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Newsdive was founded in January 2020 as a college radio show to support independent journalism and cover under-reported news. Now a podcast, our hosts provide a mix of news commentary, original reporting, corporate media criticism, and platforming of indie journalists and under-represented voices.
Aaron Bushnell was an active duty service member who gave his life to send a message. That message was "Free Palestine!" This is a message that should not be forgotten despite the efforts to minimize his actions and obfuscate his final words.
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Candidates Jailed. Party Banned. Supporters Harassed. This did not stop Pakistanis from going to the polls in droves to show their displeasure of the US-backed Military Dictatorship.
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Republicans are threatening civil war over states rights to abuse migrants. This comes following huge concessions from democrats over border policy to gut asylum protections and increase border militarization. Both parties are playing politics as Republicans tank the most right-wing border legislation in decades and Democrats abandon any interest in human or immigrant rights.
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The International Court of Justice has ruled that the claim of Genocide is "Plausible." After the ruling, the US cut off funding to the most important humanitarian aid group in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is ramping up their slaughter of civilians after being told to take steps to do otherwise. Also, Nancy Pelosi thinks ceasefire protesters are Russian Plants. All that and more on this week's episode.
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Shane & Nehemiah break down the past few weeks of slaughter in Gaza
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Shane & Nehemiah discuss the autoworkers strike.
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The police sent the message: “mind your own business or we’re going to step on you,” the co-owner said.
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The “major questions doctrine,” cited to invalidate student loan forgiveness, empowers the conservative Supreme Court to veto any executive action with broad social impact. Its goal is to undermine the government’s ability function and aid average people.
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Critics of the proposal warn that foreign intervention may strengthen and legitimize the currently unelected government.
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The Trump-appointed postmaster general behaves as if the public isn’t entitled to transparency at a public institution.
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This week, the UAW presented proposals to automakers in contract negotiations covering some 150,000 workers. Autoworkers want big raises, an end to tiers, and the right to strike over plant closures — and conditions appear favorable for them to win.
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The Biden administration is entertaining the idea of pursuing a US-Saudi mutual defense pact. How does the prospect of risking lives for the Saudi monarchy sound?
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Special prosecutor Jack Smith charged the disgraced ex-president with multiple counts of conspiracy leading up to the January 6 insurrection. Republicans can’t keep making excuses for him anymore.
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When a new peer-reviewed study announces that a crucial Atlantic Ocean circulation system, a cornerstone of the global climate, may collapse as quickly as two years from now, you’d think news outlets might want to put that on the front page.
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If Barack Obama and David Axelrod are really concerned about the climate crisis, they can fess up to their culpability — and demand change from Joe Biden.
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Brig. Gen. Moussa Salaou Barmou, who trained at Fort Benning, Georgia, helped oust Niger’s democratically elected president.
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The US government is launching investigations of US academics with ties to Chinese research institutes. It’s a dangerous escalation of anti-China surveillance, which threatens civil liberties while doing little to help those it is supposed to protect.
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House Republicans are helping their fossil fuel donors with legislative fine print that would block climate action.
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Media coverage mainly focused on the politics of calling Israel a “racist state” rather than on the question of whether Israel was racist.
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Pundits are insisting Americans only feel bad about the economy because they’re ignorant or delusional. But maybe it has something to do with the very real economic hardships Americans are still suffering three years after the worst of the pandemic economy.
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If apocalyptic air enveloping major news headquarters hundreds of miles away from record-setting fires doesn’t prompt these necessary conversations, what will?
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Overly-confident math models based on unrealistic assumptions are used to avoid crisis-consistent climate policies and to protect global elite privilege, while abandoning our duties to the planet’s most vulnerable.
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Overly-confident math models based on unrealistic assumptions are used to avoid crisis-consistent climate policies and to protect global elite privilege, while abandoning our duties to the planet’s most vulnerable.
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This is the first time a publisher has been charged under the Espionage Act for disclosing government secrets.
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Negotiations have stalled after the company and the union failed to reach an agreement.
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Joe Biden’s Department of Justice has doubled down on an inquisitorial strategy of counterinsurgency in the name of counterterrorism.
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The Island of Taiwan has been turned into a “powder keg” by the infusion of U.S. weaponry, pushing the Taiwanese people into the “abyss of disaster.”
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The notion that public investment crowds out private spending has taken a beating lately.
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Congress should bar the Biden administration from transferring internationally banned weapons to the Ukrainian government.
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Our bipartisan elite is always willing to forgive war crimes by its made men.
