Unanswered Questions About the Jan 6 Coup Attempt – Paul Jay
Paul is asked to comment on the state of the Jan 6th inquiry and issues related to policing and systemic racism. Paul is a guest on Muslim Network TV.
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Modest Inflation is Good for Workers – Bob Pollin
Will a large infrastructure plan create inflation? If inflation is linked to higher wages, that's not bad for workers, says Pollin. Large increases in inflation have been linked to higher oil prices which are unlikely. What's missing from the Biden plan is it doesn't sufficiently address a just transition for fossil fuel workers. Bob Pollin joins theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Why Biden Won’t Cancel Student Debt – Michael Hudson
Why is the Fed buying corporate junk bonds and debt but won't buy out student debt? Michael Hudson on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Is Israel a Strategic Asset or Liability? – Wilkerson
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson argues that American one-sided support for Israel is a danger to the region and U.S. interests. He says the U.S. should withdraw militarily from the Middle East and end support for Israel and Saudi Arabia. Doing so would encourage regional compromise, not war. Larry Wilkerson on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Canada Allows Illegal Volunteers to Fight for Israel
The Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv hosted a party with Canadian “lone soldiers” in the Israel Defense Forces on January 16, 2020. Yves Engler and Karen Rodman on Canada's support for Israel's war on Palestine, on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Colombia, Geopolitics, South & Central America
Colombia Enters a New Phase of Popular Mobilization
Tensions in Colombia have reached a boiling point, partly due to the pandemic crisis, but mostly because of the extreme neoliberal policies of the country's right-wing government, says Colombia expert and political science professor Forrest Hylton.
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Abby Martin’s “Gaza Fights for Freedom”
Abby Martin on her documentary film and the current situation in Palestine, on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Liz Cheney & GOP: A Split Between the Hard Right & Far Right
Liz Cheney represents militarism without restraint, as did her neocon father. Trump served the military-industrial complex but outlived his usefulness when he wouldn't transition power. Both trends are a threat to what's left of American democracy. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson on theanalysis.news with Paul Jay
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Israel’s War on Palestine – Ali Abunimah
Israel's attacks on Gaza stem from its escalating ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem and growing solidarity amongst Palestinians inside Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Ali Abunimah joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Cuba, Geopolitics, South & Central America
The War on Cuba — Episode 3
Belly of The Beast is a media outlet that counters parachute journalism by providing stories directly from the island.
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Cuba, Geopolitics, South & Central America
The War on Cuba — Episode 2
Belly of The Beast is a media outlet that counters parachute journalism by providing stories directly from the island.
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Cuba, Geopolitics, South & Central America
The War on Cuba — Episode 1
Belly of The Beast is a media outlet that counters parachute journalism by providing stories ...
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Biden Continues the US War on Cuba
Biden backtracked on his campaign promise to reverse Trump's draconian sanctions on Cuba and is maintaining them, despite the pandemic and Raul Castro's departure from the country's leadership. Documentary filmmaker Reed Lindsay joins host Greg Wilpert to talk about what this has meant for Cuba.
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Covid-19, Geopolitics, Philosophy & Ethics
Is US Support for Vaccine Patent Waiver Window Dressing?
The U.S. announced its support for patent waivers, but it will be a long, drawn-out process that will make little difference to the catastrophe in India and other poor countries. The U.S. failed to promise to export critical material needed for producing the virus in developing countries. Vijay Prashad and Ricardo Petrella on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Asia, China, Economy & Work, World
E.U. is Split Over “Strategic Autonomy,” China and U.S. Hegemony – with Mark Blyth
There are major divisions in the E.U. about how to handle the pandemic and economic crisis, the domination of Germany and France, and relations with China and the U.S. Mark Blyth on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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China, Geopolitics, Middle East
Does the U.S. Owe Reparations to Afghanistan, Should U.S. Troops Leave? – Bennis & Wilkerson
Bennis and Wilkerson agree on reparations but disagree on whether the U.S. should withdraw all troops. Phyllis Bennis and Larry Wilkerson join Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Mark Blyth – An Inflated Fear of Inflation?
Political economist Mark Blyth explains why inflation in the U.S., Canada, and the E.U. is highly unlikely. There is a great deal of room for more government spending and higher wages before much inflation is possible. Mark joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Big Tech Censorship and Defying Offical Narratives – Paul Jay and Joe Lauria at the World Ethical Data Forum
Join Tomiwa Aladekomo, CEO of Big Cabal Media, TechCabal and Zikoko, Paul Jay, the founder and host of theAnalysis.news, and Joe Lauria, the editor-in-chief of the Consortium News, as they navigate independent media in the Digital Age.
