In this episode, we investigate how corporate media sell regime change, Intervention and war to progressive audiences according to Alan MacLeod.

Conspiracy theories have for decades been a staple of American political culture. In this episode, we will dive deep into the systematically examined research of Chicago professors, J. Eric Oliver and Thomas J. Wood, related to 'conspiracism'. 

How is Ukraine to rebuild after the war with a debt amounting to 8.5% of total public spending in 2021? Should foreign creditors cancel Ukraine's debt? 

Interview article read for discussion: 'To Help Ukraine, Cancel Its Foreign' (Jacobin)

PS Apologies for the audio quality, although the volume levels are fairly even, the sensitivity picks up on a lot of unnecessary input. I am sorry, please bear with me.

For future episodes, I have made adjustments so that I will be able to hear my voice input while speaking. Hopefully, that should improve the sound a bit for future episodes. 

Today, we discuss Frankfurt School Philosopher, Theodor Adorno, and his opening address to the 16th German Sociological Congress, 1968, which is concerned with the transition from an industrial society to a late capitalist society. 

The dictator of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, now Putin's right-hand man, previously in 2020 was threatened in his position of power during the uprisings of democratic protests, which were suppressed. The implications thereof are that we see that Minsk is on the side of Moscow, and not Kyiv, in the Russia-Ukraine war. 

Putin's war of conquest, which has mystified the world and led to great terror, will be discussed in today's episode through Slavoj Zizek's article, 'From Cold War to Hot Peace'. 

Today, we discuss the performative acts related to gender constitution, related to Judith Butler's essay in phenomenology and feminist theory. 

Why do we only call Russian billionaires 'oligarchs'? Are we critical towards the top 0.01% of other nations? Follow along as we investigate these questions, reading the article by economist, Yanis Varoufakis, Why Stop at the Russian Oligarchs?