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People are facing rising electricity rates in many areas, rising inflation and higher temperatures that require cooling.
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The U.S. has been a major force of violent repression globally that stamps out people’s hopes for freedom and justice.
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By making an exception for military academies — and legacy admissions — the court once again sided with the ruling class.
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If a Colorado web designer can refuse to serve a same-sex couple, why can’t a business owner discriminate against Blacks, Muslims, and Jews? Also, The result is that student debt cancellation for 43 million borrowers has been wiped away.
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The $886 billion hike in military spending may prove just a floor, not a ceiling, on what will be allocated next year.
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The only way you can argue that President Donald Trump bucked the hawkish Washington consensus is if you ignore Trump’s entire foreign policy record.
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A new Oxfam survey on worker well-being compares us to the other advanced and semi-advanced economies. America remains exceptional-y bad.
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Delaware Democrats could pass GOP legislation letting businesses cast ballots in a municipal election.
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As president, Donald Trump made no secret of his admiration for repressive rulers around the world. Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to change that.
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India is seen as a strategic counterweight to China, and that has overridden any U.S. concerns about repression against ethnic minorities and the press.
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U.S. media has largely ignored a shipwreck with hundreds of migrant deaths but has focused intently on a missing submersible full of rich people.
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The Israeli government is at it again, actively discussing the construction of thousands of illegal settlement units as part of a massive settlement expansion scheme known as E1. Though Israeli construction in the East Jerusalem area has supposedly been halted under international pressure, the Israeli government has found ways to keep the plan alive.
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The right is trying to make truth-telling about U.S. history illegal because it fears the end of white supremacy.
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In the wake of the Trump indictments, conservatives are concerned that the justice system is being used to target political enemies. They’re right about that — but as the repression of Cop City protesters shows, they’re wrong about who the real targets are.
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Conservative have been complaining all week that Trump's prosecution shows a double standard in the justice system, but the double standard is actually the opposite of what they claim.
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The FBI is allowing members of the House Oversight Committee to review allegations made against the president and his son.
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Thanks to the protest of climate activists, a recent Semafor event featuring Joe Manchin became a viral illustration of all that’s wrong with the corporate-sponsored media model.
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As wildfire smoke hit the East Coast, Fox News claimed it was “perfectly healthy” to breathe.
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"The criminal evidence unsealed in the indictment shows in painstaking detail that he acted as if he is above the law, while willfully and recklessly endangering our national security," said MoveOn Political Action's executive director. "Now is the time for Donald Trump to be held accountable."
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Rufo’s Documentary Foundation received an influx of untraceable money in 2021, as his national profile grew.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires fueled by the climate crisis continued to smother eastern regions of the United States on Wednesday, with 13 states issuing air quality alerts affecting millions of people.
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At Target and Anheuser-Busch, policies of inclusion and diversity have clashed with profit ambitions.
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With Glacier, eight justices sabotaged the most powerful weapon unions have: the strike.
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Where’s the outcry? Mainstream media have been strangely silent following the arrest of two reporters in North Carolina.
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The case against UPMC could serve as a model for labor-related antitrust enforcement.
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The GOP hopeful’s climate denial papers over a horrifying reality in his home state.
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Progressive economists and advocates warned that the tentative debt ceiling agreement reached Saturday by the White House and Republican leaders would needlessly gash nutrition aid, rental assistance, education programs, and more — all while making it easier for the wealthy to avoid taxes.
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As Medicare privatization continues, insurers are milking massive profits from systematic overbilling and kneecapping modest Biden proposals to stop the scheme.
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Biden negotiating a debt ceiling with Kevin McCarthy was Harry Reid’s worst nightmare.
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After being in denial for almost 2 years, some in the corporate world are finally admitting "greedflation" is real and it's a problem
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As much as Republicans talk about how important it is to reduce the deficit, their actions tell a different story.
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Gender-affirming care poses a challenge to the reproductive imperative imposed by white supremacy.
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Instead of forcing aging employees to delay retirement, lawmakers should ensure that workers have "access to jobs that pay fair wages and provide solid benefits during their prime working years," argues a new report.
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Atlanta residents voice their concerns over the construction of a massive police urban warfare training facility
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Biden is hinting that he is ready to give concessions on the debt ceiling fight. This is how it could affect millions of Americans
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What else is new? New analysis shows large food companies raked in huge profits as Americans struggle to afford enough food
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South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn and South Carolina black voters were big in helping Joe Biden win the 2020 election, but behind the scenes Clyburn sold out black voters to protect himself.
