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Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi

Going Underground

We ask the questions mainstream media avoid. Current affairs and geopolitics. Produced independently from Dubai, UAE. Hosted by award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi. https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv
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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism. She discusses why the food crisis of rising prices is caused by Agribusiness and big corporations while using the Russia-NATO proxy conflict in Ukraine as cover for profiteering, worsening global inequality as the gulf between the rich and poor continues to grow, the IMF and World Bank’s continued predatory policies, the close ties elites of the global south have with US and European elites, why the global south has continued to lose trust in the US, UK & European countries and much more.

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Ian Fry, the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change and Human Rights. He discusses the inequality of the burden of climate change on the poor and the inevitability that wealthy nations, individuals and corporations will have to pay for climate damage, the absence of US President Joe Biden at COP28, the danger of greenwashing by wealthy corporations, the crackdown on the right to protest against climate change in Western Europe, the large global military emissions that are often ignored by mainstream media and much more.

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Valdai Programme Director and Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Prof. Ivan Timofeev. He discusses the upcoming BRICS Summit and President Vladimir Putin’s in-person absence from the summit in South Africa, global south powers such as India playing both sides between Russia and the US and its allies, the Russian economy’s resilience against sanctions and the problems that still loom over Russia’s economy, the failed Ukrainian counter-offensive and much more.

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to renowned trauma specialist and Holocaust survivor Dr. Gabor Maté. He discusses the root of the support for English-speaking countries for Israel being guilt for European antisemitism and a colonial mindset, lies being told by the media and politicians in the US and it’s allied states, why Israel’s slaughter in Gaza is the darkest thing he’s ever seen, why the question should really be ‘was October 7th a proportional response to Israel’s policies against the Palestinians’ since 1948, why the attempts by Israel, the US, UK and EU to link Hamas to European historical antisemitism are wrong and much more.

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Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi - USA is a DYING Empire, US Using Ukraine To Weaken The Russia-China Alliance-Dr. Harriet Fraad
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06/05/23 • 27 min

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Harriet Fraad, host of the Capitalism Hits Home podcast. She discusses the debt ceiling fiasco in the United States and why both the Democrats and Republicans refuse to tax the rich, the primacy of the military-industrial complex in the US and why the US always needs a foreign conflict, the real motives for the US in the Russia-NATO proxy conflict in Ukraine being to weaken the Russia-China alliance, the mass shooting epidemic in the United States and the root causes of gun violence, the causes behind the breakdown in US families and relationships and much more.

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the Editor of Strategic Intelligence and the Best-Selling Author of ‘Currency Wars: The Making of The Next Global Crisis’. He discusses the hidden structural problems of the US economy including a hidden depression-level unemployment rate, the risks of a global oil crisis of a US-Iran conflict over Israel’s slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza, why he correctly predicted that Russia sanctions over the Ukraine proxy war were doomed to fail, how China’s ownership of US debt is greatly underestimated and much more.

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Senior Fellow & Director of European Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the former National Security Director for European Affairs under Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton Prof. Charles Kupchan. He has a heated exchange with Afshin Rattansi on Russia vs NATO in Ukraine, the history of US & NATO wars in the global south, Seymour Hersh’s report that the U.S. blew up the Nordstream pipelines, his support for more arms supplies to Ukraine while supporting a negotiated end to the conflict, the birth of the multipolar world and much more.

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Award-Winning Foreign Correspondent and author of ‘Soldiers Don’t Go Mad’, Charles Glass. He discusses his new book focussing on soldier poets of World War One such as Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen, who recounted the horror and trauma of war through poetry, whether World War 3 has begun as the Gaza genocide and Ukraine proxy war wage on, the New York Times’ restrictions on reporting on Palestine and their ‘abysmal’ reporting on Gaza, the widespread support for a Palestinian state in the US which is ignored by Congress and the political establishment, why Julian Assange is being persecuted by the USA and UK and why he is the ‘bravest man he has ever met’, his visit to Belmarsh Prison and the state of Julian Assange’s health, his campaign to jointly sue the former Head of the CIA Mike Pompeo for bugging his cellphones when visiting Julian Assange, the failure of Israeli propaganda as their rhetoric contradicted reality on the ground in Gaza, the perilous future for the Middle East with the Gaza genocide still raging and Iran-Israel tensions at an all-time high, President Joe Biden’s hypocrisy on Iran responding to the Damascus embassy bombing by Israel, and much more.

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi, the UAE’s former Minister of Climate Change and Environment and former Minister of Infrastructure Development. He discusses the attacks made by the US and European countries against the UAE as host of COP28, what has been achieved at COP28 and the UAE’s drive to invest in renewable energy, climate threats from new gases being emitted which we currently know nothing about, countries such as the US and other industrialised countries failing to commit to their climate change promises while weaponising climate change to attack small nations such as the UAE and much more.

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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the former British Ambassador to Russia Sir Tony Brenton. Afshin Rattansi challenges him on the Russia-NATO proxy conflict in Ukraine and during the interview Sir Tony Brenton admits NATO did not pay enough attention to Russia’s security concerns, the fact that US-UK-EU sanctions have not had their desired effect in collapsing Russia and that Ukraine shares most of the blame for the failure of the Minsk Agreements which could have prevented the war from breaking out.

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How many episodes does Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi have?

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi currently has 182 episodes available.

What topics does Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi cover?

The podcast is about News, Podcasts and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi?

The episode title '‘The Darkest Thing I’ve Seen’ Dr. Gabor Maté on Western Countries Supporting Israel’s Gaza Slaughter' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi?

The average episode length on Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi is 28 minutes.

How often are episodes of Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi released?

Episodes of Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi are typically released every 2 days, 3 hours.

When was the first episode of Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi?

The first episode of Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi was released on Apr 21, 2023.

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