i'm afshin rattansi and you're watching a locked out edition of going underground in the wake of a himalayan glasgow breaking away causing an avalanche in the northern state of account in india but how is that as arthur involving hundreds linked to billions that alone perhaps the largest workers' strike in human history taking place joining a global pandemic joining me now is one of the world's foremost environmentalist scholars and activists who founded the research foundation for science technology and natural resource policy focus on the she joins me now from new delhi volcano welcome to going underground again albeit a lot down in addition there is actually news here from india they aren't explicitly calling it an environmental catastrophe let alone its links to dams and infrastructure projects what have you made of this dreadful tragedy in the himalayas involving a glass here you know i am from this region of with an accident with again she starts i became a wall and you put. a decade we fought and we stopped but in the dam. and in trade you could you know there was a disaster much bigg

development of the territory was arranging the mountain range last he's going underground host afshin rattansi to speak to an award winning environmentalist from the area we'll show you the full interview threat that day and also on our website but here's a taste of what was said. both of you made of this dreadful tragedy in the himalayas involving a. well you know i am from this region of of the rack and with again she starts i became a volunteer for should call a decade we fought and we stopped the luck but in the damn building started and in 2013 there was a disaster raunch bigger this one has lost a few lives and 200 people are missing the 2013 disaster and get that out was. nearly 610-0000 missing and we did a very g.t.s. study there were tunnels where dynamite it was being blasted all of them had related projects and all the muck from these tunnels was being dumped into the river so at that point we realized there are 3 things much. climate disaster because the glaciers are melting lakes are forming a mad development just asked of thinking the fragile mountains can take all the wilds of

i'm afshin rattansi and you're watching another lockdown edition of going underground as nato nations are called mainstream media arguably ignores coronavirus vaccine colonialism of the rich benefit from the virus in part to a be speaking to a danish minister about how a vaccine wealthy countries building an energy island. but 1st guinea is declared in a bowl or epidemic in its 1st outbreak since 2016 when over 11000 people died after the w.h.o. criticize rich countries for over ordering covered vaccines joining me now from a boogy in nigeria is one of the world's top coronavirus health care professionals and senior atlantic fellow for health equity at george washington university dr if you know so for thanks so much affinity for coming on i've been a 1st start off i know everyone's talking about combet certainly here in the e.u. how bad is it in guinea and the rest of west africa the w.h.o. put 6 countries on alert ok thanks again arjun for having me on so i think that's part of the bullet concerning guinea. that there is a high sense of allah but having said that i think i think the

i'm afshin rattansi we're going underground for another lock down edition today on apple's day nicaragua which transformed inequality in the sandinista revolution meanwhile here in the u.k. which has been report. the worst coronavirus death rate on earth will social indicators of progress or worse from unemployment to inequality will investigate why work won't love you back and in part 2 we'll hear about u.k. u.s. destruction of democracy in the middle east in revelations aided by award winning actor ray fines of joining me now from new york city is sarah jaffe author of work will love you back how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited exhausted and alone sarah an amazing book such a range do it i suppose i should just ask before i ask why you're talking about why we should love our work is how different a virus seems to have a emphasized new liberal transformations in the in the class all yeah absolutely i finished reading his book in february of 2020 and then went immediately into lockdown and sort of had to add a bunch of stuff to the book but it didn't fundamentally change my argum

numbers of pushing for a comprehensive health insurance system most of artes going underground afshin rattansi discuss the issue with the some of the u.s. politicians bernie sanders. the pay out of pocket expenses whether it's 6000 dollars 12000 dollars 18000 dollars in order to actually be able to get health care you have to pay out of pocket so sir you have 70 percent of the american public who supports a medicare for all single payer health care system and the problem ultimately have is that you know joe biden hangs out with a lot of lobbyists and the reality is i think psychological to even understand the full extent of what's going on in terms of the country and that's and that's you know it starts that that's a sad reality there has to be tremendous pressure by the progressive caucus and a lot of people to say joe that the wealthiest country in the history of the world everybody should be entitled to health care right we have right now 7475000000 supporters so now we have an opportunity to reach out to these folks and really just to say that you know you're hurting we understand a lot of

i'm afshin rattansi we're going underground for another lockdown edition away from headlines in nato nations of the united arab emirates says are defamatory against its royal family the u.a.e. has become the 1st arab nation in history to send an interplanetary probe called hope to earth neighboring planet mars joining me now from dubai is the u.s. minister for advanced sciences and the chair of the country's space agency sarah. thanks sarah so it's very raw coming on the show as i say the headlines here all about prints. tea for dubai not about maus atoll tell me about the hope mission the hope mission is of is our 1st plant or exploration mission from the emirates today the hope orbiter is around mars for us this is our very 1st science mission that's going to characterize the atmosphere of mars and it will become mars is very 1st weather satellite to better understand the dynamics that happens around an entire martian year for us it's been a remarkable 7 year journey now of working on designing insulting a very complex system with which we worked with the united states universities

