
THC 83: James Corbett | Fukushima, The Balance Of Power, & New Alternatives
James Corbett of The Corbett Report joins the program from Japan to detail the escalating crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility and the implementation of a restrictive new state secrets bill. Recent reports confirm that containment vessels are leaking radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, while the high-stakes removal of 1,500 spent fuel rods from Reactor 4 remains a precarious operation. This nuclear instability is framed against a backdrop of Japanese corporate culture, which Corbett describes as a modern evolution of historical feudalism where mega-corporations have replaced traditional lords. Global geopolitical shifts suggest a fracturing of the four-decade-old petrodollar system as Saudi Arabia pivots toward Chinese interests and rejects traditional UN roles. In the United States, a Harvard University meta-analysis funded by the NIH has linked high water fluoridation to significantly lower IQ scores in children, suggesting potential neurotoxicity. Meanwhile, the legal system faces scrutiny following the sentencing of Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr. for the Kids for Cash scandal, where he accepted over $1 million in kickbacks to incarcerate juveniles in private facilities. These events coincide with the commercial approval of Aqua Bounty genetically modified salmon, which reach maturity twice as fast as wild Atlantic species. Corbett highlights the necessity of open-source journalism and community-based economic models like the Volos local currency in Greece to survive potential systemic collapses. The conversation touches on the strange theories surrounding the death of Paul Walker and the possibility of ionospheric disturbances linked to the 3-11 Tohoku earthquake. Greg Carlwood introduces the THC Money Bomb initiative, a direct action project designed to redistribute pooled community donations back to the listening audience to foster financial independence.



















