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Brendan interviews Christopher Black about his upcoming lecture in Hamilton on the very dangerous economic warfare and threats that are directed at "North Korea," or the DPRK. He focuses on the illegality of blanket sanctions and threats to annihilate a nation, as well as Canada's slouching role in following behind Trump. Christopher, as well as Prof Atif Kubursi, speak in Hamilton on March 20.

McMaster PhD candidate Khaled Al-Kassimi joins the program to discuss his article about the creation of AFRICOM, the U.S. "Africa Command." It clashes with local structures and methods. Khaled argues that the U.S. increasingly views all African affairs through a securitization framework, one that places U.S. agency above African, in line with previous conceptions of U.S. exceptionalism.

Montreal-based author and publisher Robin Philpot joins the program to tell us about two exciting new book launches happening this spring. Stephen Gowans' much-anticipated book on Korea's struggle against colonialism could not have come at a better time. Philpot provides the details. But first, we learn that Fred Jerome's "The Einstein File" is re-launching with an updated 25-page section and new...

Lawyer Chris Black and Prof. Graeme MacQueen are helping build a revitalized peace movement. Part of that involves standing up to the barrage of propaganda on North Korea, and demanding that our government play a more positive role in defusing tensions on the Korean Peninsula. We discuss their recent op-ed article in the Toronto Star, the less-known reality of Korea, and the U.S. as a stopping blo...

Antiwar activist Sara Flounders joins the program to discuss the worrying interest in Myanmar by the United States and Saudi Arabia.

Yves Engler discusses the continuation of his work on the "Ugly Canadian." Not restricted to the Stephen Harper administration, Canadian governments uniformly carry out a foreign policy in service of Empire and neo-colonialism. Learn about Yves' visit to Hamilton here: https://www.facebook.com/events/140077229947410/ and his article on the subject here: https://dissidentvoice.org/2017/10/the-ugly-...

Danny Haiphong discusses the flawed approach of a recent Intercept article on Syria. Cheap articles demonizing Syria according to the bête noire of the day does not help Syrians, and does not befit any sort of "resistance."

The surprise visit of Eva Bartlett and Prof. Tim Anderson to the DPRK sent waves of excitement around the world. We reached Eva via overseas telephone to get her earliest possible impressions of the country.

Venezuela's problems are not simply of their own making - rather, there are powerful international forces determined to hobble that bold country. Dan Kovalik details some of the forms of U.S. interference, and the challenges faced by Venezuela's reformers and revolutionaries.

Gregory Elich comments on his July 7 article, "North Korea’s Fast-Track Missile Development: How Far It’s Come and Why It Has the U.S. on Edge." He explains the logic behind the DPRK's nuclear weapons program: U.S. invasions of non-nuclear states provide targeted countries with the incentive to build nuclear weapons.

Host Brendan Stone and journalist Ann Garrison reflect on the growth of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn. From the standpoint of North Americans interested in progressive change, it is notable that Corbyn revitalized the Labour Party by rejecting the imperial agenda of war and corporate globalization, and speaking directly to working-class voters who had been abandoned by their supposed repres...

Zafar Bangash reports on the conflict in Kashmir, and also developments in the heated dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Brendan interviews Prof. Tim Anderson about a recent anti-war conference in Sydney. Organized by the Center for Counter Hegemonic Studies, conference presenters discussed "self-determination and imperialism in Syria and the wider region, corporate media presentations of the war, the ‘humanitarian war’ narrative, the geopolitical repercussions and the roots of the war on Syria."

Brendan and Stephen discuss themes in Gowans' new book, "Washington's Long War on Syria."

Robin Philpot describes Stephen Gowans' important new book, and why producing readable research is still important even in this age of new media. Details here: http://hamiltoncoalitiontostopthewar.ca/2017/03/26/washingtons-long-war-on-syria/

They lied about Iraq, they lied about Libya, but at least you can learn about what is going on in Syria with the help of people like Mark Taliano. Mark, a retired Ontario teacher, visited Syria as part of the Third Tour of Peace. Through the contacts he made, he was able to write a booklet about the perspectives of Syrians under siege by the NATO/GCC assault on their country. He discusses his book...

On Wednesday, March 1, Unusual Sources featured an interview with Diana Ralph of Independent Jewish Voices on the tour of Russian/Israeli filmmaker Lia Tarachansky. Lia Tarachansky was born in the former USSR, and her family emigrated to the Israel and subsequently became settlers on occupied land. After moving to Canada, Tia learned of the impact of the Israeli occupation and the displacement of...

Brendan describes the upcoming Hamilton tour stop of Lia Tarachansky's "On the Side of the Road" Film Screening & Discussion. The Hamilton event takes place on March 3rd, at the Barton Stone United Church at 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30).

Syrians have endured and resisted for six years in the face of a concerted regime-change campaign, driven by NATO and Gulf monarchs, that punishes civilians for supporting their elected government. Eva Bartlett, who is coming to Hamilton on January 24-25, reports on her first-hand encounters with civilians and the war zones. We need to pressure our governments to stop fueling the conflict in Syria...

Obama's Presidency failed to deliver "hope" and "change" to the black voters who propelled him to that position. Straight talking Freedom Rider columnist Margaret Kimberley explains how the Obama administration's inaction carried over into Clinton's election campaign. As an elite party representing corporate globalization, Democratic party strategists are unable and unwilling to comprehend the pro...

Yves Engler discusses his new book, "A Propaganda System — How Governments, Corporations, Media and Academia Sell War and Exploitation," which is coming to Hamilton on October 19th.

Eva Manly, Canadian delegate to the Women's Boat to Gaza, explains the WBG project, and women's role in this important act of solidarity. She joins us in Nanaimo, B.C., where she is preparing to embark on the flotilla.