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USPS has started implementing a new pay system that has resulted in a surprise pay cut for rural letter carriers --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/newsdive/support
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After a former marine strangled a homeless man to death on the NYC subway for the crime of making people uncomfortable while asking for food, NYPD refuses to identify the killer
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SCOTUS seems bound on forcing debt onto millions of Americans despite having no real legal argument against it
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U.S. continues to reject China's efforts to mediate peace in Ukraine, despite Ukraine and NATO allies being open to talks.
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After Headlines, Shane dives into the revelations of Supreme Court corruption and what can be done about it.
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Shane and Asher discuss the news of the past few months
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Shane talks about corporate union busting, the GOP plan to hold the economy hostage for welfare cuts, and how the Democratic Party has possibly shot themselves in the foot electorally
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Shane talks about Kyrsten Sinema, Fascism retuning to Italy, and Katie Halper being censored over Israel apartheid. Links Katie Halper Monologue Outro Song
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Shane & Asher dive into republican governors treatment of asylum seekers, Tucker Carlson using his platform to cause terror, colleges surveilling student protests, and more.
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Shane & Asher talk about Lindsey Graham's proposed federal abortion ban, CNN hiring a cop propagandist, LAPD harassment of civilian oversight, & more
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Shane talks about the Federal Reserve's plan to continue rate hikes, as well as Liz Truss becoming UK PM and recent GOP attacks on democracy.
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Shane and new addition Asher discuss several topics before Andrew Perez from The Lever News joins to talk about Leonard Leo receiving a $1.6 billion donation and what it could mean.
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Shane pushes back on the corporate media narrative that student loan forgiveness is a bad idea & talks about what more can be done about the cost of education. Broadcasted live on Twitch — Watch shows live at https://www.twitch.tv/newsdiveradio Subscribe on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXmJ4cPmrp-gGo3Hli4N-g Socials: Newsdive Twitter — https://twitter.com/newsdiveradio?s=21&t=tdMKP4bt-Y6267nn_D3MwA Shane’s Twitter — https://twitter.com/embracethebase?s=21&t=tdMKP4bt-Y6267nn_D3MwA Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/newsdiveradio/ TikTok — www.tiktok.com/@newsdiveradio Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/newsdiveradio Willow -- https://wlo.link/@newsdive End Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS5HCi-zsYE
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Shane talks about the FBI's investigation into former President Trump & more
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(Show Starts at 5 min mark) Shane explores the inner negotiations of the new Inflation Reduction Act, Talks about the FBI raiding Trump, & More Links: https://wlo.link/@newsdive
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Shane dives into the recent IPCC report on climate change and talks about how world leaders are responding
Shane and David talk about some of the notable labor strikes happening around the country
Shane brings you an update about the USPS situation, the Biden Administration’s continued use of title 42, and War Criminal Colin Powell has died at the age of 84
Shane and David discuss corporate influence over infrastructure negotiations in Washington, U.S. political prisoners, and the Line 3 protests and police crackdowns.
In this episode Sam is joined by student journalist and friend of the show, Ethan Pelland. Ethan gives a rundown of Chevron's show trial against environmental and human rights lawyer, Steven Donziger. In the second half of the episode, Sam and Ethan exchange some belated but still relevant thoughts on the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
This week Sam is joined by Danaka Katovich, the Yemen and Peace Collective coordinator at the anti-war group CODEPINK. They talk about how Biden is still enabling Saudi human rights violations from the war on Yemen to the severe repression of political dissidents. They also cover the violence of drone warfare and why the military can't really be feminist.
This week, Sam is joined by Left Voice writer Ezra Brain to talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in NYC, the Texas law banning abortion, and how capitalism is making the US so unsafe.
Sam is joined by Jules Boykoff to talk about the aftermath of the Tokyo Olympics and the larger systemic issues attached to the games.
Documentarian and brother of Julian Assange, Gabriel Shipton, joins Sam and David to discuss the U.S. attempt to extradite Assange and why it poses a threat to international press freedom
In this bonus interview executive editor of The American Prospect, David Dayen, joins Sam and Shane to discuss where the Biden administration is on its Covid-19 response and why it looks like Biden is choosing monopoly profits over effective vaccine roll-out and global distribution.
Sam and Shane are joined by Left Voice reporter and activist Julia Wallace to discuss LAPD's latest attack on the trans community and the impact of Western imperialism on Haiti and Cuba.
Sam and Shane cover a lot in this episode. We get Shane debunks the myth that cutting unemployment benefits makes people work more, Sam gets into some updates on the Assange extradition and NYPD shenanigans, and more!
