International legal expert and ex-UN Office of Human Rights Commissioner whistleblower Craig Mokhiber joins the Grayzone's Aaron Mate and Max Blumenthal to discuss the ICJ's landmark ruling ordering Israel to prevent genocide by its forces in t

Norman Finkelstein on Gaza - live in NYC

Nov 11th, 2023 1h 18m

Norman Finkelstein, historian and scholar, joins Aaron Maté for a live discussion about Israel's war on Gaza, the meaning of Hamas' atrocities, the question of genocide and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, and U.S. complicity. Recorded live

Report for European Parliament challenges OPCW’s Syria cover-up

Sep 19th, 2023 1h 3m

A new report offers the most thorough exposé to date of the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scandal, in which the world’s top chemical watchdog manipulated an investigation to baselessly accuse Syria of a chemical weapons attack in the town of Douma.In

John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger

Jul 30th, 2023 1h 1m

John Mearsheimer, the eminent political scientist who has warned for years that NATO's Ukraine policy would lead to disaster, joins Aaron Maté to assess the state of the Ukraine proxy war and the dangers ahead.Guest: John Mearsheimer. R. Wend

John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger

Jul 30th, 2023 1h 1m

Biden's corruption led to Ukraine's destruction: fmr. Kiev diplomat

Jul 13th, 2023 1h 23m

Former Ukrainian government official and diplomat Andrii Telizhenko joins Aaron Maté to discuss how, in his view, powerful US figures including Joe Biden have used Ukraine for personal corruption and the geopolitical aim of bleeding Russia -- a

Aaron Mate at UN: Syria probe was censored, and cover-up continues

Apr 1st, 2023 15m 36s

In closing remarks at a United Nations meeting, Aaron Maté of The Grayzone notes that no one disputes the fact that a probe by the Organisation For the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) of an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria was cen

Aaron Mate spars with British diplomat over Syria cover-up

Mar 30th, 2023 19m 10s

At a United Nations meeting that addressed a Syria cover-up scandal at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Aaron Maté of The Grayzone responds to a challenge from British diplomat Thomas Phipps.Support Pushback:

In major shift, Brazil challenges OPCW's Syria cover-up

Mar 28th, 2023 26m 4s

In a geopolitical shift, Brazil has come out in favor of accountability for the OPCW's Syria cover-up scandal. At a meeting of UN Security Council members on March 23rd, Brazil criticized the OCW's “poor” handling of the issue and rebuked the

Aaron Mate at UN: OPCW cover-up denies justice to Douma victims

Mar 27th, 2023 26m 19s

Speaking to the United Nations Security Council, Aaron Maté of The Grayzone calls out the OPCW's ongoing cover-up of its investigation into the alleged April 2018 chemical attack in Douma, Syria. Aaron also debunks the latest efforts by the O

Seymour Hersh: US bombed Nord Stream to prolong the Ukraine proxy war

Mar 2nd, 2023 44m 36s

Seymour Hersh joins Aaron Maté to discuss his report on how the Biden administration bombed the Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, which blew up not only a vital Russian-German infrastructure project but a key off-ramp to peace in Ukraine. Guest:

Veteran NYT journalist Jeff Gerth exposes US media's Russiagate debacle

Feb 16th, 2023 54m 47s

In a new four-part series for the Columbia Journalism Review, veteran journalist Jeff Gerth documents US media's journalistic malpractice in covering Russiagate. Guest: Jeff Gerth, journalist who spent three decades as an investigative report

Norman Finkelstein On How The Left Cancels Itself

Feb 11th, 2023 1h 17m

Author and scholar Norman Finkelstein on how the Left undermines class politics from within; the legacy of Barack Obama; censorious culture within US academia and his new book, “I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It."Guest: Norman Finkelstei

Matt Taibbi on the Twitter files

Jan 15th, 2023 1h 32m

Matt Taibbi joins The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal and Aaron Maté to discuss his reporting on internal Twitter files exposing US government pressure on the social media giant to validate Russiagate propaganda — and censor dissenting voices.Guest

How Ukraine's far-right, with NATO backing, block peace

Dec 19th, 2022 38m 51s

Scholar Nicolai Petro discusses the overlooked influence of Ukraine's far-right nationalist movement and former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent admission that the Minsk Accords -- the international formula for ending the post-2014 Donb

Sanctions are suffocating Syria: UN expert

Nov 23rd, 2022 54m 2s

After a 12-day visit, UN expert Alena Douhan calls for the lifting of US-led sanctions on Syria, where 90% of the population lives below the poverty line, 12 million grapple with food insecurity, millions are internally displaced, and electrici

Poland WWIII scare shows why top US general wants peace (w/ Doug Macgregor)

Nov 16th, 2022 40m 1s

After accusing Russia of firing missiles into Poland -- and triggering calls from Ukraine for direct NATO military intervention -- US officials are now acknowledging that Ukrainian air defenses were likely responsible. Douglas Macgregor, a re

Ukraine war escalates as diplomacy disappears

Nov 1st, 2022 42m 50s

As Russia escalates attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine following the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines and the Ukrainian attack on the Kerch bridge, diplomacy is nowhere to be found. Scholar and author Richard Sakwa on the latest

Dennis Kucinich: where are the pro-peace Democrats?

Oct 29th, 2022 41m 28s

Support Pushback: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmateDennis Kucinich, who led Congressional opposition to the Iraq war, reacts to the Congressional Progressive Caucus retracting a letter calling for diplomacy with Russia. "If we don't believe i

Jeffrey Sachs: end Ukraine proxy war or face "armageddon"

Oct 9th, 2022 48m 39s

Jeffrey Sachs joins The Grayzone's Aaron Maté and Max Blumenthal to discuss escalating nuclear rhetoric in Ukraine proxy war, the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, and why a diplomatic off-ramp is more urgent than ever. Sachs also addresses

US, UK sabotaged peace deal because they 'don't care about Ukraine': fmr. NATO adviser

Sep 27th, 2022 52m 51s

Former Swiss intelligence officer and NATO adviser Jacques Baud on the next phase of the Russia-Ukraine war and new allegations that the US and UK undermined a peace deal that could have ended it. The West's aim "is not the victory of Ukraine

Grayzone challenges Guardian reporter on US state-funded Syria smears

Jul 19th, 2022 31m 18s

Support Pushback: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmateA recent article in The Guardian parroted a US state-funded group's evidence-free allegations that The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté -- who has reported extensively on the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scand

US intel officer targeted by John Bolton reacts to coup-plot confession

Jul 15th, 2022 37m 13s

Support Pushback: https://www.patreon.com/aaronmateIn a live interview with CNN, former senior US official John Bolton admitted that he has "helped plan coups d’etat" in a number of foreign countries, including Venezuela. Fulton Armstrong,

NATO escalates the Ukraine proxy war (w/ Michael Tracey)

Jul 3rd, 2022 2h 6m

The Grayzone's Aaron Maté and Max Blumenthal interview Michael Tracey live from Madrid, where NATO meets to plan a major escalation in the Ukraine proxy war and admit Sweden and Finland as members.Guest: Michael Tracey. https://mtracey.substa

Masongate: Exposing Paul Mason's spook plot to destroy The Grayzone

Jun 11th, 2022 2h 29m

In this live stream, Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss The Grayzone's report exposing UK journalist Paul Mason's collusion with a shady intelligence contractor to enlist the UK state in a plot to destroy this outlet and neutralize the Briti