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Confidencial RadioEpisodio 646 | Un vocero de Ortega en EE.UU, acusa de robo a Ben Norton, nacionalizado por el dictadorEl vocero estadounidense de Daniel Ortega, Max Blumenthal acusó a su compañero y cofundador del portal The Greyzone, Ben Norton, de robarle una cuenta con miles de dólares originados de las donaciones de sus seguidores.2023-10-0504 min
chychoEp.117: Covid Injections, Censorship, Russia/Ukraine War, Canada's Trucker Convoy & more [ASMR]Video on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/PLfVyL1S8Vh9/Video on Rumble: https://rumble.com/vvid15-current-events-feb13-2022.htmlVideo on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@chycho:6/Current_Events_Feb13_2022:0Introduction Segment on CensorTube: https://youtu.be/Is7WYZtrjF4***SUPPORT***▶️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chycho▶️ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/chycho▶️ Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/chycho▶️ Streamlabs at: https://streamlabs.com/chycholive***FORUM***▶️ Discord: https://discord.gg/MXmS7B9APPROXIMATE TIMESTAMPS:- CensorTube Introduction (0:0-6:43) - Ben Norton, Max Blumenth...2022-02-211h 52
chychoEp.117: Covid Injections, Censorship, Russia/Ukraine War, Canada's Trucker Convoy & more [ASMR]Video on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/PLfVyL1S8Vh9/
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- The Future is Undeci...2022-02-211h 52
Moderate RebelsFar-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 @PVivancoGuzman2021-12-211h 31
Moderate RebelsIs 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/RealScottRitter2021-12-101h 21
Moderate RebelsNew US war on Nicaragua's Sandinistas: OAS rejects elections, Biden imposes sanctionsMax 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-elections2021-11-171h 46
STARK REALITY with James Dier aka $mall ¢hangeSTARK REALITY Episode 39 Guest BEN NORTONEpisode 39 of STARK REALITY with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange features the exclusive in-depth Stark Reality interview with musician, journalist, filmmaker and writer BEN NORTON. Ben Norton is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker, and founder/editor of the independent news site MULTIPOLARISTA where he does original reporting in both English and Spanish, with many articles and videos up at The Grayzone News and also on Rokfin . He also co-hosted the Moderate Rebels podcast with journalist Max Blumenthal. His work has been published in dozens of media outlets, and he has done interviews on Sky News, Al Ja...2021-11-111h 34
Moderate RebelsJulian Assange's fiancée Stella Moris discusses CIA threats and US extradition dangersMax 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.2021-11-061h 12
Moderate RebelsUS govt-backed social media companies blatantly meddle in Nicaragua's electionsRemember 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...2021-11-0552 min
Moderate RebelsSuper Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire with Michael HudsonMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with economist Michael Hudson about his book "Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire." Professor Hudson just published a 3rd edition that updates his analysis for the 21st century, discussing the new cold war on China and Russia and the ongoing transition from a US dollar-dominated financialized system to a "multipolar de-dollarized economy." VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uiz934HVZjY Michael Hudson's website: michael-hudson.com2021-10-161h 26
Moderate RebelsAre US spies behind the Pandora Papers? Why are no American politicians included?Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the Pandora Papers, how zero US politicians or oligarchs were implicated, and the CIA's growing use of "hack-and-dump" operations. The group behind the Pandora and Panama Papers, the ICIJ, is the anti-WikiLeaks. It is funded by regime-change organizations and billionaires, while working with US government front groups. We show how the Washington is increasingly weaponizing so-called "anti-corruption" efforts against Official Enemies as a form of lawfare (judicial warfare) and hybrid war.2021-10-081h 04
Moderate RebelsShady Facebook 'whistleblower' wants more censorship and crackdown on US adversariesMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss shady Facebook "whistleblower" Frances Haugen and how her testimony only helps US spy agencies, justifying further government censorship while demonizing Washington's Official Enemies, from China to Iran, Myanmar to Ethiopia. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ilOl9bLfFgc2021-10-0855 min
Moderate RebelsCIA plotted to kidnap and kill WikiLeaks journalist Julian AssangeMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the CIA's plot to assassinate or kidnap WikiLeaks journalist Julian Assange, which was first reported by The Grayzone in 2020.2021-10-0133 min
