oas-elections

    21 November 2021, 11:28 pm
  • 1 hour 46 minutes
    New US war on Nicaragua's Sandinistas: OAS rejects elections, Biden imposes sanctions

    Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss Washington's new hybrid war on Nicaragua's Sandinista government, the US/EU/OAS refusing to recognize the election results, Congress passing the RENACER Act, and Biden imposing sanctions.

    We speak with British journalist Steve Sweeney of the newspaper Morning Star, who was due to travel to Nicaragua to observe the election, but was detained in Mexico in mysterious circumstances.

    Follow Steve on Twitter at twitter.com/SweeneySteve

    Read Ben's report from inside Nicaragua's elections: thegrayzone.com/2021/11/11/nicaragua-2021-elections

    16 November 2021, 11:23 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Julian Assange's fiancée Stella Moris discusses CIA threats and US extradition dangers

    Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Stella Moris, the fiancée of imprisoned WikiLeaks journalist Julian Assange, about CIA threats, the appeal hearings in the US extradition case, and how this scandal threatens freedom of the press around the world.

    6 November 2021, 2:00 pm
  • 52 minutes 2 seconds
    US govt-backed social media companies blatantly meddle in Nicaragua's elections

    Remember Russiagate claims of "Kremlin meddling"? Well, the US government is blatantly interfering in Nicaragua's elections.

    Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal discuss how, mere days before Nicaragua's November 7 elections, Meta/Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, and Google/YouTube purged thousands of pro-Sandinista journalists, activists, and media outlets. Meanwhile, the US Congress voted for more crushing sanctions.

    We address the gaping holes in Facebook's bogus report falsely claiming the Sandinistas it purged were "government-run troll accounts," which was written by former Pentagon-funded NATO press officer Ben Nimmo, a symbol of how social media corporations have effectively merged with the US government.

    Read Ben's report "Meet the Nicaraguans Facebook falsely branded bots and censored days before elections" here: thegrayzone.com/2021/11/02/facebook-twitter-purge-sandinista-nicaragua

    5 November 2021, 3:42 pm
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