PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “The Grayzone’s Anya Parampil Rips “Criminal Neocons” in Biden and Trump Camps” / The Grayzone / Anya Parampil ☮

The Grayzone’s Anya Parampil joins Tucker Carlson Tonight to address the revival of Iraq war neocons and militarists by both the Biden campaign and Trump White House.

PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Republicans Struggle to Reboot Their ‘Small Government, Personal Responsibility’ Scam; Will Americans Buy It Again?” / Thom Hartmann / MUST READ! ☮

"American conservatism has been a scam since the 1920s and continues to be a scam that exclusively benefits the very White and the very wealthy in this country," writes Hartmann. (Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Joe Scarborough, on his morning TV show, had a roundtable with George Will and David Frum in which these three old conservative war horses discussed the possibility of the Republican Party returning to its “conservative values.”
Those values they identified included balanced budgets, personal responsibility, and small government. It’s important for Americans to understand what conservatives mean when they use these words.

PPE: “The Unraveling of America: Is This the End of the American Empire?” / Amanpour and Company / Hari Sreenivasan, Wade Davis ☮

Amid a global pandemic, with a polarized political electorate, and with protesters crowding the streets, one wonders if the American Era might be coming to an end. Wade Davis certainly would argue that it is. In a recent article for “Rolling Stone,” he wrote about COVID-19 as a factor in “the unraveling of America.” Davis shares his thoughts with Hari Sreenivasan.

PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “The Truth about War with Danny Sjursen, Combat Veteran and West Point Graduate” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮

Chris Hedges discusses Ghost RIders of the Baghdad: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Myth of the Surge, with author Danny Sjursen, combat veteran and West Point graduate.

MUSIC, POLITICS, AND CULTURE: “Thomas Frank on Anti-Populism, Plus Biden’s Most-Stoned Moment Ever” / Rolling Stone / Matt Taibbi, Katie Halper ☮

Author Thomas Frank joins the show to discuss his latest book ‘The People, NO: A Brief History of Anti-Populism.’ Katie Halper and Matt Taibbi dissect Biden’s most-stoned moment ever.

PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Oliver Stone: It Doesn’t Matter Who’s US President, The Military-Industrial Complex Must be Funded!” / Going Underground on RT with Afshin Rattansi ☮

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to one of the greatest film directors in the world Oliver Stone. He discusses his new book ‘Chasing the Light’ which details his life directing and involvement in iconic films such as Salvador, Scarface and Midnight Express, the alleged interference of the military-industrial complex and Henry Kissinger with his film ‘Salvador’ which covers the civil war in El Salvador between the FMLN and the US-backed right wing military, the impact of going to fight in the Vietnam war on his life, continuing US imperialism in Latin America in places such as Honduras, his personal struggles with his parents’ divorce and drug use, how Hollywood’s obsession with cop shows ultimately led to the Crime Bill, the War on Drugs and the Clinton White House, the revival of the Cold War in the 1980s against the Soviet Union and the birth of Ronald Reagan’s neoliberalism, the intelligence agencies’ grip on the US government, his opinions on Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and why it was hopeless for Donald Trump to change a system ran by the military-industrial complex and much more!