Moderate RebelsDebunking 'Havana Syndrome' propaganda: CIA mass hysteria plus crickets Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the absurd media propaganda about "Havana Syndrome," claiming without any evidence that Cuba, Russia, China, Vietnam, and Official Enemies of the US government are supposedly attacking CIA spies with microwave energy, or sonic weapons, or ray guns, or... something. In reality, scientists say it is most likely psychogenic, or psychological, a kind of mass hysteria for coup-plotting spooks. 2021-10-0153 min
Moderate Rebels20 years after 9/11, millions of victims of 'War on Terror': Reflection with Prof. Asad AbuKhalilMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks with Professor Asad Abukhalil, and the millions of victims of the "War on Terror." We speak about US imperialism's constant meddling in the Middle East, and Washington's hybrid wars on Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen, and more. We also addressed how Bush-era neocons have been rehabilitated by and even merged with the Democratic Party and liberal "humanitarian interventionists." VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Oca3UvG2HPA2021-09-111h 55
Moderate RebelsExposing deceptive defectors and dissidents, from North Korea to Iraq, China to SyriaOn Foreign Agents, Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton expose the biggest frauds recruited as defectors and dissidents to lie about Official Enemies by the US regime, from North Korea's Yeonmi Park to Kuwait's Nayirah to Syria's Bana al-Abed. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pJCY7dS7StU You can watch Max's show Foreign Agents at Rokfin and subscribe to get all exclusive content here: https://rokfin.com/stream/8605/Foreign-Agents-5--Dissidents-defectors--deceivers-of-the-US-regime2021-09-031h 53
chychoEp.98: Comic Book Haul & Touching Base With Chat Live Stream - See Timestamps [ASMR]Video on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/3NCC95iy2iBE/Video on Rumble: https://rumble.com/vlkvpm-comic-book-haul-and-touching-base-with-chat-live-stream-see-timestamps-asmr.htmlVideo on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@chycho:6/Touching_Base:aCensorTube Shortened Segment : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYWsfOijyVsPLAYLIST: Current Events: News, Politics, Economics https://soundcloud.com/chycho/sets/current-events-news-politics-1PLAYLIST: Podcastshttps://soundcloud.com/chycho/sets/chycho***SUPPORT***▶️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chycho▶️ Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/chycho▶️ Subscribe Star: https://www.subscribestar.com/chycho▶️ Streamlabs at: https://streamlabs.com/c...2021-08-231h 37
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Moderate RebelsHistoric US defeat in Afghanistan: Is it 'most important geopolitical event of 21st century'?Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the end to the 20-year US/NATO war in Afghanistan with journalist Pepe Escobar, who has extensive experience reporting in the country and was even arrested by the Taliban. We talk about how the geopolitics of the conflict, how the Taliban has changed, what the future government could look like, and the corruption of US puppet President Ashraf Ghani and other CIA assets. PART 1 OF 2 VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=QiF3TQZSxhs2021-08-2052 min
Moderate RebelsUS-funded cultural counter-revolution in Cuba: How CIA cutouts use musicians to stir unrestMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss how the US government laid the groundwork for unrest in Cuba, the Biden administration's escalation of the economic war, and how CIA cutouts like USAID and the NED have cultivated a counter-revolutionary cultural network of rappers, artists, and social media influencers to push propaganda. We had planned on speaking with Havana-based journalist Cristina Escobar, but at the last minute when we started recording she unfortunately was unable to join us. Read Max's report "Cuba’s cultural counter-revolution: US gov’t-backed rappers, artists gain fame as ‘catalyst for current unrest’" here: h...2021-08-0650 min
MintCastBreaking through the Western Media Propaganda Coverage of Cuba ProtestsWelcome to the MintCast Podcast — an interview series featuring dissenting voices the establishment would rather silence. I’m your host Mnar Adley.A string of spontaneous protests in Cuba became the unlikely focus of worldwide media attention earlier this week, the story dominating headlines for two straight days. Political and media figures across the spectrum weighed in, including the President of the United States.Joining me to discuss the protests, their causes, and the relationship between Cuba and the United States are Ben Norton and Alan MacLeod.Ben Norton is a Nicaragua-based journalist, writ...2021-07-201h 16
Moderate RebelsJudge throws out millionaire's frivolous lawsuit aimed at bankrupting usWe recount the insane story of how a pampered heiress and journalistic wannabe, enriched by millions of dollars seized from Iran by the US government, sued us for exposing her bogus Hezbollah sources, and hired an influential pro-Israel lawyer to try to bankrupt The Grayzone. After 2.5 years of silence, Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak out about the McCarthyite legal assault. We expose Sulome Anderson and the powerful neoconservative forces supporting her lawfare campaign against us. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=6vCnQKPznzM Read about the case here: thegrayzone.com/2021/06/29/lawsuit-sulome-anderson-hezbollah 2021-07-022h 22
