Ahmad Abuznaid on Israeli Human Rights Crackdown, Sohale Mortazavi on Cryptocurrency

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Halper described Israel as an apartheid state—a designation supported by the Israeli human rights group B’tselem, as well as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. CounterSpin talked about these questions in August with Ahmad Abuznaid, executive director at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights. Transcript: “‘These Organizations Are Doing Critical Work to Advocate for Palestinian Rights'”Also on the show: Apparently cryptocurrency is going through a rough patch. CounterSpin spoke back in February with Chicago-based writer Sohale Mortazavi whose article, “Cryptocurrency Is a Giant Ponzi Scheme,” appeared at JacobinMag.com. Transcript: “‘The Entire Cryptocurrency Market is Basically a Ponzi Scheme'”Plus Janine Jackson takes a quick look at press coverage of the Nord Stream sabotage.