James Corbett talks with Ninel Ganea about Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.
The Brothers Karamazov is famed Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky’s final novel. Generally hailed as one of the greatest novels of Russian literature, this profound work provides insight into the human mind and the human soul, and it grapples with the great questions of suffering, sin and redemption. Here to discuss this novel is Ninel Ganea of ContraMundum.ro, the publisher of the Romanian edition of REPORTAGE (Reportaj).
The US-led order in the Middle East is facing one of its biggest challenges yet. Iran refuses to surrender, Yemen continues to resist Saudi-backed forces, and Israel's war is creating growing political and economic consequences across the Western world.
In this explosive episode of Silk and Steel, Carl Zha welcomes back Laith Marouf, journalist and representative of Free Palestine TV, for an in-depth discussion about the changing balance of power in West Asia.
Why has Saudi Arabia renewed its military campaign in Yemen? Can the United States and Israel actually defeat Iran? And is Washington's unconditional support for Israel undermining the foundations of American power?
Laith Marouf offers his perspective on the battlefield developments in Yemen, the resilience of Iran, the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz, and the growing challenge to the US-led regional security system.
Anthony Aguilar and Prof. Glenn Diesen on whether Trump may resign, and whether an all-out war with Iran comes first. Aguilar is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, a Special Forces Green Beret who served 25 years, and a whistleblower after working as an aid contractor for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Midterm defeat and the political cost of the Iran war
00:03:16 Trump's blame game and possible White House departures
00:09:10 Could Trump resign and leave Vance to take over?
00:14:01 Iran's defense-in-depth and air-defense systems
00:19:29 Radar networks, interceptor stocks, and the attrition problem
00:22:35 From the RQ-170 to Shahed and Lucas drones
00:26:24 Ground invasion plans and the risks of a massive air campaign
00:32:02 Why escalation could harden Iran's negotiating position
00:33:38 Potential Iranian retaliation and regional bases
00:38:20 Political calculations, China's intelligence role, and regional trust
00:45:33 Rubio, Vance, and the expected shake-up among officials
Judge Napolitano recaps Judging Freedom for Nov. 5 with clips of Prof. Mohammad Marandi, Prof. Glenn Diesen, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson and Col. Douglas Macgregor.
Ukraine torture house allegations: a teenager’s hospital account, a woman held without bail, and disturbing questions about accountability near Kiev / Kyiv.
I’m Patrick Lancaster. In this follow-up special report, I examine what happened to Valentina Molodaya and the teenager, reportedly 14, after they spoke publicly about alleged abuse at the house in Petropavlovskaya Borshchagovka.
We examine the reported 60-day pretrial detention order without bail, the teenager’s extended account, Molodaya’s courtroom statements and earlier ceremony footage introducing her as a medical professional. We also look at questioning of the ambulance driver, the Myrotvorets listings, the prosecution’s allegations and the DBR’s announced investigation.
The teenager’s account includes both his allegations of abuse and his rejection of some versions circulating online. Original non-English speech is presented with English translations so you can follow the source material yourself.
This report contains witness allegations, the authorities’ account and my commentary. Central claims remain disputed. The Times and UN material shown near the end is historical reporting from June 2016, clearly dated as archive context.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Opening: the follow-up
00:01:45 Molodaya held without bail
00:02:23 The teenager leaving the house
00:03:16 His hospital account
00:09:18 What the teenager rejects
00:10:34 Her earlier medical background
00:12:34 The prosecution and her court response
00:13:47 The ambulance driver
00:14:54 Myrotvorets and the family
00:16:40 The investigation
00:17:31 The Times and UN reporting: 2016 archive
00:18:10 Closing questions
Iran has scored a major blow to Trump in the midterms tsunami that is throwing the reeling US administration into panic mode as Netanyahu holds an emergency meeting to begin for another round of war. Is Trump TACOing or is the US trying to lull Iran to sleep before major escalation? Patrick Henningsen and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson join the show for a full round of geopolitical analysis amid post-election fallout.
Joe Kent and Prof. Glenn Diesen on post-midterm desperation and whether Israel could escalate to a nuclear strike on Iran. Kent is the former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, who resigned in March 2026 due to the war against Iran.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Kent says voters have rejected the Iran war
00:03:02 Could Israel draw the U.S. back into the conflict?