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Not Much Climate Plan in Biden Jobs Plan – Robert Pollin
The Biden "Jobs Plan" contains some good infrastructure proposals, but most of the spending will not reduce carbon emissions. Only two million buildings are targeted for retrofitting and there are no serious regulations to force investment into sustainable energy. Robert Pollin joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Gerald Horne on the Chauvin Verdict
The mass protests forced global media attention and sufficient state resources supplied to the prosecution; this may not be replicable. Chauvin may have been a bad apple, but the police barrel of apples is deliberately stocked with such rot. Gerald Horne joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Bill Black pt 2/9 – Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One
In part two of the series, Bill picks up the story of the S&L fraud of the '80s, when bankers were charged and went to jail - unlike what has happened since. Bill Black joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Abby Martin – Uganda Dictatorship: Imperialism’s Pearl of Africa
Short documentary on Uganda's US-backed dictatorship, the country's freedom struggle from colonialism until today, and the geo-strategic role the regime plays for US Imperialism.
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History, Military-Industrial Complex, U.S. Politics
Reagan, the Media and the United States of Amnesia – “The Reagans” part 5/5
Reagan created the model for Trump. Reagan flipped the media industrial complex in America on its head and was not just a hero to the Republican Party; he was a hero to American media. Matt Trynauer, director of the documentary series "The Reagans," joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news. This interview was originally published on March 31, 2021.
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Bill Black pt 1/9 – The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One
Bill Black traces the history of modern American financial fraud starting in this episode with the S&L Banking scandal. Bankers continue to loot their banks, customers, and society to this day. Part 1/9, on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Peru: Left vs. Far-Right – Dramatic Choice in Presidential Election
Pedro Castillo, a leftist, unexpectedly won first place in Peru's first-round presidential election last Sunday. However, he now faces far-right second-place finisher, Keiko Fujimori. The outcome was largely due to a completely delegitimized political class in Peru, says Peru analyst Francesca Emanuele.
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Ecuador, South & Central America
Ecuador’s Socialist Loses as Left Splits
Ecuador's progressive presidential candidate Andrés Arauz narrowly lost the election last Sunday. But the left's internal divisions were not the only problem, explains CodePink's Leonardo Flores.
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Post-COVID World Economy: Out of the Frying Pan … Into the Fire?
For sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 global economic shock, it’s imperative to break from policy choices that produce a concentration of economic power and wealth in a limited section of the economy but old habits, die hard warns UNCTAD’s Richard Kozul-Wright.
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Nuclear Arms Policy, Reality Asserts Itself
To His Last Breath, Daniel Ellsberg Fought to Save the World
To mark one year since Daniel Ellsberg's passing, we are sharing the interview we conducted with him in honor of his 90th birthday.
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Environment, Geopolitics, History
“The Most Dangerous Man” Turns 90 – Peter Kuznick on Daniel Ellsberg
Historian Peter Kuznick looks at the significance of Daniel Ellsberg's fight against America's insane nuclear war strategy, his exposure of the lies of the Viet Nam War, and his continuing fight against the American war machine.
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Can You Destroy $20 Billion in Wealth Without Committing a Crime? – Bill Black
The U.S. SEC has opened an investigation into Archegos Capital's Bill Hwang and trades that led to $20 billion in losses for his firm and perhaps billions more for various banks. What kind of perverted system allows such chaos? Bill Black on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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Big Tech Censorship or Deal with the Real Problems? – Thomas Frank
The demand by Democrats for Big Tech to censor right-wing conspiracies on social media is a betrayal of the ideals liberals claim to stand for, says Thomas Frank. The real question is why so many people, particularly in rural America, believe such outlandish lies. Thomas joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Juice Media Satire: Australian “Values”
The Australien Government has made an ad about Australian Values for people planning to become citizens, and it's another biting satire.
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Are Progressives Ignoring Foreign Policy? – Medea Benjamin
Many progressives are ignoring U.S. aggression around the world despite its involvement in many wars and expanding arsenal of nuclear weapons. Medea Benjamin joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news.
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Brazil, South & Central America
Lula Returns as Covid Runs Wild in Brazil
Brazil's president Bolsonaro continues to deny the Covid crisis, as Lula's return to politics creates shockwaves from the favelas to Wall St.
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South & Central America, Venezuela
Biden’s Venezuela Policy: Continuity with Trump
In Venezuela, brutal sanctions and the recognition of a phony president continue to wreak havoc. Biden has not implemented any real change to US policy towards the country. Historians Steve Ellner and Greg Wilpert discuss the reasons why.
