The Trump administrations indictment of Julian Assange in April 2019, the accompanying extradition request and subsequent arrest by UK police, seeks to criminalize the ethical requirements of journalists to bring power to account.
Democratic National Committee has filed a frivolous lawsuit against the Russian government, Donald Trump, his entire campaign, the WikiLeaks organization, Julian Assange and many others for, they claim, influencing the outcome of the 2016 campaign through internet hackings and manipulation to secure the presidential win for Donald Trump. So it there truth to it, or is it just more diversionary tactics?
Former UN independent expert on international order, Alfred de Zayas, outlines why we need to build a just world order.
Former CIA Officer, Jeffrey Sterling who was sentenced to 42 months in a US prison, tells his story to host, Ross Ashcroft.
The disaster has been dubbed the Amazon Chernobyl. Between 1964 and 1992, the oil company Texaco, later acquired by Chevron in 2001, was allegedly responsible for the dumping of over 30bn gallons of toxic waste and crude oil into the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador. The impact on local communities has been devastating, destroying livelihoods and causing a spike in cancer and birth defects. Lead US attorney for the indigenous plaintiffs Steven Donziger joins host Ross Ashcroft.
The retrospective in a year that has been quite quiet and straightforward.
In this program we look back and bring together the best of some of our guests so you can re-live 2020 in glorious technicolor…