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From the Archive: Joe Hickman Blew the Whistle on Burn Pits 5 Years Ago

Peter B. Collins — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 22:42:43 +0000

After 5 years of inaction, and a cruel last-minute rejection by Senate Republicans, the PACT Act to treat veterans sickened by exposure to toxic burn pits in war zones has passed. (more…)

From the Archive: Here’s the Greg Palast Interview That YouTube Just Removed

Peter B. Collins — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:38:50 +0000

At the end of May, YouTube sent me a notice that it had removed an interview from my collection on their channel. I appealed, and they denied my appeal. (more…)

From the Archive: Tom Hayden Talks About His Cuban Comrade, Ricardo Alarcon

Peter B. Collins — Fri, 06 May 2022 22:18:26 +0000

Ricardo Alarcon, former leader of Cuba’s National Assembly, UN Ambassador, and confidante of the Castro brothers, died in Havana on May 1, 2022. Alarcon and the late Tom Hayden–leader of the anti-war movement who became a California state senator–were both inspired by C. Wright Mills. (more…)

From the Archive: How the Chernobyl Disaster Caused Implosion of Soviet Union

Peter B. Collins — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 02:16:52 +0000

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought Chernobyl back into the news. Reliable reports indicate that the Russian takeover presents some risks, but the reactors and spent fuel are already cold, so a nuclear incident is unlikely. Harvard History Prof. Serhii Plokhy offers fascinating comments on the full impact of the 1986 meltdown, a major factor in the breakup of the USSR. (more…)

Mondays With Feldo

Peter B. Collins — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 22:18:16 +0000

Your humble host has become a regular contributor to the David Feldman podcast, appearing most Mondays at about 9pm EST, 6pm PST. You can watch the session live on YouTube (search for David Feldman) or catch the podcast here after it’s posted on Tuesdays. Here’s the show from 2.21.22, PBC at 4:08. And here’s the show recorded 2.28.22, PBC at 4:10. The show from 3.7.22 is here, PBC joins at 4:13. The March 14 epsiode is here, PBC joins at 4:02 with Trevor Aaronson of The Intercept. (more…)

From the Archive: Scott Ritter on Mike Flynn’s Ejection from the Trump Administration

Peter B. Collins — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 06:02:41 +0000

On a recent David Feldman podcast, your mostly-retired host recapped Aaron Maté’s recent critical review of false reporting about Russiagate, including articles that won Pulitzers. Feldman pushed back with skepticism regarding the Mike Flynn imbroglio; PBC shared that view before this show with Scott Ritter. (more…)

From the Archive: Joe Hickman Blew the Whistle on Burn Pits Over 5 Years Ago

Peter B. Collins — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 06:12:57 +0000

On Veterans Day 2021, Joe Biden acknowledged that thousands of Iraq veterans were exposed to toxic burn pits; but he’s not doing much to force the VA to recognize the serious illnesses of at least 60,000 troops. (more…)

From the Archive: Co-authors Kiriakou and Hickman Detail the Case of Abu Zubaydeh

Peter B. Collins — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 06:02:15 +0000

On October 6, 2021 the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments about the government’s assertion of “state secrets privilege” to prevent the disclosure of key facts about the torture of Abu Zubaydeh that are not remotely secret. (more…)

From the Archive: David Cay Johnston on Corporate Scammers, Including P G & E

Peter B. Collins — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:39:39 +0000

On the David Feldman Show taping of September 30, we discussed California wildfires, many of which have been caused by the negligence of our rogue utility, P G & E. This 2012 interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston includes his comments on P G & E and its “stranded costs”. (more…)

Post-Retirement Special: 20 Years On, 9/11 Coverup Is Holding Firm, Protected By Gatekeepers in Government, Media and Academia

Peter B. Collins — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 18:31:02 +0000

Despite the evident failures of foreign and domestic policy triggered by the events of 9/11, disprovable myths of the official narrative are treated as gospel, as obvious contradictions are dismissed as “debunked conspiracy theories”. (more…)