Direct Impact
On this week’s Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez breaks down the latest and all the fallout from the recent New Hampshire primary. Donald Trump was the clear winner on the Republican side, although Nikki Haley looks to be sticking in it. And Joe...Feb 3, 2024 05:49- Direct Impact is Rick Sanchez's analysis on the top global news stories of the day. Rick uses his experience as a journalist to take a look at global politics in hotspots around the world typically ignored by mainstream media like Russia, China, India, and Africa. The show features interviews and Rick's take on the news of the week.
- The New Hampshire primaryOn this week’s Direct Impact, Rick Sanchez breaks down the latest and all the fallout from the recent New Hampshire primary. Donald Trump was the clear winner on the Republican side, although Nikki Haley looks to be sticking in it. And Joe...Feb 3, 2024 05:49
- Two warsThe months-long war in Gaza has proven to be a major obstacle for the Biden administration as the cost of supplying and funding Israel adds further to its financial burden from the Ukraine-Russia conflict. So, can the US afford another war? Direct...Jan 27, 2024 07:49
- This is Iowa!The Republican primary caucus in Iowa this week made one thing clear: Donald Trump is still king of the Republican Party. Even far distant Ron Desantis (2nd place) and Nikki Haley (3rd place) could not come close to rivaling Trump once the final...Jan 20, 2024 07:23
- Freezing assetsEconomic warfare is nothing new. The US’ oil embargo on the Empire of Japan in 1941 was considered the last straw by Tokyo, which later launched a massive attack on Pearl Harbor in December of that year. However, the prevalence of this kind of...Jan 13, 2024 06:15
- G20 and RFKEvery year, the G-20 Summit is held at different locations around the world. The G-20 Summit was held this year in New Delhi, India, but very little attention was paid to the international conference, despite the presence of every member of the UN...Dec 23, 2023 05:18
- Climate hypocrisyWe've heard about the importance of global warming from the White House on several occasions, but while Washington lectures several nations about this topic, even threatening sanctions for violators, the US clearly doesn't always practice what it...Dec 16, 2023 07:11
- Young silent majorityPolitics is an old man’s game – or so we have been led to believe. If you look at toda’'s Congress, there are several lawmakers who have been in office for decades. However, as the Boomer generation becomes one of the oldest, a new...Dec 9, 2023 05:29
- BRICS SummitThe BRICS Summit was one of the most highly anticipated conferences of 2023, as it brought together some of the most powerful world leaders, including China's Xi Jinping and India's Narendra Modi. In addition to the physical attendees, all eyes were...Dec 2, 2023 07:03
- Stuck on ChinaThe second Republican debate seemed to have a major theme - and spoiler alert: it wasn't the state of the US economy or the multi-billion-dollar spending spree on Ukraine - it was the US' new boogeyman: China. China was on the lips of every GOP...Nov 25, 2023 07:25
