Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Glenn Greenwald meets Owen Jones: on Trump, Biden, US foreign policy and the mainstream media

 

Glenn Greenwald is one of the world's most famous journalists: a Pulitzer Prize winner because of his work on the Edward Snowden revelations, he is a prominent critique of authoritarianism and US foreign policy. We discussed a lot: Donald Trump and Trumpism, the far right, the military-industrial complex, could the US end up like Hungary, Joe Biden's new administration, the role of the US left, the media and where Brazil is heading. Please like, subscribe - and help us take on the establishment media here: https://patreon.com/owenjones84 00:00 Introduction 1:53 Edward Snowden 4:48 Donald Trump's foreign policy 11:17 The military-industrial complex 15:08 What is Trumpism? 21:40 Trump voters 28:02 Could the US end up like Hungary? 34:58 Clampdowns on civil liberties being used against the left 36:24 The danger posed by the US far right 40:38 Immigration 42:40 Joe Biden 50:20 The role of the US left 55:29 The "populist right" 58:58 The media 1:05:42 Brazil