Political Misfits

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Political Misfits brings you news, politics and culture from the belly of Washington, DC - without the red and blue treatment.

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Mossad’s ICC Threats, COVID Congressional Hearings, South African Elections

Independent investigative journalist Chris Helali joins Misfits hosts MIchelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Israel’s operations in Rafah and President Joe Biden’s red lines, reports that Israel’s Mossad threatened past International Criminal Court prosecutors and the brief life of Washington’s aid pier in Gaza. He also gets into what to expect from Europe’s coming parliamentary election, predictions for the UK’s election this summer, and signs of escalation in Ukraine. Editor of the Polemi...

May 30, 2024•1 hr 56 min

Israeli Massacre in Rafah, Hospital Ransomware Attacks, Qualified Immunity

Author, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report Margaret Kimberley joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Ukraine as a threat to world peace, why NATO’s secretary general is urging members to relax weapons restrictions on Ukraine, whether former President Donald Trump will end up in jail when his hush money case is finally resolved, and who’ll benefit most from RFK Jr. and Trump’s appeals to the Libertarian Party convention. Technologist and cohost of the Cove...

May 29, 2024•1 hr 56 min

ICJ Orders Halt in Rafah, Norfolk Southern Settlement, NCAA Allows Pay

Phil Kelly , a political commentator and socialist activist based in Belfast, joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the International Court of Justice’s order to Israel to stop its operation in Rafah, why the court was forced to act, and whether to expect any effort from the UN to enforce this order. He also talks about the anticipated rightward shift in European politics, how immigration policies reveal the overlap between the far right and supposedly liberal politicia...

May 25, 2024•1 hr 57 min

Kenyan President in DC; 9/11 Allegations; CIA Helps Hunter Biden?

Lawyer and environmental activist Steven Donziger joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to talk about groundbreaking legislation in Vermont to force polluters to pay for damage due to extreme weather in the state. He also discusses some failed efforts to force arms manufacturers to be more transparent about their environmental and human rights records, and Ecuador rejecting an arbitration decision that would have allowed private companies to sue the government of Ecuador over poli...

May 24, 2024•1 hr 52 min

Nickel Politics, Trump Trials, Culture Wars, Space Weapons

KJ Noh , a scholar, educator and journalist focusing on the political economy and geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific, discusses the French president’s visit to New Caledonia, how the island’s aspirations for independence are intertwined with nickel mining, and how the current crisis will be resolved. He also discusses the panic about China’s green technology production, the impact of unilateral sanctions on Xinjiang, why Washington can’t compete with the Belt and Road initiative, and the impact of ...

May 23, 2024•1 hr 55 min

Hush Money Trial Wraps, Overdose Deaths Drop, Trump War Chest Grows

Writer and journalist Dan Lazare joins Misfits hosts John Kiriakou and Michelle Witte to discuss who might rise to the top in Iran following the death of the country’s president, the end of testimony in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial and the politicization of US courts, the impact of prosecutors at the International Criminal Court seeking warrants over alleged abuses by Israel and Hamas in the course of the war in Gaza, and the coming trial of Hunter Biden on gun charges. Dr. S...

May 22, 2024•1 hr 53 min

Assange Wins Appeal, ICC Issues Arrest Warrants Over Gaza, Iran Crash

Canadian author and activist Yves Engler joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the decision by a UK court to allow WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange a full appeal of his US extradition. They discuss who this decision actually benefits and what to expect from both governments. The three also break down the state of campus protests in the US and Canada, a Washington Post article detailing what appears to be illegal lobbying on behalf of Israel in the United States, and t...

May 21, 2024•1 hr 51 min

UAW Vote in Alabama, Fico Shooting Fallout, African Diplomats Smeared

Author and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Jon Jeter joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the reception President Joe Biden will receive at Morehouse College this weekend, the outrageous assertion that African nations don’t have more clout in Washington because they don’t schmooze enthusiastically, and why voters give Trump more credit for economic success than Biden. Sputnik News Bureau Chief Mindia Gavasheli discusses the condition of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert...

May 18, 2024•1 hr 52 min

Putin in Beijing, Canadian Wildfires, Israel and Censorship

Independent investigative journalist Christopher Helali joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the attempt on the life of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and how it is being covered in the media. He also discusses the lack of a post-war plan for Gaza, the state of Israeli public opinion on the war, and the significance of Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to China to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Scientist and professor emeritus of natural resources and...

May 17, 2024•1 hr 54 min

Slovak PM Shot, Inflation Hurts Workers, Another $1B for Israel

Former US diplomat and former senior foreign policy advisor Jim Jatras joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss what to expect from Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Beijing this week, the challenges Kiev’s military faces given recent Russian advances in Ukraine, the NATO push to keep Kiev fighting, primary results from this week across the United States, and why both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are agreeing to circumvent the usual presid...

May 16, 2024•1 hr 51 min

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