What news topic do you want to hear the Useful Idiots dissect? It could be something we’ve never talked about, or a longer look at something we have. Doesn’t need to be top story news either, we can make Wilson dig for info.
Related to the Pandora Papers, a deep dive into the pernicious role that global financial institutions play in worldwide immiseration. The WTO, World Bank, IMF, etc. Not much attention has been given to this recently, IMO.
Higher Education as a scam - 3 decade spike of Tuition, inflation of expenses from textbooks to healthcare, the privatization of the university, parking fines, TA's and adjuncts teaching courses plus online curricular scams, rise of the executive academic gatekeepers in administration, and the willful displacement of millions of young people over the globe to keep up with Jones' academically as a means to secure employment (i.e. fake credentialism).
Then we see what happens at tenure (see Cornel West or Norm Finkelstein) and then corporate woke campus culture mirroring the woke racism memes that we see Adolph Reed and yourself dismantle --- Penury for sale at Universities all across the country --- as we watch debt pile up all over the place (https://www.usdebtclock.org/ )
Definitely aim your incisors at all of the hypocrisy -- life of the mind has Alzheimers.
The real story behind the "root causes of migration."
I mentioned this in a comment on your Bill Maher-TK News post last week, but it may be of interest to Useful Idiots viewers and listeners as well.
One the one hand, US military and security aid to Honduras is deeply complicit in state repression of activists, organizers, and political opponents who are defending their land and democratic rights; One the other hand, US economic aid is fueling massive development projects such as hydroelectric dams that foster corruption among elites, cause environmental damage, and displace people from their land ultimately resulting in outward migration.
This creates a deadly cycle that I witnessed first hand in August while meeting with a range of Honduran communities including rural communities, subsistence farmers, Indigenous groups, community radio leaders, feminist activists, and relatives of disappeared migrants.
This is aid is sold to the American public as necessary to fight gangs, organized crime, and provide jobs to the Honduran people, but it is instead used to maintain a narco-dictatorship, exploit the natural resources of Honduras, and create "Model Cities" or ZEDES (Zone for Employment and Economic Development) for the benefit of international investors.
I would like to see a conversation about when and how people got so uptight about "dangerous" ideas. As recently as ten years ago, 9/11 truthers were on mainstream news shows and people seemed able to point out all the flaws in their theories without getting hysterical about it. Contrast to today where Spike Lee just had to delete them from his documentary series because of a NYT generated freakout. Any kind of documentary about 9/11 aftermath that doesn't include these people is a farce as a historical record. I don't believe in Trutherism but it was a massive part of the culture. The number of third rails that cannot be discussed is growing and growing. Any kind of conversation about, for example, Bill Gates or the vaccine makes people get so fucking nervous and uncomfortable. We saw it with Katie last week. I feel it MYSELF even though I know I shouldn't. I am vaccinated, but it irritates the hell out of me that I even need to constantly add that caveat when arguing against vaccine mandates, for example. I would love to see a breakdown of how exactly this has changed over the last ten years, especially in mainstream media.
Chemicals that pervade our bodies that are actually killing us. They may be responsible for all the learning difficulties, ADHD, hormonal problems (leading to sexual ambiguity as well as loss of interest in sex), allergies, etc. Even infants are being found to be loaded with them. We actually need to raise awareness and get people to start protesting.
What was the scientific basis for the CDC to announce that they had found no link between vaccinations and autism. Was it simply because they weren’t really looking for it? Did they conduct peer reviewed, double blind studies? Many parents with an autistic child, tell a similar story. Their child was developing normally for a year or so. Their healthy child received the scheduled vaccinations and proceeded to lose language skills and exhibit autistic behaviors. And yet, the CDC basically states, “Nothing to see here”.
Shortly before the public became aware of the existence of COVID 19, the film Vaxxed was banned, along with any discussion on social media of a relationship between vaccines and autism. Coincidence? How is it that we went from one in ten thousand children diagnosed with autism, to one in fifty? Doctors refer to the current cases as “acquired autism”; acquired from what?
