This time on CounterPunch Radio we sit down with Sahar Aziz and Mitchell Plitnick, co-authors of "Presumptively Antisemitic: Islamophobic Tropes in the Palestine-Israel Discourse," a critical new...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/26/sahar-aziz-and-mitchell-plitnick/
Eric Draitser sits down with CounterPunch Editor Joshua Frank to discuss the reasons why CounterPunch Radio has been mostly quiet in recent months. Eric details some of his physical and mental he...
This time Eric welcomes investigative journalist Arun Gupta back to CounterPunch to discuss Israel's genocidal war on Gaza and the media narratives that have emerged. Arun discusses how the war i...
This time Eric welcomes activist, author, and neuroscientist Yoav Litvin back to CounterPunch to discuss Palestine, Zionism, and the Israeli war. Yoav discusses his upbringing in both US and Isra...
Conversation originally recorded in January 2022 This time Eric chats with Dr. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and author of The Hundred Years’ Wa...
This week, CounterPunch Radio presents another conversation between CounterPunchers Richard Falk, Matthew Stevenson, and Daniel Warner about Trump, the nature of Trump's fascism, the internationa...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/11/06/richard-falk-matthew-stevenson-and-daniel-warner/
This time Eric welcomes to the show artist, peace activist and CounterPunch contributor Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt to discuss her recent article "This Is Genocide: All Out to End the War on Gaza,"...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/23/rebecca-maria-goldschmidt/
On this emergency episode of CounterPunch Radio, Eric speaks with longtime author, journalist, and Editor of The Palestine Chronicle, Ramzy Baroud, all about the war in Gaza, the resistance of Pa...
This time Eric welcomes to CounterPunch author, activist and organizer Bill Fletcher, Jr. to discuss his recent writing, his past as a labor organizer, his outspoken position on Ukraine and imper...
This time Eric chats with Ilya Budraitskis, a Russian historian, political activist, and author of "Dissidents among Dissidents: Ideology, Politics, and the Left in Post-Soviet Russia." Ilya expl...
This week, CounterPunch Radio presents a conversation between CounterPunchers Richard Falk, Matthew Stevenson, and Daniel Warner about Ukraine, Russia, and the future of the international order. ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/05/richard-falk-matthew-stevenson-daniel-warner/
This time on CounterPunch Radio, Eric is joined by Khalid Medani, Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University and author of "Black Markets and Militants: Informal Networks i...
This time CounterPunch sits down with Volodia Artiukh, a Ukrainian post-doctoral researcher and editor at Commons: Journal of Social Criticism, to discuss Russia's war in Ukraine, the discourse a...
This time Eric welcomes Kali Akuno back to CounterPunch to discuss the roots of Cooperation Jackson, the nature of political struggle in Mississippi, and the need to organize against the neo-conf...
This time Eric welcomes to the show CounterPunch contributor and author David Price to discuss his new book "The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent." David discusses how he ...
This time Eric welcomes author and scholar Aaron Vansintjan to CounterPunch to discuss his new book "The Future is Degrowth" and all the relevant issues. The conversation explores the nature of d...
This time Eric welcomes Aaron Amaral, member of Tempest Collective and Ukraine Solidarity Network (U.S.), to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the challenges it has created for the Left in...
This time Eric welcomes back to the show author and Monthly Review Press editorial director Michael Yates to discuss his new book "Work, Work, Work: Alienation and Class Struggle." Eric and Micha...
This time Eric welcomes to the podcast Christina Heatherton, author of the fantastic new book "Arise: Global Radicalism in the Era of the Mexican Revolution." Eric and Christina discuss the histo...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/01/christina-heatherton/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show multimedia journalist and host of the Brazil on Fire podcast, Michael Fox. Eric and Mike discuss the recent presidential election that saw former presiden...
This time Eric chats with CounterPunch co-editor Johsua Frank about his new book "Atomic Days: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America" and the dangers of nuclear weapons and nuclear ...
This time Eric welcomes back Yassamine Mather to discuss the protest movement in Iran and the implications for the government and society. Yassamine explains the origins and class character of th...
This time Eric welcomes David Roth of Defector and The Distraction podcast back to CounterPunch to talk union organizing in Minor League Baseball and why this long overdue event is such a big dea...
This week Eric welcomes back political economist and author Jeffrey Sommers to discuss the political and historical legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev in the wake of his recent death. Jeffrey examines h...
This time Eric welcomes back to CounterPunch Moscow-based historian, sociologist, and author Boris Kagarlitsky to discuss the situation in Russia more than 6 months after the invasion of Ukraine....
This week labor journalist and organizer Kim Kelly joins CounterPunch Radio to discuss her important new book "Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor." Eric and Kelly discuss recen...
This time Eric welcomes to the show author and activist Ray Acheson to discuss their brand new book "Abolishing State Violence: A World Without Bombs, Borders, and Cages" (Haymarket, 2022). Eric ...
This time Eric welcomes back author and economist Michael Hudson to discuss his new book "The Destiny of Civilization: Finance Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism, or Socialism" available from Coun...
This week Eric welcomes back to CounterPunch economist, author, and scholar Richard Wolff to discuss the state of the US and global economy. Prof. Wolff provides his analysis of the inflation iss...
This time Eric welcomes back economic analyst and journalist Doug Henwood to discuss the economic situation in the US and globally. Doug provides his analysis of the causes and implications of th...
This time Eric welcomes back to CounterPunch Radio author and historian Shalon van Tine for a discussion of the greatest Russian/Soviet films of all time. Eric and Shalon present their top 5 film...
This time Eric chats with historian and author Doug Greene about his brand new book "A Failure of Vision: Michael Harrington and the Limits of Democratic Socialism." Doug explains who Michael Har...
This time Eric welcomes historian and author Marcus Rediker to CounterPunch Radio to discuss how the study of history can impact our politics today. Marcus explains what he means by studying "his...
