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Live Now: Ukraine, Inflation, Shanghai, COVID—and What Americans Should Really Be Worried About

Lee Smith speaks live with career U.S. intelligence officer (Ret.) Col. Derek Harvey to find out what’s happening here and abroad, and what it is that Americans should really be worried about. The former Trump aide fought overseas and at home to protect America and now wants to represent his constituents at home. Welcome to…


Ukraine, Inflation, Shanghai, COVID—and What Americans Should Really Be Worried About

Lee Smith speaks live with career U.S. intelligence officer (Ret.) Col. Derek Harvey to find out what’s happening here and abroad, and what it is that Americans should really be worried about. The former Trump aide fought overseas and at home to protect America and now wants to represent his constituents at home. Welcome to…


Chinese Economy Going Backward to Mao’s Era; Restoring US Economy to Compete Against the CCP

China is pushing for a nationwide market economy. But is it capitalism or a state-planned economy? We break down what the new proposal means for China’s economic future and if the world will be affected by it. We also speak with Ken Blackwell on how to best compete against China. Republicans call the current competition…


China Can’t Fight a Virus Let Alone a War

Commentary The COVID lockdowns in Shanghai seem like an impressive display of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) power. But authorities are doubling down on the bad policy, which shows how they will have supply and morale problems during any potential war. The regime is trying to fight COVID-19 with draconian lockdowns. They have shut down…


Live at 9PM ET: Ukraine, Inflation, Shanghai, Covid — and What Americans Should Really Be Worried About

Lee Smith speaks live with career US intelligence officer (Ret.) Col Derek Harvey to find out what’s happening here and abroad, and what it is that Americans should really be worried about. The former Trump aide fought overseas and at home to protect America and now wants to represent his constituents at home. Welcome to…


Shanghai Residents Trade Food to Survive Lockdown; Can Japan Join AUKUS to Deter China?

Shanghai’s residents in lockdown have resorted to bartering for food—exchanging Diet Cokes for garlic, a bottle of soy sauce for eggs. We explore how the city’s lockdown has impacted the livelihood of the people. Australia is getting more help with AUKUS. The security pact between the United States, the UK, and Australia will help to…


Beijing’s Hardline COVID-19 Response Pushes Shanghai to the Brink

Food donations have been left rotting on sidewalks and in trash piles even as elites in China’s wealthiest city lay struggle to ensure their next meal. Starving locals have taken to banging pots and pans from their balconies while screaming out demands for food. From the quarantine centers, videos have emerged of people being locked…


Accounts of Suffering Escape From Locked-Down Shanghai

Food donations have been left rotting on sidewalks and in trash piles even as elites in China’s wealthiest city lay struggle to ensure their next meal. Starving locals have taken to banging pots and pans from their balconies while screaming out demands for food. From the quarantine centers, videos have emerged of people being locked…


Accounts of Suffering, Starvation Mount in Locked-Down Shanghai

After four days of trying to order food online to no avail, a man of around 30 from Shanghai’s Yangpu district called the police. The sealed-in resident wanted to know if he would get fed if he charged out of his residential compound and got arrested for breaking quarantine rules. His food purchase placed through…


Majority of Shanghai Residents Still Locked in Despite Shutdown Easing

BEIJING—Shanghai has eased a two-week-old shutdown on April 12, but at least 15 million residents are still being locked in their homes. About 6.6 million people can exit their homes, but some must stay in their own neighborhoods, the state-backed news outlet The Paper reported, citing city officials. The city authorities only allowed some markets…