Moderate RebelsEconomist Michael Hudson on new cold war, Super Imperialism, Biden, China & Russia, dedollarizationMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss with world-renowned economist Michael Hudson his concept of US "Super Imperialism," the new cold war on China and Russia, the Joe Biden administration, and dedollarization - the potential end to the dollar as the global reserve currency. From 1:00:37 on, we also respond to questions from our patrons at Patreon: patreon.com/ModerateRebels2021-05-061h 28
Moderate RebelsDoes US meddling in Myanmar risk Syria/Libya-style war?Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss US meddling in the protests in Myanmar with Brian Berletic, and how Washington seeks to weaken a neighbor of China and key ally in Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative. We discuss the coup by the Tatmadaw military, the NED-funded Burmese networks calling for R2P ("Responsibility to Protect") foreign intervention, eerie parallels to the regime-change operations targeting Syria and Libya, and how the violence risks a dangerous destabilization of Southeast Asia. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=Hr24DLS16C8 - Check out Brian's website Land Destroyer: landdestroyer...2021-04-131h 37
Moderate RebelsAs new cold war on China heats up, US govt funds extremist Uighur armed separatistsMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton are joined by Ajit Singh and Aaron Maté to discuss the new cold war on Beijing, and how the US government is funding far-right extremist Uyghur armed separatists, to try to divide and balkanize China. We also debunk the absurd Western accusations of genocide in Xinjiang province, and pick apart the propaganda of Adrian Zenz and other charlatans. -- Link to Ajit's The Grayzone article "'Wipe out China!' US-funded Uyghur activists train as gun-toting foot soldiers for empire": thegrayzone.com/2021/03/31/china-uyghur-gun-soldiers-empire -- Link to Ajit's other The G...2021-04-091h 37
Moderate RebelsAs US sanctions suffocate Syrians, regime-change operatives attack anti-war movement in open letterMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton are joined by Aaron Maté to discuss the dirty war on Syria, how murderous US/EU sanctions have destroyed the country's economy and led to many civilian deaths, and Washington's military occupation of its oil/wheat-rich territory. We respond to a ridiculous open letter that smears the anti-war movement, signed by regime-change operatives and fake "leftist" imperialists like Gilbert Achcar. -- Link to Ben's The Grayzone article "Elite UK military unit secretly trained by leftist regime-change advocate Gilbert Achcar and other academics": thegrayzone.com/2019/10/03/leftist-regime-change-activist-gilbert-achcar-academics-train-uk-military2021-04-0732 min
Moderate RebelsMeet the radlib academics using woke post-modernism to defend imperialismMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton are joined by Aaron Maté to discuss the radlibs in academia who pretend to be radical but use anti-materialist post-modern philosophy and neoliberal identity politics to defend Western imperialism, from Ecuador to Syria, China to Venezuela. We also make fun of Bernard-Henri Lévy, who has never seen a US war he didn't love. -- Link to Ben's article "Coup-supporting academics spread lies to censor The Grayzone reporting exposing Ecuador’s pseudo-left candidate Yaku Pérez": thegrayzone.com/2021/03/01/academic-letter-censor-grayzone-ecuador-yaku-perez2021-04-0631 min
Moderate RebelsBiden admin hawks push for dangerous Ukraine-Russia warMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton are joined by Aaron Maté to discuss the hawks in the Joe Biden administration and Washington and NATO are pushing for a dangerous proxy war between Ukraine and Russia.2021-04-0530 min
Moderate RebelsInside China, Xinjiang, and the US empire's war drive - with Daniel Dumbrill Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton continue speaking with Daniel Dumbrill, a Canadian in China, about the new US cold war, the Washington-backed secessionist campaign in Xinjiang, and other propaganda. We also discuss "socialism with Chinese characteristics," and respond to questions submitted by patrons over at patreon.com/ModerateRebels. Part 2 of 2 2021-03-221h 04
Moderate RebelsDebunking anti-China myths of the new cold war - with Daniel DumbrillMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton (kind of) speak with Daniel Dumbrill, a Canadian YouTuber who has lived in China for more than a decade, about the new cold war. He debunks the anti-Chinese myths constantly spread in the Western corporate media. Check out Daniel's YouTube channel at: youtube.com/channel/UC6Bl8MTbW9M9MQoPhxbarpw2021-03-191h 08