00:09:33 Iran's retaliation risk and the limits of escalation
00:14:03 Military capacity, blockade costs, and the nuclear danger
00:20:19 How Gulf infrastructure could widen the war
00:25:26 A shifting Middle East and the future of U.S. security guarantees
00:32:32 Could Washington and Tehran cooperate against jihadists?
00:37:24 Kent's account of U.S. policy and unintended consequences
00:42:33 Why Kent calls Iran pragmatic and negotiable
00:45:10 Trump's remaining opportunity to end the war
The late Marty Rosenblatt, MS, was a computational physicist who spent his career working in the military and industrial sectors. He was the president of the Applied Precognition Project.
In this video rebooted from 2016, he traces the origin of his work in applied precognition to the development of “remote viewing” and its use by the U.S. military intelligence establishment in the mid-1970s. He specifically points to the associative remote viewing (ARV) methodology used for financial forecasting. Several published studies have used this methodology successfully for financial forecasting. He discusses some paradoxes associated with precognition and how he, personally, has come to resolve them.
Trump's political troubles are mounting, America's political landscape is shifting, and the consequences could reshape the global balance of power.
In this special post-November election episode of Silk and Steel, Carl Zha welcomes back returning guest Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at CICG, to examine the political fallout in Washington and what it means for America, China, and the rest of the world.
The discussion explores how Trump's promises of peace and lower prices have collided with the realities of war, inflation, and growing public dissatisfaction. With Democrats gaining ground in the election, the question is no longer simply who won — but what happens next to Trump's presidency and the Republican Party.
As Washington becomes increasingly unpredictable, China may find itself in an increasingly advantageous position. While America alienates allies and struggles with domestic political divisions, China's economic stability, industrial capacity, and long-term planning could become increasingly attractive to countries looking for predictability.
Former Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Aguilar and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern tell Danny Haiphong that JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the Republican midterm losses, while Trump is still talking about a large strike on Iran. They also take up an Israeli warning that Iran is considering chemical weapons, and Aguilar says he still expects major fighting to restart before the new Congress meets on 3 January 2027.
Timeline:
00:00:00 News update and escalation
00:04:57 Analysis of congressional war funding and the executive branch's role
00:13:37 Chemical weapons accusations and criticism of General Jack Keane
00:20:39 Potential for military escalation and Netanyahu's political motivations
00:34:48 Military planning, resource constraints, and the reality of the war
00:48:21 The potential for an off-ramp, nuclear war, and intelligence assessments
00:56:54 Final thoughts on the future of the war post-midterms
Pepe Escobar says Vladimir Putin phoned Iran’s No. 2, Mohsen Rezaei, directly and spoke with him for 97 minutes; China and Pakistan called afterwards. Host Zulfiqar Ali, citing a person in the room, says Rezaei then formally rejected the US offer and came back to Iran’s seven points. Ali also says two strike routes are “completely locked.” Neither the Kremlin nor Tehran has confirmed the call or the rejection.
Sourcing note: The call and the rejection come from a person in the room, as described by Pepe Escobar and by the host, and cannot be independently verified. Escobar says on the recording: “We don’t have the details of what they discussed.”
Timeline:
00:06:12 The call: Putin phones Iran’s No. 2, per Pepe Escobar
00:06:56 Why Escobar calls it “mind-blowing”: Putin’s calls “never last more than half an hour”
00:08:31 China and Pakistan call afterwards
00:23:42 Rezaei “rejected the U.S. offer formally… came back to the 7 points”, per the host
00:28:04 “You signed it as well” — Ali on Iran’s position
00:30:51 Can Trump still strike? Ali: two routes “completely locked”
Stanislav Krapivnik with The Duran on Ukraine's last defensive line and Kiev turning on itself.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction with Stanislav Krapivnik
00:01:02 Ukraine negotiations and a new phase of the conflict
00:02:26 Why Dobropillia fell so quickly
00:05:11 Four directions for the Russian advance
00:06:32 Dry autumn, mud season and isolated Ukrainian forces
00:09:09 Azov counteroffensive and photo op losses
00:11:13 Failed counterattack from Sloviansk
00:12:49 Zaporozhye encirclement and Dnieper crossings
00:14:52 Russian artillery dominance and salami slicing
00:15:39 ISW claims, the Kharkov pocket and Sumy
00:18:03 The Dobropillia flower and open fields
00:20:28 Ruhr comparison and the ISW narrative
00:22:47 Is Kiev the next target? Left bank Ukraine
00:24:47 Strikes on the Dnieper bridges and logistics collapse
00:29:03 Locomotives, Carpathian tunnels and Ukraine's diesel problem
00:30:35 Biletsky, Azov and the transitional houses scandal
00:40:41 An inside leak and a regime turning on itself
00:43:59 Budanov implicated and the power struggle in Kiev
00:45:39 Russian air dominance, Geran 5 and Patriot costs
00:54:33 Peace talks, Oreshnik and Russia's diesel supply
Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH, is a physician, author, and chief scientific officer of The Wellness Company. His most recent book is "Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality," co-authored with John Leake.