In this bonus episode, Sam interviews Monica Cruz, the labor reporter at Breakthrough News and host of the podcast On The Picket Line. They talk about the importance of platforming working class voices and how labor news ties into larger topics.
This week Sam and David interview independent journalist Ford Fischer about his recent coverage of protests against the Line 3 Pipeline construction in Minnesota. They also talk about attending various events in support of Julian Assange as part of a recent tour Assange's family has being doing throughout the U.S.
In this casual episode, Sam and David speculate how the Biden administration will try to co-opt Pride Month and they reflect on the recent spike in solidarity for Palestine.
This week Sam and Shane recap some of the under-reported repression of political prisoners, including Steven Donziger, Craig Murray, and Daniel Hale.
On this episode, Sam and Shane focus on the aftermath of the Chauvin trial and why a movement for police abolition is still needed. They also cover why vaccine patents cost lives and argue about whether or not socialists should work within the Democratic Party.
This week Sam and Shane are joined by Dan Feidt who's a co-founder of the independent news outlet Unicorn Riot and producer of UR's coverage of the Chauvin Trial. The conversation gets into Minneapolis politics, a summary of the court proceedings, and the violent crackdown on protesters.
This week Sam is joined by trans journalist, Morgan Artyukhina, to discuss a bill in Arkansas which is part of a national attack on the trans community. Then Sam and Shane talk about the national attack on the right to protest.
In this bonus episode, Sam is joined by Tim Shorrock, a journalist who writes about East Asia policy for The Nation and Responsible Statecraft. The conversation covers Antony Blinken's push for a Cold War with China, Okinawans protesting the US military in Japan, and Biden's disregard for South Korea's concerns.
This week, Shane and David hold down the show while Sam is in Alabama. The episode covers a tense meeting in Alaska between US and Chinese officials. Also David talks about his reporting on Free Assange events in DC.
This week we cover a lot in a big long news cast. First we look at the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor a year later. Then we cover anti-abortion and anti-trans bills in Arkansas and Alabama. Finally, we go over some of the stirrings in international news.
This episode is a republished episode which originally aired on 90.3 WMSC in May 2020. It explores how the rise of anti-China rhetoric from the US government and media directly increases violence against Asian American communities. The episode consists of interviews with Rong Xiaoqing, a journalist with the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily, and Dr. Marylou Naumoff, an expert in rhetorical studies with a focus on how rhetoric shapes identity.
Sam and Shane are joined by The Daily Poster's Andrew Perez for a deep dive into the latest COVID relief bill.
This week Sam and Shane are joined David Kain, a member of the Newsdive team who writes for our Medium page. The three of them have a wide-ranging conversation. Topics include Biden refusing to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, some KHivers' recent attempt to cancel Sam and Shane, and how worked up the right is getting over things that don't really impact them.
This week Sam and Shane talk about all the campaign promises Joe Biden is already going back on. The kids are still in cages, debt won't be forgiving, wages won't be raised, and wars won't be ended. Sam also recaps some under-reported international news from the past weeks and Shane talks about Texas and what's to blame. Spoiler, the Green New Deal isn't to blame.
Sam and Shane are joined by Kimberly Wilber, a software engineer at Google and volunteer spokesperson for the recently formed Alphabet Workers Union. Wilber shares how the union of tech workers at one of the biggest major tech companies was formed and the role that workplace organizing can play in opposing the most harmful qualities of big tech.
This week Sam and Shane are joined by Left Voice reporter, Soumi Sarker, to talk about the massive farmers protest movement in India. Later, Sam and Shane share their takes on the recent stock market story.
Journalist, Mohamed Elmaazi joins Sam to talk about the trial of Craig Murray, a former UK diplomat turned free speech activist. Elmaazi explains why the trial holds greater implications for press freedom.
Sam and Shane are joined by student journalists, Ethan Pelland and Gideon Kariuki, hosts of The Review Squared. Together, the four go over the recent Senate confirmation hearing of newly appointed Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and have a wide-ranging conversation about U.S. foreign policy.
Maryam Alaniz, writer and editor at Left Voice, returns to the show to talk about hers and Sam's on the ground coverage of Inauguration Day in D.C. Shane joins later and the three have a wide ranging conversation of what to expect in politics now that Biden is officially president.
This week Sam and Shane are joined by former Turning Point USA employee turned leftist, Seven Surack. They talk about the role organizations like TPUSA play in hurting discourse, what Libertarians get wrong, and dunk on Charlie Kirk. Later, Sam is joined by Joe Amditis and they cover some of the more tedious corporate coverage of the D.C. riots.
