May 30
GUEST: Alfred de Zayas, Cuban
born American lawyer and writer, Fulbright Fellow at the
University of Tübingen in Germany, and attorney for the UN
High Commissioner for Human Rights, talks about US reporting
on Nicaragua, Venezuela and Gaza.
Venezuela
and the US Left at
Crossroads
There are those who have prospered in the academic and governmental realms, but whose opinions about the US Empire are unsparingly critical. Dr. de Yayas is one such individual.
At times he is a voice in the wilderness, talking about the children being slaughtered in Gaza, and the self serving politics of our ruling class. Once we see how corrupt and murderous the rule of the elite is, there is no going back. You can become a cog in the wheel, a toady who mouths the familiar excuses for the empire, or you can become a truth teller.
We talked also about the media that does its very best to keep our citizenry absorbed in other issues. Besides the dozen or so leftist publications and media programs, our news is entertainment for the masses, a People Magazine made up a short stories of the glamorous and famous. A wasteland of the intellect really.
So I do my show, all too aware of how bare bones it really is. I get all the guests, write the show, produce and then record it. I pick the songs too. And if you are still reading this, you have probably gotten further than most. But here you are, and I am sorry I can't reach out and shake your hand. You must be interested in truth, and you must think that Activist Radio has a part in revealing the butchers who run our national killing machine. They are riding naked, of course, and their hands are covered with blood.
