The internet wasn’t made to set us free. It was designed to surveil, suppress, and control. On this episode of Dispatches, Rania Khalek speaks with journalist and author Yasha Levine to expose how Big Tech became the digital arm of empire. From AI-generated kill lists in Gaza to Silicon Valley billionaires coding the future of authoritarianism, this is t ... Show More
Jul 27
Terror, Pogroms & Land Theft: Inside Israel's Final Push to Take the West Bank, w/ Jasper Nathaniel
Journalist Jasper Nathaniel just spent a month in the occupied West Bank, and he came back with a warning: while the world watches Gaza, Israel is finishing a decades-long project to dominate the West Bank and drive Palestinians off their land for good.Rania Khalek talks with him ... Show More
45m 10s
Jul 10
Revulsion at Israel Is Changing Everything, w/ Susan Abulhawa
It's been over a thousand days since Israel began its livestreamed genocide in Gaza, and global politics is still shifting as a result. Candidates who refuse AIPAC money are toppling Democratic incumbents across the US, support for Israel has become a political liability and the ... Show More
50m 8s
Jan 2022
TV: CENSORED: Big Tech Tyranny
<p>If it were only a matter of greed and profit, Americans could figure out a way to keep Big Tech in check. But the long game for these sinister Silicon Valley elites is far more pernicious. Tech is part and parcel to the utter domination of speech, thought, and behavior -- and ... Show More
39m 28s
Jan 2023
Digital surveillance in the Middle East
For many of the authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, technology has long been a tool to enable digital repression. These states are increasingly using information technology to suppress the flow of information, censor content, and even surveil citizens. In this episode: Marc ... Show More
27m 11s
Sep 2024
Telegram and X expose tech platforms’ new reality
The arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of the controversial messaging app, and the ban of X in Brazil shows state officials are not afraid to intervene in Big Tech. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate what it means and how CEOs should manage the threat. Visit t ... Show More
19m 8s
Apr 2025
The Secret Military History of the Internet (w/ Yasha Levine) | The Chris Hedges Report
<p>The internet, from its inception, was created to be a tool of mass surveillance. It was developed first as a counterinsurgency tool for the Vietnam War and the rest of the Global South, but like many devices of foreign policy naturally it made its way back to U.S. soil. Yasha ... Show More
58m 27s