Patreon-only chat with VIjay here: www.patreon.com/posts/vijay-prashad-76306160 Vijay Prashad talks about what just happened in Peru to Pedro Castillo as well as the state of the war in Ukraine and the New Cold War. Also, can the Left disagree without being disagreeable? Then we're joined by Camila Escalante to give us for her latest roundup of events in Latin America. Vijay Prashad (https://twitter.com/vijayprashad) is an Indian historian, editor and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Writer and journalist Lev Golinkin exposes how institutions like Harvard, NASA and Stanford honor Nazis they collaborated with. Read Lev's NY Times Oped here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/opinion/stanford-harvard-nasa-nazi-scientists.html?unlocked_article_code=p4n8LwvJXq7e2squiL-II82s85TzzGKyVApW1NzRyWwWUnsQpatugBwwJga8Avsa1q4z18QSarbzXDr3aJCW4WhOnPE57uX_Mhh8RpsCHfQab0w0Kpik17kfYt_opTTwlIt-MGPY7LSARULh5UCScYjPT1AXrY5usz9PVGQe0xeFRZ9rLH2jU74Ho8ohSL61qQn9bjeaVl6gnpveA_zkX_SckoHbqJ172a5pPxR6J...
Dec 16, 2022•59 min
Patreon only: Jeff Sachs on Anthony Fauci and the lab leak theory. https://www.patreon.com/posts/75690871 Jeff Sachs talks about the proxy war in Ukraine and how the West provoked Russia. Norman Solomon talks about the "Don't Run, Joe" campaign, why Biden 2024 would be a "disaster," and the danger of corporate Democrats. Jeff Sachs is an economist, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and president of the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Norman...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Award-winning Italian journalist Stefania Maurizi talks about her award-winning book "Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies." She touches on what it was like meeting and working with Julian Assange, debunks commonly held myths about him and wiki-leaks and shares what it was like being spied on while visiting him. She also talks about her fight for secret documents. Plus a breaking news update from Maya Garner, a Scandinavian-American human rights advocate and coordinator for international advo...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 19 min
For the entire discussion, bonus content, to support independent media and help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct Link to the Patreon-only portion of this broadcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mike-prysner-on-75086411 Anti-war Iraq War veteran Mike Prysner talks about a major story he broke about Governor Ron DeSantis's military experiences in GTMO and Iraq. But first, filmmaker Tami Gold and organizer J. Leigh Oshiro-...
Nov 25, 2022•53 min
Katie interviews Miko Peled about Israel, Palestine, and his book! This interview is recorded live at The People's Forum! Miko Peled (https://twitter.com/mikopeled) is a speaker, writer, human rights activist, Karate instructor and a sixth-degree black belt. His maternal grandfather was one of the signatories of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Miko's father was Mattityahu Peled, a decorated general who fought in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and served as a general in the Six-Day War of 1967....
Nov 19, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Midterm Madness with Olayemi Olurin & Ross Barkan by Katie Halper Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Nov 10, 2022•44 min
Brazilian journalist Mariana Simões and Bolivian journalist Ollie Vargas talk about Brazil's elections. Mariana covers how and why Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (AKA Lula) defeated Right Wing Authoritarian President Jair Bolsonaro. Ollie will talk about what this mean for Latin America and the role played by the U.S. and The West. Mariana Simões is a journalist at Brazil's "Publica" website. She's also worked as a reporter for The New York Times, The Economist, Al Jazeera, Vice, Hyperallergic e outr...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr
I talk to Ryan Grim, The Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief, about how the Democrats wrote Biden a letter on Ukraine, then walked it back and then actually blamed their staffers for releasing it in the first place. Then we're joined by Phyllis Bennis to talk about why negotiation and diplomacy is more important than ever. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, to support independent media and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at -https://www.patreon...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Palestinian-American Noura Erakat and Israeli-American Miko Peled discuss Israel's occupation and Palestinian resistance. They also debunk some common talking points used to argue that Israel isn't imposing apartheid. Noura Erakat (https://twitter.com/4noura) is a human rights attorney and an Associate Professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick in the Department of Africana Studies and the Program in Criminal Justice. She is an editorial committee member of the Journal for Palestine Studies ...