This time Eric welcomes back Jason Stanley, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of the bestselling book "How Fascism Works." Eric and Jason discuss the war in Ukraine, the natur...
On this 200th episode of CounterPunch Radio, Eric welcomes back to the show award-winning journalist and author Barrett Brown to discuss the roles of private intelligence firms, fascist billionai...
This time Eric chats with Dr. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University and author of The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and ...
This time Eric marks the passing of legendary actor and civil rights icon Sidney Poitier with a conversation with Aram Goudsouzian, Professor of History at the University of Memphis and author of...
This time on CounterPunch Radio, author and journalist Jacqueline Keeler joins Eric to discuss a range of critical issues affecting Native people in the US and Canada, including the ongoing strug...
This time Eric welcomes to the show author and researcher Helen Yaffe to discuss the post-revolutionary history of Cuba, the recent protests, the effects of US imperialism and the blockade, and C...
Author and Washington editor of Harper's Magazine Andrew Cockburn joins CounterPunch to discuss his new book "The Spoils of War: Power, Profit, and the American War Machine." More The post And...
This time Eric welcomes back to the show Dave Zirin to discuss his latest book "The Kaepernick Effect" which explores how Colin Kaepernick's decision to kneel sparked a movement for social justic...
Marxist economist and author Michael Roberts returns to CounterPunch to discuss the state of US imperialism following the end of the Afghanistan War and how it relates to the profitability of cap...
Environmental and climate journalist Robert Hunziker joins CounterPunch+ and CounterPunch Radio to discuss his latest writing about the climate apocalypse unfolding around us. Eric and Robert dis...
On the latest CounterPunch Radio: Film critic and host of the Filmsuck podcast, Eileen Jones, stops by to chat with Eric about American movies, the birth and death of indie cinema, why so many mo...
This week Eric welcomes back to the show CounterPunch regular Paul Street to discuss Bidenism, Trumpism, and other contagious diseases. Paul doesn't hide his contempt for all the right people, so...
Scott Parkin, a climate organizer and Counterpuncher, joins Eric to discuss climate activism and the indigenous-led resistance movement against pipelines in North America. More The post Scott ...
On this special episode of CounterPunch Radio, Eric pays tribute to former Senator Mike Gravel who passed away this week at the age of 91. The interview was recorded March 5, 2013 just hours afte...
In this emergency podcast, Eric welcomes back author, journalist, and CounterPunch contributor Ramzy Baroud to discuss the latest Israeli aggression against the Palestinians, the political and so...
This week Eric welcomes antiwar activist and founder of peace organization Code Pink, Medea Benjamin, to discuss Biden and the state of US imperialism today. The conversation explores everything ...
This week Eric welcomes to the show veteran journalist and CounterPunch contributor Dave Lindorff, who is also the author of the groundbreaking book "Killing Time: An Investigation into the Death...
This time Eric sits down with filmmaker and activist Josh Fox (Gasland, 2010) to discuss the aftermath of the Derek Chauvin verdict, the latest in the struggle against the fracking industry, and ...
This week Eric chats with Ross Benes about his new book "Rural Rebellion: How Nebraska Became a Republican Stronghold." The conversation explores the rightward trajectory of Nebraska's politics o...
This week Eric welcomes Dakota/Lakota Sioux writer and indigenous defender Ruth Hopkins to discuss critical issues facing the Native community in the early days of the Biden Administration. Eric ...
This week Eric welcomes David Roth, co-founder and co-owner of Defector, a new sports, politics, and culture media project and co-op, to the podcast to talk baseball, politics, and assorted silli...
This time Eric welcomes journalist Camila Escalante to the show for an in-depth analysis of the recent election in Ecuador, what it means for the Left, and the latest in Bolivia. The conversation...
This week Eric welcomes back to the show Yassamine Mather to discuss the latest with Iran, US policy towards Tehran, COVID and more. Eric and Yassmine explore the Biden Administration's effect on...
This week Eric welcomes activist, journalist, and filmmaker Abby Martin to the show to discuss Biden, US foreign policy, and the evolving nature of US imperialism. Eric and Abby explore what the ...
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and professor Emil Draitser to discuss his brand new book "In the Jaws of the Crocodile: A Soviet Memoir" and his experiences as a Jewish writer and sat...
This week Eric welcomes back to the show CounterPunch columnist Laura Carlsen to discuss all things Mexico. The conversation explores the political dynamics at play in Mexico and how Mexican Pres...
This week Eric welcomes back to the show Brazil-based multimedia journalist Mike Fox to discuss all things Brazil. Mike provides his analysis of the Trump loss and what the period of transition t...
This week Eric welcomes to the show professor of political science and author Joe Lowndes to discuss this moment of transition in the US, the outlook for the left and right, and much more. Joe gi...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/21/joe-lowndes-episode-174/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show US-Palestinian journalist and author Ramzy Baroud to discuss all things Palestine. Eric and Ramzy begin with a discussion of Israeli policy in the last da...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/12/08/ramzy-baroud-episode-173/
This week Eric welcomes Kali Akuno back to the show to discuss the bizarre political moment we're living through and the historical context necessary to understand it. Eric and Kali explore every...
On the latest podcast Eric does an Election 2020 wrap up with CounterPunch managing editor Joshua Frank. Eric and Joshua discuss how Trump's loss will impact him and his movement, including the p...
