The Truth

The U.S. military raid on Venezuela on January 3 shocked the world. On Dispatches, Rania Khalek is joined by Jorge Arreaza, Venezuela’s former foreign minister, to explain what actually happened and to respond directly to U.S. media narratives about “betrayal,” regime change, and control. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Husayn Karimi, labor organizer and journalist with On the Line, joins the show as a preparation for a statewide economic shutdown rapidly builds in Minnesota. Workers, students, and community groups are preparing to disrupt business as usual on January 23 in response to the killing of Renee Good and the largest federal ICE operation in state history, demanding an end to ICE terror and deportation...

What if we could cheat death? Researchers are pushing the boundaries of what it means to grow older. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

speaks to Temir Porras, who has worked at the highest levels of government during Hugo Chávez’s presidency in Venezuela, including as chief of staff to then-foreign minister Nicolás Maduro. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

As part of the Minnesota statewide strike, workers at the Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP) airport are joining a walkout and sit-in to demand ICE out of Minnesota. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Keir Starmer’s allies have some questionable tactics up their sleeves to prevent a coup by Andy Burnham. Plus: We speak to Meghan Bodette from the Kurdish Peace Institute about the future of Syria, new data suggests that liberal democracy is close to collapse, & Trump claims NATO troops in Afghanistan avoided the frontline. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/t...

In Minnesota, two well-known civil rights activists Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen, as well as activist William Kelly were taken into federal custody on Thursday. Federal officials are calling the disruption, which injured no one, a “coordinated attack” and also "anti-Christian" — despite Armstrong being a Christian preacher herself who argues that ICE's activities violate the te...

Confidence in the police chief lost after the Israeli fan ban Plus: With interest rates rising, does the UK student loan system need reform? ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ director discusses the true story that cannot be forgotten. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Is the era of American global dominance finally in decline? Does the Global South finally have a real alternative to the Western model of development? As the U.S. intensifies its aggression against the rest of the world — from attacks on Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro to tariff wars against its own neighbors — a new alternative is emerging. Political analyst Zoon Ahmed Khan joins...

On tonight’s special “Big Oil Takeover of Venezuela” edition, Legal AF founders Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok examine the Trump administration’s move toward a takeover of Venezuelan oil assets and the serious constitutional and statutory implications for Congressional war powers, foreign policy authority, and oversight. The episode analyzes whether the escalation abroad is being used to divert at...

Can the world agree on a shared system of morality and justice? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden join Anthony Davis for a satirical look at the Trump presidency over the last year, exposing the increasing Nazification of the administration as Trump’s enablers align the executive with far-right nationalism, rebuking traditional allies in favor of Putin’s Russia - only on The Weekend Show. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/...

It has been an absolutely catastrophic week in the United States from the raid on Venezuela and Trump’s continuing absured claims on their oil, threats against Denmark, and even worse the killing of an innocent civilian in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. Increasingly we are seeing the fallout of an out of control Executive branch with no oversight or pushback from the Republican Doormat Congress at a...

brings you California Governor Newsom’s final State of the State of Address after his successful two terms as Governor. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by constitutional scholar and former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman for a critical conversation about unchecked presidential power, secrecy, and the erosion of democratic guardrails. We break down Trump’s escalating foreign policy threats—from Iran to Venezuela—his normalization of military action without congressional oversight, and how retaliation-based governance is r...

the fallout from Trump’s Venezuela operation as the president announces an oil deal following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, raising questions about coercion, profiteering, and global backlash from China and regional allies. They analyze Trump’s claims about seizing billions in Venezuelan oil, the response from interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, and mounting fears of authoritarian crackdowns as armed...

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by social media star Aaron Parnas for a wide-ranging conversation about power, spectacle, and global instability. With over 4.6 million followers on TikTok, millions more across platforms, and his Substack The Parnas Perspective ranking as the top news newsletter with more than 615,000 subscribers, Aaron brings massive digital reach and sharp insight into today’s pol...

Ben and Popok are at the helm to break down the biggest legal battles shaking the country right now.  Congress runs to federal court demanding a special master to investigate the missing Epstein files, as pressure builds for transparency and accountability. State officials clash with Trump-aligned federal forces after the killing of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. A...

Congressman Eric Swalwell hosts his third town hall in Santa Monica, California. Congressman Swalwell delivers remarks, and will discuss the murder of Renee Good at the hands of the Trump Administration’s ICE agents. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

examine how Nicolás Maduro’s dance mocking Trump became a genuine trigger for the president — and why humiliation lands harder than policy. Wolff explains how Trump turns foreign affairs into personal vendettas, and when Maduro refuses the deals, dances, and laughs, it pierces Trump at the level of ego, not ideology. Also, the conversation widens to Trump’s fixation on the MOCA test as proof of co...

reports on Donald Trump getting a rude awakening as world leaders freeze him out of key alliances as his belligerent behavior backfires and Meiselas speaks with former White House Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer about the current state of play of foreign policy as Trump weakens America’s standing in the world. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-trut...

Allison Gill provides a curated collection of what she considers the most important exchanges from former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

independent journalist Diego Sequera to get the latest on the ground in Venezuela. Venezuelan journalist Diego Sequera destroys Trump's Monroe Doctrine Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

p trace the unsettling origins of Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, long before public scandal or denial. Wolff begins with their bond in the late-1980s New York, where Trump was chasing Manhattan legitimacy and Epstein was emerging as a fixer fluent in money, women, and leverage. From Trump introducing Epstein as “my associate—Jeffy,” a pattern forms of shared ambition, cruelty, a...

Ryan and Emily interview Christian Parenti on Trump, Venezuela and his life story. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .