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The Truth
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Episodes
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"I Could Not Condemn": Norman Finkelstein on Hamas, History, and Moral Reckoning
Norman Finkelstein is one of the West’s leading anti-Zionist scholars. The son of holocaust survivors, he has spent his life studying and critiquing Israel’s…
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Assessing California and America's Challenges Under the Trump Regime
coverage of a Townhall hosted by Congressman Eric Swalwell discussing the issues facing California and the Unite Sates under the Trump regime.Become a…
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Republicans REVOLT on HOUSE FLOOR Against Trump and MAGA MIKE
Republican revolt that forced a vote on extending Obamacare subsidies, as four GOP lawmakers joined Democrats on a discharge petition to prevent premiums from…
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Legal Showdowns and Immunity Questions Loom as Trump Faces Critical Week in Court
Will a Federal Judge stop the Trump Golden Ball Room on Tuesday? Why did a Grand Jury refuse to indict NY AG Letitia James this week, for the second time? Will…
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A Day of Rebukes and Revelations: Noem's Meltdown, GOP Defiance, and the Shadows Over Trump
a whirlwind day of Trump-era chaos and accountability, starting with a disastrous congressional hearing where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was…
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2025 Wrap: War on Venezuela, Gaza Genocide, Syria After Assad, and MORE
Vijay Prashad, journalist, historian and director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, joins the show for a 2025 year-end wrap-up, spanning…
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Scrutinizing Trump's $12B Farm Bailout, Secret Venezuela Strike, and Habba Resignation
On today’s UNCOVERED Ron and Anthony discuss Trumps $12B farmers bailout in the wake of his failing tariffs. Plus, the cover up over the second strike on a…
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Trump's Contradictory Crusade on Economy, AI, and His Own Party
Trump’s chaotic attempt to rebrand the economy as he mocks “affordability,” confuses inflation with deflation, and delivers a meandering Pennsylvania rally…
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Judges as the New Front Line: A Midweek Blitz of Federal Rulings Against Trump's Agenda
A federal judge throws the National Guard out of California. Federal Judges protect the Epstein Survivors from further abuse by the Trump Administration. A…
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The 1930s 2.0 & the collapse of American soft power
In this episode of Centre Stage, political philosopher and historian Roy Casagranda delivers a sharp analysis of the US. He explains why the US is increasingly…
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Judicial Rebellion: Courts, Grand Juries, and States Push Back Against Trump's DOJ
The Trump DOJ tells a federal judge to “F-off” again, this time in sworn declarations in a criminal contempt proceeding. NY AG Tish James is on the verge of…
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From Slumber to Chaos: A Week of Incoherent Foreign Policy, Internal GOP Warfare, and Economic Alarms
Reports solo to break down another alarming moment as Trump nods off during a press conference touting a fake “peace deal” between Congo and Rwanda, exposing…
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From Trump's Taxpayer Bailouts and Pro-Russia Strategy to Global Conflicts Erupting
we break down another chaotic stretch for the country as a visibly confused Donald Trump lashes out at yet another reporter who dared remind him of something…
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What does Turkiye's football bet scandal say about global sport?
The sports betting scandal that's taken hold of Turkiye's Football Federation this week has put a spotlight on an endemic issue. Hundreds of players and…
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Pushing Back on Trump’s “Drug Boats,” Leaks, and MAGA’s Cracks
Congressman and hopefully future California Governor, Eric Swalwell, to cut through the chaos of Trump’s America. We break down Trump’s potentially illegal…
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Will Trump’s billion dollar lawsuit break the BBC?
The BBC is in turmoil. A leaked dossier exposing a misedited speech of United States President Donald Trump and other editorial concerns has triggered…
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Dems Hold SHADOW HEARING on Trump NIGHTMARE Policy
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, hosts a Shadow Hearing…
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What will be the fallout from Ukraine's worsening corruption scandal?