On this special Election 2020 episode, Eric sits down with CounterPunch regulars Anthony DiMaggio and Paul Street to discuss the latest as the US elects its next executioner and much of the count...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/06/anthony-dimaggio-paul-street/
This time Eric welcomes to the show Bolivia-based researcher Thomas Becker to discuss the recent election which saw the Movement for Socialism (MAS) returned to power after the right wing coup wh...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/30/thomas-becker-episode-169/
This time Eric sits down with Ian Scott Horst, author of the new book "Like Ho Chi Minh! Like Che Guevara! The Revolutionary Left in Ethiopia 1969-1979." Eric and Ian discuss the history of the E...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/27/scott-horst-episode-168/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show political scientist and author Anthony DiMaggio to discuss social media, conspiracy theory in America, and his latest book "Unequal America." Eric and Ant...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/14/anthony-dimaggio-episode-167/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show Paul Street, author of the brand new book "Hollow Resistance: Obama, Trump, and the Politics of Appeasement" published by CounterPunch. Eric and Paul disc...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/02/paul-street-episode-166/
This week Eric introduces listeners to CounterPunch+, the new subscriber section of CounterPunch, by discussing his exclusive article "The Plot Against Libya" which tells the story of Obama's mos...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/25/counterpunch-episode-165/
This week Eric welcomes to the show essayist, editor, and host of the Working People podcast, Maximillian Alvarez, to discuss the state of the working class in the time of COVID. Eric and Maximil...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/09/14/maximillian-alvarez-episode-164/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show author and journalist Dave Zirin to discuss the strike wave in US professional sports and what it means for the future. Eric and Dave discuss the NBA bein...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/31/dave-zirin-episode-163/
This week Eric welcomes to the show California State Senate candidate Jackie Fielder to discuss her campaign, the issues facing San Franciscans, and the overlapping crises facing all workers in t...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/25/jackie-fielder-episode-162/
This week Eric welcomes to the show journalist Doug Henwood to talk about the latest terrifying economic numbers, how COVID is changing the economic life of America's working class, what we shoul...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/14/doug-henwood-episode-161/
This week Eric welcomes to show journalists Alex Kotch and Walker Bragman to discuss the latest developments from Trumpistan, the state of left journalism, and their new media project OptOut. The...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/08/07/alex-kotch-walker-bragman-episode-160/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Laura Briggs, author of the new book "Taking Children: A History of American Terror." Eric and Laura discuss Trump's family separation policy and the long and ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/07/31/laura-briggs-episode-159/
This week Eric sits down with commentator, journalist, and author, Grace Blakeley, to discuss her new book "Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation." Eric and Grace explore the nature...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/07/21/grace-blakeley-episode-158/
This week Eric welcomes journalist Sumedha Pal to the show to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting India and its 1.2 billion people. Sumedha explains the devastation of India's healt...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/07/06/sumedha-pal-episode-157/
This week Eric sits down with journalist and author Lucy Schiller to discuss her recent investigation into the multi-billion dollar senior living industry in the COVID era, and the concept of lon...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/06/30/lucy-schiller-episode-156/
This time Eric chats with journalist, author, and chef Arun Gupta about his recent investigation into the COVID pandemic in rural agriculture and its impact on migrant workers. Eric and Arun also...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/06/22/arun-gupta-episode-155/
As the US erupts in protest in the wake of George Floyd's murder, Eric chats with Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson and organizer with People's Strike. Kali gives his ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/06/04/kali-akuno-episode-154/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show professor of economics, radio host, and author Richard Wolff to discuss unemployment, systemic failures, and the future of capitalism in the Age of COVID....
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/05/26/richard-wolff-episode-153/
This time Eric welcomes progressive Democratic candidate for the US House of Representatives from California's 12th district, Shahid Buttar, who is challenging Nancy Pelosi in November's general ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/05/19/shahid-buttar-episode-152/
While we're all stuck at home, there's a world of films waiting to be seen. This week, we discuss ten films that every lefty must watch. Joining Eric is CounterPunch's resident film critic Louis ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/05/08/louis-proyect-shalon-van-tine-episode-151/
This time Eric welcomes to the show activist, unionist, and leading candidate for the Green Party nomination for President in 2020, Howie Hawkins. Eric and Howie discuss the importance of a left ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/20/howie-hawkins-episode-150/
This time Eric welcomes back to the show CounterPunch contributor Paul Street to discuss capitalism and the pandemic, the Orange Antichrist, Bernie's flame-out, and the shocking collapse of Truth...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/06/paul-street-episode-149/
This time Eric welcomes back to the show Marxist economist and author Michael Roberts to discuss the prospects for the global economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Eric and Michael begin by discuss...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/03/20/michael-roberts-episode-148/
Counterpunch Radio returns with a conversation with philosopher Jason Stanley, author of "How Fascism Works" (2018). Eric and Jason explore the nature of contemporary fascism, its historical root...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/03/09/jason-stanley-episode-147/
This week Eric welcomes to the show activist and author Eric Blanc whose book Red State Revolt (Verso, 2019) documented the teachers strike wave across the country in 2018-2019. The conversation ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/01/27/eric-blanc-episode-146/
This week Eric welcomes to the show investigative journalist and founder of Forensic News, Scott Stedman, along with Deutsche Bank whistleblower Val Broeksmit, to discuss the bombshell report fro...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/01/21/scott-stedman-val-broeksmit-episode-145/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Iraq war veteran, antiwar activist, and filmmaker Mike Prysner to help us understand what's going on in the minds of soldiers with the US on the brink of anoth...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/01/13/mike-prysner-episode-144/
After a hiatus, Counterpunch Radio returns with an urgent new episode on the crisis with Iran. Joining Eric this time is Oxford senior researcher and founder of Hands Off the People of Iran, Yass...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/01/08/yassamine-mather-episode-143/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Marxist economist and blogger Michael Roberts to discuss the latest global economic issues. The conversation begins with the interesting moves by the US Federa...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/10/22/michael-roberts-episode-142/