Oct 22, 2022•1 hr 42 min
Comedian Dave Anthony (@daveanthony) and screenwriter Josh Olson (@josholson), co-hosts of the recently completed "West Wing Thing" podcast discuss "The Audit," their new podcast in which they audit various online classes, talks and docuseries. Their first audit is of George Bush's masterclass, which they took so that you don't have to, and their special guest is comedian and writer Kate Willett (@katewillett). Dave, Josh, Kate and Katie talk about the lessons they learn from Bush, the rehabilit...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Ali Abunimah talks about Israel and Palestine and the New York Times piece blaming Russia for the hate and Islamophobia faced by Linda Sarsour and the organizers of The Women's March. But first Karen and Jamie Zelermyer talk about their award winning podcast "I Was Never There," which looks at what happened to their friend Marsha "Mudd" Ferber, a rock-club owner and low-level drug dealer who went out for an errand in 1988 — and never came home. Ali Abunimah is a Palestinian-American journalist w...
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Here's the video that got be censored, fired, and canceled by Next Star media, which owns The Hill and Rising, a show I've been a weekly contributor to for three years. Thanks to Breakthrough News for making this video with me and actually being an independent and uncensored media outlet. *** MORE THAN EVER Please support The Katie Halper Show *** On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Follow Katie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kthalps Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co...
Sep 30, 2022•17 min
Rania Khalek joins The Katie Halper Show to talk about the UN General Assembly, which she's covering in NYC, life in Beirut, The War in Ukraine and more. Rania Khalek (https://twitter.com/RaniaKhalek) is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. Her work has also appeared at The Grayzone, The intercept, Truthout, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Al Jazeera, The Nation, Salon, AlterNet, Vice and more. For the entire discussion, bonus content, to support independent media and to hel...
Sep 23, 2022•40 min
Direct link to this broadcast's Patreon with Eugene Puryear and William Whiteman: https://www.patreon.com/posts/eugene-puryear-72095852 Historian Gerald Horne discusses the relationship between the British Crown and empire, how historians should look at the legacy of the Queen and the how countries are severing ties with The British monarchy. Then British-born Iraqi journalist Ahmed Twaij and Mish Rahman, an elected member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for the Labour Party discuss jo...
Sep 16, 2022•57 min
Why was San Francisco reformist District Attorney Chesa Boudin recalled? Who was really behind it? What does it mean for the future of the reformist DA movement? And what's next for Chesa? We ask Chesa himself. District Attorney Chesa Boudin was sworn in as San Francisco District Attorney in January 2020 to implement urgently needed reforms to our criminal justice system. Chesa personally understands the impact of incarceration; both of his parents were incarcerated throughout his childhood. Des...
Sep 08, 2022•51 min
Link to extended Robert Scheer interview: https://www.patreon.com/posts/legendary-robert-70803500 Journalists Chris Hedges and Robert Scheer discuss Mikhail Gorbachev, his life, his role in the end of the Cold War and his legacy today. How does he relate to Vladimir Putin, the state of Russia today and the war in Ukraine. Plus Hedges discusses his latest piece "Ukraine and the Politics of Permanent War." Chris Hedges (https://chrishedges.substack.com/) is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who ...
Sep 05, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Alex Vitale debunks The Young Turks On Full Patreon-only stream: https://www.patreon.com/posts/omali-yeshitela-71042747 While the FBI raid on Trump's Mar-A-Lago home has been in the headlines and provoked a discussion about the abolition of the FBI another raid has received far less attention. In July the FBI carried out a violent raid using flash grenades and drones of the properties of the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP, https://apspuhuru.org/) in Missouri and Florida. Omali Yeshitela ...
Aug 25, 2022•57 min
***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to the full podcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/legendary-robert-70803500 Legendary reporter Bob Scheer discusses a long career reporting on war all over the world; Laura Hazard Owens discusses how to report on abortion in a post-Roe world; Andrew Perez discusses fact checking ...
