Dan Kovalik is a law professor, human rights activist and author. But more than anything else he's a Latin America aficionado and has got very interesting insights into the mechanics of U.S. imperialistic policies that have for long plagued the region. Join us on this episode as he compares Nicaraguan revaluation with those of Iran's.

EP46 - Dan Kovalik on U.S. imperialism, Latin America & more

Carl Zha is an American-Chinese social media activist with an extensive knowledge of the Chinese foreign policies. He tells us about the importance of the Iran-China economic pact and its possible ramifications for the region and beyond.

EP47 - Carl Zha on Iran-China deal & U.S. foreign policy

“I remember a lawyer once said, a creative person can turn an acorn of truth into an oak tree of falsehood.”
Tim Anderson is an Australian academic, author and human rights activist. He’s written and taught widely on topics of development, self-determination & international relations. But more than anything else, he’s a philanthropist with deep appreciation for other cultures and people. Listen on as he takes us for a walk down a very interesting and eventful memory lane.

EP48 - Tim Anderson on world culture, media propaganda & Iran

David Swanson has a dream. He wants for all of us to live in a world where there are no wars. Join us in this episode of PressCast as the executive director of the World Beyond War movement walks us through a brief history of America's anti-war movement and much more.
BTW, below, I have posted the link to the map David talks about in the show. Make sure to check it out:

https://worldbeyondwar.org/militarism-mapped/

EP49 - David Swanson on America's thirst for war

Syed Bilal Raza Rizviis a director of an after-school program for very underprivileged youth in the Bronx. But he's also a Palestine-sympathizer and activist. Join us as he talks about his experience taking part in Quds Day rallies in Central Bank and much more.

EP50 - Bilal Raza Rizvi on Quds Day in Central Park, NYC & more

"Every call could be the last call with my family," says Shahd Abusalama as she describes the horror unfolding in the Gaza Strip. Shad is a Palestinian writer, activist, artist and '"survivor".
Join us as she recount the shocking tale of the decades of aggression against Palestinians.

EP51 - Shahd Abusalama on Gaza's humanitarian tragedy

Stanley Cohen is a self-designated self-loathing Jew.  The US-based attorney and human rights activist has done extensive work in the Middle East and Africa mostly on issues of resistance and struggle against colonialism and other forms of occupation. 
Join us as he talks about the recent flare up of violence directed at Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and much more.

EP52 - Stanley Cohen on Palestinian resistance & more

"I want to go back home to get my shoes 'cuz I don't want to die barefoot," cried the little boy from Gaza. 

Refaat Alareer is a storyteller from Gaza. He has used the power of story telling to spread the message of Palestinian resistance across the world. But as a father, he has also used these stories to convince his children that all these wars and deaths are nothing but merely a game.

EP53 - Refaat Alareer on untold stories from Gaza & more

"Even I was scared," says Yousef Hammash, veteran field reporter from Gaza. The building where he, his 8-month pregnant wife and his 3 year-old daughter live in was struck twice in a span of two days during the 11-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip by Israel. 
Listen to this episode as he recounts his experience growing up witnessing multiple wars and the impacts they have had on his life.

EP54 - Yousef Hammash on Gaza & the trauma of war

Kalonji Changa is a black rights activist and author of How to Build a People's Army.  But in his own words, he's also "a victim of a colonialism and imperialism" and "an individual who is concerned with humanity".  "A descendant of African freedom fighters", Mr Konja is also a treasure trove of black history and "is considered by many to be one of the most effective organizers in the US".
Listen to this episode of PressCast as I talk to him about issues of race and much more.

EP55 - Kalonji Changa on Black history, racism & more

"I'm able to make myself look visible or invisible at certain times because of what I look like and sound like", says James Godfrey who's upbringing in a liberal Jewish community has endowed him with a degree of strategic hybridity. James Godfrey is an academic with great passion for Palestinian rights and human rights in general. Listen to this episode as he shares with us intriguing stories about his years of fighting for equality and justice.

*correction by James:  "The year I refers to about the attack on Gaza and Gaza's Ark is 2014 not 2018. And my reference to 550 people should be 550 children".

EP56 - James Godfrey on Solidarity with Palestine & much more

Is the U.S. biowarfare apparatus linked to the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic? Is Israel hiding its nukes? and do American politicians have what it takes to admit it? Listen to Jordanian-Palestinian independent journalist Sam Husseini providing valuable insight on all these and much more.

EP57 - Sam Husseini on U.S. biowarfare, Israel's nukes & more

The new respiratory disease caused by a new strand of the malicious coronovirus  called COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc across the world and in Iran.
This episode looks into the efforts done in Iran to combat the spread of the virus, and the accusations in Western media against the handling of the crisis by the officials.

EP00 - Coronovirus in Iran

Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited Middle East Peace Plan in late January to become the latest American President that attempts to resolve the decades-long Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

And then like his other narcissistic remarks, Trump hailed it as "the deal of the century".

But is his "awesome" new plan any different from the many previous proposals put forth by his predecessors?

To find out, listen to this week's episode. And if you like it, please share it!

EP01 - Deal of the century

The world's largest democracy, India, has recently been acting as if it were too small for its largest minority population; the Muslims.

The Hindu nationalist government of Narendra Modi is supporting a controversial bill that gives sanctuary to anyone fleeing religious persecution except for Muslims.

This is seen by critics as part of a BJP agenda to marginalize Muslims.

EP03 - India's Islamophobia

Some call it the future of money, but others would swear it’s nothing but an elaborate Ponzi Scheme; Cryptocurrency. It is better known by Bitcoin but cryptocurrency is just not limited to bitcoins. In fact, it is far more beyond that. Listen to our podcast to learn more about ‘this thing from the future’.

