Programs and Interviews

The year 2026 has opened with a literal bang. The U.S. military, under President Trump’s orders, attacked the sovereign nation of Venezuela and captured its democratically elected President, Nicholas Maduro, along with his wife, flying them out of the country. Statements from Russia, Brazil, and Mexico have already been issued, condemning the attack and insisting that further escalation be prevented. They recommended focusing on a way out of the situation through dialogue. Brazilian President Lula said the attack “crosses the line of what is unacceptable. These acts represent a very serious affront to Venezuela's sovereignty and set another extremely dangerous precedent for the international community.” ”Attacking countries in flagrant violation of international law,” he continued “is the first step toward a world of violence, chaos, and instability, where the law of the strongest prevails over multilateralism.” This illegal attack follows the just-thwarted attempt by Ukraine, or NATO forces acting in the form of Ukraine, to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin at his residence on the evening of Dec. 29th. The situation has been further compounded by the New Year’s Eve drone attack on a Russian cafe in Kherson, in which at least 28 civilians were killed, and many more wounded. British intelligence agencies, who want nothing more than to derail the nascent attempt at diplomacy underway by the Trump Administration with Russia, are pumping the narrative that President Putin lied about the attack to justify Russia’s war on Ukraine—a ridiculous falsehood on the face of it. Add to this the mad attempt to install advanced tactical nuclear weapon systems in Germany and Europe, in preparation for "defense" in a future war with Russia, and you have the short term makings for a thermonuclear World War III. As the world descends into the law of the jungle, the ever-clearer reality of the disintegration of the trans-Atlantic financial system, now being pumped with worthless cryptocurrencies and speculative investments in artificial intelligence (AI), is causing these warmongers to become desperate and resort to insane tactics – like kidnapping presidents to dismantle nations – in order to keep the system afloat. The outlook of Helga Zepp-LaRouche, demands that 2026 must become the year where nations seize upon her idea of a new security and development architecture for the world, overcoming 500 years of colonialism, and reorganizing the bankrupt financial system through a Global Glass-Steagall bill. The American presidency must adopt the ideas of not Teddy Roosevelt, but Franklin Roosevelt, including Glass-Steagall, the Four Freedoms, and the Good Neighbor Policy FDR’s solutions, and the Ten Principles represent the ideas which American citizens can take to the streets and organize with now.

EIR News Interview: Dr. Gershon Baskin on the Gaza Ceasefire and the Path to Lasting Peace In this in-depth 28-minute conversation, renowned Israeli peace advocate and negotiator Dr. Gershon Baskin – the architect of the 2011 Gilad Shalit exchange and a key behind-the-scenes figure linking Trump negotiator Steve Witkoff with Hamas representatives – discusses how the current Gaza ceasefire was achieved and what must happen next for it to endure. Key points include: • President Trump’s critical intervention, made possible by regional cooperation and U.S. leadership in humanitarian coordination and multinational peacekeeping • The absolute necessity of large-scale economic development and reconstruction in Gaza – in line with the principles of the Oasis Plan – to create hope and overcome decades of mutual distrust • Why joint infrastructure projects involving Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Arab states, the United States, and China offer the most realistic path forward • The role Qatar can play in bridging U.S. and Chinese cooperation, and why excluding BRICS nations would undermine the Abraham Accords and regional prosperity • Marwan Barghouti’s possible release: Baskin’s long-standing support for it, concerns about his condition after years of harsh treatment, and the importance of free Palestinian elections • One-state vs. two-state realities: why only mutual recognition of each people’s right to national self-determination can work • Baskin’s positive response to the Westphalian principle of “the advantage of the other” and Nicholas of Cusa’s approach to resolving contradictions on a higher plane Here, one of Israel’s most experienced negotiators expresses strong alignment with the development-oriented, great-power-cooperation framework that EIR and the LaRouche movement have advocated for decades. 🔔 Subscribe to EIR News for strategic intelligence and solutions-oriented analysis #GazaCeasefire #OasisPlan #MiddleEastPeace #GershonBaskin #TrumpDiplomacy #ChinaMiddleEast #BRICS #TwoStateSolution #EconomicDevelopment -------- This video is copyrighted by EIR News Service Inc. To encourage the widest distribution possible, we encourage you to spread it, repost it, and use it. We will only enforce our copyright if the video is altered in any way other than strict translation into another language or it is placed in a context, which in our sole judgement is racist or defamatory regarding any ethnic or religious group or person. ______