Moderate RebelsInside Russian politics and the rich oligarchs behind Alexei Navalny - with Yasha LevineMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with journalist Yasha Levine about Russian politics and Alexei Navalny, his political views and xenophobic nationalist history, his Western backing, his own oligarch sponsors, and the elite capitalists who dominate the country's system.2021-03-1154 min
Moderate RebelsRacism in Israel, anti-Soviet propaganda, and weaponization of immigrants - with Yasha LevineMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with journalist Yasha Levine about racism in Israel, anti-Soviet propaganda, the cold war, the Zionist movement, and weaponization of Russian Jewish immigration.2021-03-1049 min
Barbarian Noetics Podcast: Go Fungal not viral™Solidarity with Amazon Workers and Ecuador Elections Skullduggery (Current Events Kernel Feb. 2021)Send us a textWhat's up to my pugnacious panda bears and cool as cucumbers koalas! Welcome back to another timely and tasty episode of the BNP y'all. I'm returning this week to a format I haven't used in a while- the Current Events Kernel. I feel passionate about shedding light on two critically important current events, both of which have big time implications and ramifications for people up and down the Western hemisphere. Both events are developing stories and both will continue to unfurl over the next several weeks. Neither sto...2021-02-151h 51
Moderate RebelsUS meddling in Ecuador's historic election and coup-supporting fake NGO "left" - Dispatch from QuitoMax Blumenthal speaks with Ben Norton, who is reporting from Ecuador, on the historic February 7 election, and how the US government, regime-change networks, and wealthy oligarchs are trying to prevent the return of the socialist Citizens' Revolution movement of former President Rafael Correa. We discuss the fake NGO "left," represented by coup-supporting pseudo-environmentalist candidate Yaku Pérez, and how a victory of leftist Andrés Arauz could help bring back the progressive, anti-imperialist Pink Tide in Latin America.2021-02-111h 24
In the Context of EmpireEpisode 36: Imperial Hypocrisy with Ben NortonMatt was joined by journalist Ben Norton to speak about a variety of topics that highlight the hypocrisy of the US empire. The dicussion covers a range of topics including the mainstream media's deference to the national security state, concepts terrorism and genocide, and the treatment of Julian Assange. Ben writes for the Grayzone and hosts the Moderate Rebels podcast with Max Blumenthal. Discussed in this Episode:- Ben's interest in national security reporting and why so many Western journalists have a deference to US imperial institutions- The Grayzone's or...2021-02-091h 59
Black Agenda RadioBlack Agenda Radio 02.01.21Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Margaret Kimberley, along with my co-host Glen Ford. Coming up: Donald Trump told lies every day, but so did Democrats, who now have most of the microphones to themselves. We’ll hear from a former CIA analyst, who knows a great deal about lying. Mumia Abu Jamal has a commentary on the “American Way of Fascism.” And, we’ll discuss anti-Black racism in Brazil, and police brutality and corruption in Nigeria.
But first -- a report by the Inst...2021-02-0155 min
Black Agenda RadioBlack Agenda Radio 02.01.21Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Margaret Kimberley, along with my co-host Glen Ford. Coming up: Donald Trump told lies every day, but so did Democrats, who now have most of the microphones to themselves. We’ll hear from a former CIA analyst, who knows a great deal about lying. Mumia Abu Jamal has a commentary on the “American Way of Fascism.” And, we’ll discuss anti-Black racism in Brazil, and police brutality and corruption in Nigeria.
But first -- a report by the Inst...2021-02-0155 min
Moderate RebelsSpooky Western journalists echo CIA and collaborate with spy agenciesMax Blumenthal, reporting from Venezuela, discusses with Aaron Maté and Ben Norton how Western corporate media outlets are full of stenographers for spy agencies, how the CIA and MI6 drive reporting on Russia, how the US and UK governments fund regime-change website Bellingcat and its deceptive articles on Syria and the OPCW, and how the British military censors journalism. (Excerpt from The Grayzone livestream on December 19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfEWdh_0Ec)2020-12-2357 min
Moderate RebelsWestern creeping authoritarianism: Censorship intensifies, as France's Macron expands security stateUS government-backed corporate censorship is escalating online, while France's neoliberal President Emmanuel Macron lurches hard right, cracking down on civil liberties, protests, and the Muslim community. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Ali Abunimah of The Electronic Intifada about attacks on alternative media and independent journalism by Western "democracies", and how Silicon Valley companies are censoring Palestinians. We then discuss the French government's discrimination against Muslims, repression of anti-neoliberal protests, and attempt to criminalize filming police brutality. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=w7-nuuSeTKg Show notes and links: moderaterebels.com...2020-11-301h 06
