BFTN 60 – Killer Clowns & Terror Drones

BFTN 60 – Killer Clowns & Terror Drones

The oligarchs have worked out the model for getting people to vote for “killer clowns”. The Democrats gave Trump $738 billion to buy weapons. And America is using AGM-114R9X Hellfire drones to terrorize the world. George Monbiot on the killer clowns. Media...
BFTN 59 – Bolivia 3

BFTN 59 – Bolivia 3

Colonel Huge Banzer ruled Bolivia with military support until 1978, when Siles won the election – but Banzer declared the election invalid. The same thing happened in 1979. And again in 1980. But this time General Luis García Meza grabbed the reins of power in...
BFTN 58 – Bolivia 2

BFTN 58 – Bolivia 2

We pick up our series on the political history of Bolivia in 1943 with the government of Major Gualberto Villarroel López, which ended in violence and his assassination a few years later. The country continued to have coup after coup. In 1967, Che Guevara tried to...
BFTN 57 – Alan MacLeod on Media Bias

BFTN 57 – Alan MacLeod on Media Bias

Alan MacLeod joins me to discuss the propaganda model and how it applies to media bias on the coverage of Bolivia, Venezuela, Corbyn, Ukrainegate and Russiagate.  Alan is a member of the Glasgow University Media Group. He is author of “Bad News From...