The Katie Halper Show

Hear the full interview with Gabor Mate at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/gabor-mate-free-61785859 Gabor Maté talks to Katie about how his experience as a Holocaust survivor turned him into a critic of Israel and a Free Palestine activist. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and best selling author who focuses on addiction, stress, childhood development and trauma. He is the author of "Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder," "When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress," "In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction," and the forthcoming book "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture." He's a developer of the therapeutic approach compassionate inquiry, now studied by hundreds of therapists, physicians, counselors and others internationally.

(Patreon-only interview with Gabor Mate https://www.patreon.com/posts/61785859) What better way to cover up ethnic cleansing than by literally planting trees over it? The Jewish National Fund, a non-profit founded in 1901 is doing just that through its afforestation projects. The latest one is on land used by Bedouin Palestinian communities for agriculture in Southern Israel. Ali Abunimah, of Electronic Intifada talks about Israel's latest assaults on Palestine and Palestinians and Ariel Gold, of CODEPINK talks about what her organization is doing about it. Ali Abunimah is director of The Electronic Intifada, an independent nonprofit publication focusing on Palestine. He is the author of "One Country, A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse" and "The Battle for Justice in Palestine." Ariel Gold is the national co-director of CODEPINK, a women-led grassroots organization working to end U.S. wars and militarism, support peace and human rights initiatives, and redirect our tax dollars into healthcare, education, green jobs and other life-affirming programs. Before being banned from entering Israel in June 2018, Ariel used to travel to the West Bank one to two times per year to work with Palestinian individuals and organizations on the ground in their struggle for freedom and justice. To support the program as well as hear extended interviews, bonus content and more, please join us at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow

Who actually killed Martin Luther King Jr? The answer may surprise you. Author, journalist and activist Eugene Puryear fills us in. Eugene Puryear is the author of "Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America," a journalist at Breakthrough News and the host of the Punch Out podcast. Hear our patreon-only chat with Eugene about the latest in Ethiopia, what he learned when he went there, his father's role in the Civil Rights Movement, and the worst Happy MLK tweets here https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-with-khs-61390129

Full chat with Richard Wolff is here (https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-richard-61093872) This episode of the Katie Halper show combines two interviews! One with Richard Wolff and one with Matt Bruenig. Richard Wolff is the host of #EconomicUpdate, Professor of Economics Emeritus at @UMassAmherst, visiting professor at The New School, founder of @democracyatwrk and the author of several books including Democracy at Work, Understanding Marxism, and Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It. He's been called "America's most prominent Marxist economist" by The New York Times. Matt Bruenig is the founder of the crowdfunded think tank the People's Policy Project, and the co-host of the podcast The Bruenigs with Elizabeth Bruenig

Found our discussion with Rania about the two year anniversary of the killing of Qassam Suleimani here plus getting censored by Instagram here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60843466) Beirut-based journalist Rania Khalek reports back from being on the ground in Ethiopia and shares what she learned and what the media is getting wrong about it.

The CDC has just shortened its recommended isolation period. But what's behind the change? Science? Or corporate profit? Is it a mere coincidence that the new number of days matches the number of days asked for by the CEO of Delta Airlines? And Joe Biden says there's "no federal solution" to Covid? Is that true? Joining us to discuss this and more is Dr. Oni Blackstock, a primary care and HIV physician, founder and Executive Director of Health Justice, and former Assistant Commissioner at the New York City Health Department as well as Justin Feldman, an epidemiologist and research fellow at the Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights.

Full chat with Briahna Joy Gray is here (https://www.patreon.com/posts/briahna-joy-gray-60142671) Bad Faith podcast host & Bernie Sanders' former press secretary Briahna Joy Gray responds to the Build Back Better debacle. what it means about Biden, and the really awkward moment when Charlamagne Tha God asked Kamala Harris if Joe Biden or Joe Manchin was the President. Then journalist and editor of The American Prospect David Dayen breaks down all things Build Back Better like only he can.

Cornel West talks about the persecution of Julian Assange. Then Lucy Lawless and Steven Donziger talks about Chevron's poisoning the Ecuadorian Amazon and the case against Donziger and Dr. West sits in and listens.

Roger Waters and Randy Credico respond to the Assange verdict and talk about what's next, including the protest they're attending Monday December 13 at noon at The British Consulate at 885 2nd Ave

Katie Halper, Krystal Ball, Marianne Williamson & Briahna Joy Gray join forces to host a livestream to free Steven Donziger, the human rights and environmentalist lawyer serving a six month prison sentence for successfully suing Chevron for poisoning the water in the Ecuadorian Amazon. We're joined by special guests including Susan Sarandon, Chris Hedges, Richard Wolff, Roger Waters, Lucy Lawless (XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS!), David Sirota, Kyle Kulinski, Nina Turner, Paul Paz y Miño, Alli Jarrar, attorneys Ron Kooby, Marty, Martin Garbus and Natali Segovia and more!