I would like to see the economist Michael Hudson as a guest on the show to talk about the economic trajectory of the US and world. He was the chief economic advisor to Kucinich's 2008 presidential run and has advised multiple governments around the world, including the US.
Actions that can be taken about all-encompassing corruption at ALL levels of government -- discussion with experts.
Examples are everywhere. What can be done -- including ACTUAL jail times and property confiscation ???
Once again -- what specific actions -- about the all-encompassing corruption at all level of US government:
1. Can a sitting Senator or Congresswoman be removed for CORRUPTION?
2. Are there prior cases -- in prosecuting corruption?
3. What is necessary to initiate a process?
4. What are other 10 or 20 specific actions population can undertake in fight of a massive and endemic corruption at all levels of US government?
PS-1: A recent description, among many, of an extreme example of corruption – by a hospital medical supply cartel is described by anti-monopoly specialist, Matt Stoller (Sept. 26, 2021). Also note the continuing ugly role of a despicable war monger David Frum who, among others, led us into Iraq invasion.
The Corrupt System Behind Covid Medical Shortages - by Matt Stoller - BIG by Matt Stoller (substack.com)
PS-3: An outstanding guest-interview could be with Ralph Nader -- with fight against corruption as a SINGLE focus.
Fighting corruption at all government levels -- local, state, federal, at all branches of government, in corporate, military-industrial complex, military contractors, in all our monopolies, in the huge lobby-complex.
Ralph has huge experience and many proven action plan suggestions...
The role of the Petro-Dollar in the regime change operations in Iraq and Libya. Both Saddam and Qaddafi were making noise about getting off the Reserve Currencies of the U$ and France respectively before being taken down by brazenly illegal invasions.
What Topic Should Matt & Katie Do a Deep Dive On?
Related to the Pandora Papers, a deep dive into the pernicious role that global financial institutions play in worldwide immiseration. The WTO, World Bank, IMF, etc. Not much attention has been given to this recently, IMO.
Higher Education as a scam - 3 decade spike of Tuition, inflation of expenses from textbooks to healthcare, the privatization of the university, parking fines, TA's and adjuncts teaching courses plus online curricular scams, rise of the executive academic gatekeepers in administration, and the willful displacement of millions of young people over the globe to keep up with Jones' academically as a means to secure employment (i.e. fake credentialism).
Then we see what happens at tenure (see Cornel West or Norm Finkelstein) and then corporate woke campus culture mirroring the woke racism memes that we see Adolph Reed and yourself dismantle --- Penury for sale at Universities all across the country --- as we watch debt pile up all over the place (https://www.usdebtclock.org/ )
Definitely aim your incisors at all of the hypocrisy -- life of the mind has Alzheimers.
Consensual necrophilia.
The real story behind the "root causes of migration."
I mentioned this in a comment on your Bill Maher-TK News post last week, but it may be of interest to Useful Idiots viewers and listeners as well.
One the one hand, US military and security aid to Honduras is deeply complicit in state repression of activists, organizers, and political opponents who are defending their land and democratic rights; One the other hand, US economic aid is fueling massive development projects such as hydroelectric dams that foster corruption among elites, cause environmental damage, and displace people from their land ultimately resulting in outward migration.
This creates a deadly cycle that I witnessed first hand in August while meeting with a range of Honduran communities including rural communities, subsistence farmers, Indigenous groups, community radio leaders, feminist activists, and relatives of disappeared migrants.
This is aid is sold to the American public as necessary to fight gangs, organized crime, and provide jobs to the Honduran people, but it is instead used to maintain a narco-dictatorship, exploit the natural resources of Honduras, and create "Model Cities" or ZEDES (Zone for Employment and Economic Development) for the benefit of international investors.