Aug 20, 2022•33 min
For bonus content, to support independent media and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Katie Halper is joined by Joshua Bregman to review news clips. Then, Katie is joined by Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly (https://www.charisseburdenstelly.com/). Dr. Burden-Stelly talks about race, capitalism, imperialism, hegemony, anti Blackness and anti-communism. Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly (https://twitter.com/blackleftaf) is Associate Pro...
Aug 13, 2022•1 hr 15 min
For the entire discussion, to receive bonus content, support independent media and to make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to the Patreon portion of this broadcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-carl-zha-70174797 Katie Halper is joined by perennial show favorite Leslie Lee to discuss popular culture as well as some mainstream media "news" clips. But first they Katie and Leslie are joined by friend of the show an...
Aug 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min
For the entire discussion, to receive bonus content, support independent media and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to the Patreon portion of this broadcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-podcast-69727473 Ben Norton talks about China, Russia, Ukraine, NATO and a multipolar world. Ben Norton is a journalist, the editor of Multipolarista (https://multipolarista.com/) and a former editor at The Grayzone....
Jul 28, 2022•46 min
To receive bonus content, support independent media and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Matthew Hoh (https://twitter.com/MatthewPHoh) is a disabled Marine combat veteran for peace who is running as a Green Party candidate for the US Senate to represent the people of North Carolina. The North Carolina Democrats have refused to certify the Green Party Ballot access petition required to run. Matthew Hoh is a senior fellow ...
Jul 25, 2022•1 hr 19 min
For bonus content, to support independent media and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to the Patreon portion of this broadcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/chris-hedges-on-68793292 Pulitzer Prize–winning Journalist Chris Hedges talks about the war in Ukraine, endless war, America's gun fetish, abortion, the fascists in our midst, and the Democrats, who enable them. Chris Hedges (https://chrishedges.substack....
Jul 07, 2022•51 min
For bonus content, to support independent media and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Writer Freddie DeBoer, organizer Afeni, former lawyer current writer Molly Shah and Plan C Pills co-founder Amy Merrill discuss how the hell we can fight back against the Ascendant Right Wing, its Supreme Court and the Democrats who refuse to do anything about them. Freddie deBoer is a writer and academic and the author of The Cult of Sm...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 20 min
For the rest of this discussion, to support independent media, receive bonus content and to make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to the Patreon portion of this broadcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/derek-davison-68134804 Link to post-broadcast Callin discussion: https://www.callin.com/room/russian-sanctions-brie-vs-cenk-tHboaWPyoB Journalist Derek Davison (https://twitter.com/dwdavison) discusses how Russian sanctions...
Jun 23, 2022•37 min
For the entire discussion, to receive bonus content and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to the Patreon portion of this broadcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-podcast-67992439 Briahna Joy Gray joins the show and responds to Cenk Uygur's video claiming she's "not a real leftist." Briahna Joy Gray is a journalist, the host of the Bad Faith podcast (https://www.patreon.com/badfaithpodcast), a co-host o...
Jun 20, 2022•16 min
For bonus content and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Anthropologist Jemima Pierre & Historian Peter James Hudson on the connection between imperialism & capitalism, what The NY Times gets wrong about Haiti, the Summit Of The Americas and more. Jemima Pierre is the Haiti/Americas Co-Coordinator with the Black Alliance for Peace; an editor at the Black Agenda Report; and a professor of Black Studies and Anthropology ...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min
For the entire discussion, to receive bonus content & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to this broadcast's Patreon segment - https://www.patreon.com/posts/truth-about-with-67549664 Organizers Illapa Sairitupac and Kristen Gonzalez talk about why they're running as Democratic Socialists in New York City. Then journalist Danny Haiphong talks about being locked out of Twitter over tweets on China. Illapa Sa...
Jun 09, 2022•57 min
To hear the entire discussion, receive bonus content & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to this broadcast's Patreon segment: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bidens-nato-to-67231464 Journalists Camila Escalante and Ollie Vargas talk about Colombia's surprising election between a Right wing self-avowed Hitler follower and a Leftist former guerilla member. Then we go to Texas for reactions to the shooting from...
Jun 02, 2022•50 min