Global Research News Hour

This week's Global Research News Hour takes a look at the activities of the US shadow government or 'Deep State' spanning the 56 years since the tragic death of US President John F Kennedy, and places the current impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump in that context. We first hear from writer and Deep Politics researcher Mark Robinowitz as he distinguishes between successful and unsuccessf...

On this week’s Global Research News Hour, we showcase a July 2019 interview with financial economist, author and historian Michael Hudson addressing the financial instruments utilized by the United States to retain its post World War II position of dominance on the world stage, and ways in which foreign economies can survive the looming implosion of the U.S. The conversation also addresses the dec...

In the first half hour, Belgian-born Canadian historian outlines how and why U.S. industrial interests supported the Nazis right up until the Pearl Harbor attacks, and the real reason the U.S. would eventually join the fight against the Germans. IN our second half hour, the distinguished award-winning speaker, activist, politician and activist Ajamu Baraka speaks about the evolution of the anti wa...

From the uprisings in Ecuador to the demonstrations in Chile to the elections in Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay, tis week's show probes the popular actions against austerity, privatization and other neoliberal policies across South America. Professor Michel Chossudovsky provides a historical context to last month's eruptions, including a recounting of his own recollections from having lived throug...

On this week’s Global Research News Hour, following two weeks of extensive violence orchestrated by Turkey on the region bordering it to the south, we turn our attention to Syria, and the ongoing campaign of regime change by Western nations, including Canada. In our first half hour, political commentator and Middle East expert Laith Marouf provides some historical context to the Turkish military c...

With the Canadian federal election just days away, the Global Research News Hour tackles critical issues, particularly foreign policy, not being addressed by the major political parties or the media. In the first half hour, we convene a discussion with Canadian foreign policy critic and author Yves Engler and with anti-war activist Ken Stone about the myths and realities surrounding Canadian invol...

This episode of the Global Research News Hour, falling on Keep Space for Peace Week, probes the plans by the Trump Administration to militarize and weaponize space and the potential ramifications for escalating a new arms race, with implications for the social welfare and the global environment. In our first half hour, we get a perspective from Toronto-based academic and peace campaigner Tamara Lo...

This week's Global Research News Hour assesses the historical background and impacts of the 20 year old Bolivarian Revolution with the help of three guests. Maria Paez Victor, a Venezuelan-Canadian, sociologist, and policy analyst, outlines the divisions within Venezuelan society and the role of the Bolivarian Revolution in advancing social justice and welfare in the country. Montreal - based auth...

This week's Global Research News Hour takes a critical look at the Green New Deal and the Greta Thunberg inspired climate actions from a perspective acknowledging the severity of the climate crisis. In the first half hour journalist, author and political consultant Naomi Wolf reveals some of the troublesome and undemocratic aspects of the Green New Deal resolution presented by Congressperson Alexa...

This week's Global Research News Hour returns to an examination of the health hazards associated with wireless communications and the refusal of regulators in Canada and elsewhere do respect the science. We hear from Frank Clegg, Ceo of Canadians for Safe Technology, about the failure of political representatives and regulators to recognize the risks. We later hear from noted researcher Professor...

On this week's Global Research News Hour, we hear about legal and political strategies for advancing the call for a new investigation into the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks, based on the evidence that points away from the official findings. Richard Gage AIA of the Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and Barbara Honegger of the Lawyers Committee for 9/11 Inquiry discuss the current poli...

This week's episode of the Global Research News Hour is a rebroadcast of a round table discussion featuring the late investigative journalist and CIA whistleblower Michael C Ruppert. The talk was aired roughly on the 6 month anniversary of the September 11th attacks. The broadcaster, Canada's VISION TV, was the first national television network in the world to feature critical perspectives of the...

(Repeat broadcast of May 10, 2019 episode) This week's Global Research News Hour presents a review of some of the adverse health impacts associated with the new generation of Wireless networks, known as 5G. In the first half hour, Meg Sears PhD, Chair of Prevent Cancer Now, presents some of the solid peer-reviewed research on the known health risks of Wireless Technology that are being ignored or...

