World Cup Racism, The Israel Lobby, and Jordan Peterson, with Smile 2 Jannah
and David Miller
Jan. 20, 2023
_The MintPress podcast,_[ _“The Watchdog,_](https://www.mintpressnews.com/category/podcasts/) _” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist_[ _Lowkey,_](https://www.mintpressnews.com/author/lowkey/) _closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain …
The BBC’s Connections to the Conservative Party, and Unit 8200 Infiltrating
Social Media, with Alan MacLeod
Nov. 2, 2022
Rishi Sunak is Britain’s new prime minister. Sunak was not elected, even by Conservative Party members, who, just weeks earlier, had chosen Liz Truss. However, she was immediately turned upon by senior party members. Sunak is the darling of the establishment, chief amongst it the British state broadcaster, the BBC. …
In episode 45 of The Watchdog podcast, Lowkey explores the issue of life inside Israeli prisons. Currently, 30 Palestinians are on hunger strike, protesting the Israeli government’s policy of indefinitely detaining their political enemies without trial or evidence. Last week, 900 further prisoners refused their meals as a sign of …
Investigating Israel’s Role in Hollywood, with Ramzy Baroud, Jessica Buxbaum
and Alan MacLeod
Oct. 13, 2022
The Israeli state has been losing the battle for Western public opinion for quite some time now. Even in the United States, its closest ally, support for Israel is waning, while sympathy for Palestine has more than doubled since 2013, according to a series of [Gallup polls](https://news.gallup.com/poll/390737/americans-pro-israel-though- palestinians-gain-support.aspx). Knowing this, …
Lowkey begins this latest episode by delving into recent revelations around the case of [Shamima Begum](https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2021/02/26/shamima-begum-loses- british-citizenship-in-landmark-test-case/), a British national who fled the U.K. as a teenager and joined ISIS in Syria. Lowkey examines the new admission that a Canadian secret service agent trafficked at least 140 British citizens into …
_The MintPress podcast, “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by …
_The_[ _MintPress podcast, “The Watchdog,”_](https://www.mintpressnews.com/category/podcasts/) _hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by …
It is a story that is straight out of a dystopian science fiction novel. Big social media platforms, including [Facebook](https://www.mintpressnews.com/meet-ex-cia-agents-deciding-facebook- content-policy/281307/), [Twitter](https://www.mintpressnews.com/twitter- hiring-alarming-number-spooks-secret-agents/281114/) and [Google](https://www.mintpressnews.com/national-security-search-engine-google- ranks-cia-agents/281490/), have gone on a hiring spree, recruiting dozens of CIA officers to run their most important, politically sensitive departments – and almost no one …
_The MintPress podcast, “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist_[ _Lowkey_](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lNJ1ZVAHcx6V4HqC68xRY) _, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain …
_The MintPress podcast, “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist_[ _Lowkey_](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lNJ1ZVAHcx6V4HqC68xRY) _, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain …
Much to his embarrassment, U.K. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer hit the headlines last week, after footage of him being accosted by local activist Audrey White went viral. Millions of people around the world have watched the video showing Starmer physically wilting at the ferocity of White’s convictions, as she …
The well propagated myth is that Britain functions democratically. This, of course, flies in the face of a system where a monarchy established by the Normans in 1066 still holds weight in society. More than 1,000 laws passed through the British parliament have been vetted by the representatives of the …
"Everyone can see that the U.S. has been in decline for several years,” [Ben Norton](https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton) told Watchdog host Lowkey today, explaining that the days of a unipolar world where Washington dominates the planet are over. Ben Norton is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He is the founder and editor of …
_The MintPress podcast “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist_[ _Lowkey_](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lNJ1ZVAHcx6V4HqC68xRY) _, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby, and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain …
Institute For Curriculum Studies: The “Educational” Dep’t of the Israel Lobby,
With Jessica Buxbaum
June 22, 2022
The Israel-Palestine conflict is not just being fought in the streets of Hebron or Gaza; it is also being fought in the classrooms of America. Leading this struggle for the Israeli side is a group called the Institute for Curriculum Services (ICS). Jerusalem-based journalist Jessica Buxbaum has been investigating the …
Elon Musk is not some crusading rebel railing against the establishment; he’s one of the key drivers of the U.S. surveillance state. That is the message that Alan MacLeod gave Lowkey in this latest episode of “The Watchdog.” While commentators have been heartened and dismayed in equal measure at the …
On May 24, an 18-year-old gunman fatally shot 22 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Police reportedly refused to confront the killer, locked him in a room full of children, physically prevented parents from getting involved and even allegedly rescued their own children first. The massacre has once …
The cold-blooded killing of Shireen Abu Akleh earlier this month has made headlines around the world. An Israeli soldier shot the veteran Al-Jazeera journalist in the head while she was reporting on their raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jenin. Shireen’s niece Lina first heard …
In the twenty-ninth installment of “The Watchdog” podcast, Lowkey speaks to Todd E. Pierce about the global reach of the U.S. empire and its totalitarian ambitions to control the entire planet. Todd is a retired U.S. Army officer and defense attorney whose experiences serving at the front line of empire …
Israel is once again attacking the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Israeli forces storming the ancient religious complex fired tear gas and rubber bullets, seriously injuring hundreds and killing at least one person. The latest series of attacks is the most consequential since those in May last year, events that led …