Join us for an exclusive, in-depth interview with Pino Arlacchi, former UN Under-Secretary-General and global expert on organized crime and drug policy. In this powerful conversation, Arlacchi pulls no punches: Venezuela & Trump’s Policy: “I’m shocked by this behavior” – a blatant violation of sovereignty and international law. It’s not about drugs; it’s about oil, regime change, and geopolitics. Drug Routes & Europe: Analyzing a live map, Arlacchi confirms the reliability of current trafficking patterns and discusses Europe’s role in the global drug trade. Money Laundering & the “Holder Doctrine”: Calls claims of systemic collapse a “blatant exaggeration.” Yes, drug money flows through banks — but it won’t bring down the financial system. The real culprit behind America’s opioid crisis, including fentanyl? Big Pharma and U.S. policy failures. Legalization? No Thanks: “I’m not a prohibitionist,” but legalization won’t solve the problem — it may even make it worse. Afghanistan & Real Solutions: Arlacchi shares his firsthand experience leading UN efforts in Afghanistan, emphasizing economic development and major infrastructure projects as the true path to eliminating drug production. The Bigger Picture: “We have the tools; we can eliminate the drug trade.” But the real global threat? Unregulated financial capital — and why China’s model offers a stark contrast. Arlacchi ends with a bold invitation: a follow-up interview on global finance and power. We’ve accepted. -------- This video is copyrighted by EIR News Service Inc. To encourage the widest distribution possible, we encourage you to spread it, repost it, and use it. We will only enforce our copyright if the video is altered in any way other than strict translation into another language or it is placed in a context, which in our sole judgement is racist or defamatory regarding any ethnic or religious group or person.

The Caribbean/Venezuela situation is extremely worrying. The worst since the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. There is no reason for the military buildup other than the overthrow of Maduro. When overwhelming military assets are gathered, it becomes more than likely it will be used. A group of former leaders of Caricom, incuding Ramotar, issued a statement a week ago demanding the Caribbean remain a zone of peace. We are descending internationally into the law of the jungle. The U.S. fears the BRI, which the nations of the South find attractive because China actually build things. The U.S. views this as a threat, but they should not fear it. China targets no one. The U.S. can and should cooperate with the BRI. The U.S. has great potential historically for doing good. Xi Jinping’s policy coincides with the LaRouche proposals, they have the same intention of North-South cooperation. The interview ends with a warning about the danger of nuclear war, and an endorsement of EIR as a source of vital intelligence. -------- This video is copyrighted by EIR News Service Inc. To encourage the widest distribution possible, we encourage you to spread it, repost it, and use it. We will only enforce our copyright if the video is altered in any way other than strict translation into another language or it is placed in a context, which in our sole judgement is racist or defamatory regarding any ethnic or religious group or person.

Your daily update for Thursday, November 20 from Diane Sare.

Leading into tomorrow’s 11am EIR Roundtable discussion on the increasingly dangerous situation in the Caribbean–led by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, and including participants from Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Mexico, and the United States–tonight’s report begins with two organizing items that address this hot issue. First we watch Diane Sare’s Latest Tiktok Video, where she speaks on the situation in Venezuela and how to actually stop the drug trade. Then we hear from Fabiola Ramirez (LaRouche Movement, Mexico) on the organizing done in Mexico this week to show that physical economic development with the BRICS+ and the Belt and Road Initiative provides an actual pathway for the Carribean region to develop and get out of any ‘drug wars.’ We then return to Paris, the location of our recent International Conference, for an on-the-ground organizing report given by younger members attending the conference from Brazil and Mexico.

The fight over the Epstein "Files", the ADL and its "Israel First" policy, and the push for war against Venezuela exposes the vulnerability of the War Hawk-neocon establishment, and have opened a potential to defeat them. This is an opportunity to free the population from the hybrid warfare of the pro-censorship crowd, with their fanatical efforts to control the narrative. Get moving with us -- Now is the time for organizing, NOT the time to "wait and see" what happens! Upcoming "must see" events: Wed., Nov. 19 at 11 AM eastern: https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/20... Thursday, Nov. 20 at 11 AM Eastern time: https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/20...