The US midterm elections delivered a crushing defeat for the Republicans, and Alex argues this was a punishment vote against Trump over Iran, inflation and gas prices rather than a mandate for the Democrats. Alex also covers Zelensky's surprising admission that Russia is producing too many weapons, the massive Russian missile strikes that plunged Kiev into darkness, Merz's new 11.6 billion euro package, the Tusk tribunal standoff in Poland and Melania Trump's ceasefire push ahead of the Abu Dhabi talks. Will a Democrat Congress change anything in Washington, and who is really behind Europe's strange supermarket freezer hack?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump reacts to the midterm defeat
00:00:22 Democrats sweep the House and Senate
00:02:15 A vote against Trump, not for the Democrats
00:04:08 Trump blames everyone but himself
00:05:13 What a Democrat Congress means for Ukraine and Iran
00:07:49 A punishment election and the Starmer comparison
00:09:40 Trump on Iran, gas prices and Russian energy sanctions
00:12:33 Clown world wins and Lindsey Graham's mixed night
00:14:52 Why Trump should have walked away from Project Ukraine
00:17:22 Massive Russian missile strikes leave Kiev in the dark
00:21:27 Zelensky in Germany and Merz's 11.6 billion package
00:25:54 Zelensky admits Russia is not running out of weapons
00:28:54 Tusk, Nawrocki and the constitutional tribunal standoff
00:33:20 Abu Dhabi talks, Medinsky and Melania's ceasefire push
00:38:02 Clown world: Carney, Budanov and the freezer hack mystery
Douglas Macgregor tells Glenn Diesen that Germany has not been a sovereign state since 1945, that the loss of cheap gas and the closing of factories are destroying the economy, and that parliamentary tricks will not keep the AfD out forever. He says the United States is about to attack Iran again without a strategic reason, that the defense budget should be cut in half, and that Iran, Turkey, and China will shape the Middle East once Washington's position there is gone.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Germany's political crisis and the AfD's rise
00:03:22 Energy costs, deindustrialization, and German sovereignty
00:05:12 Wagenknecht, the AfD, and possible political alliances
00:07:50 European nationalist movements and US influence
00:10:27 Macgregor's claims about US institutions and European politics
00:13:26 Why he favors a more regional European order
00:16:18 The limits of a unified European identity
00:19:28 Regional security zones and the future of Europe
00:21:30 Ukraine diplomacy and the US midterms
00:25:51 US debt, the unipolar moment, and military priorities
00:30:03 How drones and electronic warfare are changing combat
00:33:27 Defense spending, inflation, and the case for retrenchment
00:35:20 Tactical nuclear weapons and escalation risks
00:38:09 Iran, US influence, and the Middle East's future
00:40:17 Turkey's role as US influence recedes
James Corbett's Sunday(?) Update for November 4 covers three stories. He says governments in the UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Ireland, the EU, Japan, and the United States are telling people to stockpile and prepare for cyberattacks, supply shocks, and grid failure, and he treats that campaign as fear meant to keep the public compliant.
He says Australia's Bureau of Meteorology conceded errors in its historical temperature records after an independent audit found 110 years of one-way warming adjustments at Sydney Observatory, and he points to similar claims about US and UK records. He then describes elections in the US, Israel, and Brazil as a ritual that, in his telling, changes nothing.