i'm afshin rattansi we're going underground for novolog down edition of the u.s. u.k. you armed israeli has strikes on syria in part 2 we'll hear from the israeli side after last week's watching the interview with iconic palestinian leaders scholar and activist talked on but 1st a leading u.s. voice on coronavirus dr anthony fauci makes an address today on the lessons learned from covert 19 joining me now from plymouth in new hampshire is never he sont as some of 2020 democratic presidential candidate but he sounded thank you so much levy for coming on i want to ask 1st of all obviously any chance of universal health care in your country to combat who or virus well that's a fantastic question as you're presently aware you are 70 percent of the american public who supports a medicare for all single payer healthcare system we would have 52 percent of republicans and 85 percent of democrats so i think you asked the fundamental question i talk to folks throughout the country most even in eastern kentucky. mcdowell county west virginia where 79 percent of the people voted f

i'm afshin rattansi welcome to another lockdown edition of going underground is the us a un britain continue to arm israel in violation of countless un resolutions even as it mounts a reported land invasion of gaza complete with aerial warplane bombardment all amidst a global coronavirus pandemic after allegations of a breach of article for the geneva convention israel has now become making $5000.00 covert vaccines available to palestinian medics some believe the move is to ingratiated selfhood joe biden in washington joins me now from ramallah as someone who's worked for peace in the heart of the middle east all her life she is the 1st woman to hold the seat in the highest executive body in palestine but the one on a strongly thanks so much for coming back on the show i'm going to 1st ask about your own covert what's it like having coronavirus given that israel has been accused of denying medical help to palestinians it's well thank you for inviting manchin so good to be with you again. certainly i mean it's sad that it doesn't experience going through. 19 now. with me it took some. 4 or 5

industrial development of the terror was a riding a mountain range classes going underground host afshin rattansi spoke with an award winning environmentalist from the area show you the full interview and threatened you know say on a website say but here's a taste of what she said. have you made of this dreadful tragedy in the himalayas involving a. well you know i am from this region of where that are kind where the ganges starts i became a volunteer project called what a decade we fought and we stopped the luck but in the dam building started and in 2013 there was a disaster or actually bigger this one has lost a few lives and 200 people are missing. 2013 disaster and get that out was. nearly 610-0000 missing and we did a very g.t. it's tacky there were tunnels where dynamite it was being blasted all over hydroelectric project and all the muck from the startles was being dumped into the river so at that point we realized there are 3 things merge. climate disaster because the glaciers are melting or leaks are forming a man developed well just asked or of thinking these fragile mountains can take

i'm afshin rattansi we're going underground for another lockdown edition away from headlines in nato nations of the united arab emirates defamatory against its royal family the u.a.e. has become the 1st arab nation in history to send an interplanetary probe called hope to earth's neighboring planet mars joining me now from dubai is the u.s. minister for advanced sciences and the chair of the country's space agency sara. thank sara so what's very raw coming on the show as i say the headlines here all about princess the tea for dubai not about mas at all tell me about the hope mission and how christian is about. as our 1st planter expiration mission from the emirates today the orbiter is around mars for us this is our very 1st science mission that's going to characterize the atmosphere of mars and it will become mars is very 1st weather satellite to better understand the dynamics that happens around an entire martian year for us it's been a remarkable 7 year journey now of working on designing and developing a very complex system with which we've worked with the united states universit

i'm afshin rattansi we're going underground for another knockdown edition today on air force day nicaragua which transformed inequality in the sandinista revolution meanwhile here in the u.k. which has been reporting the worst coronavirus death rate on earth will social indicators of progress or worse from unemployment to inequality will investigate why work won't love you back and in part 2 we'll hear about u.k. u.s. destruction of democracy in the middle east in revelations aided by award winning actor ray fines for joining me now from new york city is sarah jaffe author of work would love you back how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploitive exhausted and alone sarah an amazing book such a range to it i suppose i should just ask before i ask why you're talking about why we should love our work is how international virus seems to have a emphasized new liberal transformations in the in the class all yeah absolutely i finished reading his book in february of 2020 and then went immediately into lockdown and sort of had to add a bunch of stuff to the book but it didn't fundamentally change m

going to ground with afshin rattansi coming away in just a few moments time will be here and often outsort of get you up to speed on the morning global news headlines to join us again that. more than 4 years trump was called. by gave to russia's demands to continue with the new start arms agreement also a live signal volley and why is he so or. i'm ashen are times when we're going underground for another lockdown edition today on air force day nicaragua which transformed inequality in the sandinista revolution meanwhile here in the u.k. which has been reporting the worst coronavirus death rate on earth will social indicators of progress or worse from unemployment to inequality will investigate why work won't love you back and in part 2 we'll hear about u.k. u.s. destruction of democracy in the middle east in revelations aided by award winning actor ray fines for joining me now from new york city is sarah jaffe author of work would love you back how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited exhausted and alone sarah an amazing book such a range to it i suppose i should just ask before i a

i'm afshin rattansi and you're watching another lockdown edition of going underground in the wake of a himalayan glasgow breaking away causing an avalanche in the northern state of attack and in india but i was that involving hundreds linked to billions that alone perhaps the largest workers' strike in human history taking place joining a global pandemic joining me now is one of the world's foremost environmentalist scholars and activists who founded the research foundation for science technology and natural resource policy focus on that and she joins me now from new delhi vandana welcome to going underground again albeit a little down addition there is actually news here from india they haven't explicitly calling it an environmental catastrophe let alone its links to dams and infrastructure projects what have you made of this dreadful tragedy in the himalayas involving a glass. well you know i am from this region of with reckoned with again she starts i became a volunteer for shit cause what a decade we fought and we stopped the luck but in the damn building started and in 2013 ther