On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the brother of US Senator Bernie Sanders and the Green Party spokesperson on health and social care (England & Wales), Larry Sanders. He discusses the victory of Joe Biden over President Trump in the 2020 election, his reservations about Biden and his hopes that the former VP will make concessions to the left, Donald Trump’s power post-election, a large chunk of the Democratic Party being a right-wing party, Boris Johnson’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, and more!
Finally, we speak to former Ethiopian Ginbot 7 opposition leader Neamin Zeleke about the current conflict occurring in Ethiopia between government forces and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). He discusses misinformation in Western media about the conflict, the peace deal made between Eritrea and Ethiopia after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power, the history of the TPLF in Ethiopian politics, whether an independent Tigray could be an outcome of this conflict, support from the Obama-Biden administration for the TPLF, and much more!
