James Risen
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and national security reporter for The Intercept.
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May 17, 2023 • 46min
The Senator Who Roped the CIA
Journalist James Risen discusses Sen. Frank Church's investigation of CIA misdeeds, including assassination plots, LSD mind-control experiments, and spying on Americans. The podcast explores the Church Committee hearings, the controversial MK Ultra program, the transformation of the CIA after 9/11, the Discord leak controversy, and the importance of in-depth reporting on national security and intelligence institutions.
Oct 16, 2022 • 1h 12min
Mini Show #59: Health Insurance, CIA Failure, Rail Workers, AOC Confronted & More!
James Risen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, joins David Sirota, an economic and political writer, and Maximilian Alvarez, editor of The Real News Network, along with Terry Gerstein from Harvard Law. They dive into CIA failures around the Ukraine invasion and critique the health insurance industry's pricing abuses despite government support. The panel also examines labor dynamics, the right to strike, and the influence of corporate interests on the Supreme Court, emphasizing the need for collective action and stronger worker rights.