Moderate RebelsHow Obama shattered any hope for change - and Biden will continue his warmongering neoliberal legacy US president-elect Joe Biden has filled his transition team with hawkish neoliberal war-profiteering holdovers from the Barack Obama administration. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Ali Abunimah of the Electronic Intifada about how the specter of Obama haunts America - and controls the Democratic Party. We review passages from Obama's new memoir "A Promised Land," and how they expose his sociopathic imperial worldview. We also discuss how Rahm Emanuel's neoliberal model in Chicago is being copied nationwide. And we address Biden's cabinet picks, including liberal interventionist Antony Blinken and neocon Michele Flournoy, as well...2020-11-261h 00
Moderate RebelsInside Bolivia's historic defeat of a coup regimeMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton report from La Paz, Bolivia, where we observed the historic landslide victory of the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party of former President Evo Morales. We speak with human rights lawyer Thomas Becker about the horrific crimes and repression of the coup regime that has ruled Bolivia since the military overthrew Evo in November 2019. We also discuss the deep colonial racism of the Bolivian right-wing, and indigenous resistance against authoritarianism and imperialism. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=NHXc6WrMGYQ Follow Thomas on Twitter at twitter.com/mrtommybecker2020-10-281h 23
Moderate RebelsNew cold war on Russia continues with Biden or Trump, RIP Stephen Cohen, and absurd 'red-brown' mythMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with journalist Bryan MacDonald about what a Joe Biden presidency would mean for US-Russia relations. We also remember late scholar Stephen F. Cohen, who spoke out against the new cold war. And we debunk the ridiculous "red-brown alliance" myth spread by pro-NATO trolls. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=x-qe8FnRkUM SECTIONS 0:00 Intro 3:35 Remembering pro-peace scholar Stephen F. Cohen 16:58 NATO trolls' absurd 'red-brown alliance' myth 31:00 What would a Joe Biden presidency mean for US-Russia relations? Part 2 of 2 Follow Bryan MacDonald on Twitter...2020-10-0156 min
Moderate RebelsDid Russia really poison opposition politician Navalny? And NATO wants a color revolution in BelarusMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton start off with an exclusive, bombshell intercepted recording we were leaked of Russian President Vladimir Putin's phone calls. Then we speak with journalist Bryan MacDonald, who lives in Russia, about the very suspicious alleged poisoning of opposition candidate Alexei Navalny, and what his real, xenophobic politics are. We also discuss the NATO/EU attempt to orchestrate a so-called color revolution in Belarus and install a pro-Western neoliberal regime. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=9ow9-w8nvJM SECTIONS 0:00 Exclusive, bombshell intercepted recording 8:33 Poisoning of Russian...2020-09-231h 22
Moderate RebelsBehind the dystopian show trial of Julian Assange, an assault on journalism - with Kevin GosztolaMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak about the dystopian show trial going on against political prisoner Julian Assange with journalist Kevin Gosztola, who is covering the UK court hearings to potentially extradite the WikiLeaks publisher to the US. We discuss the major threat this case poses to the freedom of the press -- yet how it is being criminally under-reported and whitewashed in the corporate media. LINKS: Read Kevin's reporting at shadowproof.com Follow Kevin on Twitter at twitter.com/kgosztola Max's report "'The American friends': New court files...2020-09-131h 29
Moderate RebelsAmerican sports through an anti-imperialist lens: How a one-day NBA strike shook the US Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with the hosts of Redspin Sports, Nathanial Wallace and Michael Sampson, about the historic one-day NBA strike, capitalist oligarchs' exploitation of largely Black athletes, and what American sports look like with an anti-imperialist perspective. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=TmaAtHMLObg Redspin Sports on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCdjXZ5L7lkf8da6zFH4Dqgw Redspin Sports on Facebook: facebook.com/RedspinSports Redspin Sports on Twitter: twitter.com/RedspinSports (Episode recorded on August 31, 2020) 2020-09-021h 19
Around The EmpireEp 178 Bolivia, Nicaragua and the New Cold War feat Ben Norton Guest: Ben Norton. We talk about the latest developments in Bolivia, life in Nicaragua, the new Cold War with Russia and China and we wrapped up with a discussion about big picture geopolitics. Ben Norton is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He is the assistant editor of The Grayzone, and the producer of the Moderate Rebels podcast, which he co-hosts with editor Max Blumenthal. FOLLOW @BenjaminNorton Find his work at The Grayzone and subscribe to his podcast Moderate Rebels. Around the Empire is listener supported, independent media. Pitch in at Patreon: patr...2020-08-271h 26
