Interviews

Interview 502 – Dr. Frederic Whitehurst on the FBI Crime Lab

A former Supervisory Special Agent in the FBI Crime Lab, Dr. Frederic Whitehurst joins us to discuss a startling new report on how the Justice Department has failed to report shoddy FBI crime lab work to the defense counsel of those who have been convicted based on that faulty evidence. We talk about Dr. Whitehurst’s time in the FBI crime lab and discuss his experience blowing the whistle on lies, fraud and cover up in some of the biggest cases in FBI history, including the 1993 WTC bombing and the 1995 OKC bombing.

Interview 501 – Joseph Trento on the Secret US-Japanese Plutonium Program

Investigative journalist Joseph Trento joins us to discuss his latest article, “United States Circumvented Laws To Help Japan Accumulate Tons of Plutonium.” The end result of a decades-long investigation, the article reveals a secret program through which the US helped Japan amass a stockpile of plutonium which the Japanese government could use to jump-start a nuclear weapons program.

Interview 500 – Eric Draitser on Balochistan and Pipeline Politics

Eric Draitser of StopImperialism.com joins us for a discussion about Balochistan, a region in Southwest Asia that straddles Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Rich in oil and gas reserves and mineral deposits, and covering a geostrategic area, Balochistan is increasingly in the sights of both Washington, which is increasingly advocating for intervention in the area in the name of “human rights.” Also at the table are Beijing and Moscow, who are both interested in the Iran-Pakistan pipeline that is slated to cut straight through the region.

Interview 499 – New World Next Week with James Evan Pilato

This week on the New World Next Week: India gets set to join the SCO as the power struggle of the 21st century begins to take shape; the too big to fails are now even bigger thanks to government-sanctioned reform; and scientists crowdsource research as scientists fight for open access to their work.

Interview 497 – Andrew Gavin Marshall on Class War and the College Crisis

Andrew Gavin Marshall joins us to discuss his latest three-part essay on “Class War and the College Crisis.” We talk about how the education system is used to create and maintain national identity, how this process is used for the benefit of the ruling class, and possible ways that students, academics, and the public generally can use this knowledge to empower a meaningful critique of the dominant social hierarchy. If you appreciate Marshall and his work, don’t forget to support his People’s Book Project.


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