Episode Details

With the US midterms less than two weeks away, Trump's poll numbers are cratering. Can he hold on, or will he try to steal the election? Professor David Gibbs, economic historian at the University of Arizona, joins me to explain why Trump's presidency has failed on its own terms. The self-styled peace president raised inflation and launched a war on Iran that never had public support, a first since 1945. We examine Trump's potential efforts to tilt the vote, from voter suppression to purging the military. The Democratic establishment, however, continues to fear its own socialists more than Trump and is unlikely to end the wars even if they are elected. Whoever wins, the empire's crisis will continue.