Moderate RebelsOperation Mockingbird 2.0: US gov't cutouts smear and censor critics of new Cold WarMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Aaron Maté; about the new cold war on China and Russia and the US government-backed campaign to silence anti-war voices. We discuss the growing censorship of independent outlets on social media and the defamatory corporate media smears of our factual reporting. Video: youtube.com/watch?v=s1k_GnT0sFI Part 2 of 2 (Episode recorded on August 19, 2020)2020-08-2544 min
Moderate RebelsDNC embraces neocons, and Russiagate conspiracy just won't die - with Aaron MatéMax Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Aaron Maté about the virtual Democratic National Convention (DNC), and how the Democratic Party welcomes neoconservative war criminals and right-wing Republicans while attacking the left. We also talk about Joe Biden choosing hawkish neoliberal "top cop" Kamala Harris as his VP candidate. Then Aaron picks apart the new Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russia, and explains why the Russiagate conspiracy still won't go away, even after it has been debunked. PART 1 OF 2 (Episode recorded on August 19, 2020)2020-08-201h 18
Moderate RebelsCounterinsurgency against Black liberation movement and weaponization of anti-semitism allegationsWith a massive uprising in the US against systemic racism and the authoritarian police state, the government and corporate foundations have mobilized a counterinsurgency strategy to try to contain the Black liberation movement and co-opt it into a liberal direction that the Democratic Party can digest. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Professor Jared Ball about the co-option of the George Floyd uprising. We also address how the corporate media weaponizes allegations of anti-Semitism against Black nationalist activists. Max and Jared talk about Black-Jewish relations and a provide larger, more nuanced context that is...2020-07-211h 51
Moderate RebelsUS-Israeli police militarization and the disinformation campaign against Nicaragua Max Blumenthal discusses joint US-Israeli police training and border militarization. Then Ben Norton and anti-war veteran Camilo Mejía talk about the hybrid war on Nicaragua's democratically elected socialist government and how US-backed right-wing opposition groups are using disinformation about coronavirus as a weapon against the Sandinistas. We conclude addressing the grave dangers of the upcoming economic crisis caused by Covid-19. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=dMLEkf8MGOw LINKS and show notes: moderaterebels.com/us-israel-militarization-coronavirus-nicaragua PART 2 OF 2 (Episode recorded June 28, 2020) 2020-07-0540 min
Moderate RebelsLinking US imperialism and police violence: Killer cop got start at dictator-training military base The Minneapolis cop who murdered George Floyd, setting off a protest movement, Derek Chauvin, started his career as a military police officer at the notorious Fort Benning, a base named after a Confederate general that is home to the School of the Americas (now called WHINSEC), where the US Army has trained countless Latin American dictators, death squads, torturers, assassins, and coup-plotters. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with anti-war veteran Camilo Mejía, who was trained at Fort Benning, about the deep links between US imperialism, white supremacy, and police violence. VIDEO: youtube.com/w...2020-06-2949 min
Moderate RebelsIsrael protects fascists suspected in bombing terror attack on Palestinian AmericanIsraeli journalist David Sheen tells the shocking story of how extremists suspected of murdering Palestinian American activist Alex Odeh in a terrorist attack in California in 1985 are living openly in Israel. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton also discuss the fascist Zionist movement Kahanism and its growing influence inside Netanyahu's government. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/tJdfGury5Sc Show notes: moderaterebels.com/israel-alex-odeh-murder-kahanism-david-sheen PART 2 OF 2 Part 1: "Netanyahu's coronavirus coalition consolidates apartheid: Inside Israel's extremism with David Sheen" (Interview recorded on April 21, 2020) LINKS David Sheen's website...2020-05-051h 22
Moderate RebelsNetanyahu's coronavirus coalition consolidates apartheid: Inside Israel's extremism with David Sheen Israeli journalist David Sheen discusses how Netanyahu lost three elections and faced corruption charges but still managed to stay in power in his fifth term as prime minister. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton talk about King Bibi's coalition negotiations with rival Benny Gantz (who boasted of killing Palestinians), the decision to officially annex the occupied West Bank, apartheid in the time of Covid-19, and the growing racism and far-right extremism in Israel. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=COfIJOt3cmg PART 1 OF 2 (Interview recorded on April 22, 2020) 2020-04-271h 14