This week Eric welcomes to the show investigative journalist and editor of Sludge, Alex Kotch, to talk Trump, Ukraine, campaign finance violations, and much more. Naturally, the conversation begi...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/10/02/alex-kotch-episode-141/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show political analyst and all around news vandal, JP Sottile, curator of the Newsvandal daily newsletter. Eric and JP discuss oil, oil, and more oil; how glob...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/09/23/jp-sottile-episode-140/
This week Eric welcomes political analyst Dan Glazebrook back to the show to discuss the latest in the wild world of British politics. Eric and Dan begin with an overview of the developments of r...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/09/17/dan-glazebrook-episode-139/
This week Eric welcomes to the show New Delhi-based journalist Sumedha Pal to discuss the situation in Kashmir and the political context within which it should be understood. The conversation beg...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/09/02/sumedha-pal-episode-138/
This week Eric welcomes to the show singer, songwriter, and composer Dean Wareham to talk music, politics, and CounterPunch. Dean tells us about his rock and roll journey, including his bands Gal...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/08/26/dean-wareham-episode-137/
This week Eric welcomes back journalist and CounterPunch contributor Robert Hunziker to discuss his recent articles on Greenland and sea level rise. Hunziker explains how a recent Arctic heatwave...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/08/12/robert-hunziker-136/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Ohio-based activist and teacher Kelly Weber to discuss her successful infiltration of the Trump rally in Cincinnati, what it was like demonstrating amid a sea ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/08/07/kelly-weber-episode-135/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and academic Samuel Stein to discuss his new book "Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State." Eric and Samuel explore the rise of the real...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/29/samuel-stein-episode-134/
This time Eric welcomes back to the show journalist and author Arun Gupta to discuss the No More Concentration Camps movement which he helped organize. Eric and Arun discuss the impetus behind th...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/24/arun-gupta-episode-133/
This time Eric welcomes to the show Andom Ghebreghiorgis, a progressive educator in NY running to unseat the pro-war democrat Elliot Engel in NY's 16th congressional district. Andom discusses his...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/10/andom-ghebreghiorgis-episode-132/
This time Eric welcomes back to the show Brazil-based multimedia journalist Mike Fox to discuss all the latest political earthquakes coming from Brazil in the wake of The Intercept's blockbuster ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/06/25/mike-fox-episode-131/
This time Eric sits down with author and publisher Michael Yates whose new book asks the critical question: Can the working class save the world? Michael helps us understand the questions his boo...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/06/05/michael-yates-episode-130/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Boris Kagarlitsky: Marxist theoretician, sociologist, political dissident, and chief editor of the Russian-language online journal Rabkor.ru (The Worker). Bori...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/15/boris-kagarlitsky-episode-129/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and economist Mark Weisbrot who serves as Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Mark comes on the show discuss his recent study co...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/05/07/mark-weisbrot-episode-128/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Brian Mier. Brian is a Brazil-based journalist, editor of BrasilWire, and author of the new book "Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street, and the New Imperialis...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/04/30/brian-mier-episode-127/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Dave Zirin: sports editor at The Nation, host of the Edge of Sports podcast, author of numerous books including the recent "Things that Make White People Uncom...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/04/22/dave-zirin-episode-126/
This week Eric welcomes to the show consumer advocate, progressive leader, and author of the new book How the Rats Re-formed the Congress, Ralph Nader. Listen to Ralph talk about his idea for the...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/04/15/ralph-nader-episode-125/
This time on CounterPunch Radio, Eric chats with political analyst and media critic JP Sottile about the fallout from the Mueller Report, how Russiagate may or may not fit into the 2020 election,...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/04/11/jp-sottile-episode-124/
"Writing is a type of sorcery." So says author, poet, and educator Lesley-Ann Brown on this week's CounterPunch Radio. Listen to hear Lesley-Ann discuss her book "Decolonial Daughter: Letters fro...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/03/27/lesley-ann-brown-episode-123/
This week Eric welcomes to the show journalist, author, and host of The Infinite Inning podcast, Steven Goldman, to talk a little baseball, engage in a little sociology, explore the decline of jo...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/03/13/steven-goldman-episode-122/
Note: Interview recorded on January 18, 2019 This time Eric welcomes to the show author and journalist Liza Featherstone to discuss some of her recent writings on feminism and progressive polit...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/03/04/liza-featherstone-episode-121/
This week CounterPunch Radio continues its coverage of the attempted US-backed coup in Venezuela by chatting with author and attorney Eva Golinger. Eva was a close adviser and confidante of Hugo ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/02/18/eva-golinger-episode-120/
This week CounterPunch Radio is co-hosted by CounterPunch's Managing Editor, Joshua Frank, who turns the tables on Eric as interviewer becomes interviewee. Eric provides his analysis of the situa...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/02/15/eric-draitser-episode-119/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Billie Winner-Davis, mother of whistleblower Reality Winner. Billie explains the circumstances that led to her daughter's arrest, conviction under the Espionag...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/01/27/episode-119-billie-winner-davis-mother-of-reality-winner/
In the final episode of 2018, Eric welcomes back to the show economist, author, and former finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis, to discuss the state of global politics today. Eric and Ya...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/12/27/yanis-varoufakis-episode-117/
This time Eric sits down with veteran activist and organizer L.A. Kauffman to discuss her new book "How to Read a Protest: The Art of Organizing and Resistance." Kauffman, who was the mobilizing ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/12/18/l-a-kauffman-episode-116/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and academic Bradley Hart to discuss his important new book "Hitler's American Friends: The Third Reich's Supporters in the United States" and the conte...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/11/13/bradley-hart-episode-115/
This week Eric sits down with Brazil-based multimedia journalist Michael Fox for an in-depth discussion on the exceedingly dangerous political situation in Brazil as a fascist prepares to assume ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/19/mike-fox-episode-114/
This week Eric welcomes author and journalist David Dayen to the show to discuss his recent investigation into ICE contractors and his coverage of the anti-ICE activist groups around the country....
