The Progressive Commentary Hour 2.11.25
02/12/25 • 56 min
Rick Sterling is a retired engineer in the electronics and aerospace industries and at the University of California at Berkeley. Since then he has been an investigative journalist whose research focuses on international relations and a strong advocate for human rights causes. His writing involves the struggles against imperialism and supporting justice in the Middle East, Latin America and US-Russia relations. Rick is a board member of Task Force for the Americas; he is currently the board president of Mount Diablo Peace and Justice Center and a co-founder of the Syria Solidarity Movement, which opposes imperialist interests in Syria. Rick has visited Syria many times and was an election observer in 2021. He was among the small group of independent journalists who exposed the White Helmets as a faux humanitarian organization with ties to al-Nusra or al-Qaeda, the false accusations of Assad's use of chemical weapons, and western media deceptions about the former Syrian government before its downfall. Rick lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and his organization's website is SyriaSolidarityMovement.org
Rick Sterling is a retired engineer in the electronics and aerospace industries and at the University of California at Berkeley. Since then he has been an investigative journalist whose research focuses on international relations and a strong advocate for human rights causes. His writing involves the struggles against imperialism and supporting justice in the Middle East, Latin America and US-Russia relations. Rick is a board member of Task Force for the Americas; he is currently the board president of Mount Diablo Peace and Justice Center and a co-founder of the Syria Solidarity Movement, which opposes imperialist interests in Syria. Rick has visited Syria many times and was an election observer in 2021. He was among the small group of independent journalists who exposed the White Helmets as a faux humanitarian organization with ties to al-Nusra or al-Qaeda, the false accusations of Assad's use of chemical weapons, and western media deceptions about the former Syrian government before its downfall. Rick lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, and his organization's website is SyriaSolidarityMovement.org
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Dr. Jack Rasmus is a professor of political economics at St. Mary’s College in California. Prior to teaching, he spent 18 years as an economic analyst for several global corporations and an organizer, negotiator and business representative for several labor unions. At one time he was elected as the National First Vice President of the National Writers Union. In addition to his economic profession, Dr. Rasmus is a playwright and author of fictional works dealing with social struggles, and the owner of Kyklos Productions. His journalist writing appears in various economic, political and labor magazines, including the European Financial Review, World Financial Review, Z Magazine and others. He is the author of many books, most recent being “The Scourge of Neoliberalism: US Economic Policy from Reagan to Trump” and “Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of the Fed”. Jack also hosts a radio program “Alternative Visions” on the Progressive Radio Network every Friday at 2 pm Eastern time. His website is JackRasmus.com
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