System Update with Glenn Greenwald

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Persecution by the Agricultural Industry - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-10-1450:08

This week on System Update, Glenn reports on Dept of Agriculture documents obtained via FOIA that reveal how factory farm industry groups surveil and malign industry critics. Glenn also talks to Crystal Heath, a bay-area veterinarian who has been the target of a vicious persecution campaign waged by the industrial agriculture lobby for having spoken out about mistreatment and abuse of animals. Follow Crystal Heath on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcrystalheath Follow Glenn Greenwald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald Read Glenn’s work: https://theintercept.com/staff/glenn-greenwald/ System Update: https://theintercept.com/staff/systemupdate/ Previous episodes: https://interc.pt/30Ot2s3 Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro Sequence 00:00:10 Glenn's Monologue 00:25:23 Conversation with Crystal Heath 00:49:53 End Credits

What Explains Elite Contempt For Joe Rogan - System Update With Glenn Greenwald

2020-09-2901:09:362

This week on System Update, Glenn Greenwald talks to Shant Mesrobian, formerly with the Obama 2008 campaign and current co-host of ‘The Backchannel’, about the disdain establishment liberals and mainstream journalists express for Joe Rogan, and how his platform has been growing in importance despite this. Follow Shant Mesrobian: https://twitter.com/ShantMM The Backchannel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBackchannel Follow Glenn Greenwald on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald Read Glenn’s work: https://theintercept.com/staff/glenn-greenwald/ System Update: https://theintercept.com/staff/systemupdate/ Previous episodes: https://interc.pt/30Ot2s3 Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro Sequence 00:00:10 Glenn's Monologue 00:12:30 Conversation with Shant Mesrobian 01:09:28 End Credits

Dispatches from Latin America: Brazil, Colombia and Mexico - System Update with Victor Pougy

2020-09-1301:35:23

This week on System Update, guest host Victor Pougy talks to Jacobin Contributing Editor Benjamin Fogel about the state of affairs in Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. About Brazil, they discuss the Bolsonaro government and the Flordelis scandal. Then they talk about the recent arrest of ex-president Alvaro Uribe in Colombia. Finally, they discuss the presidency of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico. Follow Victor on twitter: https://twitter.com/vpougy Find Victor's work: https://theintercept.com/staff/victorpougy/ and https://theintercept.com/staff/systemupdate/ Follow Benjamin Fogel on twitter: https://twitter.com/BenjaminFogel Read Ben's work: https://www.jacobinmag.com/author/benjamin-fogel and https://africasacountry.com/author/benjamin-fogel Previous episodes: https://interc.pt/30Ot2s3 Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Secret Brazil Archive: https://theintercept.com/series/secret-brazil-archive/ Videos about Latin America: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW0Gy9pTgVnuWYosH_Le-y_3QOhCv46A4 Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro sequence 00:00:11 Introduction 00:04:49 Interview with Benjamin Fogel 00:06:44 Topic: Brazil 00:45:55 Topic: Colombia 01:04:30 Topic: Mexico 01:27:00 Conclusion 01:34:33 Credits 1:34:40 End Screen

Is the US Social Fabric Unraveling? - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-08-2936:252

This week on System Update, host Glenn Greenwald examines the crumbling of the US social fabric. Glenn explores the rise in so-called Deaths of Despair, and examines the symptoms of deep unhappiness across in America - from suicide to drug overdoses - and how this long-term trend has acutely intensified with the Covid pandemic. Previous episodes: https://interc.pt/30Ot2s3 Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00 Intro Sequence 00:10 Glenn's Monologue 36:06 End Credits

Covid-19 Transforming Culture and Media in The United States - System Update with Murtaza Hussain