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/12/david-dayen-episode-113/
This week Eric sits down with education and labor activist and Green Party candidate for Lt. Governor of New York, Jia Lee. Eric and Jia explore everything from the neoliberal assault on educatio...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/05/jia-lee-episode-112/
This week Eric welcomes to the show Israeli dissident, activist, and co-founder of Boycott from Within, Ronnie Barkan, to discuss the current situation in Palestine, some of the important history...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/09/20/episode-111-ronnie-barkan/
This week Eric welcomes author and Yale professor Jason Stanley to discuss his brand new book "How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them." The conversation opens with a discussion of the mot...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/09/04/jason-stanley-episode-110/
This week Eric welcomes to the show award-wining journalist Barrett Brown to discuss his recent and very public falling out with Julian Assange, his perspective on Wikileaks and the role of Assan...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/08/19/barrett-brown-episode-109/
Warning: this interview between Louisa Willcox and actress and activist Margot Kidder could change your life. Margot was a brilliant spokesperson for the underdog and the dispossessed, who cared ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/08/06/margot-kidder-special-episode/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show author and journalist Arun Gupta to discuss everything from being a journalist in the Trump era to immigration, trade wars, and the sorry state of analysi...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/07/30/arun-gupta-episode-108/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and academic Stan Malinowitz to discuss the recent elections in Colombia, among other important developments. The conversation begins with a rundown and...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/07/19/stan-malinowitz-episode-107/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and academic Rob Larson to discuss his latest book "Capitalism vs. Freedom: The Toll Road to Serfdom" and the ideologies and politics that inspired it. ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/07/12/rob-larson-episode-106/
This week Eric welcomes to the show undocumented activist and organizer Aly Wane to discuss refugees and migration, the Trump Administration's policies at the border, and the political trajectory...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/07/03/aly-wane-episode-105/
This time Eric welcomes to the show researcher and activist John Ackerman to discuss the upcoming Mexican elections, the issues at play, and the significance of these elections for the country an...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/06/21/john-ackerman-episode-104/
This time Eric welcomes to the show scholar and activist Edna Bonhomme to discuss her research on Tunisia, and how that country - a flashpoint during the Arab Spring - has evolved since protests ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/06/06/edna-bonhomme-episode-103/
This week Eric welcomes to the show UK-based Iranian exile Yassamine Mather to discuss the latest developments in Iran and the Middle East. Eric and Yassamine begin with an analysis of the Iran n...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/05/14/yassamine-mather-episode-102/
This time Eric welcomes back to the show Brazil-based journalist and researcher Mike Fox to discuss the latest political developments in that country as it witnesses social upheaval resulting fro...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/05/08/mike-fox-episode-101/
This time Eric welcomes to the show CounterPunch editors Jeffrey St. Clair and Joshua Frank to mark the 100th episode of the podcast as the bombs of WWIII fall around us. While Jeff and Eric reco...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/04/19/jeffrey-st-clair-joshua-frank-episode-100/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show Kobani-based political scientist and activist Hawzhin Azeez to discuss the Turkish invasion of Afrin, the general attack on Kurdish autonomy and sovereign...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/21/hawzhin-azeez-episode-99/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and journalist Dahr Jamail to discuss climate change, climate politics in the Age of Trump, and our responsibilities to future generations. The conversa...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/12/dahr-jamail-episode-98/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and academic Patrick Bond to discuss the political situation in South Africa domestically, as well as the role that the country plays on the African con...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/05/patrick-bond-episode-97/
CounterPunch Radio is back this week after a long hiatus as Eric welcomes returning guest, and regular CounterPunch contributor, Paul Street to the show. Eric and Paul discuss Russiagate and th...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/02/28/paul-street-episode-96/
CounterPunch Radio returns this week after more than two months away. Eric welcomes to the show investigative journalist Steve Horn to discuss the state of the Republican and Democratic parties a...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/11/06/steve-horn-episode-95/
This week Eric sits down with journalist Abby Martin to discuss the situation in Venezuela, and her recent trip to the country. Eric and Abby begin by examining the "protests" on the streets of C...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/08/24/abby-martin-episode-94/
**Note: This episode was recorded 10 days before the events in Charlottesville** This week Eric sits down with author Paul Street to discuss his recent article in CounterPunch entitled "Unity w...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/08/17/paul-street-episode-93/
This week Eric sits down with Dr. Francisco Dominguez, national secretary of the UK-based Venezuela Solidarity Campaign to discuss the latest from the Bolivarian Republic as it faces perhaps the ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/07/24/dr-francisco-dominguez-episode-92/
This week Eric sits down with political scientist and author Anthony DiMaggio to discuss Trump's Russia problems, the real significance of the latest revelations, and what they mean for the futur...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/07/17/anthony-dimaggio-episode-91/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author Ellen Brown to discuss the movement for public banking, and why a transformation of the US banking system is so necessary. The conversation begins with ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/07/06/ellen-brown-episode-90/
This week Eric returns with guest, political commentator and analyst Dan Glazebrook discussing the recent elections in the UK, the triumph of Corbyn and what it means for the future of British po...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/06/27/dan-glazebrook-episode-89/
This week Eric chats with Brazil-based journalist Mike Fox about the ongoing protests against the right wing government, the volatile politics of the country, Brazil's significance to the region,...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/06/06/mike-fox-episode-88/
This week Eric chats with syndicated columnist and author Ramzy Baroud to discuss the Palestinian prisoner hunger strike, the symbolic meaning of this act of resistance, the current political sit...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/05/18/ramzy-baroud-episode-87/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show CounterPunch managing editor Joshua Frank to discuss the recent dangerous developments at the Hanford nuclear facility in Eastern Washington, the Left and...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/05/11/joshua-frank-episode-86/