Sam Carliner is joined by Kevin Gosztola to discuss the past week's developments in the trial of Julian Assange, Kevin's coverage, and what comes next for Assange's defense and the state of press freedom.
Newsdive is back to cover all the under-reported news of the world! In this first episode of 2021, Shane recaps the negotiations that resulted in a terrible stimulus bill, Sam talks about his trip to D.C. to protest an Assange extradition, and we end with the U.S. closer to war with Iran and why no one should support that.
Newsdive's Sam Carliner is joined by Rania Khalek to discuss problems within the field of journalism and how the new media landscape often fuels U.S. imperialism.
Sam Carliner is joined by Ben Norton to discuss the role the United States government and tech companies play in censoring independent journalism, and how censorship may expand under a Biden administration.
Sam and Shane reflect on the election and talk about what they think will be a good approach to opposing a Biden administration.
Sam and Shane discuss the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia and social media censorship. Then, they're joined by Left Voice photo-journalist, Luigi Morris, to discuss Chile's vote to create a new constitution.
Sam Carliner is joined by Tobi, a Senior Reporter and Multimedia Journalist at Sahara Reporters. Tobi has been on the ground in Lagos covering the protests against police violence.
Sam has a new co-host, Shane Sarosy. This week Sam and Shane talk about some of the more active events in international news. Topics include the MAS victory in the recent election in Bolivia, the #EndSARS movement for police abolition in Nigeria, the protests for democratic reforms in Thailand.
Sam Carliner is joined by Armenian rights activist, Raffi Berberian, to discuss the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan and how the conflict poses a unique threat to Armenian people.
Sam Carliner is joined by Maryam Alaniz, the Middle East-Africa section editor at Left Voice. The two discuss The United States' recent acts of aggression in Iran and Syria and why Americans and leftists should place more emphasis on anti-imperialism.
Sam Carliner recaps some of the news that went under-reported in September, such as unprecedented natural disasters and examples of systemic racism towards America's black and immigrant communities. To explore these issues and the type of leadership it will take to address them, he is joined by California state-assembly candidate Fatima Iqbal-Zubair, and independent candidate to represent FL-24, Christine Olivo.
Sam Carliner is joined by press freedom activist and host of Action 4 Assange Vigils and Facts On The Ground Podcast, Misty Winston, to discus what type of action is needed to stop an Assange extradition and save press freedom.
Sam Carliner is joined by Kevin Gosztola, an independent journalist who has been reporting on the trial of Julian Assange.
Sam Carliner interviews political writer and press freedom activist Jim Kavanagh about how the extradition hearing of Julian Assange came to be and why it poses a threat for journalists.
Sam Carliner holds a panel with journalists, Sunah Choudhry, Ari Lopez-Wei, Mackenzie Robertson, and Genesis Obando to discuss press ethics in a new decade where news comes at a rapid pace and independent journalism is increasingly under-resourced.
Sam Carliner is joined by Greg Palast, an investigative journalist and New York Times Best-Selling author. Together they discuss how Republicans are purging voter rolls in key states which could shape the results of the 2020 election.
Sam Carliner is joined by two postal workers, Phelan Acheson and Shane Sarosy, who share what they're seeing of the Trump administration's attacks on USPS and what people can do to save the post office.
Sam Carliner is joined by guest host, Adrienne Romero, to cover violent attacks on free speech in the Philippines. Joining Sam and Adrienne to share expertise are two guests based in Manila. Human Rights Watch researcher, Carlos Conde, discusses how the history and politics of the Philippines have shaped Duterte's rule, and Filipino journalist, Inday Espina-Varona paints a picture of how the new anti-terror law is being used to attack her and other journalists.
Sam Carliner is joined by guest host, Alie Pierce, and L.A. housing justice activist, Ricci Sergienko, to discuss Twitter's censorship of activists and how tech companies work with police departments to target protesters.
Sam Carliner and Joe Amditis are joined by Portland-based journalist, Robert Evans. Following a 50+ day streak of live-streaming from the streets of a city being brutalized by federal police, Evans shares context of how the city made national headlines and how mainstream media can best support Portland journalists and news outlets.
Sam Carliner is joined by several protesters he knows from live reporting at the recent Occupy City Hall camp in NYC. Topics covered include the pros and cons of occupation protests, how corrupt media can harm movements, and where the city's abolition movement goes next.
Sam Carliner and Joe Amditis drag Tucker Carlson and Fox News for their insidious at worst, comical at best, lack of basic journalism ethics.