Inside the Integrity Initiative, the UK gov's information war on the public w/ David Miller (E32)

12/26/18 • 58 min

Moderate Rebels episode 32: Journalists Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton discuss Britain's Integrity Initiative and the information war it is waging on the public, with propaganda expert Professor David Miller. We address the scandal surrounding this UK government-funded think tank, which has attacked Jeremy Corbyn and the anti-war left and laundered disinformation through the corporate media under the guise of countering Russia.

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AMLO vs. neoliberalism: The resurgence of Mexico's left w/ John Ackerman (E31)

Moderate Rebels episode 31: Max Blumenthal reports from Mexico on the inauguration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), the country's first left-wing president in 70 years. Professor John Ackerman discusses AMLO's campaign against neoliberalism and systemic poverty, corruption, and violence. They explain the regional dynamics and what this means for Latin America's "Pink Tide." Ackerman also addresses the legacy of the Mexican Revolution.

TOPICS
0:00 Intro
1:59 AMLO and Mexico
14:22 Revolutionary and left-wing ideology in Mexico
16:16 Mexico's foreign policy, the Pink Tide, and US hegemony
18:55 Failure to import Russiagate into Mexico
20:12 Mexico's geopolitics and relations with South America
22:53 Economics, Mexico's oligarchs, and capital
28:48 AMLO's social policies, Christianity, Catholic Church, women's rights, abortion, LGBT rights
34:29 Trump, immigration, AMLO's pragmatism and strategizing
40:17 Media
44:33 Killings of journalists in Mexico
45:47 Rise of far right and collapse of neoliberalism
48:56 Failure of US left to stand in solidarity with Mexico and North American integration

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Revolt of the haves: Venezuela's US-backed opposition and economic sabotage w/ Steve Ellner (E33)

Moderate Rebels episode 33 (part 1/2): Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton speak with Professor Steve Ellner about Venezuela's right-wing opposition, and how the corporate media whitewashes its use of violence and economic sabotage. Ellner explains some of the economic problems faced by President Nicolás Maduro, including manipulation of exchange rates and low oil prices.

VIDEO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5DrKAvzryw

TOPICS
0:00 Intro
1:27 Steve Ellner and Latin America solidarity movements
6:46 Venezuela's opposition
11:45 Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez
13:03 Violent tactics of Venezuela's opposition
15:45 Economic problems in Venezuela
18:21 The biased OAS and Luis Almagro
20:00 Comparing Venezuela with Mexico
22:40 Venezuela's Bolivar exchange rates
28:28 The centrality of Oil to Venezuela's economic ills
32:25 Oil prices and OPEC
35:40 US sanctions (to be continued in part 2)
36:35 Outro