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is facing what could be the biggest challenge to his government since the Russian invasion. He came to power in 2019…
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Mark Kelly Holds MAJOR EVENT after TRUMP ATTACKS
Mark Kelly holds a Tucson town hall to hear directly from Arizonans and press the Trump Administration and Republicans ahead of next week’s congressional vote…
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Nuclear ambition, proxies & defiance: Iran’s former top diplomat
In this episode of On the Record, Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem is joined by Iran’s former foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. They discuss Iran’s political and…
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Trump Voters FINALLY FLEE MAGA as they get BRUTAL REALITY CHECK
Leaving MAGA founder Richard Logis joins Anthony Davis to discuss the increasing number of Trumpers waking up to his corruption, cruelty, lies and abuse - who…
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Why the Olive Harvest in Palestine Is More Than Just Farming
For Palestinians, the olive harvest is both an essential source of income and a treasured cultural tradition. Each year, families gather beneath the groves to…
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The truth about the British Empire and slavery: Mehdi Hasan and Nigel Biggar
Britain once ruled over the largest empire in history. For many Britons, it remains a source of pride. Others argue its power was built on a legacy of…
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Rare access inside the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad
A team of Syrian filmmakers gained rare access to HTS-led armed forces, following them from the moment they departed Idlib all the way to the capital…
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Turmoil in Trump's Executive Branch: A Week of Defenestration, Legal Battles, and Supreme Tests
Trump throws his Sec of Defense under war crimes bus, as knives are out to toss his FBI Director. Meanwhile, his DOJ under Pam Bondi tries to dig out from…
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Does ‘America First’ make the US weaker?
In the 1990s, the US had no competition in global affairs, and Americans supported the ideas of globalisation, alliances and “spreading democracy.” But today…
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Is entertainment today making us better or worse?
Is entertainment making us better, or quietly reshaping us for the worse? Entertainment today is instant, personalised and endless. But in an era of screens…
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What should the future of family be?
Family structures are shifting faster than ever. Around the world, people are questioning what family means, who’s included and whether traditional models…
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Visibly Exhausted Trump Gets RUDE AWAKENING as DISASTERS PILE UP
Trump’s ridiculous cabinet meeting, where he kept falling asleep, apart from when being praised. Trump pardons a notorious drug trafficker despite his…
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What are the next steps in implementing Trump's Gaza peace plan?
US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan wins UN Security Council backing. A mixed reaction from Palestinians: The Palestinian Authority welcomes the…
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Trump Seizes Oil Tanker — ‘No War on Venezuela!’
In the wake of the powerful Nationwide Day of Action for "No War on Venezuela" where over 65 cities mobilized to demand an end to the US war drive on…
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Japan Still Denies ‘Comfort Women’ Atrocities: Why Its Remilitarization Is a Global Threat
Between 1932 and 1945, the Japanese Imperial Army trafficked an estimated 400,000 women and girls into sexual slavery — the largest case of state-sponsored…
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Trump MELTS DOWN as SCANDAL THREATENS Entire Term
Trump’s latest spiral after posting 160 times on Truth Social and then appearing to fall asleep in a cabinet meeting. They examine the escalating “Double Tap”…
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A man’s 50-year search for his father after the Vietnam War
Sang is one of hundreds of thousands of unwanted and discriminated children left behind by the US soldiers after the Vietnam War. When his lifelong dream of…
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Inside Colombia’s war over drugs, territory and child soldiers
A delicate peace process in Colombia has broken down, and now, several armed groups are vying for control of territory in Colombia that is key to the country’s…
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Letters from a Palestinian prisoner
Mohammed and his daughter face the emotional fallout of his political activism in Gaza and imprisonment in Israel, that left her to grow up without him.Become…
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Is Trump Really Dumping NATO?
Eugene Puryear will discuss the Trump administration’s newly released national security strategy, examining its key positions and explaining why, despite new…
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12 days that shook Iran
When Israel and the United States launched a 12-day war on Iran, Donald Trump hailed it as “one of the greatest moments in history”. More than 1,000 people…
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A boy investigates his father’s mysterious death in Kenya
Simon Ali, 13, finds himself in a world of mystery when his father, a respected conservation guide, is found dead under suspicious circumstances. Armed with…
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From Palestine to Chile - how a football club keeps a homeland alive
The remarkable story of Deportivo Palestino, the Chilean football club founded more than a century ago by Palestinian migrants and still driven by identity…
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White House Admits to Possible War Crime as Trump Escalates Venezuela Threats
First, we analyze the stunning admission from the White House that it conducted a second strike on a Venezuelan boat with survivors in the water an act legal…
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Will Sheikh Hasina face justice in Bangladesh?