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New CDC Guidelines to Reopen Schools Could be Dangerous
A new study says even six feet of separation is dangerous if schools reopen without updated ventilation systems. It adds children, where schools are open, can spread Covid into the community. Phillip Alvelda and Thomas Ferguson of INET join Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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10 Things Wrong With Biden’s Foreign Policy – Medea Benjamin
Progressive Americans hoped Biden would quickly restore the Iran deal and relations with Cuba. Instead, the administration seems firmly entrenched behind Trump’s walls of hostility. Medea Benjamin joins Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Biden’s Syria Deception: The Norwegian Connection
Contrary to the Biden administration's claim, it seems that the recent missile strike in Syria was not carried out in consultation with at least one of the US's main allies in the region: Norway. But why is Norway involved in the Middle East anyway? Greg Wilpert talks about the issue with Eirik Vold, a parliamentary advisor to Norway's Red Party.
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Geopolitics, Haiti, South & Central America
Haiti: Canada & U.S. Support Coups and Dictators
In Haiti, President Moise refused to leave when his term was over, and hundreds of thousands have protested in the streets demanding his resignation. Canada and the U.S. have supported dictators and coups in Haiti for decades. Joining Paul is Jafrik Ayiti, an author, radio show host, public speaker, activist, artist; and Yves Engler, a Montreal-based activist, and author.
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A Guide to US Empire in Africa: Neocolonial Order & AFRICOM – Abby Martin and Eugene Puryear
Abby Martin speaks to Eugene Puryear to discuss the big picture of US imperialism in Africa: From the Berlin Conference to the subversion of liberation movements to neocolonial puppets and the current sprawl of AFRICOM "counterterrorism."
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Is Biden a Transformational President? Rightwinger David Brooks Thinks So
The corporate sector mostly supports the stimulus package as fears of inflation have subsided and it wants the economy to expand. Many of Biden's policies are very progressive and open a path for the left to fight to make them permanent. But have no illusions about the class character of the Biden administration or its foreign policy. Paul Heideman (Jacobin) and Paul Jay discuss what the left should do, on theAnalysis.news
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Bolivia, Geopolitics, South & Central America
A New Beginning for Bolivia
Nicole Fabricant says Bolivia's new president Luis Arce faces a neo-fascistic right, while negotiating a new relationship with the country's social movements that fragmented under his mentor, Evo Morales. Fabricant is Bolivia researcher and associate professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland Towson.
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Biden’s China Policy: A More Polite Trump – Amb. Chas Freeman
Retired Ambassador Chas Freeman, Nixon's translator during his 1972 trip to China, says U.S. policy to China remains a desire to hold on to primacy globally and regionally. Biden's approach so far is not much different than the aggressive posture of Trump.
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The Climate Crisis and the Global Green New Deal – Bob Pollin
UMass Amherst professor and PERI Co-Director Robert Pollin discuss his latest book that he co-authored with Noam Chomsky, about the Global Green New Deal and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in addressing the climate crisis. Hosted by Rob Johnson on his podcast Economics and Beyond.
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US Bombing in Syria Illegal; Biden Should Rejoin Iran Agreement Now – Bennis/Wilkerson
The bombing of Syria was a violation of U.S. and International law. It was the U.S. that violated the nuclear deal with Iran and Biden should rejoin the agreement without new conditions. Phyliss Bennis and Larry Wilkerson join Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news
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Should Trump Be Charged With Treason? Paul Jay on Talk World Radio
Paul Jay joins host David Swanson to discuss the events of Jan. 6th and what the Financial Times called a coup in progress - on Jan. 4th. Why are so few talking about this now?
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Climate Change, Economy & Work, Environment
Cold Truth: The Texas Freeze is a Catastrophe of the Free Market – James K. Galbraith
Texas’s electricity market “reforms” made the current crisis inevitable
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Is Protecting the Murderous Crown Prince in the National Interest? – Phyllis Bennis and Larry Wilkerson
In whose "national interest" is an alliance a with a criminal state that sponsors terrorism, viciously suppresses domestic dissent, acts against democratic movements, and promotes war in the region? Phyllis Bennis and Larry Wilkerson join Paul Jay on theAnalysis.news with Paul Jay.
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News Corp Bargaining Code – Biting Satire From Juice Media
Juice Media's hilarious expose of the Australian government's new media legislation that allows News Corp in on Big Tech's action.
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U.S. Politics
“Why Should We Vote for a Party that Holds Us in Contempt?” – A Viewer Comment
In the first of a series of video comments from viewers, Ann Morrison, who lives in rural Wisconsin, talks about why her neighbors vote for Republicans and Trump and against the Democratic Party.
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