Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

01:07:01

Radical Lawyer Stanley Cohen Sounds Off on Russia,...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/31

On this edition of Parallax Views, the "Radical Lawyer" Stanley Cohen joins Parallax Views for a freewheeling conversation about his career as an attorney who has represented members of the Weather Underground, Hamas, and the Mohawk Warriors society. Additionally, Cohen gives his views on the Israel/Palestine conflict, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, imperialism and anti-imperialism, working with Lynne Stewart and the late ACLU board member William Kunstler, meeting and representing Hamas leader

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01:46:17

Gen. Smedley Butler, The Gangsters of Capitalism,...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/29

On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist Jonathan M. Katz joins us to discuss his fascinating new book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, The Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire. For the uninitiated, Maj. Gen. Smedley Darlington Butler is one of only a few men to receive a Medal of Honor twice for his service in the military. Later on in life he became a voice for disenfranchised veterans and a prominent antiwar figure who claimed that in his years prior he had

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01:13:21

Meet the Palestinian-American Human Rights Activist...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/27

On this edition of Parallax Views, long-time Palestinian-American human rights activist and attorney Huwaida Arraf joined me to discuss her political awakening, spending most of her adult life fighting for justice, and her run for Congress in Michigan's 10th Congressional District. In 2001, Huwaida, her husband Adam Shapiro, Israeli activist Neta Golan, and Palestinian activist Ghassan Adoni founded the International Solidarity Movement that has sought to support the cause of Palestinian

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51:57

Global Death Cult: The Order of Nine Angles,...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/25

On this edition of Parallax Views, William Ramsey, host of the William Ramsey Investigates podcast, joins me to discuss his book Global Death: The Order of Nine Angles, Atomwaffen, and the Slaughter of the Innocents. In said book, Ramsey uncovers the extremist ideologies of David Myatt and the birth of the Satanic neo-nazi/neo-fascist underground group known as The Order of Nine Angles. Along the way he also deals with the sordid story of the neo-nazi terrorists known as the Atomowaffen Division

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01:09:13

Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World w/...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/22

On this edition of Parallax Views, Peter S. Goodman, global economics correspondent for the New York Times, joins us to discuss his invaluable, informative new book Davos Man: How the Billionaires. "Davos Man", coined by the late political scientist and Clash of Civilizations author Samuel P. Huntington, refers to the ultra-wealthy attendees of Klaus Schwab's annual World Economic Forum conference in Davos, Switzerland. Peter has covered a number of these conferences and offers his insights on what

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01:49:23

Libya’s Political Turmoil w/ Mustafa Fetouri/Asia...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/20

On this edition of Parallax Views, independent Libyan academic and award-winning journalist Mustafa Fetouri joins the show to discuss the political turmoil in Libya as well as the history of it and its context. Libya recently postponed its Parliamentary and Presidential elections, which was supposed to happen on December 24th, 2021. Among the candidates for the Presidency were General Khalifar, Fathi Bashagha, and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late, overthrown Muammar Gaddafi. Mustafa

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01:31:27

The U.S. Role in the Rise of Vladimir Putin w/ Greg...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/18

On this edition of Parallax Views, investigative journalist Greg Palast returns to the program to detail the deep history of Vladimir Putin's rise to power involving Russian oligarchs, Boris Yeltsin, Bill Clinton, and former United States Secretary of Treasure Larry Summers among others. We also discuss how oil figures into the equation, how the U.S. cutting a deal with Venezuela could help deal a blow to Putin, Putin as the "Russian Pinochet", and U.S. "shock therapy" on Russia after the Cold

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01:25:53

Cuba & Ukraine Crisis w/ William LeoGrande/Gulf...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/17

On this edition of Parallax Views, we continue our examination of the crisis in Ukraine after the country's invasion by Vladimir Putin's Russia. On this time we take a look at Cuba's reaction to these recent events with Dr. William LeoGrande of American Universty in Washington, D.C. LeoGrande recently penned a piece for the Quincy Institute's Responsible Statecraft publication entitled "Why Cuba has threaded the Russia needle for 60 years" that delves into the history of Cuba-Russia relation going

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01:35:10

Hitler’s Cosmopolitan Bastard: Count Richard...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/14

On this edition of Parallax Views, author and former Berlin correspondent for the BBC Martyn Bond joined me to discuss his fascinating and relevant biography of a the little known Austrian/Japanese aristocratic who may envisioned a unified Europe years before the formation of the EU. Hitler's Cosmopolitan Bastard: Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi and His Vision for Europe, tells the story of Count Kalergi, the man who founded the Pan-Europa movement, served as a large part of the inspiration for

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01:55:56

Soaring Gas Prices & the Economy w/ Mike...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/12

On this edition of Parallax Views, Mike Swanson of Wall Street Window and author of such books as The War State and Why the Vietnam War? joins Parallax Views to discuss skyrocketing gas prices, the economy, and inflation in lieu of the Ukraine-Russia War. We also discuss Empire, the Robinhood app, Bitcoin and crypto-currencies, 9/11, the pandemic, and much, much more. In our second segment, Larry Hancock, most known for his work on the assassinations of the 1960s and writings on the Cold War,