President Trump said he's open to a diplomatic resolution with Venezuela instead of another disastrous regime change coup. He also announced a flip-flop on his decision to NOT release the Epstein files, bowing to the pressure for disclosure. But we are not yet guaranteed full disclosure. To get to the Deep State role, whether in pushing war against Venezuela or a cover-up of who was deploying and protecting Epstein, you must get the full picture. That's why you should subscribe to the EIR (see link for subscription below). Link to EIR Round Table on Venezuela, Thurs., Nov. 20 https://eir.news/2025/11/news/eir-eme... https://eir.news/#/portal/signup

This week, Diane will be joined by long time LaRouche co-thinker and President of France's "Solidarity & Progress" Jacques Cheminade.

Will the growls and howls of the pro-war wolves drown out the reasonable voices calling for peace and development? Have we not seen enough war and destabilization to know it solves nothing, but makes matters worse? The City of London needs Permanent war, but the Global Majority is crying out for peace. That voice needs to be louder in the U.S., to overcome the censorship and brainwashing committed to war. The International Peace Coalition i(IPC) is playing a unique role in rallying forces to construct a new architecture for peaceful economic cooperation. Here is a link to a crucial dialogue on the method of self-development of the quality of mind needed to win this fight:

MASTER MANIPULATORS! WITH ALEX KRAINER AND HARLEY SCHLANGER by The LaRouche Organization

Your Friday questions will be answered by Harley: on the Ukraine war, signs of weakness in the U.S. economy, an update on moves by the Global Majority for economic cooperation, and the latest on the Epstein saga. Link to Nov. 12 Webcast Dialogue with Helga Zepp-LaRouche: https://schillerinstitute.com/blog/20... Sign up for EIR news: https://eir.news/#/portal/signup Join the International Peace Coalition at 11am ET today: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83288789255

Explain Lyndon LaRouche’s science of physical economics by exploring the concept of fundamental discovery through the scientific approach of great thinkers such as Pierre Fermat and Georg Cantor Speakers: Sébastien DROCHON - Solidarity & Progress (France) Yoan DELHOTAL - Solidarity & Progress (France) Jason ROSS - LaRouche Organization (United States) Benoît Odille - Solidarity & Progress (France)

Explore the true political and revolutionary nature of thought in art, culture, and history through the study of the works of great geniuses such as Rembrandt, Rabelais, Shakespeare, Schiller, and many others. Draw inspiration from Louis XI and Mazarin on the great principles they implemented to transform the course of history. Speakers: Jacques CHEMINADE - Solidarity & Progress (France) Karel VEREYCKEN - Solidarity & Progress (France) Megan DOBRODT - Schiller Institute (United States) Kynan THISLETHWAITE - Schiller Institute (United States) Rémi LEBRUN - Solidarity & Progress (France) Johanna CLERC - Solidarity & Progress (France)

Join Helga Zepp-LaRouche in her live dialogue and discuss the issues and solutions that move the world and its people. Send your questions, comments, and reports to [email protected] or post them in the next live stream. “The content of policy is the method by which it is made.” That was the idea of statecraft espoused by Lyndon LaRouche, founder of Executive Intelligence Review and co-founder of the Schiller Institute. The question of method in statecraft was the topic of a two-day-plus conference just concluded by the Schiller Institute in Paris. The conference, led by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, founder of the Schiller Institute, and by Jacques Cheminade, former French Presidential candidate and president of Solidarité et Progrès (Solidarity and Progress), was titled “Emancipation of Africa and the Global Majority, A Challenge for Europe.” Why, despite the increasing potential for thermonuclear war between NATO and Russia; despite the mounting panic regarding the looming financial meltdown of the hopelessly bankrupt trans-Atlantic system; despite the depopulation of Gaza, and the destruction ongoing in Sudan and several other locations—why was it the self-development of the African continent which was chosen in Paris as the focus of deliberation for the international participants, many of them young people, including from several African nations? To understand this, contrast two speeches given on Nov. 9. One was by the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The other was by Schiller Institute founder and chairwoman, Helga Zepp-LaRouche. Under the guise of commemorating “the significance of the date Nov. 9 in German history—in 1918 (abdication of German Kaiser and proclamation of the Weimar Republic), 1938 (beginning of the Kristallnacht/"Night of the Broken Glass” violence against Germany’s Jewish population and their various establishments), and 1989 (fall of the Berlin Wall), German President Steinmeier chose to stoke fear, claiming that there had been a rise of antisemitism since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. His remarks led to calls for constitutional bans on emerging German political parties and other forms of censorship—the politics of fear. Fortunately for current history, there are people that actually understand the role of the Classical artist in universal history, and therefore the role of poet Friedrich Schiller in Germany—including in the events of Nov. 9, 1989. Instead of the politics of fear, Helga Zepp-LaRouche, speaking to an audience in Paris, invoked the life, the work and living presence of the poet Friedrich Schiller. “I can only advise you to read Schiller. Schiller, apart from LaRouche and Cusa and Plato and some others, but Schiller is one of the most important, because he came to the conclusion that in his time, people were already barbaric. He said, why is it that we are still barbarians? He said the most important task of our time—meaning his time—is to develop the Empfindungsvermögen. I have never found a good English translation, because if you just say ‘compassion,’ or ‘empathy,’ it does not quite capture it. What Schiller meant with Empfindungsvermögen is that you have to be able to educate your soul and your mind in such a way that you are able to absorb the world in an all-encompassing manner and feel compassion with the whole world; which means everything. It doesn’t just mean pity or empathy with people who are suffering; it also means to be able to always take in whatever is happening in the world, in your heart and your mind. It’s still not capturing it entirely, but it’s larger than the word empathy.…” This is the idea that must immediately become the basis and the method of international policy. This is the soul of the idea of “promoting the General Welfare” contained in the United States Constitution’s Preamble.

