Progressive Commentary Hour

Daniel Kovalik is a labor and human rights attorney and author, who has taught international human rights at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. For over two decades he served as a counsel for the United Steelworkers and the AFL-CIO, and is best known for his cases against Coca Cola, Drummond, and Occidental Petroleum based upon human rights abuses in Colombia. He was also a recipient of a Project Censored award for his investigation into the murders of Colombian trade unionists. Dan is a graduate of Columbia Law School and received a fellowship at Stanford University's law school. He has written several acclaimed books dealing with the scapegoating of Russia, plots to attack and overthrow Iran and Venezuela,  US efforts to establish world hegemony by interfering in other nations and on Cancel Culture.  He is the author of "Cancel This Book: The Progressive Case Against Cancel Culture" and "Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance."  His articles have appeared on RT, Counterpunch, Common Dreams, Global Research and elsewhere.

Dr. Lawrence Palevsky, a board-certified pediatrician and holistic health expert, dives into the contentious vaccine-autism debate, urging listeners to question the lack of comprehensive studies. He discusses the historical failures of pharmaceutical accountability and the effects of diet on childhood conditions like ADHD, advocating for elimination diets over medications. Additionally, he raises alarm about potential adverse effects of the COVID vaccine and the need for transparency in health practices, reinforcing the growing skepticism among parents.

Professor Vladimir Brovkin is a Russian‑born American historian specializing in Soviet and post‑Soviet Russian history. He was born in St. Petersburg (formerly Leningrad) and completed his undergraduate studies at St. Petersburg University. He later pursued a master’s degree at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and earned his Ph.D. in History from Princeton University. Before moving to the US in the mid 1970s, he taught at Ural University in Russia and later was an associate professor of Soviet History at Harvard University's Russian Research Center.  Prof Brovkin has specialized in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution and the various political parties, social movements, institutions and ideas that have shaped modern Russia. He has published several rigorously archived works, and last year released his important book From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity: 1913–2023, which spans over a century of Russian history and analyzes changing models of Russia's national identity. Prof.  Brovkin also speaks and writes about Western since 1991, the impact of NATO expansion on Russian‑Western relations, and the Ukraine conflict. He also hosts a Youtube channel -- Issues of Contemporary Politics with Dr. Brovkin.

Dr. Gary Null Plays an excerpt from his documentary "Drugging our Children"

Dr. Gary Null plays an excerpt from part three of his most recent webinar.

Dr. Gary Null plays an excerpt from part two of his most recent webinar.

We are welcoming back on the program Richard Gage, a San Francisco based architect who is a member of the American institute of Architects and is the former CEO of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth. He is the founding member of Architects and Engineers for 911 Truth. Richard became interested in researching the destruction of the WTC high rises after becoming exposed to the work of the late 9/11 researcher Prof. David Ray Griffin, who listeners may have heard on this program several times in the past. His organization AE911Truth now has over 3,600 architects and engineers in its membership demanding a new investigation into the destruction of the three WTC buildings. Mr Gage is currently leading the charge for a new World Trade Center investigation along with his courageous wife Gail. More information of their effort can be found on RichardGage911.org.

Guy Mettan is a Swiss journalist and politician aligned with the Swiss People's Party. He is former editor in chief of Geneva's main newspaper Tribune de Geneve, and the co-founder and executive editor of the Geneva Press Club and president of the Swiss-Russian Chamber of Commerce. Guy has also held presidential positions including the Swiss-Russian Chamber of Commerce, the Geneva Section of the Swiss Red Cross and the Grand Council of Geneva, a consortium of political parties started in the mid-19th century. Earlier he was a Parliament member and later the Parliament's speaker. In 2017, Russian president Vladimir Putin awarded Guy with the Russian medal of the Order of Friendship. He is the author of several books. Particularly noteworthy is his book "Creating Russophobia: From the Great Religious Schism to Anti-Putin Hysteria" published by Clarity Books.

Dr. Dana Flavin-Konig has been a cancer researcher since 1979, and has been applying her conventional, alternative and complementary therapies for over three decades. She is the founder of the Foundation for Collaborative Medicine and Research, a non profit organization that collaborates with physicians, researchers and patients worldwide to share the knowledge about pharmacology and nutrition. In the past she worked as a science assistant in the FDA's bureau of toxicology, and an advisor to the president of the Nutrition Foundation. Dr. Flavin holds multiple degrees in psychology, chemistry, a graduate degree in pharmacology from Chicago Medical School, nutrient biochemistry at Howard University, a medical degree from Innsbruck in Austria, and an honorary professorship from De Montfort University in the UK.  In addition to her long career in cancer research and clinical practice, Dana has investigated novel therapeutic solutions for AIDS and more recently Covid. Her Foundation's website is Collmed.org.

Prof Angus Dalgleish is a professor emeritus of oncology at the University of London who is recognized worldwide for his contributions in cancer and HIV research. Dr. Dalgleish is the co-discoverer of identifying the CD4 receptor as a major cellular receptor for HIV.  He has published approximately 500 papers in the peer-reviewed literature. He was a member of a selective group led by former MI6 head Richard Dearlove who referred to themselves as the Covid Hunters. As early as March 2020, just a few months after the first announcement of the pandemic coronavirus, this group stated the Covid-19 virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology.   Prof. Dalgleish has been an outspoken critic of government lockdowns, mask mandates and the Covid vaccines, notably the mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna.