Wagner’s Coup-tastrophe: What Now for Russia-Ukraine War?

On The Freedom Side LIVE, Thursday 6/29 at 3pm ET/12pm PT, tune in to hear The armed insurrection against Russia’s military forces, spearheaded by Yevgeny Prigozhin, the self-proclaimed ’founder’ of the Wagner Group of military contractors, abruptly fizzled out on Saturday. The US corporate-owned media was deeply disappointed. Rania and Eugene discuss the “coup” attempt and the forces that contributed to the 24-hr event. A rising political current of far-right figures like Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene is expressing opposition to U.S. involvement in the Ukraine war. Amanda Yee, an editor of and Host of Radio Free Amanda, explains why we should not be fooled by this “anti-war” posturing and the agenda behind “America First” isolationism. With the expiration of Title 42, the Trump administration’s pandemic-era rapid-expulsion border policy, the corporate media went into overdrive spewing racist and anti-immigrant rhetoric, emphasizing a “migrant surge“ at the border. Todd Miller, an author and journalist specializing in border issues reveals that the true “border surge“ lies in the unprecedented funding for border militarization, making the U.S. border with Mexico one of the most militarized and surveilled places on Earth. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to the White House, as the Biden administration actively works towards integrating India into its strategy of encircling China. Prasanth R., a journalist at Peoples Dispatch, delves into Modi’s visit and how it fits within the larger developing multipolar world. June 24th marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision which overturned abortion rights on a national level. Jessica Mason Pieklo, Executive Editor at Rewire News, discusses the historic attack on women’s rights and the grassroots struggle to restore & expand abortion rights. ---------------------------- ►Become a Patron: ►Tweet us on Twitter: ►Follow us on Instagram: ►Follow us on Telegram: ►Follow us on TikTok: @btnewsroom #BreakThroughNews