Interviews

Bill Still, the author and documentary filmmaker behind such films as The Secret of Oz, joins us to discuss his bid for the presidential nomination for the Libertarian Party in 2012. We discuss the main planks of his platform and how interested libertarians can support his campaign.

Michael Vail of StratRisks.com interviews James Corbett for his program, The Vantage Point. We discuss geopolitical flashpoints, the psychology of defeatism, behaviour due to controlled response and terrorism.

This week on The International Forecaster with Bob Chapman: What does Iceland’s investment upgrade mean for other countries that are facing bankster-imposed austerity? Also, the Greek drama continues with the continuing second bailout saga and the mainstreaming of calls for a return to the drachma. China sets up a war chest for foreign takeovers and cuts reserve requirements for its major banks. Also, Iran, under diplomatic pressure, stops oil shipments to Britain and France.

Dr. Thorsten Pattberg of Peking University joins us to discuss the concept of language imperialism and how words and their (mis)translations can prevent us from truly understanding another culture.

Catherine Austin Fitts of Solari.com joins us to discuss the problem facing us in the wake of the financial coup d’etat — the breakaway civilization who believes themselves to be history’s actors — and the solution, what she calls Rethinking Diversification. We discuss what a decentralized, wealth-building society would look like and what we can do to take the power away from our would-be tyrants.

This week on the New World Next Week: the Spec Ops forces ask for more autonomy after the SEAL 6 psy-op; the UN inches closer toward their coveted global tax; and the media finally turns to the problem of the voting dead.

This week in our regular conversation with Bob Chapman of TheInternationalForecaster.com we discuss the breakdown of the US petrodollar hegemony and the moves away from the dollar and towards gold and silver in Asia. We also touch on the recent foreclosuregate settlement, the growing corruption on Wall Street, and youth unemployment.