2020-08-2401:21:53

This week on System Update, guest host Murtaza Hussain talks to Nesrine Malik and Yair Rosenberg to try to understand what will be the lasting impacts of the COVID pandemic on US culture and media, and what are likely to be its political implications. Follow Murtaza on twitter: https://twitter.com/MazMHussain Read Murtaza's work: https://theintercept.com/staff/murtaza-hussain/ Follow Nesrine Malik: https://twitter.com/NesrineMalik Follow Yair Rosenberg: https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg Previous episodes: https://interc.pt/30Ot2s3 Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:11 Murtaza's Intro 00:58 Interview with Nesrine Malik 41:08 Interview with Yair Rosenberg 01:22:03 End credits

Covid Strengthens Ruling Class Grip on the U.S. - System Update with Lee Fang

2020-08-1001:21:511

As the coronavirus pandemic engulfs the U.S., Intercept reporter and guest host Lee Fang investigates who are the real winners and losers of the government response to the crisis. We hear from David Dayen, Executive Editor at The American Prospect, about how the pandemic can accentuate the monopolization of the U.S. economy, from American Economic Liberties Project Executive Director Sarah Miller about the economic consequences of the pandemic and from A.F.L-C.I.O. Policy Director Damon Silvers about the relationship between labor rights, workplace safety, and public health. Follow Lee on twitter: https://twitter.com/lhfang Read Lee's work: https://theintercept.com/staff/leefang/ Previous episodes: https://interc.pt/30Ot2s3 Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:11 Lee's Monologue 04:20 Interview with David Dayen - Executive Editor, The American Prospect 36:23 Interview with Sarah Miller - Executive Director, American Economic Liberties Project 53:02 Interview with Damon Silvers - Policy Director, A.F.L.-C.I.O. 1:21:31 End Credits

Andray Domise and the BLM Protests - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-08-0101:20:41

This week on System Update, Glenn Greenwald speaks in-depth with Andray Domise, contributing editor at Macleans, about the still-growing BLM protests around the US, what objectives they have, whether their tactics and strategies are likely to produce success, what the Federal and police response reveals, and what unintended consequences they may produce. Follow Andray on twitter: https://twitter.com/andraydomise Previous episodes: https://interc.pt/30Ot2s3 Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe

The US-Supported Coup in Bolivia: Revealing and Tragic - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-07-2501:52:48

This week on System Update, Glenn Greenwald hosts an in-depth exploration of the 2019 military coup that toppled Bolivia's democratically elected President Evo Morales, the ongoing repression there, and what it reveals about US propaganda. We speak with Bolivia-based activist Kathryn Ledebur, director of the Andean Information Network, about the situation on the ground, and from Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic & Policy Research, about the role of the OAS in legitimizing the coup. Watch Glenn Greenwald's Interview with Evo Morales: https://youtu.be/-hEwE64-kUQ Follow the Andean Information Network: https://twitter.com/AndeanInfoNet Center for Economic & Policy Research: https://cepr.net/ Previous episodes: https://interc.pt/30Ot2s3 Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe In Memoriam: Michael Brooks Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Glenn’s monologue 38:46 Interview with Kathryn Ledebur 01:20:51 Interview with Mark Weisbrot 01:52:09 End credits

Elites are Distorting the "Cancel Culture" Crisis - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-07-1840:411

On this week's System Update, host Glenn Greenwald explores the recent discourse around "cancel culture", separating the self-serving elite grievances from the new free-speech constraints legitimately repressing powerless people in every sector. Read the article: https://theintercept.com/2020/07/14/c... Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Glenn’s monologue

How Congress Maintains Endless War - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-07-1101:07:122

In this week's episode of System Update, host Glenn Greenwald takes a thorough look at what happens in congress when the public isn't looking, helping make sense of how the US keeps it’s endless war machine perpetually running. Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Watch it on youtube: https://youtu.be/ejqYrzEX14E Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Glenn’s monologue Secretly Taped Audio Reveals Democratic Leadership Pressuring Progressive to Leave Race - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcgPyKt-ysY&feature=emb_title Markup of H.R. 6395 - Roll Call Vote No. 10 - Crow Amendment on Afghanistan (Log 461r1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10SBlYuA73Y&feature=youtu.be

