Progressive Commentary Hour

Progressive Commentary Hour - 06.05.18

On the CIA, how it is changing under Trump. 

 

John Kiriakou is a former CIA analyst, counterterrorism operations officer, case office and was a senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.  He was later John Kerry's intelligence adviser. After 911, John was chief of counterterrorist operations in Pakistan, later becoming the Executive Assistant to the CIA's Deputy Director of Operations. Later he turned whistleblower over the CIA's torture policy practiced against prisoners in custody, becoming the first government official to confirm the use of waterboarding on al-Qaeda inmates.  He was tried for passing on classified information that included the name of a fellow CIA official to a reporter and served two years in a federal correctional facility. The sixth indicted whistleblower by Obama under the Espionage Act.  Nevertheless, John had received 10 exceptional awards from the CIA and the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award. He has received the Joe Callaway Awaqrd for Civic Courage as a national security whistleblower, in 2013 the Peacemaker of the Year Award from the Justice Center, in 2016 the Sam Adams Award. among others. He has written several books, including "The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror," and more recently "Doing Time Like a Spy: How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison." His website is JohnKiriakou.com

Progressive Commentary Hour - 05.30.18

Failures of conventional medicine, iatrogenic deaths, the AMA, Skeptics and the professional medical establishment's assault on natural and alternative medicine

 

Dr. Glidden is a licensed Naturopathic physician who has been treating patients with botanical protocols and lifestyle changes for almost 30 years. In addition to his medical practice, Dr. Glidden is an author, radio host, and lectures around the world about the cult of rational science and conventional medical misconceptions that are driving our health into the ditch, while Big Pharma gets rich.  He is the most widely lecturing naturopathists in the US today and was responsible for getting three states to approve and license naturopathic doctors as primary care physicians.  Peter is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Youngevity International, which manufactures herbal products and natural foods. He is the author of several books including "Attempt to Cure with Wholistic Medicine" and "The MD Emperor Has No Clothes."  Dr. Glidden is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and received his doctorate in Naturopathy from Basytyr University of Naturopathic Medicine and his website is Glidden.healthcare and he hosts the weekday program "Fire Your MD Now" and "The Dr. Glidden Show".

Progressive Commentary Hour - 05.23.18

Empire Files: Israeli Army Vet’s Exposé - “I Was the Terrorist”

 

Two Jewish Voices Fiercely Debate Gaza Siege | Max Blumenthal vs. ZOA’s Morton Klein

Progressive Commentary Hour - 05.16.18

Why Does Google Want Your DNA?, Why incompetent people think they're amazing - David Dunning, Ray McGovern: The Inside Scoop on the Middle East & Israel

Progressive Commentary Hour - 05.08.18

International Journalist Tells The Truth About Syria Carla Ortiz Shocking Video From Syria Contradicts Corp. News Coverage

Progressive Commentary Hour - 05.02.18

Moves for a Grand Jury inquiry with the Department of Justice to reopen the investigation into the downing of the World Trade buildings on 911

 

Mick Harrison is the Executive Director for the Lawyers Committee for 911 Inquiry, a non profit organization that seeks transparency and accountability regarding events occurring on September 11, 2001. He is currently the lead attorney in the petition filed yesterday with the Department of Justice demanding Grand Jury investigation into collapse of Buildings 1, 2 and 7 at the World Trade Center. The petition includes evidence that explosives were used to bring down the towers and Building 7.  He has specialized in environmental and whistleblower cases for the Government Accountability Project. Among his cases were exposing US Army's knowingly issuing defective gas masks to troops during the Gulf War, the politicalization of science at the EPA, mishandling of funds for Supersite clean ups and illegal waste management, representing Greenpeace and native American tribes in federal lawsuits and much more. Mick holds degrees from Indiana University and received his Juris doctorate from the University of District of Columbia School of Law.  The Committee's website is  LawyersCommitteeFor9-11inquiry.org 

 

 

David Meiswinkle is a criminal defense attorney practicing in New Jersey and the current Secretary and Board member for the Lawyers Committee for 911 Inquiry, and President of New Jersey 911 Aware, an educational group trying to increase awareness of the scientific and forensic evidence behind 911. He is also the co-founder of Quantum Matrix Alternative Media and a host on Quantum Matrix Radio that discusses alternative healing, energy sciences, suppressed inventions and other cutting edge topics.   David is a retired police officer, army veteran. In 2009, he ran as an independent against Chris Christie for New Jersey's governorship and for Congress in 2010.  

Progressive Commentary Hour - 04.25.18

Is “the Left” eating itself? Watch the Unsafe Space Tour panel discussion at New York Law School, featuring Professors Bret Weinstein, Laura Kipnis, Angus Johnston, and author Brendan O'Neill. Moderated by Tom Slater (of Spiked Magazine).

Progressive Commentary Hour - 04.17.18

In this episode of The Progressive Commentary Hour Gary goes over the videos of  EDWARD SNOWDEN DROPS MEGA BOMBSHELL ON THE ELITES IN NEW INTERVIEW and Senator Exposes Syrian WMD False Flag; Says Hillary Ordered Murder Of Chris Stevens. Gary gives his feedback and thoughts on these topics. 

Progressive Commentary Hour - 04.11.18

CONVERSATIONS WITH REMARKABLE MINDS

Understanding the clash of worldviews and paradigms today, and why the need for a future "living economy" to sustain the preservation of our species is so urgent today

Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris (Sah-toor-is) is an evolution biologist, philosopher, futurist and a former professor specializing in the designs of living systems. In addition to having taught at MIT and the University of Massachusetts, Dr. Sahtouris has served as a consultant to the United Nations on indigenous peoples, has been leading voice in promoting the Gaia Hypothesis of James Lovelock, is a fellow of the World Business Academy, and has been an adviser for graduate business programs at universities. Currently she is a professor in the MBA program at Chaminade University in Honolulu.  Elisabet is a frequent  keynote speaker for many conferences focused upon humanity’s future and sustainable economic systems.  She was the primary organizer for the millennium 2000 Earth Celebration in Athens Greece.  Elisabet has authored several important books including “Biology Revisited” (a dialogue with the late Willis Harman -- an American futurist and  a co-founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences), and “Earth Dance: Living Systems in Evolution”.  Her website is Sahtouris.com

Progressive Commentary Hour - 04.04.18

This is Camille Paglia's speech and question/answer discussion at Seattle Library. It was posted on the notoriously difficult to use CSPAN website.