This week Eric sits down with Venezuela-based journalists Rachael Boothroyd-Rojas and Lucas Koerner to discuss the latest developments in that country, and the broader political, economic, and ge...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/05/02/rachael-boothroyd-rojas-and-lucas-koerner-episode-86/
In a special bonus episode this week, Eric chats with Laura Carlsen, director of the Americas Program at the Center for International Policy, as she travels with the Caravan against Fear through ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/26/laura-carlsen-episode-84/
This week Eric sits down with author and peace activist David Swanson to discuss war and peace in the Age of Trump. Eric and David examine whether Trump's early days in office represent an escala...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/24/david-swanson-episode-83/
This week, Eric welcomes back to the show veteran peace activist Kathy Kelly to discuss the increasingly deafening drumbeat of war, and the reality of life in the war zones which she has witnesse...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/20/kathy-kelly-episode-82/
This week in a special edition of CounterPunch Radio, environmental activist and CounterPunch contributor Louisa Willcox welcomes two unsung environmental heroes, Jim and Heidi Barrett, who were ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/13/jim-and-heidi-barrett-special-edition/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show environmental journalist and CounterPunch contributor Robert Hunziker to talk about how the earth's climate is going bonkers, and what this means for huma...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/04/04/robert-hunziker-episode-81/
This week Eric sits down with journalist Dustin Beilke to discuss the continued privatization of public education, and the forces behind it. The conversation begins by examining the latest push f...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/28/episode-80-dustin-beilke/
This week Eric sits down with author and academic Rebecca Gordon to discuss the evolution of war in Imperial America, torture in the Age of Trump, war criminals-in-chief, and so much more. The co...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/22/rebecca-gordon-episode-79/
This week Eric sits down with author and journalist Chris Hedges to discuss Trump, the Democrats, resistance, and more. The conversation begins with an assessment of the political and psychologic...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/13/chris-hedges-episode-78/
This week Eric chats with Emery Wright, community organizer and Co-Director of Project South. Eric and Emery discuss the development of people's assemblies across the US, and what that sort of or...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/03/09/emery-wright-episode-77/
This week Eric sits down with Mickey Huff, Director of Project Censored, to discuss fake news, the narrative surrounding Trump and the "Deep State," and the rightward trajectory of US politics. T...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/02/20/mickey-huff-episode-76/
This week Eric sits down with journalist Arun Gupta to discuss Trump and the rise of the trumpen proletariat, the open wounds of liberal trauma, and the role of violence in opposing the fascist u...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/02/13/arun-gupta-episode-75/
This week Eric sits down with journalist Ben Norton to discuss the early days of the Trump Administration: what's happened, what it means, and where it's going. Eric and Ben explore the nature of...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/02/06/ben-norton-episode-74/
After a couple weeks MIA, CounterPunch Radio is back! This week, Eric sits down with journalist and author Karl Grossman to discuss the exciting news that Indian Point, one of the oldest and most...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/01/30/karl-grossman-episode-73/
This week Eric sits down with scholar and activist Dr. Hawzhin Azeez speaking from Kobani, Syria about Aleppo, competing narratives in the Syria war, the development of Rojava and Kurdish self-de...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/01/09/dr-hawzhin-azeez-episode-72/
This week Eric welcomes to the show peace activist Sabia Rigby to discuss her experiences working with refugees both in Europe and in the Global South. The conversation begins with a discussion o...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/01/03/sabia-rigby-episode-71/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show Yvette Carnell and Pascal Robert for a retrospective look at Barack Obama's presidency: the lies and the crimes, the sell-job and the sell-out. Eric, Yvet...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/12/28/yvette-carnell-and-pascal-robert-episode-70/
This week Eric welcomes human rights attorney and lecturer Dan Kovalik onto the program to discuss recent developments in Colombia, and how that strategic US ally fits into the broader politics a...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/12/19/dan-kovalik-episode-69/
David Hearst, Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Eye, joins Eric this week to discuss the latest developments in Syria and the global geopolitical scene. Eric and David begin with a discussion of the...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/12/14/david-hearst-episode-68/
This week Eric welcomes to the show journalist and activist Shane Burley to discuss the rise of the alt-right, and the trajectory of contemporary fascism. Eric and Shane begin with a discussion o...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/12/12/shane-burley-episode-67/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show CounterPunch Editor Jeffrey St. Clair to discuss his new book Bernie and the Sandernistas: Field Notes From a Failed Revolution , and provide a retrospect...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/12/06/jeffrey-st-clair-episode-66/
In this final post-election episode of CounterPunch Radio, Eric welcomes back to the show scholar and activist Anthony Monteiro to discuss the results of the election and what it means for the fu...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/30/anthony-monteiro-episode-65/
Eric welcomes to the show filmmaker and podcaster Robbie Martin to discuss the incoming Trump Administration's deep ties with neoconservatives, the mainstreaming of far right conspiracism and it...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/23/robbie-martin-episode-64/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show author and professor of media studies Mark Crispin Miller to discuss the possibility that the US election was once again stolen, and why this issue is so ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/21/mark-crispin-miller-episode-63/
Eric sits down with photographer and publisher Yoav Litvin to discuss his latest project 2Create - Art Collaborations in New York City and the launch on November 18, 2016 at the Bronx Museum of ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/18/yoav-litvin-episode-62/
In the second in a series of special election episodes of CounterPunch Radio, Eric is joined by attorney, professor of political science, and author Bob Fitrakis to discuss the results of the US ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/14/bob-fitrakis-episode-61/
It happened! Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States of America. And so, get your bourbon, medical-grade purple haze, and/or bottle of valium, and listen to Eric chat with id...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/10/paul-street-election-special/
Election news making you ill? CounterPunch Radio has your antidote to the Clinton-Trump poison as Eric sits down with activist and organizer Kali Akuno to discuss the exciting movement to create ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/08/kali-akuno-episode-60/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show activist and filmmaker Sukant Chandan to discuss his recent projects, the legacy of the war on Libya, as well as the rise of racism and fascism in the UK ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/01/sukant-chandan-episode-59/
