Activist, journalist, radio host and author David Swanson joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and Ben Zinevich to discuss what to expect from the conversations Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and CIA chief William Burns are having today with their Israeli counterparts, what pressure could move Israeli officials to a more permanent ceasefire, Human Rights Watch accusing Israel of using starvation as a weapon of war, the possibility that the United States might retaliate more forcefully against Houthi attacks on ships off the coast of Yemen, and the US army’s concern about criticism it’s getting from servicemembers on TikTok.
Professor of Latin American Studies at Scripps College Cindy Forster discusses the post-electoral crisis in Guatemala, what forces are blocking President-elect Bernardo Arevalo from taking the office he was elected to, and whether Arevalo has emerged victorious.
Independent investigative journalist Christopher Helali discusses renewed anti-immigrant rhetoric on the campaign trail, how President Joe Biden is being criticized from all sides over his immigration policy meltdown, whether Southwest Airlines will change its ways after a $140 million fine, the significance of Nippon Steel purchasing US steel, and the silence from the right over the slaughter of Christians in Israel’s war on Hamas.
Mohawk activist and educator, producer and podcast host John Kane discusses the fight between Seneca Nation and New York State over a new gambling compact, how this fight provides a lens through which to understand US relationships with tribal nations, and how so much of the US legal precedent is based on the discredited “doctrine of discovery.”
The Misfits also discuss the Senate sex tape outrage of the last weekend and former Congressman George Santos’ latest fashion choices.
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