Loud & Clear

On today’s episode of Loud & Clear, Pepe Escobar, a writer and political analyst, Prof. Simone Chun, a fellow at the Korea Policy Institute and author and columnist Patrick Lawrence, join the show.The Russian and Chinese speeches at the United Nations General Assembly were delivered today, but neither Vladimir Putin nor Xi Xinping took to the podium. Is this a boycott? What else was discussed today at the General Assembly debate?Today is the International Day of Peace, but you wouldn’t know it from listening to Donald Trump’s rhetoric at the United Nations. Is the world on the verge of a major conflict? Can we step back from the brink?. The hosts are joined by activist, educator and author Bill Ayers.High ranking officials in the Catalonia autonomous community of Spain have been arrested by the central government as the region’s president denounces Madrid’s “totalitarian” actions and vows to go ahead with the October 1st independence vote. Journalist Alberto Garcia Watson talks about the issue.Is the Unit