I would like to see a conversation about when and how people got so uptight about "dangerous" ideas. As recently as ten years ago, 9/11 truthers were on mainstream news shows and people seemed able to point out all the flaws in their theories without getting hysterical about it. Contrast to today where Spike Lee just had to delete them from his documentary series because of a NYT generated freakout. Any kind of documentary about 9/11 aftermath that doesn't include these people is a farce as a historical record. I don't believe in Trutherism but it was a massive part of the culture. The number of third rails that cannot be discussed is growing and growing. Any kind of conversation about, for example, Bill Gates or the vaccine makes people get so fucking nervous and uncomfortable. We saw it with Katie last week. I feel it MYSELF even though I know I shouldn't. I am vaccinated, but it irritates the hell out of me that I even need to constantly add that caveat when arguing against vaccine mandates, for example. I would love to see a breakdown of how exactly this has changed over the last ten years, especially in mainstream media.
Definitive Russia gate debunking start to finish. Bill Maher was embarrassing 🙈
Chemicals that pervade our bodies that are actually killing us. They may be responsible for all the learning difficulties, ADHD, hormonal problems (leading to sexual ambiguity as well as loss of interest in sex), allergies, etc. Even infants are being found to be loaded with them. We actually need to raise awareness and get people to start protesting.
Modern Monetary Theory
What was the scientific basis for the CDC to announce that they had found no link between vaccinations and autism. Was it simply because they weren’t really looking for it? Did they conduct peer reviewed, double blind studies? Many parents with an autistic child, tell a similar story. Their child was developing normally for a year or so. Their healthy child received the scheduled vaccinations and proceeded to lose language skills and exhibit autistic behaviors. And yet, the CDC basically states, “Nothing to see here”.
Shortly before the public became aware of the existence of COVID 19, the film Vaxxed was banned, along with any discussion on social media of a relationship between vaccines and autism. Coincidence? How is it that we went from one in ten thousand children diagnosed with autism, to one in fifty? Doctors refer to the current cases as “acquired autism”; acquired from what?
Workplace surveillance.
I would like to see the economist Michael Hudson as a guest on the show to talk about the economic trajectory of the US and world. He was the chief economic advisor to Kucinich's 2008 presidential run and has advised multiple governments around the world, including the US.
https://michael-hudson.com/
pandora papers
Actions that can be taken about all-encompassing corruption at ALL levels of government -- discussion with experts.
Examples are everywhere. What can be done -- including ACTUAL jail times and property confiscation ???
Once again -- what specific actions -- about the all-encompassing corruption at all level of US government:
1. Can a sitting Senator or Congresswoman be removed for CORRUPTION?
2. Are there prior cases -- in prosecuting corruption?
3. What is necessary to initiate a process?
4. What are other 10 or 20 specific actions population can undertake in fight of a massive and endemic corruption at all levels of US government?
PS-1: A recent description, among many, of an extreme example of corruption – by a hospital medical supply cartel is described by anti-monopoly specialist, Matt Stoller (Sept. 26, 2021). Also note the continuing ugly role of a despicable war monger David Frum who, among others, led us into Iraq invasion.
The Corrupt System Behind Covid Medical Shortages - by Matt Stoller - BIG by Matt Stoller (substack.com)
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/the-villains-behind-our-medical-supply?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo1NTc3OTQsInBvc3RfaWQiOjQxMTE5ODM5LCJfIjoiMXJwZUYiLCJpYXQiOjE2MzI2ODg4MjYsImV4cCI6MTYzMjY5MjQyNiwiaXNzIjoicHViLTExNTI0Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.9BOoyxne9ezm71hYusYxF8K6-y3eEmb6yYXE_JPAnko
PS-3: An outstanding guest-interview could be with Ralph Nader -- with fight against corruption as a SINGLE focus.
Fighting corruption at all government levels -- local, state, federal, at all branches of government, in corporate, military-industrial complex, military contractors, in all our monopolies, in the huge lobby-complex.
Ralph has huge experience and many proven action plan suggestions...
* Regenerative agriculture/ranching.
* Interview Robert Kennedy Jr. !
* Everything is captured by big Pharma - Western medicine; politics and politicians; Mainstream media, "Science", ...
* Connected to the previous item: Why are we all sick?
The role of the Petro-Dollar in the regime change operations in Iraq and Libya. Both Saddam and Qaddafi were making noise about getting off the Reserve Currencies of the U$ and France respectively before being taken down by brazenly illegal invasions.