Listen HERE Eric Zuesse returns to debate his article “Ideology and Coronavirus.” He writes: “There are two polar-opposite approaches for dealing with the challenge of coronavirus-19: libertarian proposals prioritize the economy above the public’s health, whereas socialist proposals prioritize the public’s health above the economy. Libertarian countries rely on developing ‘herd immunity’ to the disease, in preference to imposing social distancing and ‘lockdowns,’ which aim instead to reduce the spread of the infection. Unlike socialist measures, the ‘herd immunity’ approach doesn’t need any regulations, because it allows the disease to spread so that the people who survive it will become…
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Eric Walberg on “Trump, Coronavirus, Neoliberalism”
Listen HERE “In a way I’m not really sorry that I’m persona non grata (in the USA) due to the US security state that doesn’t seem to like me. It was already very hard for me to travel…” – Eric Walberg Eric Walberg breaks the fast on the penultimate evening of Ramadan…and gives us the English version of his new Farsi interview “Trump, Coronavirus, Neoliberalism.” Eric, a habitual conspiracy theory naysayer, casts a skeptical eye on my argument that COVID-19 looks like a bankster bioweapon to accelerate war on China and the rest of the non-bankster-owned world (including Main Street USA).…
FULL ARTICLEProf. John McMurtry: West’s war on Ukraine reveals “supremely evil truth”
Broadcast Monday, May 5th, 10-11:00 a.m. Central (1500 GMT) on NoLiesRadio.org, archived here. Note: TruthJihad.com subscribers can listen to shows on-demand before they are broadcast – and also get free downloads! If you are a subscriber, just log in to the members area of TruthJihad.com and go to the “Private Blog” to get early access to the shows. John McMurtry, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph, Canada, was one of the first 9/11 skeptics. He argues that the evil and big lies continue today, as the West inflicts “social destruction” on Ukraine while demonizing those who stand…
FULL ARTICLEUS empire is collapsing NOW!
Don’t miss this new weekly news round-up! Watch it here. Will future historians look back at this very moment – the autumn of 2013 – as the season the US empire ended? Paul Craig Roberts thinks so. Listen to my interview with Roberts, and check out my new review of his book The Failure of Laissez-Faire Capitalism. I also discussed the imminent collapse of empire with Jim Fetzer on yesterday’s Dynamic Duo Weekly News.
FULL ARTICLEPaul Craig Roberts and James Petras: Is US empire collapsing?
Broadcast Thursday 10/17/13 10-11 a.m. Central (1500 GMT) on NoLiesRadio.org, archived here. Note: TruthJihad.com subscribers can listen to shows on-demand before they are broadcast – and also get free downloads! When you see the show posted here, that means it is already available to subscribers. If you are a subscriber, just log in to the members area of TruthJihad.com and go to the “Private Blog” to get early access to the shows. Guests: Paul Craig Roberts and James Petras. Paul Craig Roberts is a leading political economist who has taught at Stanford, Georgetown, and other universities. In this interview, Dr.…
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