This week, on a very special episode of CounterPunch Radio, Eric gets in touch with his feelings. OK, not really...but he does chat with CounterPunch Managing Editor Joshua Frank and Business Man...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/27/episode-58-becky-grant-joshua-frank/
This week Eric welcomes to the show presidential candidate from the Socialist Party USA Mimi Soltysik to discuss his campaign, the importance of movement-building, and the state of the Left in 2...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/27/episode-57-mimi-soltysik/
This week Eric sits down with author and academic Mark Crispin Miller to discuss the controlled corporate media and its grip on discourse in the United States, conspiracy theories versus conspira...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/11/mark-crispin-miller-episode-56/
This week Eric welcomes to the show activist and presidential candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation, Gloria La Riva, to discuss social justice movements, her campaign, and the futu...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/09/26/gloria-la-riva-episode-55/
After a short absence, Eric returns with another episode of CounterPunch Radio, this time welcoming to the show author and frequent CounterPunch contributor Rob Urie to discuss his new book Zen E...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/09/19/rob-urie-episode-54/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show writer, activist, and now US Vice Presidential candidate from the Green Party, Ajamu Baraka. The conversation gives some insight into Ajamu's background, ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/08/15/ajamu-baraka-episode-53/
This week Eric sits down with author Nicholas Schou to discuss his new book Spooked: How the CIA Manipulates the Media and Hoodwinks Hollywood . Eric and Nick explore the history of CIA manipulat...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/08/08/nicholas-schou-episode-52/
This week Eric sits down with economist, and former Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis to discuss the shifts in the political landscape of both Europe and the US, and what they mean for pol...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/08/01/yanis-varoufakis-episode-51/
This week Eric welcomes to the show activist and scholar Dr. Anthony Monteiro to discuss his recent trip to Cleveland for the Republican National Convention, and what he learned about the Trump m...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/25/dr-anthony-monteiro-episode-50/
This week Eric welcomes to the show writer and sociologist Andrew Smolski to discuss the latest devevlopments in Mexico, and to place them in the context of neoliberal privatization and the US-ba...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/18/andrew-smolski-episode-49/
This week Eric sits down with presumptive presidential nominee of the Green Party, Dr. Jill Stein. Eric and Jill discuss everything from the rot and criminality at the heart of US politics, to th...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/10/dr-jill-stein-episode-48/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show author and filmmaker John Pilger to discuss the specter haunting Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America: Hillary Clinton. Eric and John discuss how Hilla...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/07/05/john-pilger-episode-47/
This week Eric welcomes Jason Moore to the program to discuss his fascinating new book Capitalism in the Web of Life. Eric and Jason explore the concepts of nature and society, the interrelation ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/24/jason-moore-episode-46/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show CounterPunch Editor Jeffrey St. Clair to discuss the passion of Bernie Sanders, and the sorrow and/or pity of the Sandernistas. Eric and Jeff begin with a...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/13/jeffrey-st-clair-episode-45/
This week Eric Draitser chats with journalist and activist Carmelo Ruiz about the situation in Puerto Rico, and why this small US colony is so relevant to contemporary issues. Eric and Carmelo be...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/06/06/carmelo-ruiz-episode-44/
This week Eric welcomes to the show UK-based Kurdish activist and organizer Elif Sarican to discuss the situation of the Kurds in the midst of the war in Syria, as well as the onslaught by the Tu...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/30/elif-sarican-episode-43/
This week Eric welcomes back to the program Laura Carlsen, director of the Americas Program at the Center for International Policy, to discuss the ongoing disappearances of activists in Mexico, t...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/23/laura-carlsen-episode-42/
This week Eric chats with political scientist Immanuel Ness about his new book "Southern Insurgency: The Coming of the Global Working Class," and the implications of the shift in industrial produ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/17/immanuel-ness-episode-41/
This week Eric sits down with economist Richard Wolff to discuss capitalism, its inefficiencies, and its discontents. They examine how the US and European economies have evolved in the era of neo...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/09/richard-wolff-episode-40/
This week Eric Draitser welcomes to the program Vice Presidential candidate from the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) Eugene Puryear to discuss the future of socialism in the US, the role...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/05/02/eugene-puryear-episode-39/
This week Eric welcomes investigative journalist Steve Horn to the show to discuss a little known energy lobbying organization, the connections between the Clinton and Trump campaigns and Big Ene...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/18/steve-horn-episode-38/
This week Eric welcomes author and columnist Paul Street, and radical envrionmentalist and political activist Kevin Hester to CounterPunch Radio. First, Eric chats with America's leading ultra-se...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/11/paul-street-kevin-hester-episode-37/
This week Eric welcomes to the show author and activist Alexander Reid Ross to discuss the history and contemporary landscape of fascism in Europe and the US. Eric and Alexander discuss his lates...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/01/alexander-reid-ross-episode-36/
This week Eric chats with lawyer, social media strategist, and podcaster Alice Backer about the political situation in Haiti today, the insidious role of the Clintons, and the historical importan...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/21/alice-backer-episode-35/
This week Eric sits down with author Douglas Lain to discuss his new book After the Saucers Landed , and a veritable menagerie of mostly related topics including identity and subjectivity, authen...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/14/douglas-lain-episode-34/
This week Eric discusses threats to the planet and human civilization with regular CounterPunch contributors Robert Hunziker and John LaForge. First, Eric welcomes back to the show environmental ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/10/robert-hunziker-john-laforge-episode-33/
This week Eric welcomes two great guests to the program. First, Eric sits down with the inimitable George Galloway to talk war, betrayal, and the Empire's ceaseless adventures in regime change. T...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/02/29/george-galloway-daniel-patrick-welch-episode-32/
This week Eric sits down with philosopher, filmmaker, and author of the new book "Exposing Lies of the Empire," Andre Vltchek, for a colorful discussion on culture and politics, imperialism, and ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/02/17/andre-vltchek-episode-31/
