Narativ with Zev Shalev (Audio)

Ukraine Humiliates Putin Without Asking Washington's Permission Ukraine just executed the most audacious military operation of the modern era, and the silence from Washington tells you everything about where America stands in the fight for democracy. Operation Spider Web penetrated 4,000 kilometers into Russian territory using drones hidden in wooden sheds, transported by unwitting Russian truck d...

Day 129 brought a cascade of judicial pushback against Trump's overreach, with federal courts systematically dismantling his illegal power grabs while he desperately tries to pack the bench with loyalists. The Tariff Demolition Two separate federal courts declared Trump's global tariffs "contrary to law" and "unlawful," finding his claimed emergency justifications were fabricated. The U.S. Court o...

Border Deportation is a For-Profit Scam Tom Homan, Trump's "border czar" was quietly collecting consulting fees from the GEO Group—one of America's largest private prison companies—right before rejoining the administration. Now Homan leads the charge to massively expand detention capacity through contracts funneling hundreds of millions to his former employer. This textbook corruption creates a sy...

Vladimir Putin just delivered his verdict on Trump's presidency with 1,000 drones and dozens of missiles over three days, killing at least 30 Ukrainian civilians and leaving neighborhoods in rubble. Trump’s failure to end the Ukraine conflict has revealed his weakness and Putin has responding accordingly. While Ukrainian families huddled in shelters, American media ignored the carnage until Trump...

Get 25% off our annual plan for a limited time. Gain access to all our content and get the inside track on what’s happening in America today. All of these stories originate from the Trump Tyranny Tracker House Republicans just passed legislation stripping federal judges of their contempt power, specifically targeting cases where Trump officials are defying deportation court orders. This isn't legi...

Security failures, judicial defiance, weaponized justice, and political targeting accelerate All of these stories originate from the Trump Tyranny Tracker - Olga’s real-time tracking of authoritarian creep. Support Olga’s efforts by buying a subscription to the tracker. And get 25% off off Narativ’s annual subscription at Narativ.org Day 122 of the Trump administration brings four developments tha...

All of these stories originate from the Trump Tyranny Tracker - Olga’s real-time tracking of authoritarian creep. Support Olga’s efforts by buying a subscription to the tracker. And get 25% off off Narativ’s annual subscription at Narativ.org Today we examined the systematic dismantling of checks and balances in the Trump administration's Justice Department, raising alarming parallels to authorita...

All of these stories originate from the Trump Tyranny Tracker - click the button to go to the full report. It’s all free but please consider a paid subscription for Olga’s incredibly hard work. BREAKING NEWS: The much-touted phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Monday delivered exactly what seasoned observers expected: flowery statements about "peace" that mask a far more sinister...

All of these stories originate from the Trump Tyranny Tracker - click the button to go to the full report and please consider a paid subscription for Olga’s incredibly hard work. At Narativ.org you can get 25% off of our annual subscription. Day 116 brought the most alarming development yet: DHS requesting 20,000 National Guard troops for domestic "interior immigration enforcement." This isn't bor...

Day 115 witnessed the collapse of any remaining illusion about peaceful resolution in Ukraine. Putin's calculated absence from the talks he called for reveals the talks as performative and not a serious effort to achieve peace. Drums of War Putin never intended to negotiate because he can't—his survival depends on continued war. The Europeans knew this, setting up talks as a final test before unle...

Trump's Crypto Empire: Foreign Cash and Family Insider Trading Two explosive crypto scandals converged around the Trump family this week, revealing the depth of corruption at the highest levels. First, GD Culture Group—a struggling Chinese-linked tech company with zero revenue—mysteriously announced plans to purchase $300 million in Trump's memecoin. The funds allegedly came from an anonymous Brit...

Day 114 marks a pivotal mask-off moment for the Trump administration—their authoritarian blueprint and naked racism now operating without pretense. Where Trump once attempted to maintain plausible deniability, he now flaunts corruption, power grabs, and white nationalist policies with shocking boldness. The question isn't whether these moves are legal (they're not), but whether Americans will resp...

Thank you Los Gatos Sin Madrid , Julie D , and many others for tuning into my live video with Olga Lautman ! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.narativ.org/subscribe

Read Olga’s important piece about what Elon Musk is doing with all our data. Olga is a true legend and a hero for her work in confronting authoritarianism and defending democracy. You can support her work by signing up for a paid subscription here . You can read my series The New Feudalism here Read Part 1 here , Part 2 here , and Part 3 here , and Part 4 here . The 50501 marches are happening thi...

In a rare and revealing conversation with Council on Foreign Relations member and former Oxford and Harvard scholar Rick Petree, Narativ explored the increasingly dangerous global realignment threatening democratic institutions worldwide. Petree, whose distinguished career spans major financial institutions including SG Warberg and Westwood Capital, didn't mince words about our current predicament...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.org In a revealing conversation with Narativ, veteran ABC News journalist Kevin Newman announced the launch of GetFact.ca, a citizen-led initiative to combat what he describes as "Canada's greatest vulnerability" - disinformation. Newman, who co-anchored ABC's Good Morning America before returning to Canada, warns that infor...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.org As 25 major cryptocurrency figures gather at the White House tomorrow for a summit on establishing an American crypto reserve, our Narativ investigation has uncovered a deeply troubling pattern: three coordinated "pump and dump" operations that have transferred billions from ordinary Americans to a select few insiders wi...

Thank you DD. , Susanne , Patricia Stripli , Irene , and many others for tuning into my live video with Olga Lautman ! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.narativ.org/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.org The biggest story in North American relations isn't happening at diplomatic summits or trade negotiations. It's playing out in immigration offices, polling stations, and yes – even on the ice. As Trump steers America away from its traditional NATO allies and toward Russia and China, Canada faces an unprecedented realignm...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.org The Timeline At 11:00 AM ET, Tulsi Gabbard, known for her Kremlin ties, was appointed Director of National Intelligence. At noon, America executed a prisoner swap, releasing Alexander Vinnick - a key architect of Russia's 2016 interference campaign - in exchange for former teacher Mark Fogel. Twenty-six minutes later, Tr...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.org Zev tracks Bitcoin's extraordinary surge to $100,000 through a series of amplified crises in December 2024 and January 2025 and reveals a surprising pattern: Chaos - not calm - is what fuels the extraordinary surge in crypto prices. As the US swung from crisis to crisis, major news events dominated headlines—from a CEO's...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.org Air Force One landed in darkness. The inauguration was hastily moved indoors. Something very different was happening - this was an inauguration taking place in the eye of a storm. Hours earlier, President Biden delivered his final address from the Oval Office, speaking of the Statue of Liberty's ability to withstand fier...

PART 1 IS AVAILABLE AS A FREE PREVIEW When Elon Musk walked into Twitter headquarters carrying a kitchen sink, most saw an eccentric billionaire's publicity stunt. What we've uncovered is something far more calculated: the first move in what may be the largest coordinated market manipulation in history. Our investigation reveals how a $25 billion loss at Twitter/X sets the stage for an unprecedent...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.org Donald Trump Jr.'s surprise appearance in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, this week has sparked fresh concerns over the former president's territorial ambitions. Trump refuses to rule out military action to gain control of Greenland, prompting baffled reactions from EU leaders, including German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.narativ.org Four European leaders took the extraordinary step of condemning Elon Musk's influence on democracy today, just hours after Justin Trudeau announced his resignation as Canada's Prime Minister.