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Rania KhalekDispatches from the UnderclassAboutDonateArchiveContactRania Khalek/June 23, 2022/Leave a commentUS & Europe Are Victims Of Their Own Sanctions On Russia & China, w/ Arnaud BertrandRania Khalek was joined by Arnaud Bertrand, a commentator on economics and geopolitics based in Shanghai, to discuss the sanctions blowback on the West, the narrative management surrounding it, and growing tensions between the US and China.News, War Breakthrough News, China, Cold War, Europe, inflation, rania khalek dispatches, recession, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine Rania Khalek/June 23, 2022/Leave a commentCrypto: Revolutionary or a Scam? A View From the Left, w/ Tom RedshawWhat’s cryptocurrency really? What are NFTs? Is it as revolutionary as its advocates claim or is it a libertarian fake money Ponzi scheme? Is this digital funny money really the future, and if so why is it tanking? To help break it all down, Rania Khalek was joined by Tom Redshaw, a sociologist and lecturer in digital society at the University of Salford.News bitcoin, Breakthrough News, cryptocurrency, rania khalek dispatches Rania Khalek/June 23, 2022/Leave a commentEurope’s Path to Self-Destruction: Following U.S. as Global Order Comes Apart, w/ Vijay PrashadEurope has ceded its core decisions to the US warmongers flooding Ukraine with arms, expediting the global economy’s collapse and extending the war against their own interests. But Ukraine isn’t the only major event stressing the global order: the US flexing against China, global inflation, a possible victory for the left in Colombia, massive protests in Sri Lanka, and even the senseless school shootings in the US reverberate across the world. \To help make sense of it all, Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and author of “Washington Bullets: A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations,” joins Dispatches with Rania Khalek. Listen to every episode of Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRKWar Breakthrough News, Europe, rania khalek dispatches, Russia, Ukraine, Vijay Prashad Rania Khalek/June 23, 2022/Leave a commentLebanon’s Elections Amid Economic Collapse, Foreign Interference & Resistance, w/ Jamal GhosnLebanon’s May 15 elections results were confusing, with contradictory claims of victory and defeat. Much of the mainstream media coverage further obfuscated the results, with journalists celebrating the few self-described independents and reformists as a sign that some kind of change might be coming, while also appearing to cheer the apparent defeat of Hezbollah and its allies. Except they weren’t defeated, and the independents are actually quite dependent, and the reforms they propose are likely to expedite the nation’s collapse. To help parse what actually happened and why, Rania Khalek was joined by Jamal Ghosn, a columnist and editorial board member at Lebanon’s Al Akhbar newspaper. Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeWSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRKNews Breakthrough News, elections, Hezbollah, Lebanon, rania khalek dispatches Rania Khalek/May 27, 2022/Leave a commentSubscribe to The Rania Khalek Show on Callin!I’m so excited to announce my new show on Callin! So Download Callin if you haven’t already & SUBSCRIBE to The Rania Khalek Show!I’ll discuss my latest work, give you my hot takes on political developments and take your questions.The 1st episode of The Rania Khalek Show will focus on America’s addiction to war and violence. It debuts Friday May 27 at 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT. Hope to see you there!War Callin, mass shootings, Taiwan, The Rania Khalek Show, Ukraine Rania Khalek/May 6, 2022/Leave a commentHow Sweden & Denmark Ride the Imperialist Wave, w/ Torkil LauesenWhen most people think of Sweden, or more broadly, the Scandinavian countries, they imagine a more egalitarian and advanced model to which we should aspire. Some assume without investigating that Sweden and the other Scandinavian countries, Denmark and Norway, have figured out how to be prosperous “socialist” countries. But this Swedish model is uglier than it might appear to be, with a brutal history and a dangerous present.To discuss the imperialism on which Scandinavian living standards are built, Rania Khalek was joined by Torkil Lauesen, a long-time anti-imperialist activist and writer, who spent years in prison for his militant activities as a member of a clandestine Danish communist cell. Torkil is also the author of many books, including “Riding the Wave: Sweden’s Integration into the Imperialist World System.”Imperialism Breakthrough News, colonialism, Denmark, imperialism, rania khalek dispatches, Scandinavia, socialism, Sweden, Torkil Lauesen Rania Khalek/May 6, 2022/Leave a commentWhy So Many Pakistanis Believe the US Backed a Coup Against Imran Khan, w/ Azhar ImranWhether or not there was a U.S.-backed coup against Pakistan’s deposed leader Imran Khan is a point of great debate. On a recent episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek spoke with Pakistani professor Taimur Rahman, who argued that it was not a coup.But judging by the crowds in the street, many Pakistanis believe that there was in fact a coup and that the US played a major role. To understand why so many Pakistanis are demonstrating in support of Imran Khan, Rania Khalek was joined by Azhar Imran, a lecturer of political science at Punjab University.Pakistan Breakthrough News, Coup, Imran Khan, Pakistan, rania khalek dispatches, Regime change Rania Khalek/May 6, 2022/Leave a commentUkraine War: Europe Shackles Itself to America’s Reckless Foreign Policy, w/ Prof Wolfgang StreeckTwo months into the war on Ukraine, why have Europeans allowed the US, which is of course not part of Europe, to dictate reckless policies against Russia over what are purely European issues? Is this a desperate last ditch effort to halt American and Western decline? To discuss the future of Europe and the Western-dominated order, Rania Khalek was joined by Wolfgang Streeck, a sociologist and emeritus director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies. Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeWSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRKWar Breakthrough News, Europe, NATO, rania khalek dispatches, Russia, Ukraine, Wolfgang Streeck Rania Khalek/May 6, 2022/Leave a commentIsraeli Violence & Western Hypocrisy: Where Are the Palestinian Flag Emojis? w/ Ali AbunimahOne year after Zionist extremists in Jerusalem provoked a defiant response from Palestinians in occupied Gaza, the same scenario is now repeating. Israelis are attacking Palestinian worshippers at Al Aqsa mosque during Ramadan, executing Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and once again bombing Gaza, but without any of the Western sympathy expressed for Ukrainian victims or condemnation against their aggressors. In fact, the very nations most zealously supporting the Ukrainains are the ones supporting the Israeli oppressors of the Palestinians.To contextualize the latest Israeli escalation and expose the double standards, Rania Khalek was joined by Ali Abunimah, executive director of the Electronic Intifada and author of “The Battle for Justice in Palestine”.Palestine ali abunimah, Breakthrough News, Israel, Palestine, rania khalek dispatches, Ukraine Rania Khalek/May 6, 2022/Leave a commentWas Imran Khan’s Ouster a US-Backed Coup? It’s Complicated, Says Pakistani Leftist Taimur RahmanWhile the world has been distracted by the war in Ukraine, Pakistan is in the middle of massive political upheaval. Imran Khan was removed as prime minister through a parliamentary vote of no confidence, which he blamed on a US-backed coup. Was it US interference? Or was this just local Pakistani politics? To understand what happened and how Pakistani politics came to be dominated by a right-wing and military elite, Rania Khalek was joined by Taimur Rahman, a Pakistani Marxist who is Secretary General of the Mazdoor Kisan Party (Workers and Peasants Party). He is also an associate professor of political science at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeWSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRKPakistan Breakthrough News, Coup, Imran Khan, Pakistan, rania khalek dispatches, Regime change Older PostsFollow MeRecent PostsUS & Europe Are Victims Of Their Own Sanctions On Russia & China, w/ Arnaud BertrandCrypto: Revolutionary or a Scam? 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