This week Eric sits down with journalist Diana Johnstone, author of the new book Queen of Chaos: The Misadventures of Hillary Clinton available from CounterPunch Books. Eric and Diana discuss th...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/02/09/diana-johnstone-episode-30/
This week Eric sits down with political analyst and writer Pascal Robert to discuss author Ta-Nehisi Coates' recent attacks on Bernie Sanders and what they tell us both about Coates and the presi...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/01/28/pascal-robert-episode-29/
This week Eric sits down with Steven Donziger, the US spokesman and legal adviser for the Ecuadorian communities suing Chevron over its gross environmental pollution since the 1960s. The case has...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2016/01/13/steven-donziger-episode-28/
Eric is back from Venezuela this week and oh, the places he's gone, the stories he'll tell. Eric welcomes his fellow traveler, activist and political analyst Caleb Maupin, to discuss their experi...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/21/caleb-maupin-episode-27/
This week Eric welcomes to CounterPunch Radio author, political analyst, and regular CounterPunch contributor John Wight to discuss recent developments in Syria, and the regional geopolitics that...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/12/08/john-wight-episode-26/
This week Eric welcomes back to the show political analyst and human rights activist Ajamu Baraka to discuss Turkey's recent downing of a Russian jet in Syria. Eric and Ajamu examine the details ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/30/ajamu-baraka-episode-25/
This week, Eric sits down with two amazing and inspiring teachers tirelessly working to defend public education from the neoliberal assault being waged against it. First, Eric welcomes to the pro...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/17/jia-lee-mercedes-schneider-episode-24/
This week Eric welcomes author and journalist Madhusree Mukerjee to the program to discuss her groundbreaking 2010 book "Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India Durin...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/11/madhusree-mukerjee-danny-haiphong-episode-23/
support this podcast, donate today This week, Eric welcomes two brilliant guests to the show. First, Eric speaks with Don DeBar, independent broadcaster and Senior Producer at Community Public...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/03/don-debar-laura-carlsen-episode-22/
support this podcast, donate today This week, Eric sits down with CounterPunch Editor and political kidney-puncher Jeffrey St. Clair who spins yarns about the early days of CounterPunch and th...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/10/20/jeffrey-st-clair-episode-21/
support this podcast, donate today After a short absence, Eric is back this week with author, labor journalist, and all around enemy of the bosses David Macaray. Grab your hammers and sickles...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/10/08/david-macaray-episode-20-2/
support this podcast, donate today This week, Eric has an in depth conversation with economist Michael Hudson, author of the new book Killing the Host: How Financial Parasites and Debt Bondag...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/21/michael-hudson-episode-19-2/
support this podcast, donate today This week Eric and his guests discuss Ukraine and Syria, two war zones on the front lines of imperialism today. First, it's protests and clashes and fasci...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/11/mark-sleboda-jay-tharappel-episode-18/
support this podcast, donate today This week Eric and his guests mark the ten year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by reflecting on its lasting impact and the political lessons it has taught....
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/01/daniel-wolff-jay-arena-gilbert-mercier-episode-17/
support this podcast, donate today This week Eric welcomes political commentators Margaret Kimberley and Sukant Chandan to the program. First, Eric chats with Margaret Kimberley, editor and co...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/08/20/margaret-kimberley-sukant-chandan-episode-16/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser welcomes two more outstanding guests to the program. In the first half of the episode, Eric chats with award...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/08/11/rall-hunziker-episode-15/
support this podcast, donate today This week, Eric Draitser chats with two brilliant guests about war and peace, imperialism, and the state of a very troubled world. First, Eric sits down with...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/08/04/david-swanson-hafsa-kara-mustapha-episode-14/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser sits down with renowned Cuban-American attorney José Pertierra to discuss the latest developments in Latin...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/28/jose-pertierra-episode-13-2/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser goes one on one with award winning filmmaker and journalist, the inimitable John Pilger. Eric and John discu...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/21/john-pilger-episode-12/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser chats with two excellent guests about independent media, and the importance of critical analysis outside of ...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/14/joshua-frank-mikey-huff-episode-11/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser speaks with author Ron Jacobs, whose new book Daydream Sunset: The 60s Counterculture in the 70s is availab...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/07/07/ron-jacobs-episode-10/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser sits down with two important guests to discuss all things Syria. The first part of the show is an in depth d...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/06/29/sharmine-narwani-reme-sakr-episode-9/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser speaks with Glen Ford, Executive Editor of Black Agenda Report about everything from the #BlackLivesMatter M...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/06/22/glen-ford-episode-8/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser sits down with journalist and author Pepe Escobar to talk geopolitics and the emerging conflicts of the 21st...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/06/15/pepe-escobar-episode-7/
support this podcast, donate today This week, CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser catches up with renowned peace activist Kathy Kelly to talk about civil disobedience, the reality of the pr...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/06/08/kathy-kelly-episode-6/
support this podcast, donate today In Episode 5 of CounterPunch Radio, host Eric Draitser sits down with author and political analyst Paul Street to discuss a wide range of issues related to U...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/06/01/paul-street-episode-5/
support this podcast, donate today In Episode 4 of CounterPunch Radio host Eric Draitser has an in depth conversation with analyst and commentator Yvette Carnell, founder of the popular websit...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/05/21/yvette-carnell-episode-4/
support this podcast, donate today In Episode 3 of CounterPunch Radio, host Eric Draitser sits down with human rights activist and political analyst Ajamu Baraka to discuss his article on Isra...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/05/14/ajamu-baraka-episode-2/
support this podcast, donate today In this inaugural episode of CounterPunch Radio, host Eric Draitser sits down with CP columnist Mike Whitney for Part 1 of a two part discussion on a host of...
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/04/29/mike-whitney-interview-part-1/