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01:37:52

The Cloak-and-Dagger, Hall of Mirrors World of the...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/10

On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist Aaron Lake Smith joins Parallax Views to discuss his 2018 Harper's Magazine article detailing his trip to the Russian separatist breakaway republics in the Donbass entitled "Light in the Donbass Window". We discuss the pro-Russian Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic seeking to break away from Ukraine and the strange mix of supporters and foreign volunteers this has brought to Donbass including tankies (hard leftists who oppose

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01:02:49

Ukraine Crisis w/ John Feffer

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/09

On this edition of Parallax Views, we continue our examination of the war in Ukraine and the crisis as it unfolds. Recorded on Monday the 7th, 2022, the episode features a conversation with John Feffer of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. We discuss the move Putin has made invading Ukraine, Putin's claims of genocide in the Donbass, the NATO expansion question, and much, much more in this wide-ranging conversation.

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36:30

Putin’s Ukraine Gamble, War, and Hubris w/ Patrick...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/02

On this edition of Parallax Views, long-time war reporter Patrick Cockburn returns to the show to discuss the gamble Putin has made in Ukraine and how it could endanger his political survival in Russia. Additionally, Patrick will talk about the way hubris afflicts political leaders leading to disastrous military interventions, comparing Putin's invasion of Ukraine to the Western interventions in Iraq and Libya, the Russian political elite, sanctions, the calls for NATO to institute no-fly zones,

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01:26:20

Ukraine Crisis w/ Zachary Paikin/World Beyond War w/...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/02

We continue our Ukraine coverage, this time with Zachary Paikin, a non-resident fellow for the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy and a research for the EU affairs-focused think tanks CEPS. We'll discuss the invasion, thoughts on Putin and his decision to invade, the psychoanalysis of Putin and the ideas (prior to the invasion) that he was a master of the Grand Chessboard vs. the idea that he's gone mad with the invasion, the EU, NATO, No-Fly Zone debate, sanctions, the potential political aftermath

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02:09:34

Ukraine Crisis w/ Kuba Wrzesniewski

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/03/01

On this edition of Parallax Views, we continue our examination of the Ukraine crisis, Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Kuba Wreszniewski, a National Security commentator associated with This is Revolution, joins us to discuss a number of matters. This conversation was recorded on 2/28/22 7:00 pm EST. Further notes forthcoming.

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36:15

Ukraine Crisis w/ James W. Carden

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/02/28

On this edition of Parallax Views, a former advisor to the State Department, James W. Carden, joins us to discuss Putin's invasion of Ukraine and the crisis around it as well as the questions around NATO, Putin's motivations for this war, the American Commitee for U.S.-Russia Accord's condemnation of the invasion, and much, much more. (Further Show Notes Forthcoming) From ACURA (American Commitee for U.S.-Russia Accord): On Thursday March 3 at NOON EST, please join former Governor of

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01:00:30

70s Blaxploitation Cinema and Its Pop Culture Legacy...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/02/28

On this edition of Parallax Views, Thaddeuss Russell and Kamasi Hill of Renegade University join Parallax Views to discuss the course their teaching for RU on 1970s Blaxploitation cinema from Superfly and Shaft to Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song, Cleopatra Jones, and Foxy Brown starring the Queen of Blaxploitation herself Pam Grier. We discuss the significance of this kind of cinema, how Thad and Kamasi became interested in the genre; the idea of black working class culture vs. black middle class

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01:22:39

The Palestinian Struggle and Human Rights w/ Dr....

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/02/25

On this edition of Parallax Views, later on in the program we'll be talking to one of the most prominent leaders in the Palestinian liberation movement, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi. Dr. Ashrawi was the first woman to be elected a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 2009, served as the official spokesperson of the Palestinian delegation to the Middle East peace process from 1991-1993, and participated in the 1991-1992 Madrid peace conference as a member of the

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01:12:00

The Problems of Genocide: Permanent Security and the...

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael ·

2022/02/22

On this edition of Parallax Views, the noted genocide studies scholar A. Dirk Moses joins us to discuss his provocative book The Problems of Genocide: Permanent Security and the Language of Transgression. In said book, Moses argues that the way in which we conceptualize the legal concept of genocide structures the way we think about "acts that shock the conscience of mankind" and how this in turn may lead us to have blind spots in considering how other heinous acts and crimes against humanity also

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01:07:43

The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an...

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2022/02/16

On this edition of Parallax Views, Presidential historian Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky joins us to discuss her book The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution. If you ever found history unexciting Dr. Chervinsky will have you reconsidering that as she takes you through the turbulent days of the early American Republic from the inauguration of George Washington to the 1791-1794 violent tax protest known as the Whiskey Rebellion. Lindsay and I discuss the formation of

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