"Biased and politically motivated" -- that's how the former prime minister of Bangladesh has described her conviction for crimes against humanity. Sheikh…
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Japan Crosses China’s Red Line: Takaichi Ignites Firestorm Over Taiwan
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ignited a firestorm last month when she pledged Japanese troops would be deployed in the event of a Chinese mainland…
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Can DSA Hold Mamdani Accountable? Its Co-Chairs Respond
A DSA member just won one of the most significant left-wing electoral victories in recent memory with Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York — despite…
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Hegseth’s War Crimes | Venezuela in the Crosshairs | CIA Blowback from Afghanistan
Greg Stoker, U.S. military veteran and host of Colonial Outcasts, joins the show to discuss the growing scandal over deadly U.S. strikes on alleged “drug…
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Israeli-backed human trafficking networks transferring people out of Gaza
"A journey of suffering". That's how a Palestinian man described his transfer from Gaza, through Israel and Kenya, to South Africa. A journey so desperate that…
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What are the implications of Israel's latest attack on Hezbollah?
An Israeli air strike on Beirut kills Hezbollah's top military commander, its highest-level target during a ceasefire that came into force a year ago in…
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Can the US get all sides to end the Russia-Ukraine war?
Little sign of peace in Ukraine, but trans-Atlantic diplomatic efforts to end the war are intensifying. Ukraine and its European allies are vying with Russia…
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Finland FM: Trump, Putin and the chances of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal
From frozen Russian assets to NATO deterrence and Finland’s unique position as a NATO member sharing a long border with Russia, Valtonen explains what a…
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Was South Africa's G20 summit a success, despite a US boycott?
Africa's first ever G20 summit and the first boycotted by a prominent member, has wrapped up. Its host, South Africa hails it a success with a declaration…
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Is the US negotiating away Ukraine's future while favouring Russia?
Behind closed doors in Washington, a controversial peace plan is taking shape. It demands some painful concessions from Kyiv: surrendering the Donbas region…
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Why is Saudi Arabia doubling down on its relations with the US?
United States President Donald Trump “looks at Saudi Arabia like a piggy bank or an ATM machine” and that’s why the recent Saudi-US summit focused on deals…
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What are the risks of Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions escalating?
Pakistan accused of air strikes killing civilians in Afghanistan. A day earlier, a suicide bomb in Pakistan killed three security personnel. Recent peace…
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Is the global public tuning out of the climate change debate?
Division at the COP30 climate change summit in Brazil—a more difficult message to tell to the world than progress. Scientists, politicians, the media, and…
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Deadly skies: Why Nepal is one of the most dangerous places to fly
Nepal is experiencing an aviation emergency. Nestled in the Himalayas, the South Asian nation is one of the most dangerous places in the world to fly. Since…
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Israel is rampaging through the West Bank - why isn't there more coverage?
In the West Bank, record levels of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians are unfolding with little mainstream coverage. The few journalists who try to…
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Who owns your For You page?
Recent developments in United States tech and media have prompted concerns about media consolidation and its impact on free speech. The US government is…
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Was South Africa's G20 success real change or a symbolic win?
South Africa secured a declaration from the rest of the G20, despite United States objections. Washington boycotted the meeting over President Donald Trump’s…
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What's behind the coup in Guinea-Bissau days after the election?
The military seizes power in Guinea-Bissau a day before Sunday's presidential election results were due to be announced. The African Union and West African…
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Trump says US economy is in a ‘golden age’. Do Americans agree?
United States President Donald Trump insists he’s “created the greatest economy in the history of our country”, but to middle-class and poor Americans, argues…