The Full Snowden Interview - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-07-0453:041

While we're away this week for the 4th of July holidays, you can check out the full unedited interview Glenn did with Edward Snowden in April. We'll be back with a new episode next week. Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:10 A message from our producer 02:21 Interview with Edward Snowden

Should the populist left ever work with the populist right? - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-06-2801:53:04

*At 18:28, we incorrectly identify Anya Parampil as a Venezuelan journalist with Telesur. She is an American journalist, and works for The Grayzone. We apologize for the error.* In this week's episode of System Update, host Glenn Greenwald explores a debate that has been dividing the left in recent weeks: how should leftists engage right-wing populists? Glenn talks to Nathan J. Robinson, Editor at Current Affairs, and Krystal Ball, co-host of The Hill TV’s Rising, two people who have been arguing from different sides of this discussion. Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Glenn's Monologue 28:56 Interview with Nathan J. Robinson 1:20:27 Interview with Krystal Ball

Is Israel Poised to Admit it Annexed the West Bank? - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-06-2055:44

In this week's episode of System Update, host Glenn Greenwald explores the looming prospect of permanent annexation of significant parts of the West Bank by Israel. We speak to guest Omar Barghouti, a Palestinian human rights activist and co-founder of the BDS movement. Subscribe to our channel: https://interc.pt/subscribe Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Glenn's Monologue 22:25 Interview with Omar Barghouti 55:24 End Credits

Did US Health Experts Sacrifice Their Credibility For Politics? - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-06-1301:42:23

In this week's episode of System Update, host Glenn Greenwald examines the sudden, radical change in the advice given by health experts regarding the coronavirus in the wake of the George Floyd protests, and how the perception that this change is politically motivated carries the risk of eroding public trust in health authorities in the middle of a pandemic. We speak to guest Adam Gaffney, a public health researcher at Harvard Medical School, about these matters. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Glenn's Monologue 1:08:47 Interview with Adam Gaffney 1:42:04 End Credits

The Sham Prosecution of Michael Flynn - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-06-1301:45:412

On this week's episode of System Update, Glenn Greenwald does an in-depth exploration of the prosecution of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, untangling the corrupt practices the agencies involved in the Russiagate investigation, and providing a clear overview of why this prosecution should concern everyone - even those whose sympathies don't lie with Flynn.

Are the protesters' tactics justified? - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-06-0658:30

On this week’s episode of System Update, host Glenn Greenwald explores the issues surrounding the wave of protests against police violence that are happening around the United States. Glenn talks to writer and founder of Theory of Enchantment Chloe Valdary and progressive activist and journalist Benjamin Dixon about what the best tactics are for the movement. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:10 Glenn's Monologue 16:27 Interview with Chloe Valdary 38:40 Interview with Ben Dixon 58:11 End Credits

Factory Farms' New, Gruesome Extermination Method - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-06-0439:52

On this week’s episode of System Update, host Glenn Greenwald explores The Intercept’s recently published investigation revealing the widespread use of a cruel, inhumane extermination method in Iowa Select’s pig farms in Iowa. Glenn talks to Matt Johnson, who lead the investigation by animal rights group DxE, and we also hear exclusive testimonial from the Iowa Select whistleblower who came forward with crucial transparency about an industry that works to conceal its practices from the public. Read the report: https://interc.pt/2XcUIG7

The Murderous History and Deceitful Function of the CIA - System Update with Glenn Greenwald

2020-05-2701:26:161

On this week's episode of System Update, Glenn Greenwald talks to journalist Vincent Bevins about his newly launched book, The Jakarta Method. The book examines the series of mass murder programs engineered by the CIA with the purported goal of fighting communism during the Cold War, and how the consequences of these programs shape the global order -- and U.S. politics -- to this day.

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