(Repeat broadcast of April 12, 2019 episode) On a week corresponding with the 25th anniversary of the start of the Rwandan genocide, the Global Research News Hour shines a light on research pointing to the under-examined crimes committed by the Tutsi-dominated Rwandan Patriotic Front before, during and after the infamous 100 day killing spree that claimed hundreds of thousands of African lives. Ou...

(Repeat broadcast of March 22, 2019 episode) This week's Global Research News Hour marks the 20th anniversary of NATO's 1999 bombing campaign against the former Yugoslavia with four expert interviews. Professor Michel Chossudovsky Professor of Economics and Founder Director of Centre for Research on Globalization provides the geopolitical and economic background for the war. Živadin Jovanović, pro...

(Repeat broadcast of February 8, 2019 episode) This week's Global Research News Hour investigates some of the post 2016 mechanisms being implemented to restrict dissident news and analysis in the name of fighting fake news and 'foreign interference' in political affairs. Whitney Webb, author of a major expose on a neocon backed 'news rating agency' called Newsguard comes in to provide background o...

(Repeat broadcast of the January 25 episode) On a week when the U.S., Canada and other world powers are recognizing an opposition politician and not the democratically elected Nicolas Maduro as the legitimate president of Venezuela, the Global Research News Hour examines the internal and external forces attempting to undermine the democratically elected government of Venezuela, their motives and w...

(Repeat broadcast from December 21, 2018) This week's Global Research News Hour delves into the US extradition request of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and the decision by Canada to detain her. First guest Professor Michel Chossudovsky believes the detention is related to a call by the Five Eyes Alliance of intelligence agencies to block Huawei from gaining ground in the international market for i...

(Repeat broadcast from November 23, 2018) On this week's Global Research News Hour, we continue our alternative coverage of the centenary of the end of World War One with an extensive interview with researcher Gerry Docherty, who has authored two books detailing the origins of the 'war to end all wars' not in an assassination in Sarajevo, but in a secret cabal of British financial elites looking t...

On this week's Global Research News Hour, the noted critic of Canadian foreign policy and special guest interviewer Paul Graham explore reason why established left of centre groups that challenge corporate power within Canada end up promoting and defending corporate power interests abroad, including military interventions. This contradictory reality forms the basis of his latest book: Left, Right:...

(Originally aired Sept.28, 2018) This week's Global Research News Hour examines the ongoing confrontation between the US and Russia, and provides a historical context to the growing divide between the two major powers. We first hear from writer, blogger and geopolitical analyst Dmitry Orlov about the deteriorating relationship between Russia and the Western powers over the last year, the fundament...

This week's Global Research News Hour, marking the last of the season, will concentrate on the controversial foreign policy decisions made by U.S. President Trump. Topics of discussion include Trump's currents military and economic threats toward Iran, his pull-out from the INF treaty, the factors influencing US policy generally, and the prospects for a peaceful outcome in the Persian Gulf. Guests...

This week's episode marks National Indigenous Peoples Day (in Canada). We therefore present interviews thematically linked with Indigenous struggles and resistance in Canada and around the world. Our first guest, Bruce Clark PhD, elaborates on his thesis that the legal system in Canada has been utilizing instruments to suppress Indigenous sovereignty in law and that it therefore is culpable in gen...

On this week's Global Research News Hour, on the heels of the June 13th attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, we examine some of the tensions that have been rising between the US and Iran in recent weeks, and attempt to determine if they represent a prelude for war. In the first half hour, PRofessor Michel Chossudovsky explains his assessment that a conventional war on Iran is highly unlikel...

On this week's edition of the Global Research News Hour radio program, we will explore what is known about the major players behind the scenes who manage and direct world affairs. Independent journalist Dan Dicks provides us with his observations and experiences covering the 2019 Bilderberg conference in Montreux, Switzerland. Then Professor Peter Phillips, author of the 2018 book 'Giants: The Glo...