EP02 - Cryptocurrency: Future or fraud?

The novel coronavirus is still spreading rapidly across the globe and the African continent has not been an exception. In fact, given the circumstances, the outlook for Africa is grim. As of early April, more than half of Africa's 54 countries have imposed lockdowns, curfews, travel bans or other measures in a bid to prevent local transmission of the virus. But the trade-off here is obvious. The measures could soon lead to an economic collapse unless financial assistance is provided to the millions of people out of work.

EP04 - Africa's COVID-19

The U.S. military under President Donald Trump has conducted more airstrikes in Somalia than it did during all of Barack Obama’s eight years in office.  The massive escalation of the undeclared war comes despite repeated appeals by the U.N. for a global ceasefire amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The U.S. says these airstrikes are to assist the government of Somalia in its war against the non-state armed group al-Shabaab and “increase the security of the Somali people as these terrorists indiscriminately attack and extort innocent civilians.” Amnesty International, meanwhile, reported in early April about rising civilian casualties from the US military’s secret air war in Somalia.

EP09 - Secret U.S. war in Somalia

International Quds Day has become a global movement in support of Palestinians in their decades of struggle against Israel's colonization of their lands.

Quds Day – which takes place on the last Friday of Ramadan – sees annual protests across the world, including in the African continent.

Listen to this episode to hear more about this year's rallies and also the similarities underlying Israel's repression of Palestinians and the Africa's apartheid.

EP10 - Quds Day in Africa

Local sources in Syria report that a joint convoy for the US forces and the US-backed SDF group was attacked by unidentified gunmen with machine guns and RPG launchers at the roundabout of Rwaished village on the administrative borders between the provinces of Hasaka and Deir Ezzor.

EP-13 - Stuck in Syrian quagmire

The majority of Lebanese people are blaming the political elite and their corruption and mismanagement for the disastrous explosion of August 4th.

Since only hours after the blast, some politicians in Lebanon have been accusing Hezbollah of having in a role in all this.

On this special on Beirut's blast we will discuss whether Hezbollah was really innocent or guilty? and that How the international community should respond to Lebanon's economic crisis and the fallout of the explosion.

EP21 - Beirut blast: Myths & facts

Luis Arce has described his victory in the Bolivia presidential election as a “return to democracy” for the divided Latin American nation. “We have recovered democracy and we will regain stability and social peace,” said the 57-year-old president-elect.  
The country's former president Evo Morales was forced to resign and go into exile after being accused of rigging last year's election which was subsequently annulled. On this episode of the PressCast
we talk about socialists' return to power and much more with Don DeBar and Fiona Edwards.

EP31 - Bolivia's "return to democracy"

Who is responsible for the every-day tragedies people in Gaza Strip are dogged by? Join us on this debate as Maxine Dover and Nick Napier have at it in a heated back and forth.

EP36 - Israel or Hamas? Who's to blame for Gaza's crisis?

Based on what’s known so far, Israeli dirty hands were all over the assassination of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Perhaps the CIA was complicit with Mossad for what happened.
US intelligence was clearly aware of the plot in advance. Fakhrizadeh was long on the Zionist regime’s hit list for elimination. His assassination was all about wanting Iran to retaliate in a way that would draw the Trump regime into attacking the country militarily. Join us on this episode of PressCast as we discuss the story with Julia Kassem, Journalist and writer and Brecht Jonkers.

EP37 - The assassination of 'another' Iranian nuclear scientist

The United States has announced that a major cyber-attack has hit their infrastructure, with multiple state departments being the target of what appears to be a highly organized and damaged attack. 
Has the U.S. become weak in its cyber defenses, or are hackers becoming more efficient?
Is Russia behind the attacks?
Stay with us on this episode as we try to answer these questions.

EP40 - Cyberattacks hit U.S.: Who orchestrated it?

This episode looks into the recent rocket attack that hit the US embassy in Baghdad. We discuss whether it was Iranian-allied forces or Americans themselves who launched the attack?

EP41 - U.S. embassy attack: Did Iran order it?

The leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution says the country is in no rush for the US to return to the 2015 nuclear deal. In a televised address Ayatollah Sayyad Ali Khamenei said Iran's logical demand is the removal of sanctions, calling the sanctions a crime and treason against the Iranian people.

Supporting Iran's decision to roll back its commitments, he said "when the other side does not implement any of its commitments, there is no point for Iran to fulfill all of its commitments", adding if they return to their commitments, we will do the same.

The Leader further pointed to Iran's regional presence, stressing Iran will continue to reinforce its regional allies. Ayatollah Khamenei referred to the recent chaos in the US and said Washington is always after creating instability in other countries, and now, it's happened on its own soil.

EP42 - No rush for U.S. return to Iran nuclear deal

Margaret Kimberley New York-based activist for peace and justice issues joins Daniel Shaw university lecturer also in New York to answer questions like whether the presidency of Joe Biden could affect Washington's macro political policies.

EP43 - Biden replaces Trump. But now what?

British politician Jonathan Harold Fryer and American journalist Don Debar have joined us on another episode of PressCast to talk about anti-government protests across Russia which were called by recently-jailed Putin's outspoken critic Alexei Navalny. Is the west really encouraging the protests to weaken Putin's position?

EP44 - Putin V.S. Navalny: is 'the West' fanning the flames?

American author and journalist Daniel Lazare and  Raza Kazim from the Islamic Human Rights Commission talk about the prospects of France's controversial security bill which has been accused of obstructing civil liberties. Could the “global security bill" actually jeopardize the freedom of the press and herald the introduction of a ubiquitous surveillance system?

EP45 - France's freedom of expression in jeopardy

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