Tonight’s Weekly Battle Report explores highlights of last weekend’s November 8-9 LaRouche Movement conference “The Emancipation of Africa and the World Majority, A Challenge for Europe.” In video reports, Kynan Thistlethwaite (LaRouche movement, USA) and Clement (LaRouche movement, France), help give us the character of optimism and fighting spirit expressed by attendees. While the main conference was held live in Paris, France, simultaneous participation took place throughout the world! Participation included individuals and groups in at least 10 African countries, over a dozen countries in Ibero America, many European nations, and many of the states in the USA. Take note! The LaRouche movement didn’t stop organizing after the conference! Fabiola Ramirez gives this week’s Mexico LaRouche movement Activities report on street organizing they did on Tuesday. We also have reports on Veterans Day organizing in the USA: Richard Connelly and Harrison Elfrink report from the Veterans Day parade in New York City, and John Jambour and Betty Jennings report from the Veterans Day parade in Houston, TX.

Your daily update for Thursday, November 13 from Dave Christie.

There is an escalation in threats for a U.S. military intervention against Venezuela, and for more European involvement against Russia in Ukraine. It is legitimate to ask, "What are these 'leaders' smoking? How could they be so detached from reality?" You can hear a clinical dismantling of the Euro-fantasy retreat from the real world from Helga Zepp-LaRouche at 5 PM CET/11 AM EST, and progress in building a youth movement to face reality today -- use the link below.

Unless humans can overcome the ideological strait-jacket of geopolitics, we are headed to extinction. We cannot remain passive in the face of an oligarchical commitment to use the ideology of geopolitics to blind us to the common interests of all mankind. This was an underlying theme of last weekend's Schiller Institute conference in Paris. Taking up the theme of Africa's future provided an opportunity to focus on why we must fight against the false axioms of geopolitics.

Moderator : Odile MOJON Speakers : Chérine Sultan - Representative of the Solidarity & Progress Party (France) Carolina Dominguez - Representative of the Schiller Institute Youth Movement (Mexico) Daniel Burke - Representative of the LaRouche Organization (United States) Jonathan THRON - Representative of the Bueso (Germany) Jose Vega - Independent candidate FOR cONGRESS in the Bronx and member of the LaRouche Youth movement (United States) Megan Dobrodt - Representative of the Schiller Institute (United States) In dialogue with our international guest and Jacques Cheminade. Representatives and young activists from Solidarité & Progrès and the Schiller International Institute, hailing from several continents, will present their recruitment and training work to other young people, politicians, and institutional leaders in their respective countries. Whether they are candidates for election, researchers in the field of physical economics, or committed to promoting a dialogue among civilizations and a universal culture of discovery, their commitment to building a new economic system aimed at peace and the mutual development of peoples will be the common thread running through the final roundtable of our training and mobilization day. They will be invited to ask questions of the other speakers and answer questions from the audience, in a spirit of emulation and mutual understanding.