Pentagon Denies Russia Is Pulling Back PLUS: Afghanistan Assets & LA Truckers’ Union Drive

Russia announced they’ve pulled back some of their troops from their border with Ukraine, but U.S. officials have accused Russia of lying and of building up other forces, and U.S. media has blasted out the official U.S. spin. Ben Norton, journalist & editor of the new outlet and podcast Multipolarista, goes over the media’s outrageous role in the conflict.

Germany has played a negotiating role in this conflict, but will U.S.-German relations fray as this conflict drags on? MP Sevim Dagdelen, Die Linke spokeswoman for international politics and disarmament in the German Bundestag, joins the show to discuss.

While Afghanistan is in financial chaos after decades of U.S. occupation, the Biden administration has announced its support for seizing half of Afghanistan’s reserves for families of people who died or were hurt in the 9/11 attacks, while sending the other half back to Afghanistan. (The U.S. sent these funds years ago to U.S. banks.) Kathy Kelly, the co-coordinator for the Ban Killer Drones campaign (bankillerdrones.org), who has organized and joined many delegations to Kabul, explains.

Puerto Rico has had huge protests by workers in the public sector, demanding raises, better working conditions, and more secure retirement. Masses of workers are coming together to make these demands of Governor Pedro Pierluisi, and they’ve made some incredible progress. Dr. Adriana Garriga-López, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Kalamazoo College & Adjunct Professor at the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey campus, joins the show.

The truckers at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are petitioning to unionize with the Teamsters union and be treated and paid fairly. Drivers for XPO Logistics Inc. are categorized as “contractors” rather than employees, and don’t have health insurance through their job nor are they paid as employees would be. Kristal Romero, Port Division Coordinator with the Teamsters, explains the situation and their demands.

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