The Biden Administration Says Vaccine Mandates are Good for the Economy

On today’s episode of The Backstory, host Lee Stranahan and co-host John Kiriakou discussed current events, including billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma reappearing in Hong Kong, and Americans quitting their jobs at a record pace in August.

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Mark Sleboda - International Relations and Security Analyst | Espionage, Victoria Nuland, and Oligarchs

Carmine Sabia - Writer and Editor at Large at SabiaReport.com | Indigenous Peoples Day, The Many Saints of Newark, and New Jersey Mobsters

In the first hour, Lee and John spoke with Mark Sleboda about the US - Russian relations, the United Nations, and the Lev Parnas trial beginning. Mark talked about the Start treaty and the Russian government removing sanctions from Victoria Nuland. Mark spoke about the media demonization of Russian oligarchs and favorability to American Oligarchs.

In the second hour, Lee and John spoke with Carmine Sabia about the Columbus Day holiday, The Sopranos series, and US media power waning. Carmine discussed the Democrats changing Columbus Day into and the Italian heritage surrounding the holiday. Carmine spoke about the Newark riots and the way portrayed in The Many Saints of Newark movie.

And we continue to cover the ongoing vaccine mandates story.

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