Moderate RebelsHow the US makes countries pay for its wars: Economics of American imperialism with Michael HudsonEconomist Michael Hudson explains how American imperialism has created a global free lunch, where the US makes foreign countries pay for its wars, and even their own military occupation. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the economics of Washington's empire, the role of the IMF and World Bank, attempts to create alternative financial systems like BRICS, and the new cold war on China and Russia. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=paUgY6SGlgY PART 2 OF 2 Part 1 here: moderaterebels.com/transcript-us-coronavirus-bailout-michael-hudson Michael Hudson's website: michael-hudson.com PDF of his...2020-04-2347 min
Moderate RebelsUS coronavirus 'bailout' scam is $6 trillion giveaway to Wall St - Economist Michael Hudson explains Facing the Covid-19 pandemic, the US Congress rammed through the CARES Act — which economist Michael Hudson explains is not a "bailout" but a massive, $6 trillion giveaway to Wall Street, banks, large corporations, and stockholders. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the systemic financial scam with Hudson, who shows how the economy actually works, with the Federal Reserve printing money so rich elites don't lose their investments. VIDEO: youtube.com/watch?v=N-8m5fBbLgQ TRANSCRIPT: moderaterebels.com/transcript-us-coronavirus-bailout-michael-hudson PART 1 OF 2 Part 2: "How the US makes countries pay for its wa...2020-04-2043 min
Moderate RebelsBernie Sanders and the black hole of the Brooklyn media left (Part 2) Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton continue discussing the end of the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, and how the professional media left, largely based in Brooklyn, opportunistically capitalized on his movement to push a soft-imperialist branding of "democratic socialism" — and to advance their careers in the press. We also address media celebrity AOC, Jacobin Magazine, the DSA, and the scheme to divert angry politicized youth back into the thoroughly discredited, neoliberal Democratic Party. PART 2 OF 2 (Recorded on April 11, 2020) 2020-04-131h 10
Moderate RebelsBernie Sanders goes out with a whimper - An obituary on an aborted 'revolution' (Part 1)Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the US presidential race. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss what went wrong in his campaign, from being unwilling to take on the Democratic Party, treating right-wing war criminal Joe Biden like a friend, refusing to attack a cartoonishly hostile corporate media, recruiting milquetoast Washington, DC foreign-policy advisors, and attracting a slew of careerists and opportunists in "left media." PART 1 OF 2 (Recorded April 11, 2020)2020-04-1254 min
Moderate RebelsThe coronavirus pandemic and US hybrid war on China - with Pepe EscobarAs the deadly coronavirus pandemic rampages across the world, Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with independent geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar about the new US cold war with China, potential origins of the Covid-19 virus, the collapse of the European Union, anti-China corporate media narratives, and Beijing's strategy to build a new silk road. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYf5h0wOV1Q (Episode recorded on March 26, 2020) You can read Pepe Escobar's column "China locked in hybrid war with US" here: https://asiatimes.com/2020/03/china-locked-in-hybrid-war-with-us/2020-03-271h 38
Moderate RebelsJoe Biden, same old wars, same old interventionism: Ex-State Dept adviser warns of VP's hawkishnessDemocratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden has for decades supported wars and military interventions across the planet. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with former State Department Russia adviser James Carden about his experience in the Obama administration. We discuss the ex vice president's role in the wars on Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Yugoslavia; his hawkishness against Russia and China; his destructive policies in Latin America; and the Biden family's corruption in Ukraine. (This interview was recorded on the night of Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.) Show notes, with links: https://moderaterebels.com/biden-war-interventionism-james-carden/2020-03-041h 28
The Sensible SocialistEpisode 48 – Iran and US Imperialism (With Ben Norton)https://sensiblesocialistcom.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/episode-48-iran-and-us-imperialism.mp3
In this episode I speak with Ben Norton about US/Iranian relations that lead us up to the 2020 attacks in Iraq and potential opening of a new war between these powerful countries. Ben Norton is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He is the assistant editor of The Grayzone, and the producer of the Moderate Rebels podcast, which he co-hosts with editor Max Blumenthal. His website is BenNorton.com and he tweets at @BenjaminNorton.
