The United States’ deadly “counter-narcotics mission” off Venezuela’s coast hinges on an unproven drug-smuggling narrative - a familiar pretext for regime change, and one the mainstream media have been quick to echo. Meanwhile, Venezuelans face escalating repression at home.

Contributors:
Spencer Ackerman - Author, Reign of Terror and Waller vs Wildstorm
Abby Martin - Journalist, The Empire Files
Miguel Tinker Salas - Professor, Latin American history, Pomona College
"Pablo" - Anonymous Venezuelan Journalist

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New leaks, from a disputed 28-point peace proposal to a secretly recorded call between Trump’s envoy and a Russian official, have upended the delicate Russia-Ukraine negotiations. Meenakshi Ravi explores what these revelations mean for any future deal.

Israel’s settlers: From margin to mainstream

Israeli settler violence in the West Bank has surged to unprecedented levels, driven by a fringe movement whose far-right ideology has been amplified and normalised across Israeli news outlets. The Listening Post’s Nic Muirhead reports on the movement’s growing power and the media ecosystem enabling its rise.

Featuring:
Hilla Dayan - Sociologist, University of Amsterdam
Nimrod Nir - Political psychologist, Hebrew University of Jerusalem / Director, AGAM Labs
Oren Ziv - Photojournalist, +972 Magazine

A weekly programme that examines and dissects the world's media, how they operate and the stories they cover.

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