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Moderate RebelsTrump escalates US war on Iran and Iraq with execution of top general SoleimaniDonald Trump has in effect declared war on Iran and Iraq by assassinating IRGC general Qasem Soleimani and PMF commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss the dangerous consequences in this The Grayzone livestream with Aaron Maté and Rania Khalek. You can watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQ_dx452WM2020-01-052h 02
Moderate RebelsJeremy Corbyn's greatest 'sin' was anti-imperialism: UK Labour centrists seek new pro-war leaderAfter sabotaging Jeremy Corbyn, centrists from Britain's Labour Party are looking for a new leader without principled anti-war views. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton continue with activist Joshua Y. Jackson, discussing how Corbyn was viciously smeared because of his committed anti-imperialism and support for Palestinian rights. We also talk about the massive media propaganda campaign, and the prospects of an independent Scotland and united Ireland. PART 2 OF 2 Follow Josh on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JoshuaYJackson2019-12-2749 min
Moderate RebelsBehind the historic defeat of Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party: The UK election and Brexit backlashJeremy Corbyn's Labour Party suffered a historic defeat in the UK general elections. Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Labour activist Joshua Y. Jackson, who says the failure of the party to get behind Brexit destroyed it, and handed victory to the far-right Conservatives and Boris Johnson. Josh talks about how the centrists who still dominate Labour sabotaged Corbyn's campaign, and how the media-savvy "middle-class left" abandoned socialist working-class policies to not lose the approval of the commentariat. PART 1 OF 2 Follow Josh on Twitter at twitter.com/JoshuaYJackson2019-12-1742 min
Moderate RebelsWhat was Pete Buttigieg doing in Iraq?: US gov whistleblower on war profiteering and corruptionWhat was Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg doing in his safe house in Iraq — and why is he hiding it? Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Peter Van Buren, a longtime US State Department employee turned whistleblower. Van Buren explains how corporate contractors profited from the war and built a shielded bubble of corruption in Baghdad's Green Zone. We also address McKinsey & Company's work with the CIA and Mayor Pete's links to American intelligence agencies. Peter Van Buren's website: https://wemeantwell.com/blog/the-author/2019-12-051h 06Around The EmpireEp 136 Coup in Bolivia feat Ben Norton Guest: Ben Norton. We discuss the coup in Bolivia where the recently reelected president, Evo Morales, was forced to step down by the military leaders and later flee to Mexico. An extreme right-wing opposition and fascist paramilitary then moved in to take control. Ben explains some of the groups and individuals involved in the coup and the support and involvement of other Latin American countries and the United States. Ben Norton is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He is the assistant editor of The Grayzone, and the producer of the Moderate Rebels podcast, which he c...2019-12-0147 min
The Katie Halper Show237- From Venezuela to Syria with Max Blumenthal, Anya Parampil & Ben NortonBonus: Max Blumenthal on Joe Biden and Greta Thunberg https://www.patreon.com/posts/30292502 I talk to journalists Anya Parampil, Max Blumnthal and Ben Norton, who back their travels to Honduras, Nicaragua, Syria and Venezuela. Then I do a one on one with Anya about her reporting and occupying the Venezuelan embassy in Washington DC.2019-09-2750 min
Radio War NerdFREE PREVIEW: Radio War Nerd #179 — Max Blumenthal on "The Management of Savagery"Guest: Max Blumenthal, author, journalist, podcaster Recorded: April 26, 2019For non-subscribers, here is a 30+ minute preview of Radio War Nerd episode #179 with guest Max Blumenthal talking about his controversial new book "The Management of Savagery: How America's National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS and Donald Trump" — about the US empire's cynical instrumentalization of jihadi extremists beginning in Afghanistan through Syria, and the political blowback from allying with and empowering jihadi extremists: rising Islamophobia, rising Nativism, and the destabilization of both targeted countries around the globe and destabilized democracies in the West. The full...2019-05-1700 min
CKUT PodcastsRadio Free Palestine - Panel Max Blumenthal, Rania Khalek & Ben Norton - 05/15/2018Listen to #RadioFreePalestine's panel with Max Blumenthal, Rania Khalek & Ben Norton {Finding solutions when "independent media," like Democracy Now! & Theintercept.com, fail to oppose imperialism} here
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Unauthorized DisclosureS5: Episode 8 - Ben Norton (Part 1)Writer Alexander Reid Ross produced an article for the Southern Poverty Law Center's blog, "Hatewatch," that was headlined, "The multipolar spin: how fascists operationalize left-wing resentment." It mentioned Rania Khalek, Ben Norton, and journalist Max Blumenthal, who has been a guest on this show multiple times. The article, which equates left-wing antiwar and anti-imperialist journalism and commentary with fascism, was taken down from SPLC's site with little to no explanation. Journalist Ben Norton, a producer and reporter at The Real News, joined the show in this first part of our two-part episode to talk about the attacks on Rania, Max...2018-03-121h 04Around The EmpireEp. 32 Charlottesville and Extremist Proxies feat. Max BlumenthalDan and Joanne talk with Max Blumenthal about the history of the national security state and the ruling elite using radical and extremist groups as proxies both abroad and at home. We discuss the Syrian “rebels”, neo-Nazi groups in Ukraine and we also talk about Charlottesville and how we got here. Max is an author, journalist, senior editor of the Gray Zone Project at alternet.org, and co-host of the Moderate Rebels podcast. He is well known for his acclaimed books, The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza, Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel and Repub...2017-08-291h 18